Space on My Hands is a 1951 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Fredric Brown. It was first published by Shasta Publishers in 1951 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The story "Something Green" is original to this collection. The other stories originally appeared in the magazines Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Captain Future, Planet Stories and Weird Tales.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Fredric Brown |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Malcolm Smith |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Shasta Publishers |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| OCLC | 1613135 |
Contents edit
- Introduction
- "Something Green"
- "Crisis"
- "Pi in the Sky"
- "Knock"
- "All Good Bems"
- "Daymare"
- "Nothing Sirius"
- "The Star Mouse"
- "Come and Go Mad"
Reception edit
P. Schuyler Miller reported the collection to be "a selection of nine top-notch stories."[1]
References edit
- ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, February 1952, p.158
Sources edit
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 593.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 69. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.