Alternating Currents
| First published | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Collection |
| Catalog ID | 130 |
| Cover art | Richard Powers (artist) |
| Pages | 154 |
| Price | $0.35 |
"The Children of Night" replaces "Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus" in UK editions.
• ©1956 No other date, printing or number line
• Month from copyright page of second paperback printing
• The artist is not credited; Powers is on the artwork
• "The Ghost-Maker" appears in the table of contents as "Ghost-Maker"
• Printed in the US
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Hans Stefan Santesson | Fantastic Universe, June 1956 |
| 1956 | Anthony Boucher | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1956 |
| 1956 | Floyd C. Gale | Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1956 |
| 1956 | Villiers Gerson | Amazing Stories, July 1956 |
| 1956 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, August 1956 |
| 1966 | Vic Hallett | Vector 40 |
| 1966 | Alan Reynard | Australian Science Fiction Review, August 1966 |
| 1979 | Joseph Nicholas | Paperback Parlour, October 1979 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus | Frederik Pohl | Novelette |
| 22 | The Ghost-Maker | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 34 | Let the Ants Try | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 45 | Pythias | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 50 | The Mapmakers | Frederik Pohl | Novelette |
| 83 | Rafferty's Reasons | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 96 | Target One | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 107 | Grandy Devil | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 112 | The Tunnel Under the World | Frederik Pohl | Novelette |
| 143 | What to Do Until the Analyst Comes | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternating Currents |
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1956 | Ballantine Books | Hardcover | Collection | H-130 | Richard Powers (artist) | 154 |
| Alternating Currents |
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1966 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Collection | 2452 | Erich Hartmann | 190 |
| Alternating Currents |
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1969 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Collection | 01663 | 154 | |
| Alternating Currents |
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1979 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Collection | Adrian Chesterman | 190 |