The Best of Jack Williamson
{{Short description|1978 collection of short stories by Jack Williamson}}
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| author = Jack Williamson
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| cover_artist = Ralph McQuarrie
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction
| genre = Science fiction
| publisher = Del Rey/Ballantine
| release_date = 1978
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| media_type = Print (paperback)
| pages = xiv, 386
| isbn = 0-345-27335-4
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| oclc = 3994791
| preceded_by = The Best of L. Sprague de Camp
| followed_by = The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun
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The Best of Jack Williamson is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Jack Williamson. It was first published in paperback by Del Rey/Ballantine in June 1978 as a volume in its Classic Library of Science Fiction. It was reprinted by Del Rey Books in January 1984. The book has been translated into Italian and German.{{isfdb title|id=31227}}
Summary
The book contains fourteen short works of fiction and an afterword by the author, together with an introduction by Frederik Pohl.
Contents
- "Jack Williamson: The Pathfinder" [introduction] (Frederik Pohl)
- "The Metal Man" (from Amazing Stories, Dec. 1928)
- "Dead Star Station" (from Astounding Stories, Nov. 1933)
- "Nonstop to Mars" (from Argosy, Feb. 25, 1939)
- "The Crucible of Power" (from Astounding Science-Fiction, Feb. 1939)
- "Breakdown" (from Astounding Science-Fiction, Jan. 1942)
- "With Folded Hands" (from Astounding Science Fiction, Jul. 1947)
- "The Equalizer" (from Astounding Science Fiction, Mar. 1947)
- "The Peddler's Nose" (from Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1951)
- "The Happiest Creature" (from Star Science Fiction Stories no. 2, Dec. 1953)
- "The Cold Green Eye" (from Fantastic, Mar./Apr. 1953)
- "Operation: Gravity" (from Science-Fiction Plus, Oct. 1953)
- "Guinevere for Everybody" (from Star Science Fiction Stories no. 3, Jan. 1955)
- "Jamboree" (from Galaxy Magazine, Dec. 1969)
- "The Highest Dive" (from Science Fiction Monthly, Jan. 1976)
- "Afterword"
Reception
Awards
Williamson was nominated for the 2017 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for "With Folded Hands," and won the award for 2018.
Notes
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{{Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction|state=collapsed}}
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Category:1978 short story collections