Protostars (book)

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Protostars
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Cover of Protostars
Authoredited by David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin
Cover artist Gene Szafran
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Ballantine Books
Publication date
1971
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pagesx, 271 pp.
ISBN 0-345-02393-5

Protostars is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1971, and has been reprinted a number of times since.

The book collects sixteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, including a few by the editors, with an introduction by Gerrold.

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