The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume Two

by Harry Harrison (Editor/Contributor), Brian W. Aldiss (Editor), William Tenn (Contributor)

Second of two volumes of anthology series edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss, collecting some of the best short stories from John W. Campbell's legendary science fiction magazine Astounding (later renamed Analog).
See also The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume One.
Stories date from 1947 to 1965.

1. Child's Play (1947) • novelette by William Tenn
2. Thunder and Roses (1947) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
3. Dreams Are Sacred (1948) • novelette by Peter Phillips
4. Hide and Seek (1949) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
5. The Little Black Bag (1950) • novelette by C. M. Kornbluth
6. The Bridge [Cities in Flight] (1952) • novelette by James Blish (variant of Bridge)
7. What Have I Done? (1952) • short story by Mark Clifton
8. Noise Level [Martin Nagle] (1952) • novelette by Raymond F. Jones
9. Impostor (1953) • short story by Philip K. Dick
10. Potential (1953) • short story by Robert Sheckley
11. Pyramid (1954) • novelette by Robert Abernathy
12. The Cold Equations (1954) • novelette by Tom Godwin
13. Grandpa [The Hub] (1955) • novelette by James H. Schmitz
14. The Waitabits (1955) • novelette by Eric Frank Russell
15. Call Me Joe (1957) • novelette by Poul Anderson
16. The Yellow Pill (1958) • short story by Rog Phillips
17. The Weather Man (1962) • novella by Theodore L. Thomas
18. The Rescuer (1962) • short story by Arthur Porges
19. After a Few Words • short story by Randall Garrett (variant of ... After a Few Words ... (1962)
20. Rescue Operation (1964) • short story by Harry Harrison
21. Computers Don't Argue (1965) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

458 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1973

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey) was an American science fiction author best known for his character the The Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973). He was also (with Brian W. Aldiss) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group.

Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[CRAB · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pyramid is a great story.

[Patrick]

12/23/11: "Trouble on Tantalus" (1941) by P. Schuyler Miller
5/5/12: "Clash by Night" (1943) by Lawrence O'Donnell (Henry Kuttner)
4/28/12: "Vintage Season (1946) by Lawrence O'Donnell (Henry Kuttner)

[Paul F · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is for the science fiction fan that wants to read where it all started . There are some great stories and some not so great stories but you will be entertained . I just wish it was back in print ! Getting a library copy is a pain in the ass.