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Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997)

Author of A Sense of Wonder

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Works by Sam Moskowitz

A Sense of Wonder (1967) — Editor; Introduction — 116 copies, 2 reviews
Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction (1966) 108 copies
Horror Times Ten (1972) — Editor — 73 copies, 1 review
Under the Moons of Mars - A History and Anthology of The Scientific Romance in the Munsey Magazines 1912 - 1920 (1970) 68 copies, 1 review
Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction (1975) — Editor — 61 copies
Other Worlds, Other Times (1969) — Editor — 59 copies, 1 review
Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911 (1974) — Editor — 53 copies
Exploring Other Worlds (1963) 53 copies, 1 review
The immortal storm;: A history of science fiction fandom, (Classics of science fiction) (1954) 44 copies, 1 review
The Coming of the Robots (1963) — Editor — 43 copies, 1 review
Horrors unknown (1971) — Editor — 42 copies, 1 review
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction (1974) — Editor — 42 copies
Futures to Infinity (1970) — Editor — 42 copies
Alien Earth and Other Stories (1969) — Editor — 42 copies, 1 review
The Space Magicians (1971) — Editor — 38 copies
Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction (1974) 38 copies, 1 review
Doorway Into Time (1966) 37 copies
Masterpieces of Science Fiction (1974) 32 copies
The Vortex Blasters and Other Stories From Modern Masterpeices of Science Fiction (1968) 31 copies
The Man Who Called Himself Poe (1969) — Editor — 29 copies, 1 review
Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror (1969) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review
The Time Curve (1968) — Editor & Contributor — 19 copies
The Human Zero (1967) — Editor — 18 copies
Horrors in hiding (1973) — Editor — 16 copies
Horrors Unseen (1974) 16 copies
Strange Horizons: The Spectrum of Science Fiction (1976) 14 copies
Merritt: Reflections in the Moon Pool (1984) 12 copies, 1 review
History of the Movement from 1854 to 1890 (Science Fiction in Old San Francisco) (1980) 12 copies, 1 review
Ghostly by gaslight;: Fearful tales of a lost era (1971) — Editor — 11 copies
When Women Rule (1972) 8 copies
Editors Choice in Science Fiction (2013) 4 copies
Pulse Techniques (1951) 3 copies
Strange Signposts (Anthology 15-in-1) (1966) — Editor — 3 copies
After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career (1991) 2 copies
Obras maestras de la ciencia ficción 2 copies
A canticle for P. Schuyler Miller (1975) 2 copies
Hugo Gernsback : father of science fiction (1959) 2 copies
Great Railroad Stories of the World — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 47 Number 1, Summer 1973 (1973) — Editor — 2 copies
Death of a Dinosaur [short fiction] 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 47 Number 4, Summer 1974 (1974) — Editor — 2 copies
A Man Called Poe: Stories in the Vein of Edgar Allan Poe 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 47 Number 3, Winter 1973 (1973) — Editor — 2 copies
Il futuro era gia cominciato : storia e antologia della fantascienza nelle riviste popolari, 1891-1911 2 copies
The Sam Moskowitz Collection of Science Fiction, Sotheby's Sale #7330, June 29, 1999 (1999) 2 copies
Explorers of the Infinite (1963) — Editor — 1 copy
MIcrocosmic God 1 copy
Editors Choice in Science Fiction Signed 1 copy
The Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction : The Microcosmic God; Night;… (1975) 1 copy
"The Way Back" (in Futures to Infinity) 1 copy
Olaf Stapledon: The Man Behind The Works 1 copy
Peace And Olaf Stapledon 1 copy
Great Spy Novels and Stories (1965) 1 copy
Doorway into Time and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1 copy
Science Fiction in Old San Francisco 1 copy
Into the Sun & Other Stories (Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, #2) 1 copy
Three Stories: The Mole Pirate by Murray Leinster - The Moon Era by Jack Williamson - Exiles on Asperus by John Wyndham 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 47 Number 2, Fall 1973 (1973) — Editor — 1 copy
Rare - Sam Moskowitz STRANGE HORIZONS: The Spectrum of Science Fiction First edition HC (1976) 1 copy
The Time Curve - Startling and Prophetic Tales By the World's Greatest Science Fiction Authors 1 copy
Dawn of Fame The Career of Stanley G Weinbaum 1 copy
Modern Masters of Science Fiction 1 copy
Treinta años de ciencia-ficción (1970) 1 copy
Three Stories 1 copy
Die Gesichter der Zukunft 1 copy
Hugo Gernsback : Founder of Science Fiction 1 copy
The Vortex Blasters 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Star Kings (1949) — Editor, some editions — 245 copies, 5 reviews
A Martian Odyssey [anthology] (1962) — Introduction, some editions — 138 copies, 1 review
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection (1976) — Contributing Editor — 129 copies
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1962) — Contributor — 109 copies
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2000) — Contributor — 94 copies, 2 reviews
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts (1997) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology (1974) — Contributor — 76 copies, 2 reviews
Worlds of Weird (1965) — Introduction — 63 copies
Frank R. Paul: Father of Science Fiction Art (2010) — Contributor — 60 copies, 1 review
The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror (1893) — Introduction, some editions — 52 copies, 3 reviews
Echoes of Valor II (1989) — Contributor — 51 copies, 1 review
Masters of Horror (1968) — Introduction — 47 copies, 1 review
Hauntings and Horrors: Ten Grisly Tales (1969) — Introduction — 40 copies, 1 review
Echoes of Valor III (1991) — Contributor — 35 copies, 2 reviews
Award Science Fiction Reader (1966) — Introduction — 33 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 2 (February 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 22 copies, 1 review
Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy, and Horror (Classics of Science Fiction) (1974) — Introduction, some editions — 19 copies
Rejser i tid og rum : en bog om science fiction (1973) — Author, some editions — 12 copies, 1 review
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 56. Jeffty ist fünf. (1980) — Contributor — 10 copies
Satellite Science Fiction February 1958 (1958) — Contributor — 7 copies
Satellite Science Fiction February 1957 (2022) — Contributor — 5 copies
Satellite Science Fiction December 1957 (1957) — Contributor — 5 copies
Satellite Science Fiction April 1957 — Contributor — 4 copies
Satellite Science Fiction June 1957 (1957) — Contributor — 4 copies
Return to Derleth: Selected Essays V. 2 (1995) — Contributor — 3 copies, 1 review
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 09, No. 3, February 1948 (1948) — Contributor — 2 copies
Satellite Science Fiction October 1958 (1958) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Other Worlds, Other Times by Sam Moskowitz
What Can I say? Definitely some stories age better than others.
It's probably not fair to state these stories feel mostly unoriginal, given that they are older than most similar stories.

