The Edge of Forever; Classic Anthropological Science Fiction

306 Pages·1971·10.495 MB·English

by  Oliver Chad

THE EDGE OF FOREVER
BOOKS BY
CHAD OLIVER
(1952)
MISTS OF DAWN
(1954)
SHADOWS IN THE SUN
9 5 5 )
ANOTHER KIND ( I
9 5 7 )
THE WINDS OF TIME ( I
(i960)
UNEARTHLY NEIGHBORS
(1967)
THE WOLF IS MY BROTHER
9 7 )
THE SHORES OF ANOTHER SEA ( I I
9 7 )
THE EDGE OF FOREVER ( I I
THE KAMBA OF KENYA (forthcoming)
Chad Oliver
THE EDGE OF
FOREVER
Classic Anthropological Science Fiction
WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION
AND CHECKLIST BY
WILLIAM F. NOLAN
SHERBOURNE PRESS, INC. LOS ANGELES
All rights reserved including the right of reproduc¬
tion in whole or in part in any form. The intro¬
duction and checklist are Copyright © 1971 by
William F. Nolan. The Afterthoughts are Copy¬
right © 1971 by Chad Oliver
All other material is copyrighted according to in¬
formation appearing on the acknowledgment page.
FIRST PRINTING
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 70-162386
ISBN—0-8202-0052-2
Designed by shirley shipley
Composed, printed, and bound
in the United States of America by
Kingsport Press, Inc.
Kingsport, Tenn.
A cknowledgments
Transfusion, Copyright © 1959 by Street & Smith Publications,
Inc. from the June, 1959 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.
A Friend to Man, originally published as Let Me Live in a House,
Copyright © 1954 by Palmer Publications, Inc. from the March,
1954 issue of Universe Science Fiction.
Field Expedient, Copyright © 1954 by Street & Smith Publications,
Inc. from the January, 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.
The Ant and the Eye, Copyright © 1953 by Street & Smith Publi¬
cations, Inc. from the April, 1953 issue of Astounding Science
Fiction.
First to the Stars, originally published as Stardust, Copyright ©
1952 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. from the July, 1952 issue
of Astounding Science Fiction.
Didn't He Ramble, Copyright © 1957 by Fantasy House, Inc.
from the April, 1957 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction.
Afterthoughts, Copyright © 1971 by Chad Oliver.
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Contents
THE WORLDS OF CHAD OLIVER:
A BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION
by William F. Nolan 11
Transfusion 33
A Friend to Man 87
Field Expedient 12 2
The Ant and the Eye 177
First to the Stars 229
Didn’t He Ramble 277
AFTERTHOUGHTS
by Chad Oliver 294
chad Oliver’s collected science fiction:
A BASIC CHECKLIST
by William F. Nolan 3 o 1