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My Best Science Fiction Story

Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend

First published 1949
Publisher Merlin Press
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages xiv+556
Price $3.95

The Pocket paperback is an abridgment, containing only 12 stories.

  • "Published by Merlin Press, Inc., 1949" and "Designer:--Milton J. Goodman" on copyright page. No statement of edition or printing.
  • Printing month from the Pocket paperback edition.
  • $3.95 price on jacket front flap.

Year Reviewer Publication
1950 uncredited Startling Stories, March 1950

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Why I Selected- Robot AL 76 Goes Astray Isaac Asimov Essay
4 Robot AL 76 Goes Astray Isaac Asimov Short Story
20 Why I Selected- Grief of Bagdad Arthur K. Barnes Essay
22 Grief of Bagdad Arthur K. Barnes Short Story
44 Why I Selected- The Teacher from Mars Eando Binder Essay
46 The Teacher from Mars Eando Binder Short Story
64 Why I Selected- Almost Human Robert Bloch Essay
66 Almost Human Robert Bloch Short Story
89 Why I Selected- Zero Hour Ray Bradbury Essay
91 Zero Hour Ray Bradbury Short Story
103 Why I Selected- Nothing Sirius Fredric Brown Essay
104 Nothing Sirius Fredric Brown Short Story
124 Why I Selected- Blindness John W. Campbell, Jr. Essay
126 Blindness John W. Campbell, Jr. Short Story
145 Why I Selected- Visiting Yokel Cleve Cartmill Essay
146 Visiting Yokel Cleve Cartmill Short Story
165 Why I Selected- The Hibited Man L. Sprague de Camp Essay
167 The Hibited Man L. Sprague de Camp Short Story
193 Why I Selected- The Thing in the Pond Paul Ernst Essay
194 The Thing in the Pond Paul Ernst Short Story
207 Why I Selected- Wanderer of Time John Russell Fearn Essay
209 Wanderer of Time John Russell Fearn Short Story
228 Why I Selected- The Inn Outside the World Edmond Hamilton Essay
229 The Inn Outside the World Edmond Hamilton Short Story
247 Why I Selected- The Professor was a Thief L. Ron Hubbard Essay
249 The Professor Was a Thief L. Ron Hubbard Novelette
285 Why I Selected- Don't Look Now Henry Kuttner Essay
286 Don't Look Now Henry Kuttner Short Story
302 Why I Selected- The Green Hills of Earth Robert A. Heinlein Essay
303 The Green Hills of Earth Robert A. Heinlein Short Story
317 Why I Selected- The Lost Race Murray Leinster Essay
319 The Lost Race Murray Leinster Short Story
344 Why I Selected- The House of Rising Winds Frank Belknap Long Essay
345 The House of Rising Winds Frank Belknap Long Short Story
366 Why I Selected- The Carriers Sam Merwin, Jr. Essay
367 The Carriers Sam Merwin, Jr. Short Story
384 Why I Selected- Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium Fletcher Pratt Essay
385 Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium Fletcher Pratt Short Story
402 Why I Selected- The Uncharted Isle Clark Ashton Smith Essay
403 The Uncharted Isle Clark Ashton Smith Short Story
416 Why I Selected- Thunder and Roses Theodore Sturgeon Essay
417 Thunder and Roses Theodore Sturgeon Novelette
444 Why I Selected- The Ultimate Catalyst John Taine Essay
445 The Ultimate Catalyst John Taine Novelette
473 Why I Selected- Project Spaceship A. E. van Vogt Essay
474 Project Spaceship A. E. van Vogt Novelette
503 Why I Selected- Space Station No. 1 Manly Wade Wellman Essay
504 Space Station No. 1 Manly Wade Wellman Short Story
523 Why I Selected- Star Bright Jack Williamson Essay
525 Star Bright Jack Williamson Novelette
vii Introduction (My Best Science Fiction Story) Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
My Best Science Fiction Story Cover 1950 Merlin Press Hardcover Anthology xiv+556
My Best Science Fiction Story Cover 1954 Pocket Books Paperback Anthology 1007 E. M. Godschalk viii+263
My Best Science Fiction Story Cover 1955 Pocket Books Paperback Anthology 1007 E. M. Godschalk viii+263