The Engineer E-Book

C.M. Kornbluth

• Herausgeber: Wildside Press
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Seitenzahl: 14

Beschreibung

The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture. But blowouts have small beginnings.... Includes an introduction by John Betancourt.

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

INTRODUCTION

THE ENGINEER

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Copyright © 2022 by Wildside Press LLC.

Introduction copyright © 2022 by John Betancourt.

Originally published in Infinity Science Fiction, February 1956.

Published by Wildside Press LLC.

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INTRODUCTION

Frederik Pohl (1919-2013) and C.M. Kornbluth (1920-1958) need no introduction to longtime science fiction readers. Separately, they were two of the greatest writers of their generation, authors of countless classics (both in short form and novel length). But when they collaborated—as they often did—they work reached new heights.

They published 5 science fiction novels together:

The Space Merchants (1953)

Search the Sky (1954)

Gladiator at Law (1955)

Not This August (1955—a posthumous revision)

Wolfbane (1957)

In addition to these, they published 3 mainstream novels:

A Town Is Drowning (1955)

Presidential Year (1956)

Sorority House (1956)

One can’t discount their short stories, too, which were numerous. Complete lists can be found online at the Internet Science Fiction Database, for those who wish to track them down.

I ws fortunate enough to meet and speak to Fred Pohl at a number of science fiction conventions in the 1980s. He was already an elder giant of the field, full of publishing stories and still fascinated with the future. (His blog, thewaythefutureblogs.com, appears to be down now, but it’s archived online at the Wayback Machine—hosted at archive.org—and also well worth reading.)

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“The Engineer”—first published in Infinity Science Fiction in the February 1956 issue—is a story of their I had never read before. I won’t say much so I don’t spoil any surprises, but it’s definitely them at the top of their game, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

—John Betancourt

Cabin John, Maryland