The Year's Greatest Science Fiction & Fantasy

HONORABLE MENTION

The stories listed below are those that, for a variety of reasons, could not be reprinted in this book—yet seemed to me to be too good to be entirely ignored. I have included several pieces too long to have been considered for this volume at all, but which have appeared only in magazine versions, and so are not available for the recognition they have earned in any other area of review. Wherever possible, I have given book titles, rather than original magazine sources, simply because books are easier to obtain. Stories from magazines dated 1956, but copyright 1955, are not listed here, as they are still eligible for inclusion next year. In order to save space, I have made use of a number of abbreviations, which are explained immediately below.

ABBREVIATIONS:

ASF—Astounding Science Fiction

FU—Fantastic Universe

F&SF—Fantasy And Science Fiction

GSF—Galaxy Science Fiction

SFS—Science Fiction Stories

“GoG”—”Galaxy of Ghouls,” (anthology) ed.: J. Merril; Lion

“F&SF:5”—”The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifth Series,” (anthology) ed.: A. Boucher; Doubleday

“Str3”—”Star Science Fiction Stories, #3,” (anthology of original stories) ed.: F. Pohl; Ballantine

Robert Abernathy: “Single Combat,” F&SF, 1/55.

Brian W. Aldiss: “Our Kind of Knowledge,” New Worlds, 6/55.

Stephen arr: “Cause,” F&SF, 8/55.

Raymond e. banks: “The Ear-Friend,” SFS, 3/55;

------, “The Short Ones,” F&SF, 3/55.

Charles Beaumont: “The Vanishing American,” in “F&SF: 5.”

James Blish: “King Of The Hill,” Infinity, 11/55;

------, “With Malice To Come,” F&SF, 5/55

Robert Bloch: “You Could Be Wrong,” Amazing Stories, 3/55.

Fredric Brown: “Blood,” in “GoG”

Algis Budrys: “Citadel,” ASF, 2/55;

------, “The Two Sharp Edges,” SFS, 1/55;

------, “Thing,” (ps: Janvier), FU, 3/55.

Kenneth Bulmer: “The Day Of The Monster,” Authentic S.F., 7/55.

James Causey: “Snakerdworp,” Other Worlds, 7/55.

A. Bertram Chandler: “Late,” Science Fantasy, #13.

John Christopher: “Manna,” New Worlds, 3/55.

Arthur C. Clarke: “The Deep Range,” in “Str3.”

Les Cole: “The Wilhelm Spot,” SFS, 7/55.

Lee Correy: “Design Flaw,” ASF, 2/55.

L. Sprague de Camp: “Lament By A Maker,” (verse), F&SF, 1/55.

Philip K. Dick: “Captive Market,” If, 4/55;

------, “Foster, You’re Dead,” in “Str3”.

Gordon Dickson: “James,” F&SF, 5/55;

------, “The Odd Ones,” If, 2/55;

------, “Moon, June, Spoon, Croon,” Startling Stories, Summer/55.

Henry Gregor Felsen: “The Spaceman Cometh,” Colliers, 11/11/55.

Gordon Gasko: “The Golden Judge,” ASF, 12/55.

Hugo Gernsback: “The Electronic Duel,” Esquire, 5/55.

James E. Gunn: “Name Your Pleasure,” Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter/55.

Frank Herbert: “Under Pressure,” (serial) ASF, 11,12/55 8:1/56.

Alice Eleanor Jones: “Miss Quatro,” FU, 6/55;

------, “Recruiting Officer,” Fantastic, 10/55;

------, “Created He Them,” in “F&SF:5”

Martin Jordan: “Sheamus,” Science Fantasy, #14.

Murray Leinster: “Sand Doom,” ASF, 12/55.

John D. Macdonald: “Virus H,” Bluebook, 6/55.

Richard Matheson: “Dance Of The Dead,” in “Str3”;

------, “Pattern For Survival,” in “F&SF:5.”

J. Frances Mccomas: “Criminal Negligence,” ASF, 6/55.

J. T. Mcintosh: “The Man Who Cried Sheep,” F&SF, 9/55.

Thomas A. Meehan: “The Wind’s Will,” F&SF, 7/55.

Judith Merril: “Project Nursemaid,” F&SF, 10/55.

Sam Merwin, jr.: “The Man From The Flying Saucer,” FU, 7/55.

Walter M. Miller, jr.: “A Canticle For Leibowitz,” in “ F&SF:5”;

------, “The Triflin’ Man,” in “GoG”;

------, “The Darfstellar,” ASF, 1/55.

William Morrison: “Hiding Place,” FU, 6/55.

Duncan H. Munro: “Tieline,” ASF, 7/55.

Alan E. Nourse: “The Expert Touch,” F&SF, 11/55;

------, “Grand Rounds,” FU, 8/55.

Chad Oliver: “The Mother Of Necessity,”

------, “Artifact,” and

------, “Another Kind,” all in the book, “Another Kind,” (Ballantine, 1955).

Chad Oliver & Charles Beaumont: “The Last Word,” in “F&SF:5”

Gerald Pearce: “The Dreaming Wall,” GSF, 5/55.

Frederik Pohl: “The Tunnel Under The World,” GSF, 1/55.

Arthur Porges: “The Tidings,” F&SF, 2/55.

J. B. Priestley: “Uncle Phil On TV,” in “The Other Place,” (Harper’s, 1955).

Mack Reynolds: “All The World Loves A Luvver,” F&SF, 4/55.

Frank Riley: “The Cyber And Justice Holmes,” If, 3/55.

Eric Frank Russell: “Allamagoosa,” AFS, 5/55.

Ray Russell: “The Pleasure Was Ours,” Imagination, 5/55.

William Sansom: “The Tournament,” F&SF, 1/55.

James H. Schmitz: “The Ties Of Earth,” GSF, 11/55 & 1/56.

Arthur Sellings: “Jukebox,” FU, 12/55;

------, “The Proxies,” If, 10/55.

John A. Sentry: “Aspirin Won’t Help It,” ASF, 9/55.

Robert Sheckley: “Spy Story,” Playboy, 9/55;

------, “Deadhead,” GSF, 7/55.

Clifford Simak: “Full Cycle,” SFS, 11/55.

Cordwainer Smith: “The Game Of Rat And Dragon,” GSF, 10/55.

Evelyn E. Smith: “Teragram,” FU, 6/55.

Theodore Sturgeon: “The Widget, The Wadget, And Boff,” (serial) F&SF, 11, 12/55;

------, “Twink,” GSF, 8/55.

John F. Suter: “The Seeds Of Murder,” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, 5/55.

E. C. Tubb: “The Predators,” Science Fantasy, #15;

------, “Quis Custodiet,” Nebula, 11/55.

F. L. Wallace: “End As A World,” GSF, 9/55.

Bryce Walton: “The Midway,” F&SF, 2/55;

------, “Freeway,” If, 6/55.

Manly Wade Wellman: “Walk Like A Mountain,” F&SF, 6/55.