Deep Space (collection)

1954 collection of short science-fiction stories by Eric Frank Russell

Deep Space

Dust-jacket from the first edition

Author| Eric Frank Russell
Cover artist| Mel Hunter
Language| English
Genre| Science fiction short stories
Publisher| Fantasy Press

Publication date

| 1954
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback)
Pages| 249 pp
OCLC| 1142714

Deep Space is a collection of short science-fiction stories by the British writer Eric Frank Russell. It was first published by Fantasy Press in 1954 in an edition of 2,257 copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Thrilling Wonder Stories, Other Worlds, Astounding, Galaxy Science Fiction, Imagination and Blue book.

## Contents

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* "First Person Singular"
* "The Witness"
* "Last Blast"
* "Homo Saps"
* "The Timid Tiger"
* "A Little Oil"
* "Rainbow’s End"
* "The Undecided"
* "Second Genesis"

## Reception

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Anthony Boucher praised the selection of stories, saying they had been "chosen so as to form a cohesive series of comments upon human (and extra-human) relationships in space flight and colonization."[1] P. Schuyler Miller declared Deep Space to be "one of the most satisfying one-author collections of the past year, and one of Fantasy Press' all-time best selections."[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, December 1954, p.91.
2. ^ Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, pp.147-48.

* Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 239.
* Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
* Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 373\. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.

*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number