Science Fiction Carnival

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Science Fiction Carnival
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Dust-jacket from the first edition.
Editors Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
Cover artistAdri Ames
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Shasta Publishers
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages315
OCLC 1613005

Science Fiction Carnival is an anthology of humorous science fiction stories edited by American writers Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds. It was published by Shasta Publishers in 1953 in an edition of 3,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Super Science Stories , Fantasy and Science Fiction , Astounding , Worlds Beyond , Slant , Imagination , Space Science Fiction , Thrilling Wonder Stories and Blue Book .

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Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding. His work focused on socioeconomic speculation, usually expressed in thought-provoking explorations of utopian societies from a radical, sometime satiric perspective. He was a popular author from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially with readers of science fiction and fantasy magazines.

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Reception

P. Schuyler Miller gave the anthology a lukewarm review, saying "The only trouble with [the book] is that someone else got to all the best stories first." [1]

P. Schuyler Miller American writer

Peter Schuyler Miller was an American science fiction writer and critic.

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References

  1. "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction , September 1954, p.153

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Jack Laurence Chalker was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring during 1978 to write full-time. He also was a member of the Washington Science Fiction Association and was involved in the founding of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society.