Twenty-nine of thebest-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of sciencefiction… stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadlyserious, but are always unforgettable.Contents:ix · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in1 · “Arena” · nv Astounding Jun ’4431 · Imagine · pp F&SF May ’5533 · It Didn’t Happen · ss Playboy Oct ’6347 · Recessional · vi Dude Mar ’60; Portfolio, gp49 · Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Fredric Brown & Carl Onspaugh · ss F&SF Jun ’6569 · Puppet Show · ss Playboy Nov ’6281 · Nightmare in Yellow · vi Dude May ’61; Five Nightmares, gp85 · Earthmen Bearing Gifts · vi Galaxy Jun ’6089 · Jaycee · vi Nightmares and Geezenstacks, Bantam, 196191 · Pi in the Sky · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Win ’45121 · Answer · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954123 · The Geezenstacks · ss Weird Tales Sep ’43133 · Hall of Mirrors · ss Galaxy Dec ’53141 · Knock · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’48153 · Rebound [“The Power”] · vi Galaxy Apr ’60157 · Star Mouse [Mitkey] · ss Planet Stories Spr ’42179 · Abominable · vi Dude Mar ’60; Portfolio, gp183 · Letter to a Phoenix · ss Astounding Aug ’49193 · Not Yet the End · vi Captain Future Win ’41197 · Etaoin Shrdlu · nv Unknown Feb ’42221 · Armageddon · ss Unknown Aug ’41227 · Experiment · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp229 · The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver I, II, & III [“Of Time and Eustace Weaver”] · ss EQMM Jun ’61237 · Reconciliation · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954239 · Nothing Sirius · ss Captain Future Spr ’44257 · Pattern · vi Angels and Spaceships, Dutton, 1954259 · The Yehudi Principle · ss Astounding May ’44271 · Come and Go Mad · nv Weird Tales Jul ’49315 · The End [“Nightmare in Time”] · vi Dude May ’61; Five Nightmares, gp