The Best of Thomas N. Scortia
| First published | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Robert Aulicino |
| Pages | xii+244 |
| Price | $11.95 |
| ISBN | 0385146957 |
Edited by George Zebrowski
- "First Edition" stated on the copyright page.
- The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN (0-385-14695-7) and the LCCN (80-2349).
- Year of publication stated on the title page. Month of publication from Locus #247 (August 1981).
- Gutter code "L25" on page 243 indicates a printing in June 1981.
- "Selected and Edited by George Zebrowski" stated on the title page.
- Scortia provides a foreword and afterword to each selection.
Searching by ISBN: 0385146957
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The Prodigy | Thomas N. Scortia | Novelette |
| 22 | The Shores of Night | Thomas N. Scortia | Novella |
| 84 | One Small Room | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 98 | A Walk in the Snow | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 105 | John Robert and the Dragon's Egg | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 118 | The Stunning Science Fiction Caper | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 123 | Broken Image | Thomas N. Scortia | Novelette |
| 148 | When You Hear the Tone | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 162 | Woman's Rib | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 176 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Thomas N. Scortia | Short Story |
| 185 | The Weariest River | Thomas N. Scortia | Novelette |
| 218 | Science Fiction as the Imaginary Experiment | Thomas N. Scortia | Essay |
| 240 | Afterword (The Best of Thomas N. Scortia) | Robert A. W. Lowndes | Essay |
| ix | Introduction (The Best of Thomas N. Scortia) | Frank Herbert | Essay |