The Shape of Things (anthology)

The Shape of Things is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Damon Knight. It was first published in paperback by Popular Library in 1965.[1]

The Shape of Things
cover of first edition
EditorDamon Knight
Cover artistEugene Berman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPopular Library
Publication date
1965
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages206

The book collects eleven short stories and novelettes by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1944-1952 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]

Contents

Reception

Jeffery A. Beaudry, reviewing the anthology in The Washington Post, characterized its general content as "stories from the late '40s and early '50s ... pulpy and populated by mad scientists, good-guy scientists and helpless young 'girls,' but ... great fun."[2]

Notes

  1. The Shape of Things title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. Beaudry, Jeffery A. "Recommended Reading: Sci Fidelity." In The Washington Post, September 30, 1990, page O14.
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