Publication: Galactic Empires Volume One

Publication: Galactic Empires Volume OnePublication Record # 209541
Editor: Brian Aldiss
Date: 1979-02-00
ISBN: 0-380-42341-3 [978-0-380-42341-5]
Publisher: Avon
Price:
$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
Pages: xvi+331
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Galactic Empires Volume One by Alex Ebel
Notes:
- First Avon printing February 1979.
- No printing number line in book.
- Copyright © 1976 by Brian W. Aldiss.
- "Brian Aldiss" on title page, front cover and spine.
- Introduction signed "Brian Aldiss."
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- "Cover illustration by Alex Ebel" on copyright page. Signature "Alex/Ebel" on bottom center back cover. Art is wraparound.
- "A Science Fiction Book Club Selection" on bottom right front cover.
- Individual stories' copyright data on page following copyright page.
- We're Civilized! on ToC and story title page, but story copyright page lists it as We're Civilized.
- The book is divided into "Section 1: Rise and Shine" (the first seven stories), which is in turn divided into "i: A Sense of Perspective" and "ii: 'Wider Still and Wider...'" then "Section 2: Maturity or Bust" (the last seven stories), which is in turn divided into "i: Horses in the Starship Hold" and "ii: The Health Service in the Skies." The subsections have untitled, unsigned introductions which are listed in this index by the subsection titles.
External IDs:
- LCCN: 77-76626
- OCLC/WorldCat: 6781418

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Anthology Title: Galactic Empires Volume One • [Galactic Empires • 1] • anthology by Brian W. Aldiss [as by Brian Aldiss]

Contents (view Concise Listing)

xi • Introduction (Galactic Empires Volume One) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss [as by Brian Aldiss]
5 • A Sense of Perspective • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
7 • Been a Long, Long Time • (1970) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
15 • The Possessed • (1953) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
21 • Protected Species • (1951) • short story by H. B. Fyfe
34 • All the Way Back • (1952) • short story by Michael Shaara
57 • 'Wider Still and Wider...' • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
60 • The Star Plunderer • [Technic History] • (1952) • novelette by Poul Anderson
88 • Foundation • [Foundation (Original Stories) • 1] • (1942) • novelette by Isaac Asimov
123 • We're Civilized! • (1953) • short story by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton (variant of Civilized)
141 • Horses in the Starship Hold • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
144 • The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1964) • short story by Cordwainer Smith
162 • The Rebel of Valkyr • (1950) • novella by Alfred Coppel
210 • Brightness Falls from the Air • (1951) • short story by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright]
218 • Immigrant • (1954) • novella by Clifford D. Simak
281 • The Health Service in the Skies • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
283 • Resident Physician • [Sector General] • (1961) • novelette by James White
311 • Age of Retirement • (1954) • short story by Hal Lynch
318 • Planting Time • (1975) • short story by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale

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Hifrommike65	2019-06-20 21:23:35	Permanent	2023-11-27
Rtrace	2020-10-20 21:55:42	Permanent	2025-04-10

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Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Contento1 (anth/coll)	Verified	Dragoondelight	2010-08-17 07:14:48
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2011-05-07 20:49:16

Publication: Galactic Empires Volume One

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