The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, 1940
| First published | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Series | The Great SF Stories #2 |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | UE1483 |
| Cover art | Jack Gaughan |
| Pages | 350 |
| Price | $2.25 |
| ISBN | 0879974834 |
- "First Printing, August 1979/123456789"
- "Cover designed by Jack Gaughan" on copyright page, cover also has his initials
- Title on the Cover reads "Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 2 (1940)". Title on the spine reads, "Asimov The Great SF Stories: 2".
- Introduction not signed, but in an essay from Gold Asimov stated that all of the Introductions from this series were written by Greenberg.
- Introduction as by "The Editors" on the TOC.
- Three Robert A. Heinlein stories ("Requiem", "Blowups Happen", and "Coventry") were meant to be included, but arrangements for their use could not be made. The introductions for them are still in the book. All three can be found in his Collection "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967).
- DAW Books No. 350; DAW catalog #UE1483
- Printed in the US
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alvaro Zinos-Amaro | Strange Horizons, 8 November 2010 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Introduction (The Great SF Stories 2 (1940)) | Martin H. Greenberg | Essay |
| 13 | The Dwindling Sphere | Willard Hawkins | Short Story |
| 30 | The Automatic Pistol | Fritz Leiber | Short Story |
| 46 | Hindsight | Jack Williamson | Short Story |
| 65 | Postpaid to Paradise | Robert Arthur | Short Story |
| 80 | Into the Darkness | Ross Rocklynne | Novelette |
| 108 | Dark Mission | Lester del Rey | Short Story |
| 125 | It | Theodore Sturgeon | Novelette |
| 149 | Vault of the Beast | A. E. van Vogt | Novelette |
| 176 | The Impossible Highway | Oscar J. Friend | Short Story |
| 191 | Quietus | Ross Rocklynne | Short Story |
| 206 | Strange Playfellow | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |
| 219 | The Warrior Race | L. Sprague de Camp | Short Story |
| 237 | Farewell to the Master | Harry Bates | Novelette |
| 276 | Butyl and the Breather | Theodore Sturgeon | Short Story |
| 297 | The Exalted | L. Sprague de Camp | Novelette |
| 321 | Old Man Mulligan | P. Schuyler Miller | Novelette |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, 1940 |
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1979 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Paperback | Anthology | UE1483 | Jack Gaughan | 350 |