The Fifth Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction
Contents
Introduction by H. L. Gold
1. Inside John Barth (1960) by William W. Stuart
2. The Last Letter (1958) by Fritz Leiber
3. Perfect Answer (1958) by Joseph Wesley
4. Double Dare (1956) by Robert Silverberg
5. Pastoral Affair (1959) by Charles A. Stearns
6. Black Charlie (1954) by Gordon R. Dickson
7. $1,000 a Plate (1954) by Jack McKenty
8. Take Wooden Indians (1959) novelette by Avram Davidson
9. The Bitterest Pill (1959) by Frederik Pohl
10. This Side Up (1954) by Raymond E. Banks
11. The Eel (1958) by Miriam Allen deFord
12. A Feast of Demons (1958) novelette by William Morrison
13. Nightmare with Zeppelins (1958) by C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl
14. We Never Mention Aunt Nora (1958) by Frederik Pohl
15. When the People Fell [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1959) by Cordwainer Smith
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H. L. Gold
Horace Leonard Gold (1914–1996) was a science fiction writer and editor. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He was most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh approach to science fiction while he was the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and also wrote briefly for DC Comics.
Galaxy Reader
A Series of Anthologies of stories taken from Galaxy Magazine an American Science Fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980.
Galaxy Reader consists of eleven books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
