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'''''Galaxy novels''''', sometimes titled '''''Galaxy Science Fiction Novels''''', were a series of mostly reprint American [[science fiction]] novels published between 1950 and 1961.


The series was started by [[H.L. Gold]], the editor of ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', in 1950 as a companion to the main ''Galaxy'' magazine. There was one (often abridged) novel per issue, which appeared in [[digest size]] format, which made the books in the series look like digest magazines.
The series was started by [[H.L. Gold]], the editor of ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', in 1950 as a companion to the main ''Galaxy'' magazine. There was one (often abridged) novel per issue, which appeared in [[digest size]] format, which made the books in the series look like digest magazines.


In 1959, after 35 issues, the series was sold to [[Beacon Books]], which changed the format to small size [[paperback]] and introduced its own numbering scheme, continuing the series for another 11 issues. They also had the contents of some books revised to add mild sexual content and changed their titles accordingly.
In 1959, after 35 issues, the series was sold to [[Beacon Books]], which changed the format to mass-market (small size) [[paperback]] and introduced its own numbering scheme, continuing the series for another 11 issues. They also had the contents of some books revised to add mild sexual content and changed their titles accordingly.


==Publication details==
==Publication details==
The official publisher of ''Galaxy novels'' was ''World Editions, Inc.'' for issues 1 through 7 and ''[[Galaxy Publishing|Galaxy Publishing Corp.]]'' for issues 8 through 46. Both were based in [[New York City]]. Issues 1 through 23, 32, 33, and then 35 through 46 were published as ''Galaxy Science Fiction Novel'' while issues 24 through 31 and 34 were published as ''Galaxy Novel''.
The official publisher of ''Galaxy novels'' was ''World Editions, Inc.'' for issues 1 through 7 and ''[[Galaxy Publishing|Galaxy Publishing Corp.]]'' for issues 8 through 46. Both were based in New York City. Issues 1 through 23, 32, 33, and then 35 through 46 were published as ''Galaxy Science Fiction Novel'' while issues 24 through 31 and 34 were published as ''Galaxy Novel''. [[Fred Pohl]], who was editor of Galaxy Publishing Co. from 1960-1969,<ref name=future>{{cite book|title=The Way the Future Was: A Memoir|author=Frederik Pohl|publisher=Del Rey|page=224|date=1978|isbn=0-345-26059-7}}</ref> stated in 1967 that the book series showed a loss of $30,000 ({{Inflation|US|30000|1967|fmt=eq}}) between 1950 and 1958.<ref name=SFT>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Science_Fiction_Times/Science_Fiction_Times67121-01.html|title=Fred Pohl Reveals Losses on Magazines|magazine=Science Fiction Times|number=449|date=December 1967|author=James Ashe|page=01}}</ref>


