Space Mail

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Space Mail
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Cover of first edition
Editors Isaac Asimov
Martin H. Greenberg
Joseph Olander
Cover artist John Berkey
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSpace Mail
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Fawcett Crest
Publication date
1980
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
ISBN 0-449-24312-5
Followed by Space Mail, Volume II  

Space Mail is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Joseph Olander. [1] [2] [3] It contains a series of short stories written in the form of letters, diary entries, or memoranda. The book is broken into three sections, each of which contains stories written in the type of documentation after which the section is named.

Contents

Contents

Mail

Diary

Memos

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