Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories is the first collection of short works by Alan E. Nourse

Alan E. Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works generally focused on medicine and/or psionics.-Biography:Alan Nourse was born August 11, 1928 to...

, issued in hardcover

Hardcover

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 by publisher Donald McKay in 1961. It was reprinted in paperback by MacFadden Books in 1964 and 1968. A British hardcover edition was published by Dennis Dobson in 1962, with a paperback reprint, retitled Beyond Infinity, following from Corgi Books in 1964.

Contents

• "Tiger by the Tail" (Galaxy
  Galaxy Science Fiction
  Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
  
   1951)
• "Nightmare Brother" (Astounding 1953)
• "PRoblem" (Galaxy 1956)
• "The Coffin Cure" (Galaxy 1957)
• "Brightside Crossing" (Galaxy 1956)
• "The Native Soil" (Fantastic Universe
  Fantastic Universe
  Fantastic Universe was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishing in the 1950s in the United States, and was moderately...
  
  1957)
• "Love Thy Vimp" (F&SF 1952)
• "Letter of the Law" (If
  If (magazine)
  If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
  
   1954)
• "Family Resemblance" (Astounding 1953)

Reception

Galaxy

Galaxy Science Fiction

Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...

reviewer Floyd C. Gale reviewed the collection favorably, declaring that "all nine of the stories rate fine to excellent and would be standouts in any company"