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The Worlds of Science Fiction

Robert P. Mills

First published 1963
Publisher The Dial Press
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Cover art Ronald Clyne
Pages 349
Price $4.95

  • "Copyright (c) 1963 by Robert P. Mills" and LCCN on copyright page. No statement of edition or printing on book or jacket.
  • Published June 1963 per Cole Checklist of SF Anthologies.
  • $4.95 price on front flap of jacket. "Jacket design by Ronald Clyne" on back flap.
  • On the facing page of each story's title page is a short untitled foreword signed by the author's name. Mills' Introduction notes, "each story is a favorite, on one count or another, of its author, and the author in each instance has attached a note explaining why."

Page Title Author(s) Type
9 Introduction (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Robert P. Mills Essay
12 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Howard Fast Essay
13 The First Men Howard Fast Novelette
48 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) James Blish Essay
49 A Work of Art James Blish Short Story
70 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) John Collier Essay
71 Evening Primrose John Collier Short Story
86 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Walter M. Miller, Jr. Essay
87 Memento Homo Walter M. Miller, Jr. Short Story
108 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Ray Bradbury Essay
109 A Miracle of Rare Device Ray Bradbury Short Story
126 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Robert A. Heinlein Essay
127 "All You Zombies ..." Robert A. Heinlein Short Story
142 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) George P. Elliott Essay
143 Faq' George P. Elliott Short Story
156 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Damon Knight Essay
157 Babel II Damon Knight Novelette
186 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Theodore Sturgeon Essay
187 A Saucer of Loneliness Theodore Sturgeon Short Story
204 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Poul Anderson Essay
205 Night Piece Poul Anderson Short Story
224 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Avram Davidson Essay
225 Now Let Us Sleep Avram Davidson Short Story
240 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Mark Van Doren Essay
241 The Strange Girl Mark Van Doren Short Story
248 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Anthony Boucher Essay
249 The Quest for Saint Aquin Anthony Boucher Novelette
272 untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) R. V. Cassill Essay
273 The War in the Air R. V. Cassill Short Story
292 Untitled (The Worlds of Science Fiction) Isaac Asimov Essay
293 The Ugly Little Boy Isaac Asimov Novelette
340 My Private World of Science Fiction (Epilogue) Alfred Bester Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1964 Gollancz Hardcover Anthology 349
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1965 Paperback Library Paperback Anthology 54-819 287
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1965 Paperback Library Paperback Anthology 54-819 287
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1966 Panther Paperback Anthology 2124 288
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1967 Paperback Library Paperback Anthology 54-577 287
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1970 Paperback Library Paperback Anthology 64-374 287
The Worlds of Science Fiction Cover 1970 Paperback Library Paperback Anthology 64-374 287