Forbidden Planets

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Forbidden Planets
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AuthorEdited by Peter Crowther
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPeter Crowther DAW anthologies
Genre Science fiction anthology
Publisher DAW Books
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages307
Preceded by Constellations  
Followed by We Think, Therefore We Are  

Forbidden Planets (2006) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fifth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the 1956 movie, Forbidden Planet . The book was published in 2006.

The book includes a two-page introduction by Ray Bradbury; twelve short stories; an eight-page afterword entitled "Forbidden Planet", written by Stephen Baxter; and an eleven-page section of author and story notes.

Coincidentally, another science fiction anthology entitled Forbidden Planets was also published in 2006, edited by Marvin Kaye.

The stories are as follows:

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