Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes

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Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes
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Cover of the first edition
Editors Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia
Cover artist Franz Altschuler
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Follett Publishing Company
Publication date
1973
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages381
ISBN 0-695-40369-9

Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes is an anthology of science fiction novelettes and short stories compiled by Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia, [1] actually packaged by the former and edited by the latter. [2] It was first published in hardcover by the Follett Publishing Company in August 1973. [1]

The book collects twenty-four novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a preface by the packager. The stories were previously published in 1835-1973 in various science fiction and other magazines. [1]

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