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Farewell, Fantastic Venus!

Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison

First published 1968
Publisher Macdonald
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages ix+293
Price 30/-
ISBN 0356024660

  • "First published in Great Britain in 1968 on copyright page. Issued earlier the same month in the US in a much abridged version as All About Venus." - Currey
  • "Edited by Brian W. Aldiss, Assisted by Harry Harrison" on title page and jacket.
  • SBN on copyright page and jacket back.
  • "30s. net in U.K. only" on jacket front flap.

Year Reviewer Publication
1969 uncredited Vector 52 Winter / Spring 1969
1977 Philip Stephensen-Payne Paperback Parlour, August 1977
2014 Norman Spinrad Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2014

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Clouded Judgements Brian W. Aldiss Essay
9 A Trip to Venus (excerpt) John Munro Short Fiction
18 The Story of the Heavens Sir Robert Ball Essay
23 Honeymoon in Space (excerpt) George Griffith Short Fiction
41 Never-Fading Flowers Brian W. Aldiss Essay
43 The Destinies of the Stars Svante Arrhenius Essay
47 Last and First Men (excerpt) Olaf Stapledon Short Fiction
75 Pirates of Venus (excerpt) Edgar Rice Burroughs Short Fiction
86 Perelandra (excerpt) C. S. Lewis Short Fiction
105 Swamp and Sand Brian W. Aldiss Essay
109 Alchemy John de Courcy & Dorothy de Courcy Short Story
119 The Man from Venus Frank R. Paul Essay
121 A City on Venus Henry Gade Essay
124 Unveiling the Mystery Planet Willy Ley Essay
133 "Venus Is Hell!" Brian W. Aldiss Essay
137 Exploring the Planets V. A. Firsoff Essay
140 The Big Rain Poul Anderson Novella
214 Intelligent Life in the Universe (excerpt) Carl Sagan Essay
223 Big Sister Brian W. Aldiss Essay
225 Escape to Venus (excerpt) S. Makepeace Lott Short Fiction
229 Sister Planet Poul Anderson Novella
260 Before Eden Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
273 The Open Question Brian W. Aldiss Essay
278 Some Mysteries of Venus Resolved Sir Bernard Lovell Essay
283 Dream of Distance Anonymous Essay
286 Venus Mystery for Scientists John Davy (I) Essay
289 Scientist Says Icecaps on Venus Would Make Life Possible Evert Clark Essay
293 Bibliography of Principal Nonfiction Works Consulted uncredited Essay
ix Foreword (Farewell, Fantastic Venus!) Brian W. Aldiss Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Farewell, Fantastic Venus! Cover 1971 Panther Paperback Anthology 269
Farewell, Fantastic Venus! Cover 1977 Panther Paperback Anthology Chris Foss 269