==List of issues==
==List of issues==
# 1950 [[Eric Frank Russell]]. ''Sinister Barrier'' (1943)
# 1950 [[Eric Frank Russell]]. ''[[Sinister Barrier]]'' (1943)
# 1950 [[Jack Williamson]]. ''The Legion of Space'' (1947)
# 1950 [[Jack Williamson]]. ''[[The Legion of Space]]'' (1947)
# 1951 [[Arthur C. Clarke ]]. ''Prelude to Space'' (1951)
# 1951 [[Arthur C. Clarke]]. ''[[Prelude to Space]]'' (1951)
# 1951 [[S. Fowler Wright]]. ''The Amphibians'' (1925)
# 1951 [[S. Fowler Wright]]. ''The Amphibians'' (1925)
# 1951 [[S. Fowler Wright]]. ''The World Below'' (1949)
# 1951 [[S. Fowler Wright]]. ''The World Below'' (1949)
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# 1952 [[William F. Temple]]. ''Four Sided Triangle'' (1949)
# 1952 [[William F. Temple]]. ''Four Sided Triangle'' (1949)
# 1952 [[Jay Franklin]]. ''Rat Race'' (1950)
# 1952 [[Jay Franklin]]. ''Rat Race'' (1950)
# 1952 [[Wilson Tucker]]. ''The City in the Sea'' (1951)
# 1952 [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Wilson Tucker]]. ''The City in the Sea'' (1951)
# 1952 [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]]. ''The House of Many Worlds'' (1951)
# 1952 [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]] ''The House of Many Worlds'' (1951)
# 1953 [[John Taine]]. ''Seeds of Life'' (1953)
# 1953 [[John Taine]]. ''Seeds of Life'' (1953)
# 1953 [[Isaac Asimov]]. ''[[Pebble in the Sky]]'' (1950)
# 1953 [[Isaac Asimov]]. ''[[Pebble in the Sky]]'' (1950)
# 1953 [[Leslie Mitchell]]. ''Three Go Back'' (1932)
# 1953 Leslie Mitchell. ''[[Three Go Back]]'' (1932)
# 1953 [[James Blish]]. ''The Warriors of Day'' (1953)
# 1953 [[James Blish]]. ''The Warriors of Day'' (1953)
# 1953 [[Lewis Padgett]]. ''Well of the Worlds'' (1952 in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', March 1952)
# 1953 [[Lewis Padgett]]. ''Well of the Worlds'' (1952 in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', March 1952)
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# 1953 [[James Blish]]. ''Jack of Eagles'' (1952)
# 1953 [[James Blish]]. ''Jack of Eagles'' (1952)
# 1954 [[Murray Leinster]]. ''The Black Galaxy'' (1949)
# 1954 [[Murray Leinster]]. ''The Black Galaxy'' (1949)
# 1954 [[Jack Williamson]]. ''The Humanoids'' (1949, expansion of "With Folded Hands...", in ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'' July 1947)
# 1954 [[Jack Williamson]]. ''[[The Humanoids]]'' (1949, expansion of "With Folded Hands...", in ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'' July 1947)
# 1954 [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]]. ''Killer To Come'' (1953)
# 1954 [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]] ''Killer To Come'' (1953)
# 1954 [[David Reed]]. ''Murder in Space''
# 1954 [[David Vern Reed|David Reed]]. ''Murder in Space''
# 1955 [[L. Sprague de Camp]]. ''[[Lest Darkness Fall]]'' (1939-1941)
# 1955 [[L. Sprague de Camp]]. ''[[Lest Darkness Fall]]'' (1939–1941)
# 1955 [[Murray Leinster]]. ''The Last Spaceship''
# 1955 [[Murray Leinster]]. ''The Last Spaceship''
# 1956 [[Lewis Padgett]]. ''Chessboard Planet''
# 1956 [[Lewis Padgett]]. ''Chessboard Planet''
# 1956 [[Malcolm Jameson]]. ''Tarnished Utopia'' (1956, originally in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', March 1942)
# 1956 [[Malcolm Jameson]]. ''Tarnished Utopia'' (1956, originally in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', March 1942)
# 1957 [[Fritz Leiber]]. ''Destiny Times Three''
# 1957 [[Fritz Leiber]]. ''[[Destiny Times Three]]''
# 1957 [[Ron Hubbard]]. ''Fear''
# 1957 [[Ron Hubbard]]. ''Fear''
# 1957 [[Fletcher Pratt]]. ''Double Jeopardy''
# 1957 [[Fletcher Pratt]]. ''[[Double Jeopardy (Pratt novel)|Double Jeopardy]]''
# 1957 [[C.L. Moore]]. ''[[Northwest Smith|Shambleau]]''
# 1957 [[C.L. Moore]]. ''[[Northwest Smith|Shambleau]]''
# 1957 [[F.L. Wallace]]. ''Address: Centauri''
# 1957 [[F.L. Wallace]]. ''Address: Centauri''
# 1958 [[Hal Clement]]. ''Mission of Gravity''
# 1958 [[Hal Clement]]. ''[[Mission of Gravity]]''
# 1958 [[Manly Wade Wellman]]. ''Twice in Time''
# 1958 [[Manly Wade Wellman]]. ''Twice in Time''
# 1958 [[Frank Riley (author)]] and [[Mark Clifton]]. ''The Forever Machine''
# 1958 [[Frank Riley (author)|Frank Riley]] and [[Mark Clifton]]. ''The Forever Machine''
# 1959 (236) [[Olaf Stapledon]]. ''[[Odd John]]'' (1936, second time, see above)
# 1959 (236) [[Olaf Stapledon]]. ''[[Odd John]]'' (1936, second time, see above)
# 1959 (242) [[Raymond F. Jones]]. ''The Deviates''
# 1959 (242) [[Raymond F. Jones]]. ''The Deviates''
# 1959 (256) [[George O. Smith]]. ''Troubled Star''
# 1959 (256) [[George O. Smith]]. ''Troubled Star''
# 1959 (263) [[Laurence Janifer]] (as "Larry M. Harris") and [[Randall Garrett]]. ''Pagan Passions''
# 1959 (263) [[Laurence Janifer]] (as "Larry M. Harris") and [[Randall Garrett]]. ''Pagan Passions''
# 1960 (270 [[Poul Anderson]]. ''Virgin Planet''
# 1960 (270) [[Poul Anderson]]. ''Virgin Planet''
# 1960 (277) [[Philip José Farmer]]. ''Flesh'' (1960)
# 1960 (277) [[Philip José Farmer]]. ''[[Flesh (novel)|Flesh]]'' (1960)
# 1960 (284) [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]]. ''The Sex War'' (1960, expansion of "The White Widows" in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', October 1953)
# 1960 (284) [[Sam Merwin, Jr.]] ''The Sex War'' (1960, expansion of "The White Widows" in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', October 1953)
# 1960 (291) [[Philip José Farmer]]. ''A Woman A Day'' (1960, expansion of "Moth and Rust" in June 1953 ''[[Startling Stories]]'')
# 1960 (291) [[Philip José Farmer]]. ''A Woman A Day'' (1960, expansion of "Moth and Rust" in June 1953 ''[[Startling Stories]]'')
# 1960 (298) [[A.E. Van Vogt]], ''The Mating Cry'' (1960, revision of ''The House That Stood Still'', 1950)
# 1960 (298) [[A. E. van Vogt]], ''The Mating Cry'' (1960, revision of ''The House That Stood Still'', 1950)
# 1961 (305) [[Brian Aldiss]], ''The Male Response'' (1961)
# 1961 (305) [[Brian Aldiss]], ''The Male Response'' (1961)
# 1961 (312) [[Cyril Judd]]. ''Sin in Space'' (1952, originally as ''Outpost Mars'')
# 1961 (312) [[Cyril Judd]]. ''Sin in Space'' (1952, originally as ''Outpost Mars'')


