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Description:If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. The magazine was moderately successful, though for most of its run it was not considered to be in the first tier of American science fiction magazines. If achieved its greatest success under editor Frederik Pohl, winning the Hugo Award for best professional magazine three years running from 1966 to 1968. If published many award-winning stories over its 22 years. The most prominent writer to make his first sale to If was Larry Niven, whose story "The Coldest Place" appeared in the December 1964 issue. If was merged into Galaxy Science Fiction after the December 1974 issue.Contents: Introduction (Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology) (1986) • essay by Frederik Pohl As IF Was in the Beginning (1986) • essay by Larry T. Shaw Memoir (The Golden Man) • essay by Philip K. Dick; The Golden Man (1954) / novelette by Philip K. Dick Memoir (The Battle) • essay by Robert Sheckley; The Battle (1954) / short story by Robert Sheckley Last Rites (1955) / short story by Charles Beaumont Game Preserve (1957) / short story by Rog Phillips The Burning of the Brain [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1958) / short story by Cordwainer Smith Memoir (The Man Who Tasted Ashes) • essay by Algis Budrys; The Man Who Tasted Ashes (1959) / short story by Algis Budrys Memoir (Kings Who Die) • essay by Poul Anderson; Kings Who Die (1962) / novelette by Poul Anderson Memoir (Fortress Ship) • essay by Fred Saberhagen; Fortress Ship [Berserker] (1963) / short story by Fred Saberhagen Father of the Stars (1964) / novelette by Frederik Pohl Trick or Treaty [Retief] • (1965) / novelette by Keith Laumer Memoir (Nine Hundred Grandmothers) • essay by R. A. Lafferty; Nine Hundred Grandmothers [Habitable Worlds] (1966) / short story by R. A. Lafferty Memoir (Neutron Star) • essay by Larry Niven; Neutron Star [Known Space] (1966) / novelette by Larry Niven Memoir (This Mortal Mountain) • essay by Roger Zelazny; This Mortal Mountain (1967) / novelette by Roger Zelazny Memoir (I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream) • essay by Harlan Ellison; I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1967) / short story by Harlan Ellison Memoir (Driftglass) • essay by Samuel R. Delany; Driftglass (1967) / short story by Samuel R. Delany Memoir (The Holmes-Ginsbook Device) • essay by Isaac Asimov; The Holmes-Ginsbook Device (1968) / short story by Isaac Asimov Memoir (Down in the Black Gang) • essay by Philip José Farmer; Down in the Black Gang (1969) / novelette by Philip José Farmer Memoir (The Reality Trip) • essay by Robert Silverberg. The Reality Trip (1970) / short story by Robert Silverberg Memoir (The Night-Blooming Saurian) • essay by James Tiptree, Jr.; The Nightblooming Saurian (1970) / short story by James Tiptree, Jr. Memoir (Occam's Scalpel) • essay by Theodore Sturgeon; Occam's Scalpel (1971) / novelette by Theodore Sturgeon Memoir (Construction Shack) • essay by Clifford D. Simak; Construction Shack (1973) / short story by Clifford D. Simak Memoir (Time Deer) • essay by Craig Strete; Time Deer (1974) / short story by Craig Strete Afterword: Flash Point, Middle (1986) • essay by Barry N. Malzberg (variant of Flashpoint: Middle 1984).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology. To get started finding Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. The magazine was moderately successful, though for most of its run it was not considered to be in the first tier of American science fiction magazines. If achieved its greatest success under editor Frederik Pohl, winning the Hugo Award for best professional magazine three years running from 1966 to 1968. If published many award-winning stories over its 22 years. The most prominent writer to make his first sale to If was Larry Niven, whose story "The Coldest Place" appeared in the December 1964 issue. If was merged into Galaxy Science Fiction after the December 1974 issue.Contents: Introduction (Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology) (1986) • essay by Frederik Pohl As IF Was in the Beginning (1986) • essay by Larry T. Shaw Memoir (The Golden Man) • essay by Philip K. Dick; The Golden Man (1954) / novelette by Philip K. Dick Memoir (The Battle) • essay by Robert Sheckley; The Battle (1954) / short story by Robert Sheckley Last Rites (1955) / short story by Charles Beaumont Game Preserve (1957) / short story by Rog Phillips The Burning of the Brain [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1958) / short story by Cordwainer Smith Memoir (The Man Who Tasted Ashes) • essay by Algis Budrys; The Man Who Tasted Ashes (1959) / short story by Algis Budrys Memoir (Kings Who Die) • essay by Poul Anderson; Kings Who Die (1962) / novelette by Poul Anderson Memoir (Fortress Ship) • essay by Fred Saberhagen; Fortress Ship [Berserker] (1963) / short story by Fred Saberhagen Father of the Stars (1964) / novelette by Frederik Pohl Trick or Treaty [Retief] • (1965) / novelette by Keith Laumer Memoir (Nine Hundred Grandmothers) • essay by R. A. Lafferty; Nine Hundred Grandmothers [Habitable Worlds] (1966) / short story by R. A. Lafferty Memoir (Neutron Star) • essay by Larry Niven; Neutron Star [Known Space] (1966) / novelette by Larry Niven Memoir (This Mortal Mountain) • essay by Roger Zelazny; This Mortal Mountain (1967) / novelette by Roger Zelazny Memoir (I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream) • essay by Harlan Ellison; I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1967) / short story by Harlan Ellison Memoir (Driftglass) • essay by Samuel R. Delany; Driftglass (1967) / short story by Samuel R. Delany Memoir (The Holmes-Ginsbook Device) • essay by Isaac Asimov; The Holmes-Ginsbook Device (1968) / short story by Isaac Asimov Memoir (Down in the Black Gang) • essay by Philip José Farmer; Down in the Black Gang (1969) / novelette by Philip José Farmer Memoir (The Reality Trip) • essay by Robert Silverberg. The Reality Trip (1970) / short story by Robert Silverberg Memoir (The Night-Blooming Saurian) • essay by James Tiptree, Jr.; The Nightblooming Saurian (1970) / short story by James Tiptree, Jr. Memoir (Occam's Scalpel) • essay by Theodore Sturgeon; Occam's Scalpel (1971) / novelette by Theodore Sturgeon Memoir (Construction Shack) • essay by Clifford D. Simak; Construction Shack (1973) / short story by Clifford D. Simak Memoir (Time Deer) • essay by Craig Strete; Time Deer (1974) / short story by Craig Strete Afterword: Flash Point, Middle (1986) • essay by Barry N. Malzberg (variant of Flashpoint: Middle 1984).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology. To get started finding Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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