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Thirteen O'Clock and Other Zero Hours

C. M. Kornbluth

First published 1970
Publisher Dell
Format Paperback
Type Collection
Catalog ID 8731
Pages 155
Price $0.75

Edited by and with preface by James Blish. Collects all Kornbluth's stories originally published under the pseudonym 'Cecil Corwin', plus 'Ms. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie', in which SF author Cecil Corwin is the main character. According to James Blish's preface, two related stories, "Thirteen O'Clock" and "Mr. Packer Goes to Hell", were originally published separately, but for the purposes of this collection they were slightly edited by Blish and combined into one novella, "Thirteen O'Clock".


"First printing—December 1970"; no number line "C. M. Kornbluth writing as ''Cecil Corwin''" on title page Edited by James Blish. The artist is not credited, no visible signature on the cover Printed in the US

Year Reviewer Publication
1971 Fred Patten Locus, #72 January 19, 1971

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Thirteen O'Clock and Other Zero Hours Cover 1970 Dell Paperback Collection 8731 155
Thirteen O'Clock and Other Zero Hours 1972 Robert Hale Hardcover Collection 191