| The Best of Eric Frank Russell | |
| Author: | Eric Frank Russell |
| Cover Artist: | H. R. Van Dongen |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publisher: | Del Rey/Ballantine |
| Release Date: | 1978 |
| Media Type: | Print (paperback) |
| Pages: | xv, 336 |
| Isbn: | 0-345-27700-7 |
| Preceded By: | The Best of Lester del Rey |
| Followed By: | The Best of Hal Clement |
The Best of Eric Frank Russell is a collection of science fiction short stories by British author Eric Frank Russell. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey/Ballantine in October 1978 as a volume in its Classic Library of Science Fiction. It was reprinted in July 1986 and March 1987. The book has been translated into German.
The book contains thirteen short works of fiction by the author, together with an introduction by Alan Dean Foster.
The book was reviewed by P. J. Stevens (1978) in Australian SF News, Dec. 1978, uncredited reviewers in SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, Jul. 1980 and in Reclams Science Fiction Führer, 1982, and "Maik" (Michael Nagula) in Perry Rhodan no. 898, 1983.
The book placed tenth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Single Author Collection.