The Puffin Book of Science Fiction
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Viking UK |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | George Smith |
| Pages | 153+[1] |
| Price | £8.99 |
| ISBN | 0670839663 |
- Month from Locus 1.
- $21.00 in Canada.
- Kurt Vonnegut listed as "Jr" in acknowledgements, but not in contents or above the story itself. Similarly Brian W. Aldiss in the acks, Brian elsewhere.
- re Locus 1 number of pages: Page 151 is the last page of the stories; then follows a blank page, then numbered page 153, then an unnumbered page. The last 2 pages are "Acknowledgements".
- For some items, the page number here is that of the title block of the story / excerpt. In Locus 1, the page number of the preceding illustration has been used.
Searching by ISBN: 0670839663
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (The Puffin Book of Science Fiction) | Nicholas Fisk | Essay |
| 5 | The Clipper of the Clouds: Jules Verne | Nicholas Fisk | Essay |
| 7 | The War of the Worlds (extract) | H. G. Wells | Short Fiction |
| 17 | The Horror of the Heights (excerpt) | Arthur Conan Doyle | Short Fiction |
| 23 | The Space Merchants (excerpt) | Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth | Short Fiction |
| 29 | Captain Courage and the Rose Street Gang (excerpt) | Jan Mark | Short Fiction |
| 47 | Harrison Bergeron | Kurt Vonnegut | Short Story |
| 58 | Confluence (excerpt) | Brian Aldiss | Short Fiction |
| 61 | Of Polymuf Stock | John Christopher | Short Story |
| 77 | Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (excerpt) | Ernest Bramah | Short Fiction |
| 79 | The New Testament: Revelations 20:1-4; 21:7, 8 | The Holy Bible | Short Fiction |
| 81 | The Nine Billion Names of God | Arthur C. Clarke | Short Story |
| 95 | There Will Come Soft Rains | Ray Bradbury | Short Story |
| 105 | Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes | Novelette |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1994 | Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) | Trade Paperback | Anthology | Peter Gudynas | 153+[1] |