Science Fiction in Old San Francisco: Volume Two, Into the Sun & Other Stories is a collection of science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

 by Robert Duncan Milne

Robert Duncan Milne

Robert Duncan Milne was a late-19th century San Francisco science fiction writer whose work was published primarily in newspapers of the time, and the magazine The Argonaut. Milne was rediscovered by Sam Moskowitz, who helped collected his work in Into the Sun & Other Stories.-External links:...

 and edited by Sam Moskowitz

Sam Moskowitz

Sam Moskowitz was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field.-Biography:...

. It was first published in 1980

1980 in literature

The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Marguerite Yourcenar becomes the first woman to be elected to the Académie française....

 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. All but one of the stories first appeared in the magazine The Argonaut

The Argonaut

The Argonaut was a literary journal based in San Francisco, California that ran from 1877 to 1893, founded and published by Frank M. Pixley. The magazine was known for containing strong political Americanism combined with art and literature...

. The other story, "A Question of Reciprocity" first appeared in the San Francisco Examiner. This book with its companion volume History of the Movement From 1854 to 1890

History of the Movement From 1854 to 1890

Science Fiction in Old San Francisco: Volume One, History of the Movement From 1854 to 1890 is a history of science fiction writers in San Francisco in the period following the American Civil War by Sam Moskowitz. It was first published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1980 in an edition of...

won a Pilgrim Award

Pilgrim Award

The Pilgrim Award is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship. It was created in 1970 and was named after J. O. Bailey’s pioneering book Pilgrims Through Space and Time. Fittingly, the first award was presented to...

 for its editor, Moskowitz, in 1981.

Contents

• Introduction, by Sam Moskowitz
  Sam Moskowitz
  Sam Moskowitz was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field.-Biography:...
  
  
• "Into the Sun"
• "Plucked from the Burning"
• "A New Palingenesis"
• "Professor Vehr’s Electrical Experiment"
• "A Family Skeleton"
• "A Man Who Grew Young Again"
• "A Base-Ball Mystery"
• "Ten Thousand Years in Ice"
• "The World’s Last Cataclysm"
• "The Silent Witness"
• "A Question of Reciprocity"