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Far Boundaries

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Far Boundaries
Dust-jacket from the first edition
EditorAugust Derleth
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPellegrini & Cudahy
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesx, 292

Far Boundaries is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer and anthologist August Derleth. It was first published by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1951. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines Variety, Dublin Literary Magazine, Knight’s Quarterly Magazine, Scribner's, Astounding Stories, The Arkham Sampler, Planet Stories, Super Science Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Startling Stories, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Blue Book and Galaxy.

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Reception

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P. Schuyler Miller received the anthology favorably, characterizing it as a "source-book in imaginative literature."[1] The Meriden Record praised Far Boundaries as "a well-rounded anthology capable of causing the mind to spin at the same time that it makes the spine crawl."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, February 1952, p.159
  2. ^ "Have You Read. .", Meriden Record, May 31, 1953, p.6

Sources

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  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 139. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.