The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941
| First published | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Series | The Great SF Stories #3 |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | UE1523 |
| Cover art | Jack Gaughan |
| Pages | 352 |
| Price | $2.25 |
| ISBN | 0879975237 |
I have chosen to take the words "Isaac Asimov Presents" not as an actual part of the Title, but as an introduction to the Title. CoachPaul
- "First Printing, March 1980" (all caps)
- First printing as per the number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- DAW Book No. 377.
- Title on the Cover reads "Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3 (1941)". Title on the spine reads, "Asimov The Great SF Stories: 3".
- Introduction not signed, but according to Isaac Asimov in an essay from Gold stated that all of the Introductions from this series were written by Greenberg.
- Introduction as by "The Editors" on the TOC.
- The TOC misspells Fredric Brown's first name as "Frederic". The title page has the right name.
- Five Robert A. Heinlein stories ("And He Built a Crooked House", "They", "Universe", "Solution Unsatisfactory", and "By His Bootstraps") were meant to be included, but arrangements for their use could not be made. The introductions for them are still in the book. The introduction erroneously states that all five can be found in his Collection "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967). Volume 4 of the series has an errata note about this.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alvaro Zinos-Amaro | Strange Horizons, 4 April 2011 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Introduction (The Great SF Stories 3 (1941)) | Martin H. Greenberg | Essay |
| 13 | Mechanical Mice | Maurice A. Hugi | Novelette |
| 38 | Shottle Bop | Theodore Sturgeon | Novelette |
| 66 | The Rocket of 1955 | C. M. Kornbluth | Short Story |
| 70 | Evolution's End | Robert Arthur | Short Story |
| 86 | Microcosmic God | Theodore Sturgeon | Novelette |
| 113 | Jay Score | Eric Frank Russell | Short Story |
| 131 | Liar! | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |
| 149 | Time Wants a Skeleton | Ross Rocklynne | Novella |
| 203 | The Words of Guru | C. M. Kornbluth | Short Story |
| 211 | The Seesaw | A. E. van Vogt | Short Story |
| 231 | Armageddon | Fredric Brown | Short Story |
| 237 | Adam and No Eve | Alfred Bester | Short Story |
| 251 | Solar Plexus | James Blish | Short Story |
| 263 | Nightfall | Isaac Asimov | Novelette |
| 298 | A Gnome There Was | Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore | Novelette |
| 324 | Snulbug | Anthony Boucher | Short Story |
| 339 | Hereafter, Inc. | Lester del Rey | Short Story |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 |
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1980 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Paperback | Anthology | Jack Gaughan | 352 |