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.locusmag.com/index/chklst/mg0349.htm Stephen T. Miller & William G. Contento. ''Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction: 1890-2001 A Checklist of Magazine Titles and Issues Indexed Magazine Index: 1890-2001'']
* [http://www.locusmag.com/index/chklst/mg0421.htm Stephen T. Miller & William G. Contento. ''Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction: 1890-2001 A Checklist of Magazine Titles and Issues Indexed Magazine Index: 1890-2001'']


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Latest revision as of 21:10, 30 June 2024

Galaxy Science Fiction Novels
Parent companyGalaxy Science Fiction
StatusDefunct
Founded1950
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresScience fiction

Galaxy novels, sometimes titled Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, were a series of mostly reprint American science fiction novels published between 1950 and 1961.

The series was started by H.L. Gold, the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, in 1950 as a companion to the main Galaxy magazine. There was one (often abridged) novel per issue, which appeared in digest size format, which made the books in the series look like digest magazines.

In 1959, after 35 issues, the series was sold to Beacon Books, which changed the format to mass-market (small size) paperback and introduced its own numbering scheme, continuing the series for another 11 issues. They also had the contents of some books revised to add mild sexual content and changed their titles accordingly.

Publication details

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The official publisher of Galaxy novels was World Editions, Inc. for issues 1 through 7 and Galaxy Publishing Corp. for issues 8 through 46. Both were based in New York City. Issues 1 through 23, 32, 33, and then 35 through 46 were published as Galaxy Science Fiction Novel while issues 24 through 31 and 34 were published as Galaxy Novel. Fred Pohl, who was editor of Galaxy Publishing Co. from 1960-1969,[1] stated in 1967 that the book series showed a loss of $30,000 (equivalent to $274,132 in 2023) between 1950 and 1958.[2]

List of issues

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  1. 1950 Eric Frank Russell. Sinister Barrier (1943)
  2. 1950 Jack Williamson. The Legion of Space (1947)
  3. 1951 Arthur C. Clarke. Prelude to Space (1951)
  4. 1951 S. Fowler Wright. The Amphibians (1925)
  5. 1951 S. Fowler Wright. The World Below (1949)
  6. 1951 Raymond F. Jones. The Alien (1951)
  7. 1951 Clifford D. Simak. Empire (1951)
  8. 1952 Olaf Stapledon. Odd John (1936)
  9. 1952 William F. Temple. Four Sided Triangle (1949)
  10. 1952 Jay Franklin. Rat Race (1950)
  11. 1952 Wilson Tucker. The City in the Sea (1951)
  12. 1952 Sam Merwin, Jr. The House of Many Worlds (1951)
  13. 1953 John Taine. Seeds of Life (1953)
  14. 1953 Isaac Asimov. Pebble in the Sky (1950)
  15. 1953 Leslie Mitchell. Three Go Back (1932)
  16. 1953 James Blish. The Warriors of Day (1953)
  17. 1953 Lewis Padgett. Well of the Worlds (1952 in Startling Stories, March 1952)
  18. 1953 Edmond Hamilton. City at World's End (1951)
  19. 1953 James Blish. Jack of Eagles (1952)
  20. 1954 Murray Leinster. The Black Galaxy (1949)
  21. 1954 Jack Williamson. The Humanoids (1949, expansion of "With Folded Hands...", in Astounding Science Fiction July 1947)
  22. 1954 Sam Merwin, Jr. Killer To Come (1953)
  23. 1954 David Reed. Murder in Space
  24. 1955 L. Sprague de Camp. Lest Darkness Fall (1939–1941)
  25. 1955 Murray Leinster. The Last Spaceship
  26. 1956 Lewis Padgett. Chessboard Planet
  27. 1956 Malcolm Jameson. Tarnished Utopia (1956, originally in Startling Stories, March 1942)
  28. 1957 Fritz Leiber. Destiny Times Three
  29. 1957 Ron Hubbard. Fear
  30. 1957 Fletcher Pratt. Double Jeopardy
  31. 1957 C.L. Moore. Shambleau
  32. 1957 F.L. Wallace. Address: Centauri
  33. 1958 Hal Clement. Mission of Gravity
  34. 1958 Manly Wade Wellman. Twice in Time
  35. 1958 Frank Riley and Mark Clifton. The Forever Machine
  36. 1959 (236) Olaf Stapledon. Odd John (1936, second time, see above)
  37. 1959 (242) Raymond F. Jones. The Deviates
  38. 1959 (256) George O. Smith. Troubled Star
  39. 1959 (263) Laurence Janifer (as "Larry M. Harris") and Randall Garrett. Pagan Passions
  40. 1960 (270) Poul Anderson. Virgin Planet
  41. 1960 (277) Philip José Farmer. Flesh (1960)
  42. 1960 (284) Sam Merwin, Jr. The Sex War (1960, expansion of "The White Widows" in Startling Stories, October 1953)
  43. 1960 (291) Philip José Farmer. A Woman A Day (1960, expansion of "Moth and Rust" in June 1953 Startling Stories)
  44. 1960 (298) A. E. van Vogt, The Mating Cry (1960, revision of The House That Stood Still, 1950)
  45. 1961 (305) Brian Aldiss, The Male Response (1961)
  46. 1961 (312) Cyril Judd. Sin in Space (1952, originally as Outpost Mars)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Frederik Pohl (1978). The Way the Future Was: A Memoir. Del Rey. p. 224. ISBN 0-345-26059-7.
  2. ^ James Ashe (December 1967). "Fred Pohl Reveals Losses on Magazines". Science Fiction Times. No. 449. p. 01.
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