New Worlds, Highway J, The Tin You Touch, The Man Who Saw the Future were all fairly basic. Although they were all published between 1930 & 1952.
The Tin You Touch also had a very casual portrayal of domestic violence as well, which does make me wonder if it was actually that common and accepted in the early 1950s?

Asimov's "Does a Bee Care?" was not his best, but followed an interesting enough idea.
Eric Frank Russel's "The Sin of Hyacinth Peuch" & Phillip K Dick's "Piper in the Woods" were both well-written enough to be quite enjoyable.… (more)
 
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stubooks | Apr 4, 2024 |
Alien Earth and Other Stories by Roger Elwood
These are early stories from some of the best authors....and some of these authors not at their best. I've read at least half of these stories in other collections and remember (and re-read) them fondly; but the weak ones are still weak.
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majackson | Mar 15, 2024 |
Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror by Alden H. Norton
I'm pretty sure the description which is from the back of the book is false advertising.
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I could only make it through 2 stories:

~ The Mysterious Card by Cleveland Moffett - 2* - It was readable but had a stupid ending // I came across this later: "The story ends without a clear resolution, leaving the readers to ponder the mystery. The author revealed the solution to this puzzle in the sequel, "The Mysterious Card Unveiled," which he didn't publish until the next year, to keep his readers in suspense " Well no wonder I thought it was a stupid ending.

~ "Man Overboard!" by Winston S. Churchill - 2*
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The oldest story in the book is from 1896, newest 1933 (2nd newest 1908). I think that was part of my problem. I'm not a strong enough reader to get through old fashioned dialect and enjoy myself. I am grateful for this book to help me remove some turn of the century books from my TO READ list.… (more)
 
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Corinne2020 | Aug 20, 2021 |
The coming of the robots. by Sam Moskowitz
Sam Moskowitz has gathered an anthology of robot stories with the classics "I, Robot" by Eando Binder and "Misfit" by Michael Fischer, among others. My favorite was "Helen O'Loy" by Lester Del Rey -- a story of a female robot who falls in love with her owner.
All of the stories provide entertainment that you wish would not end. Overall a great introduction to some of the great science fiction authors of the early days that will leave you searching for their other books.
 
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jwhenderson | Jan 22, 2020 |
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