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{{Short description|1952 anthology edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty}}
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'''''Imagination Unlimited''''' is a [[1952 in literature|1952]] anthology of [[science fiction]] short stories edited by [[Everett F. Bleiler]] and [[T. E. Dikty]] and published by [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux|Farrar, Straus & Young]]. An abridged edition was published in the UK by [[The Bodley Head]] in 1953 containing six of the stories from the US edition. The remaining stories were published in the UK by [[John Lane (publisher)|John Lane]] as ''Men of Space and Time''. Ten of the stories originally appeared in the magazine ''[[Astounding]]''; the others came from ''[[Thrilling Wonder Stories]]'', ''[[Imagination (magazine)|Imagination]]'' and ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]''.<ref name=contento>[http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t11.htm#A243 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections]</ref>
'''''Imagination Unlimited''''' is an anthology of [[science fiction]] short stories edited by [[Everett F. Bleiler]] and [[T. E. Dikty]], first published in hardcover by [[Farrar, Straus and Giroux|Farrar, Straus & Young]] in [[1952 in literature|1952]]. As originally published, the anthology includes thirteen stories by various authors, with an introduction and four brief essays by the editors. In the UK [[The Bodley Head]] published the work as two separate anthologies in 1953, one, containing the first six stories, under the same title as the American edition and the other, containing the remaining seven stories, as ''Men of Space and Time''. The anthology was also reprinted in an abridged paperback edition containing seven of the stories by [[Berkley Books]] in April, 1959. Only the original edition included the introduction and the essays.<ref name="ISFDb">{{isfdb title|id=34068|title=Imagination Unlimited}}</ref>


Ten of the stories collected originally appeared in the magazine ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Astounding]]''; the others came from ''[[Thrilling Wonder Stories]]'', ''[[Imagination (magazine)|Imagination]]'' and ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]''.<ref name=contento>{{Cite web |url=http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t11.htm#A243 |title=Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections |access-date=2011-08-04 |archive-date=2021-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125210133/http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t11.htm#A243 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Contents==


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==Contents==
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* Introduction, by [[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]]
Key: I = reprinted in the abridged UK edition (1953); M = reprinted in ''Men of Space and Time'' (1953); stories in italics were reprinted in the abridged paperback edition (1959).
* "What Dead Men Tell", by [[Theodore Sturgeon]]
* "Introduction" ([[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]])
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* "Referent", by [[Ray Bradbury]] (''Thrilling Wonder Stories'')
* "Mathematics and Philosophy" ([[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]])
* "Blind Man’s Buff", by [[Malcolm Jameson]]
** I ''"[https://archive.org/stream/Astounding_v44n03_1949-11_cape1736#page/n89/mode/2up What Dead Men Tell]"'' ([[Theodore Sturgeon]]) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 44, no. 3, Nov. 1949)
* "Pressure", by [[Ross Rocklynne]]
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** I ''"Referent"'' ([[Ray Bradbury]]) (from ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', v. 33, no. 1, Oct. 1948)
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* "The Xi Effect", by [[Robert S. Richardson|Philip Latham]]
* "The Physical Sciences" ([[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]])
* "Old Faithful", by [[Raymond Z. Gallun]]
** I "Blind Man’s Buff" ([[Malcolm Jameson]]) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 34, no. 2, Oct. 1944)
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* "Alas, All Thinking!", by [[Harry Bates (author)|Harry Bates]]
** I "Pressure" ([[Ross Rocklynne]]) (from ''Astounding Science-Fiction'', v. 23, no. 4, Jun. 1939)
* "Dune Roller", by [[Julian May]]
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** I "The Xi Effect" ([[Robert S. Richardson|Philip Latham]]) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 44, no. 5, Jan. 1950)
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* "[[Employment (short story)|Employment]]", by [[L. Sprague de Camp]]
** I "Old Faithful" ([[Raymond Z. Gallun]]) (from ''Astounding Stories'', v. 14, no. 4, Dec. 1934)
* "Dreams Are Sacred", by Peter Phillips
* "The Biological Sciences" ([[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]])
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* "Hold Back Tomorrow", by [[Kris Neville]] (''Imagination'')
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** M "Alas, All Thinking!" ([[Harry Bates (author)|Harry Bates]]) (from ''Astounding Stories'', v. 15, no. 4, Jun. 1935)
* "Berom", by John Berryman
** M ''"Dune Roller"'' ([[Julian May]]) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 48, no. 4, Dec. 1951)
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* "The Fire and the Sword", by [[Frank M. Robinson|Frank Robinson]] (''Galaxy'')
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** M ''"[[Employment (short story)|Employment]]"'' ([[L. Sprague de Camp]]) (from ''Astounding Science-Fiction'', v. 23, no. 3, May 1939)
* "The Social Sciences" ([[Everett F. Bleiler]] & [[T. E. Dikty]])
** M ''"Dreams Are Sacred"'' (Peter Phillips) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 42, no. 1, Sep. 1948)
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** M "Hold Back Tomorrow" ([[Kris Neville]]) (from ''Imagination'', v. 2, no. 4, Sep. 1951)
** M ''"Berom"'' (John Berryman) (from ''Astounding Science Fiction'', v. 46, no. 5, Jan. 1951)
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** M ''"The Fire and the Sword"'' ([[Frank M. Robinson|Frank Robinson]]) (from ''Galaxy Science Fiction'', v. 2, no. 5, Aug. 1951)


Except as noted, the stories originally appeared in ''Astounding Science Fiction''. "Referent" was originally published under the byline "Brett Sterling". "Employment" was originally published under the byline "Lyman R. Lyon".<ref name=contento/>
"Referent" was originally published under the byline "Brett Sterling". "Employment" was originally published under the byline "Lyman R. Lyon".<ref name=contento/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 9 February 2024

Imagination Unlimited
Dust-jacket from the first edition
EditorsEverett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Young
Publication date
1952
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages430

Imagination Unlimited is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty, first published in hardcover by Farrar, Straus & Young in 1952. As originally published, the anthology includes thirteen stories by various authors, with an introduction and four brief essays by the editors. In the UK The Bodley Head published the work as two separate anthologies in 1953, one, containing the first six stories, under the same title as the American edition and the other, containing the remaining seven stories, as Men of Space and Time. The anthology was also reprinted in an abridged paperback edition containing seven of the stories by Berkley Books in April, 1959. Only the original edition included the introduction and the essays.[1]

Ten of the stories collected originally appeared in the magazine Astounding; the others came from Thrilling Wonder Stories, Imagination and Galaxy Science Fiction.[2]

Contents

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Key: I = reprinted in the abridged UK edition (1953); M = reprinted in Men of Space and Time (1953); stories in italics were reprinted in the abridged paperback edition (1959).

"Referent" was originally published under the byline "Brett Sterling". "Employment" was originally published under the byline "Lyman R. Lyon".[2]

Reception

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P. Schuyler Miller, noting that the anthology was "built around more or less scientific concepts," praised it as "a good job, well done," meeting the standards of the editors' previous projects.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Imagination Unlimited title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ a b "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, November 1952, p.158

Sources

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