6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction

1954 short story anthology

6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction

Cover of the first edition.

Editor| Groff Conklin
Illustrator| David Stone
Cover artist| Richard Powers
Language| English
Genre| Science fiction
Publisher| Dell Books

Publication date

| 1954
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (paperback)
Pages| 384

6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Dell Books in 1954.[1] The book should be distinct from his similarly titled later anthology, Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels.

The book collects six novellas and novelettes by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1940-1952 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]

## Contents

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* "Introduction" (Groff Conklin)
* "The Blast" (Stuart Cloete)
* "Coventry" (Robert A. Heinlein)
* "The Other World" (Murray Leinster)
* "Barrier" (Anthony Boucher)
* "Surface Tension" (James Blish)
* "Maturity" (Theodore Sturgeon)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b 6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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