From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown

From these Ashes by Fredric Brown

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The Dean of the Science Fiction Short Story

Fredric Brown had a gift for short stories. In a few short pages, he could turn out plot, character and resolution in a way that most authors can't manage with a novel. Most of his stories have humor at their core and most of them rely on a twist at the end, but he was able to turn out the occasional hard science fiction gem, such as “Arena,” which became an episode of Star Trek.

There are about one hundred stories in this collection. Their dates range from 1941 to the mid-1960s. The stories often reflect their time - aliens are often caricatures with two heads and bug-eyes, but these features are often used for comic effect. However, in a way, the stories transcend their time.

If you are interested in classic science fiction by a great writer who is undoubtedly forgotten in our day, then you should get this book.