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Kornbluth (1923 - 1958), one of the grand figures in American science fiction, began writing prolifically for the pulps and matured into one of the most thought-provoking writers of the 1950s. This delightfully hefty tome includes all the short fiction he wrote alone, which means some good work is excluded, since he collaborated widely. But most of the collaborations are available elsewhere, and what is here is the work of a writer who had no peer in sf for examining the human condition in a multitude of moods (and under a multitude of pseudonyms), from the inspired wackiness of "The Advent on Channel Twelve" to the troubled and murky ethical pondering of "Two Dooms." Yet more delightful, at least to the aficionado and the completist, is the inclusion of early professional hackwork, which allows comparison of quick work done to an editor's requirements and the achievements of the same writer producing at the height of his considerable powers. A welcome addition to sf library collections.

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This delightfully hefty tome includes all the short fiction he wrote alone ... what is here is the work of a writer who had no peer in sf for examining the human condition in a multitude of moods (and under a multitude of pseudonyms), from the inspired wackiness of "The Advent on Channel Twelve" to the troubled and murky ethical pondering of "Two Dooms." Yet more delightful, at least to the aficionado and the completist, is the inclusion of early professional hackwork, which allows comparison of quick work done to an editor's requirements and the achievements of the same writer producing at the height of his considerable powers. A welcome addition to sf library collections. -- Booklist, Apr.1, 1997

His Share of Glory contains all the short science fiction written solely by C. M. Kornbluth. Many of the stories are SF "classics", such as "The Marching Morons," "The Little Black Bag," "Two Dooms," "The Mindworm," "Thirteen O'Clock," and, of course, "That Share of Glory". His Share of Glory includes all of Kornbluth's solo short science fiction, fifty-six works of short SF in all, with the original bibliographic details including pseudonymous by-line. The introduction is by noted SF writer and life-long friend and collaborator of C. M. Kornbluth-Frederik Pohl. Hardbound with cover art by Richard Powers.

From the Publisher

This is a volume in the NESFA's Choice series. The objective of this series is to publish the "classic" works of neglected sf authors, and to keep these works in print.

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