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The Better Man

Ray Russell

First published July 1966
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Only one woman and two men survived the apocalypse. Now they must choose which of the men gets to stay with the woman and re-start the human race.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1966 Playboy, July 1966 MAGAZINE 67
1969 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Sherbourne Press Anthology 119
June 1970 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Gollancz Anthology
1971 Cover The Fiend Playboy Press Anthology 95
November 1971 Cover A Wilderness of Stars The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology
December 1971 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Dell Anthology 104
December 1971 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Dell Anthology 104
1972 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Corgi Anthology 103
March 1978 Cover 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories Doubleday Anthology 151
1980 Cover A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Anthology 103
August 1980 Cover 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories Avon Anthology 166
September 1980 Cover 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories Pan Books Anthology 175
November 1980 Cover The Devil's Mirror Sphere Collection 97