The Best of Fredric Brown

The Wit and Whimsy of Fredric Brown

Twenty-nine of the best-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of science fiction… stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadly serious, but are always unforgettable.

Contents:
ix · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in
1 · “Arena” · nv Astounding Jun ’44
31 · Imagine · pp F&SF May ’55
33 · It Didn’t Happen · ss Playboy Oct ’63
47 · Recessional · vi Dude Mar ’60; Portfolio, gp
49 · Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Fredric Brown & Carl Onspaugh · ss F&SF Jun ’65
69 · Puppet Show · ss Playboy Nov ’62
81 · Nightmare in Yellow · vi Dude May ’61; Five Nightmares, gp
85 · Earthmen Bearing Gifts · vi Galaxy Jun ’60
89 · Jaycee · vi Nightmares and Geezenstacks, Bantam, 1961
91 · Pi in the Sky · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Win ’45
121 · Answer · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
123 · The Geezenstacks · ss Weird Tales Sep ’43
133 · Hall of Mirrors · ss Galaxy Dec ’53
141 · Knock · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’48
153 · Rebound [“The Power”] · vi Galaxy Apr ’60
157 · Star Mouse [Mitkey] · ss Planet Stories Spr ’42
179 · Abominable · vi Dude Mar ’60; Portfolio, gp
183 · Letter to a Phoenix · ss Astounding Aug ’49
193 · Not Yet the End · vi Captain Future Win ’41
197 · Etaoin Shrdlu · nv Unknown Feb ’42
221 · Armageddon · ss Unknown Aug ’41
227 · Experiment · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp
229 · The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver I, II, & III [“Of Time and Eustace Weaver”] · ss EQMM Jun ’61
237 · Reconciliation · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
239 · Nothing Sirius · ss Captain Future Spr ’44
257 · Pattern · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954
259 · The Yehudi Principle · ss Astounding May ’44
271 · Come and Go Mad · nv Weird Tales Jul ’49
315 · The End [“Nightmare in Time”] · vi Dude May ’61; Five Nightmares, gp