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The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction

Robert Silverberg

First published 1970
Publisher Canfield Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Fred Cantor
Pages xi+324
Price $

  • Issued simultaneously with the hardcover.
  • Cover artist credit from hardcover edition.
  • No price printed on book.
  • "FIRST CANFIELD PRESS PRINTING" on cover page and
  • Number line "70 71 72 73 74 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on lower right-hand corner of page 324.
  • Issued without ISBN.
  • Page numbers on the table of contents apply to the section of the book given over to both a story and the commentary. Each section starts out with a "Title Page", a short biographical sketch by Silverberg of the author and the critic, then moves on to the critic's foreword and, finally, the story itself.
  • Page numbers in this publication listing apply to the actual content since the forewords are broken out separately.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Foreword to "The Star" Jack Williamson Essay
9 The Star H. G. Wells Short Story
23 Foreword to "Twilight" Algis Budrys Essay
27 Twilight John W. Campbell, Jr. Novelette
51 Foreword to "Nightfall" Harry Harrison Essay
55 Nightfall Isaac Asimov Novelette
95 Foreword to "Private Eye" James Blish Essay
99 Private Eye Lewis Padgett Novelette
131 Foreword to "The Sentinel" Thomas D. Clareson Essay
135 The Sentinel Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
147 Foreword to "Specialist" Robert Conquest Essay
151 Specialist Robert Sheckley Short Story
159 Foreword to "Common Time" Damon Knight Essay
173 Common Time James Blish Short Story
197 Foreword to "The Game of Rat and Dragon" Kingsley Amis Essay
201 The Game of Rat and Dragon Cordwainer Smith Short Story
219 Foreword to '"All You Zombies—"' Alexei Panshin Essay
223 "All You Zombies ..." Robert A. Heinlein Short Story
239 Foreword to "The Subliminal Man" H. Bruce Franklin Essay
243 The Subliminal Man J. G. Ballard Short Story
265 Foreword to "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" Willis E. McNelly Essay
269 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison Short Story
287 Foreword to "The Heat Death of the Universe" Brian W. Aldiss Essay
293 The Heat Death of the Universe Pamela Zoline Short Story
311 Foreword to "The Library of Babel" Ivor Rogers Essay
315 The Library of Babel Jorge Luis Borges Short Story
323 The Critical Literature of Science Fiction Robert Silverberg Essay
vii Introduction (The Mirror of Infinity) Robert Silverberg Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Cover 1970 Harper & Row Hardcover Anthology Fred Cantor xi+324
The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Cover 1971 Sidgwick & Jackson Hardcover Anthology xi+312
The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Cover 1973 Perennial Library / Harper & Row Paperback Anthology xiv+303
The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Cover 1974 Perennial Library / Harper & Row Paperback Anthology xiv+303