Nightmare Age
| First published | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Peter Schaumann |
| Pages | 312 |
| Price | $0.95 |
| ISBN | 0345020448 |
"First Printing: October 1970"; no number line
"Cover art by Peter Schaumann" on the copyright page, no visible signature on the artwork
Pohl's introduction is untitled and not in the TOC. Each story is preceded by a short lead-in/tie-in to the previous story.
The TOC is unique in that there is a running commentary, one line per story, that sort of ties all the stories together.
Printed in the US
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Lester del Rey | If, March-April 1971 |
| 1971 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1971 |
| 1972 | Franz Rottensteiner | Science Fiction Times, #128 |
Searching by ISBN: 0345020448
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (Nightmare Age) | Frederik Pohl | Essay |
| 3 | Eco-Catastrophe! | Paul R. Ehrlich | Short Story |
| 19 | Uncalculated Risk | Christopher Anvil | Short Story |
| 39 | The Census Takers | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 47 | The Marching Morons | C. M. Kornbluth | Novelette |
| 83 | A Bad Day for Sales | Fritz Leiber | Short Story |
| 91 | Station HR972 | Kenneth Bulmer | Short Story |
| 105 | X Marks the Pedwalk | Fritz Leiber | Short Story |
| 111 | Day of Truce | Clifford D. Simak | Novelette |
| 135 | Among the Bad Baboons | Mack Reynolds | Novelette |
| 179 | The Luckiest Man in Denv | C. M. Kornbluth | Short Story |
| 195 | The Midas Plague | Frederik Pohl | Novella |
| 259 | New Apples in the Garden | Kris Neville | Short Story |
| 273 | The Year of the Jackpot | Robert A. Heinlein | Novelette |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightmare Age |
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1970 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Anthology | Peter Schaumann | 312 | |
| Nightmare Age |
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1971 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Anthology | 02044 | Peter Schaumann | 312 |