Who Goes There? (collection)
Not to be confused with Who Goes There? and Other Stories, a 1955 collection published by Dell with different contents.
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| Author | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Shasta Publishers |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Pages | 230 |
| OCLC | 2576424 |
Who Goes There? is a collection of science fiction stories by author John W. Campbell, Jr.. It was published in 1948 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 3,000 copies, of which 200 were signed by Campbell. The 1951 film, The Thing from Another World, and 1982 version The Thing by John Carpenter, are based on the title story. The stories originally appeared in the magazine Astounding under Campbell's pseudonym Don A. Stuart.
Contents
- "Who Goes There?"
- "Blindness"
- "Frictional Losses"
- "Dead Knowledge"
- "Elimination"
- "Twilight"
- "Night"
Publication history
- 1948, US, Shasta Publishers OCLC 2576424, Pub date 1948, Hardback
- 1952, UK, Kemsley, Pub date 1952, Paperback, as The Thing & Other Stories
- 1955, France, Éditions Denoël, Paperback, as Le ciel est mort
- 1967, UK, Tandem, Pub date 1967, Paperback, as The Thing From Outer Space
Reception
Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller praised the stories as providing "powerful and lasting stimulation to the imagination."[1]
References
- ↑ "Book Review", Astounding, December 1948, p.105
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 592.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 88. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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