Science-Fiction Carnival
| First published | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Shasta |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Adri Ames |
| Pages | 315 |
| Price | $3.50 |
The Bantam paperback editions are abridged, lacking both "SRL Ad" by Richard Matheson and "Venus and the Seven Sexes" by William Tenn.
- "First edition" so stated on copyright page.
- Publication month from first Bantam paperback edition.
- There was a second printing of the Shasta edition in January, 1954.
- "The Swordsmen of Venus" has the correct title "The Swordsman of Venus" on the copyright page and the table of contents, but not the story's title page.
- Cover art credited on back flap of dustjacket (and per per Chalker and Owings).
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Editors | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1954 |
| 1954 | Groff Conklin | Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1954 |
| 1954 | Henry Bott | Imagination, July 1954 |
| 1954 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Introduction (Science-Fiction Carnival) | Fredric Brown | Essay |
| 12 | Preface (Science-Fiction Carnival) | Mack Reynolds | Essay |
| 15 | The Wheel of Time | Robert Arthur | Short Story |
| 37 | SRL Ad | Richard Matheson | Short Story |
| 49 | A Logic Named Joe | Murray Leinster | Short Story |
| 71 | Simworthy's Circus | Larry Shaw | Short Story |
| 89 | The Well-Oiled Machine | H. B. Fyfe | Short Story |
| 109 | Venus and the Seven Sexes | William Tenn | Novella |
| 163 | The Swordsmen of Varnis | Clive Jackson | Short Story |
| 167 | Paradox Lost | Fredric Brown | Short Story |
| 189 | Muten | Eric Frank Russell | Short Story |
| 211 | The Martians and the Coys | Mack Reynolds | Short Story |
| 227 | The Ego Machine | Henry Kuttner | Novelette |
| 283 | The Cosmic Jackpot | George O. Smith | Short Story |
| 301 | The Abduction of Abner Greer | Nelson Bond | Short Story |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science-Fiction Carnival |
|
1954 | Shasta | Hardcover | Anthology | Adri Ames | 315 | |
| Science-Fiction Carnival |
|
1957 | Bantam Books | Paperback | Anthology | A1615 | viii+167 | |
| Science-Fiction Carnival |
|
1957 | Bantam Books | Paperback | Anthology | A1615 | viii+167 |