The Best of Fredric Brown
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The Wit and Whimsy of Fredric Brown
Twenty-nine of the best-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of science fiction... stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadly serious, but are always unforgettable.
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Contents:
ix * Introduction * Robert Bloch * in
1 * "Arena" * nv Astounding Jun '44
31 * Imagine * pp F&SF May '55
33 * It Didn't Happen * ss Playboy Oct '63
47 * Recessional * vi Dude Mar '60; Portfolio, gp
49 * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Fredric Brown & Carl Onspaugh * ss F&SF Jun '65
69 * Puppet Show * ss Playboy Nov '62
81 * Nightmare in Yellow * vi Dude May '61; Five Nightmares, gp
85 * Earthmen Bearing Gifts * vi Galaxy Jun '60
89 * Jaycee * vi Nightmares and Geezenstacks, Bantam, 1961
91 * Pi in the Sky * nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Win '45
121 * Answer * vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
123 * The Geezenstacks * ss Weird Tales Sep '43
133 * Hall of Mirrors * ss Galaxy Dec '53
141 * Knock * ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec '48
153 * Rebound ["The Power"] * vi Galaxy Apr '60
157 * Star Mouse [Mitkey] * ss Planet Stories Spr '42
179 * Abominable * vi Dude Mar '60; Portfolio, gp
183 * Letter to a Phoenix * ss Astounding Aug '49
193 * Not Yet the End * vi Captain Future Win '41
197 * Etaoin Shrdlu * nv Unknown Feb '42
221 * Armageddon * ss Unknown Aug '41
227 * Experiment * vi Galaxy Feb '54; Two Timer, gp
229 * The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver I, II, & III ["Of Time and Eustace Weaver"] * ss EQMM Jun '61
237 * Reconciliation * vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
239 * Nothing Sirius * ss Captain Future Spr '44
257 * Pattern * vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
259 * The Yehudi Principle * ss Astounding May '44
271 * Come and Go Mad * nv Weird Tales Jul '49
315 * The End ["Nightmare in Time"] * vi Dude May '61; Five Nightmares, gp
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