New Writings in SF 17
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New Writings in SF 17 is an anthology
of science fiction
short stories edited by John Carnell
, the seventeenth volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in hardcover by Dennis Dobson in 1970, followed by a paperback edition issued under the slightly variant title New Writings in SF -- 17 by Corgi the same year.
The book collects seven novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell.
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
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 edited by John Carnell
John Carnell
Edward John Carnell , known to his friends as either Ted or John, was a British science fiction editor known for editing New Worlds in 1946 then from 1949 to 1963. He also edited Science Fantasy from the 1950s...
, the seventeenth volume in a series of thirty, of which he edited the first twenty-one. It was first published in hardcover by Dennis Dobson in 1970, followed by a paperback edition issued under the slightly variant title New Writings in SF -- 17 by Corgi the same year.
The book collects seven novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by Carnell.
Contents
- "Foreword" (John CarnellJohn CarnellEdward John Carnell , known to his friends as either Ted or John, was a British science fiction editor known for editing New Worlds in 1946 then from 1949 to 1963. He also edited Science Fantasy from the 1950s...
) - "More Things in Heaven and Earth" (H. A. Hargreaves)
- "Aspect of Environment" (L. Davison)
- "Soul Survivors" (Lee HardingLee Harding (writer)Lee John Harding is an Australian freelance photographer, who became a writer of science fiction novels and short stories.-Science fiction writing:...
) - "Death and the Sensperience Poet" (Joseph GreenJoseph L. GreenJoseph Lee Green is an American science fiction author and a charter member of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He is a prolific short story author best known for his novel Gold the Man. His work has been translated into German, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish and Dutch.-Biography:Joseph L...
) - "Two Rivers" (R. W. MackelworthR. W. MackelworthRonald Walter Mackelworth was an English insurance salesman and science fiction author active as a writer in the late 1960s and early 1970s, who wrote as R. W...
) - "The Hero" (Ernest HillErnest Hill (author)Ernest Hill is an English science fiction author who was active as a writer from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s.-Novels:*Pity About Earth *The GC Radiation *The Quark Invasion -Short stories:*"Gamma Positive"...
) - "The True Worth of Ruth Villiers" (Michael G. ConeyMichael G. ConeyMichael Greatrex Coney was a British science fiction writer who spent the later half of his life in Canada. Born in Birmingham, England on September 28, 1932, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1972...
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