Star Science Fiction Stories
| First published | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Series | Star Science Fiction #1 |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | H 16 |
| Cover art | Richard Powers (artist) |
| Pages | [2]+202+[3] |
| Price | $1.50 |
- Cover artist signature visible on back panel of dustjacket.
- Third printing states the First Printing date as February, 1953 and the Publication Date as March, 1953. The Cole Checklist says published in February.
- Catalog of Copyright Number A00000085241 puts the publication date at 1953-02-18.
- Ballantine hardcover and paperback editions were published simultaneously.
- Page [203] is "About Frederik Pohl."
- Page [204] and [205] have a short essay about the future of SF publishing as a more widely-acceptable field to the public and Ballantine's plans. The essay is uncredited but probably by Ian Ballantine.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Doctor | William Morrison | Novelette |
| 25 | Dominoes | C. M. Kornbluth | Short Story |
| 35 | Idealist | Lester del Rey | Short Story |
| 51 | The Night He Cried | Fritz Leiber | Short Story |
| 59 | Contraption | Clifford D. Simak | Short Story |
| 69 | The Chronoclasm | John Wyndham | Novelette |
| 91 | The Deserter | William Tenn | Short Story |
| 107 | The Man with English | H. L. Gold | Short Story |
| 117 | So Proudly We Hail | Judith Merril | Short Story |
| 135 | A Scent of Sarsaparilla | Ray Bradbury | Short Story |
| 143 | Nobody Here But— | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |
| 155 | The Last Weapon | Robert Sheckley | Short Story |
| 165 | A Wild Surmise | Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore | Short Story |
| 177 | The Journey | Murray Leinster | Short Story |
| 195 | The Nine Billion Names of God | Arthur C. Clarke | Short Story |
| bp | Editor's Note (Star Science Fiction Stories) | Frederik Pohl | Essay |
| [204] | Time for a Change: A Statement on Science Fiction | uncredited | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| Star Science Fiction Stories |
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1953 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Anthology | 16 | Richard Powers (artist) | [8]+202 |
| Star Science Fiction Stories |
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1953 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Anthology | 16 | Richard Powers (artist) | 202 |
| Star Science Fiction Stories |
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1954 | T. V. Boardman | Hardcover | Anthology | Wayne Pagram | 207 | |
| Star Science Fiction Stories |
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1961 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Anthology | 521K | Richard Powers (artist) | 203 |