Prime Number (short story collection)

Cover of the first edition, published by Berkley Books.

Prime Number published in 1970, is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Harry Harrison.

Contents

• "Mute Milton"
• "The Greatest Car in the World"
• "The Final Battle"
• "The Powers of Observation"
• "The Ghoul Squad"
• "Toy Shop"
• "You Men of Violence"
• "The Finest Hunter in the World"
• "Down to Earth"
• "Commando Raid"
• "Not Me, Not Amos Cabot!"
• "The Secret of Stonehenge"
• "Incident in the IND"
• "If"
• "Contact Man"
• "The Pad: a Story of the Day After Tomorrow"
• "A Civil Service Servant"
• "A Criminal Act"
• "Famous First Words"

Reception

Dave Pringle reviewed Prime Number for Imagine magazine, and stated that "These early stories are mostly light and bright". ^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Charlie Brown (1970) in Locus , #64 September 30, 1970 ^[2]
• Review by Nik Morton (1984) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 7, Number 4

References

1. Pringle, Dave (October 1983). "Book Review". Imagine (review) (7). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 37.
2. "Title: Prime Number".