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Quadratic (collection)
Encyclopedia
Quadratic is a collection of four science fiction
works
by Olaf Stapledon
and Murray Leinster
. It was edited by William L. Crawford
and published in 1953
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
in an edition of 300 copies. The book is an omnibus of Stapledon's Worlds of Wonder
and Leinster's Murder Madness
, created by combining unbound sheets from the publisher's previous editions of the two volumes.
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...
works
Works
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by Olaf Stapledon
Olaf Stapledon
William Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.-Life:...
and Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...
. It was edited by William L. Crawford
William L. Crawford
William Levi Crawford was an American publisher and editor.-Career:During the autumn of 1933, Crawford proposed to start a non-paying weird fiction magazine, Unusual Stories, which was initiated soon afterward. About the same time he also published the magazine Marvel Tales. For Unusual Stories he...
and published in 1953
1953 in literature
The year 1953 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* January 22 - The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway....
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
in an edition of 300 copies. The book is an omnibus of Stapledon's Worlds of Wonder
Worlds of Wonder (collection)
Worlds of Wonder is a collection of three science fiction works by Olaf Stapledon: a short novel, a novella and a short story. It was published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 500 copies. All of the stories had originally been published in Britain.-Contents:* Death...
and Leinster's Murder Madness
Murder Madness
Murder Madness is a science fiction novel by author Murray Leinster. It was first published in book form in 1931 by Brewer and Warren. It was Leinster's first book...
, created by combining unbound sheets from the publisher's previous editions of the two volumes.
Contents
- Death into LifeDeath into LifeDeath into Life is a 1946 novel by Olaf Stapledon. Not strictly science fiction , the novel is described as "an imaginative treatment of the problem of survival after death"...
, by Olaf StapledonOlaf StapledonWilliam Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.-Life:... - The FlamesThe Flames: A FantasyThe Flames is a science fiction novella by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon. It was published by Secker and Warburg in 1947.-Overview:...
, by Olaf StapledonOlaf StapledonWilliam Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.-Life:... - Old Man in a New WorldOld Man in New World"Old Man in New World" is a short story by Olaf Stapledon, published as a separate volume by George Allen and Unwin in 1944. It was published through PEN, the international writers' association....
, by Olaf StapledonOlaf StapledonWilliam Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.-Life:... - Murder MadnessMurder MadnessMurder Madness is a science fiction novel by author Murray Leinster. It was first published in book form in 1931 by Brewer and Warren. It was Leinster's first book...
, by Murray LeinsterMurray LeinsterMurray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...