Space Opera (1974 anthology)
| Editor | Brian Aldiss |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Eddie Jones |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction Short stories |
| Publisher | Futura |
Publication date | August 1974 |
| Media type |
Print (Hardback) (Paperback) |
| Pages | 324 |
| ISBN | 978-0-86007-058-0 |
Space Opera is a 1974 anthology of classic science fiction short stories edited by Brian Aldiss.[1]
Contents
- Introduction (Space Opera) • (1973) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- A Honeymoon in Space (Excerpt) • (1900) • short fiction by George Griffith
- After Ixmal • (1962) • shortstory by Jeff Sutton
- All Summer in a Day • (1954) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury
- Answer • (1954) • short-shortstory by Fredric Brown (appeared in Futura edition only)[1][2]
- Breaking Point • (1953) • novelette by James E. Gunn (appeared in Futura edition only)[1][2]
- Colony • (1953) • novelette by Philip K. Dick (did not appear in Futura edition)[1][2]
- Envoi • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- Exile Is Our Lot • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- Is Everything an Illusion? • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- Precipices of Light That Went Forever Up . . . . • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- Sea Change • (1956) • shortstory by Thomas N. Scortia[3]
- The Godlike Machines • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
- The Last Question • (1956) • shortstory by Isaac Asimov
- The Mitr • (1953) • shortstory by Jack Vance
- The Paradox Men • (1949) • novelette by Charles L. Harness
- The Red Brain • (1927) • shortstory by Donald Wandrei (appeared in Futura edition only)[1][2]
- The Star of Life (Excerpt) • (1947) • short fiction by Edmond Hamilton
- The Storm • [Mixed Men] • (1943) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
- The Sword of Rhiannon (Excerpt) • (1949) • novella by Leigh Brackett
- Time Fuze • (1954) • shortstory by Randall Garrett
- Tonight the Sky Will Fall! • [Tarl Brent] • (1952) • novella by Daniel F. Galouye
- Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerly Dead • (1972) • short story by Robert Sheckley
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Internet Science Fiction Database, Space Opera, Futura Edition
- 1 2 3 4 Internet Science Fiction Database, Bibliography, Space Opera
- ↑ Thomas N. Scortia, The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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