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Men Against the Stars

Short fiction anthology by Martin Greenberg

Short fiction anthology by Martin Greenberg

FieldValue
nameMen Against the Stars
imageMen against the stars.jpg
captionDust-jacket from the first edition
editorMartin Greenberg
cover_artistEdd Cartier
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
genreScience fiction Short stories
publisherGnome Press
release_date1950
media_typePrint (hardback)
pages351

Men Against the Stars is a 1950 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Martin Greenberg, originally published in hardcover by Gnome Press. A British hardcover was issued by Grayson & Grayson in 1951. Pyramid Books published several abridged paperback versions in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

It was the first “theme” anthology in science fiction, where all stories are about a common idea, setting, or concept. All the stories, save one, had originally appeared in the magazine Astounding SF. The other story, "When Shadows Fall", first appeared in Startling Stories.

Contents

  • Foreword, by Martin Greenberg
  • Introduction, by Willy Ley
  • "Trends", by Isaac Asimov
  • "Men Against the Stars", by Manly Wade Wellman
  • "The Red Death of Mars", by Robert Moore Williams
  • "Locked Out", by H. B. Fyfe
  • "The Iron Standard", by Lewis Padgett
  • "Schedule", by Harry Walton
  • "Far Centaurus", by A. E. van Vogt
  • "Cold Front", by Hal Clement
  • "The Plants", by Murray Leinster
  • "Competition", by E. Mayne Hull
  • "Bridle and Saddle", by Isaac Asimov
  • "When Shadows Fall", by L. Ron Hubbard

Reception

Fletcher Pratt, writing in The New York Times, reported that editor Greenberg "has done an extremely good job of choosing his entries". Anthony Boucher praised the volume as "a pioneer among 'patterned' anthologies [and] an outstanding collection." P. Schuyler Miller called it "one of the best science fiction anthologies to date” [in 1950], praising the consistent selection of "stories of human problems and human values."

References

Sources

  • {{cite web

References

  1. [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?34255 ISFDB publishing history]
  2. Chalker, Jack L.. (1998). "The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998". Mirage Press, Ltd..
  3. "In the Realm of the Spacemen: Star Rovers", ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'', July 2, 1950
  4. "Recommended Reading," ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. F&SF]]'', May 1957, p.77.
  5. "Book Reviews", [[Astounding Science Fiction. Astounding]], November 1950, p.93-94
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