Strange Ports of Call

Strange Ports of Call

Infobox Book
name = Strange Ports of Call
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition
author = edited by August Derleth
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction short stories
publisher = Pellegrini & Cudahy
release_date = 1948
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 393 pp
isbn = NA
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Strange Ports of Call" is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by August Derleth. It was first published by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1948. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines "Blue Book", "Amazing Stories", "Weird Tales", "Science and Invention", "Astounding Stories", "Coronet", "The New Review", "The Black Cat", "Thrilling Wonder Stories", "Wonder Stories", "Comet", "The Saturday Evening Post", "Collier's Weekly" and "Planet Stories".

Contents

* Introduction, by August Derleth
* "The Cunning of the Beast", by Nelson S. Bond
* "The Worm", by David H. Keller
* "The Crystal Bullet", by Donald Wandrei
* "The Thing From—'Outside'", by George Allan England
* "At the Mountains of Madness", by H. P. Lovecraft
* "Mars on the Ether", by Lord Dunsany
* "The God-Box", by Howard E. Wandrei
* "Mr. Bauer and the Atoms", by Fritz Leiber
* "The Crystal Egg", by H. G. Wells
* "John Jones’ Dollar", by Harry Stephen Keeler
* "Call Him Demon", by Henry Kuttner
* "Master of the Asteroid", by Clark Ashton Smith
* "Guest in the House", by Frank Belknap Long
* "The Lost Street", by Carl Jacobi & Clifford D. Simak
* "Forgotten", by P. Schuyler Miller
* "Far Centaurus", by A. E. van Vogt
* "The Green Hills of Earth", by Robert A. Heinlein
* "Thunder and Roses", by Theodore Sturgeon
* "Blunder", by Philip Wylie
* "The Million-Year Picnic", by Ray Bradbury

References

*cite web
last = Contento
first = William G.
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
work =
publisher =
date =
url = http://contento.best.vwh.net/t35.htm#A758
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-01-09
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=138-139| date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ports of Call (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Ports of Call Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Genre = Indie rock, Shoegaze, Dream pop Years active = Label = Associated acts = URL =… …   Wikipedia

  • The Call of Cthulhu — Infobox short story | name = The Call of Cthulhu author = H. P. Lovecraft country = United States language = English genre = Horror short story published in = Weird Tales publisher = media type = Novel pub date = February, 1928: For the 2005 film …   Wikipedia

  • August Derleth — Born February 24, 1909 Died July 4, 1971 Occupation Novelist, short story writer …   Wikipedia

  • August Derleth — August William Derleth (24 février 1909 4 juillet 1971) est un écrivain, anthologiste et éditeur américain. En dépit d une œuvre personnelle assez prolifique, il est surtout connu pour avoir été le continuateur et l éditeur de l écrivain H. P.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • August William Derleth — August Derleth August William Derleth (24 février 1909 4 juillet 1971) est un écrivain, anthologiste et éditeur américain. En dépit d une œuvre personnelle assez prolifique, il est surtout connu pour avoir été le continuateur et l éditeur de l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

  • Jack Vance — Infobox Writer name = John Holbrook Vance imagesize = 200px caption = Jack Vance at the helm of his boat on San Francisco Bay in the early 1980s. pseudonym = birthdate = birth date and age|1916|8|28 birthplace = San Francisco, California… …   Wikipedia

  • Maritime Fur Trade — The North West Coast during the Maritime Fur Trade era, about 1790 to 1840 The Maritime Fur Trade was a ship based fur trade system that focused on acquiring furs of sea otters and other animals from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific… …   Wikipedia

  • List of science fiction novels — This page lists a broad variety of science fiction novels (and novel series) some old, some new; some famous, some obscure; some well written, some ill written and so may be considered a representative slice of the field. The books appear in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”