Human? Explained
Human? is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories edited by Judith Merril, published as a paperback original by Lion Books in 1954. No further editions were issued.[1]
Contents
- "Introduction", Fredric Brown
- "The Boy Next Door", Chad Oliver (F&SF 1951)
- "Take a Seat", Eric Frank Russell (Startling Stories 1952)
- "An Egg a Month from All Over", Idris Seabright (F&SF 1952)
- "Riya’s Foundling", Algis Budrys (Science Fiction Stories #1 1953)
- "II: Earthlings All", Judith Merril
- "ghosts", Don Marquis (Archy and Mehitabel, 1927)
- "Smoke Ghost", Fritz Leiber (Unknown 1941)
- "Who Shall I Say Is Calling?", August Derleth (F&SF 1952)
- "The Gnarly Man", L. Sprague de Camp (Unknown 1939)
- "The Temptation of Harringay", H. G. Wells (The St. James’s Gazette 1895)
- "The Ultimate Egoist", Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown 1941)
- "Rope Enough", John Collier (The New Yorker 1939)
- "III: Tomorrow Will Be Better?", Judith Merril
- "Liar!", Isaac Asimov (Astounding 1941)
- "Who Knows His Brother", Graham Doar (Startling Stories 1952)
- "Crucifixus Etiam", Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Astounding 1953)[2]
Reception
P. Schuyler Miller, declaring that Merril "has [n]ever edited a bad anthology, or even a so-so one", described this theme anthology as "span[ning] the gap from H. G. Wells to 1953."[3]
Notes and References
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?34893 ISFDB bibliography
- http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t68.htm#A1486 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, May 1955, p.145
