First Voyages

by Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Damon Knight

Book Overview

First Voyages is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Damon Knight, Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander, first published in paperback by Avon Books in May 1981. It is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380775867
• ISBN13: 9780380775866
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good concept for an anthology

This anthology collects the first published stories of writers who would later go on to be among the most celebrated names in science fiction. Some authors, such as Lester del Rey and Theodore Sturgeon, improved greatly later to judge from their sub-standard initial offerings. AE Van Vogt's inexplicably beloved "Black Destroyer" is also anthologized here yet again. Yet these and a few other disappointments are offset by some remarkable stories from Zenna Henderson, Algis Budrys, Philip K. Dick, Avram Davidson, JG Ballard, and others.