The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

When PLAYBOY gives imaginative writers carte blanche to stretch their minds, the sky's not the limit-it's the launching pad. Here is a generous cornucopia of a book, brimming with the very best tales of science fiction and fantasy published in PLAYBOY magazine-which means the very best published anywhere. Superb stories by Arthur C. Clark, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, William Tenn and other stellar talents in the field are assembled here, as well as exciting excursions by mainstream writers such as Bruce Jay Friedman, Bernard Wolfe, Hugh Nissenson, Charles Beaumont, Ken W. Purdy and many more. Their work glitters with the wonder and wizardry of both the science-fiction and fantasy genres, conjuring up images of Things From Outer Space as well as Things That Go Bump In The Night.

Contents:

Preface (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy) (1966) - The Editors of Playboy

The Fly - (1957) - George Langelaan

Blood Brother - (1961) - Charles Beaumont

Love, Incorporated - (1956) - Robert Sheckley

A Foot in the Door - (1960) - Bruce Jay Friedman

The Vacation - (1963) - Ray Bradbury

The Never Ending Penny - (1960) - Bernard Wolfe

Bernie the Faust - (1963) - William Tenn

A Man for the Moon - (1960) - Leland Webb

The Noise - (1959) - Ken W. Purdy

The Killer in the TV Set - (1961) - Bruce Jay Friedman

I Remember Babylon - (1960) - Arthur C. Clarke

Word of Honor - (1958) - Robert Bloch

John Grant's Little Angel - (1964) - Walt Grove

The Fiend - (1964) - Frederik Pohl

Hard Bargain - (1958) - Alan E. Nourse

The Nail and the Oracle - (1965) - Theodore Sturgeon

After - (1960) - Henry Slesar

December 28th - (1959) - Theodore L. Thomas

Spy Story - (1955) - Robert Sheckley

Punch - (1961) - Frederik Pohl

The Crooked Man - (1955) - Charles Beaumont

Who Shall Dwell - (1962) - H. C. Neal

Double Take - (1965) - Jack Finney

Examination Day - (1958) - Henry Slesar

The Mission - (1964) - Hugh Nissenson

Waste Not, Want Not - (1959) - John Atherton

The Dot and Dash Bird - (1964) - Bernard Wolfe

The Sensible Man - (1959) - Avram Davidson

Souvenir - (1964) - J. G. Ballard

Puppet Show - (1962) - Fredric Brown

The Room - (1961) - Ray Russell

Dial "F" for Frankenstein - (1965) - Arthur C. Clarke