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Edmond Hamiton & Leigh Brackett Day 2010

Edmond Hamiton & Leigh Brackett Day 2010 : October 16, 2010
Introduction: Don Sutton
Editor: Stephen Haffner
Publisher: Haffner Press, 2010
Pagination: 67 p.
NOTE: Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Kinsman Historical Society
ISBN: 9781893887503
Contents:
Introduction / Don Sutton
The Veil of Astellar / Leigh Brackett
What’s It Like Out There? / Edmond Hamilton
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The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Garland)

The Best of Edmond Hamilton / ed. by Leigh Brackett
New York : Garland, 1983. –
xviii, 381 p. ; cm.
Reprint of 1977 ed. (Ballantine); LCCN: 81-47372
Contents:
• Fifty Years of Wonder • (1977) • essay by Leigh Brackett
• The Monster-God of Mamurth • (1926) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Evolved • (1931) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• A Conquest of Two Worlds • (1932) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Island of Unreason • (1933) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Thundering Worlds • (1934) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Returned • (1934) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Accursed Galaxy • (1935) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• In the World’s Dusk • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Child of the Winds • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Seeds from Outside • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Fessenden’s Worlds • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Easy Money • (1938) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• He That Hath Wings • (1938) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Exile • (1943) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Day of Judgment • (1946) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Alien Earth • (1949) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• What’s It Like Out There? • (1952) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Requiem • (1962) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• After a Judgement Day • (1963) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Pro • (1964) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Castaway • (1969) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Afterword (The Best of Edmond Hamilton) • (1977) • essay by Edmond Hamilton

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The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Ballantine)

The Best of Edmond Hamilton / ed. by Leigh Brackett
New York : Ballantine Books, 1977.8. –
xviii, 381 p. ; 18 cm. – (A Del Rey Book ; 25900)
LCCN: 77-574; ISBN: 0-345-25900-9
Cover: Van Dongen
Contents:
• Fifty Years of Wonder • (1977) • essay by Leigh Brackett
• The Monster-God of Mamurth • (1926) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Evolved • (1931) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• A Conquest of Two Worlds • (1932) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Island of Unreason • (1933) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Thundering Worlds • (1934) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Returned • (1934) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Accursed Galaxy • (1935) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• In the World’s Dusk • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Child of the Winds • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Seeds from Outside • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Fessenden’s Worlds • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Easy Money • (1938) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• He That Hath Wings • (1938) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Exile • (1943) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Day of Judgment • (1946) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Alien Earth • (1949) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• What’s It Like Out There? • (1952) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Requiem • (1962) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• After a Judgement Day • (1963) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Pro • (1964) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Castaway • (1969) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Afterword (The Best of Edmond Hamilton) • (1977)
• essay by Edmond Hamilton
The Grandeur of Edmond Hamilton
These 21 superb stories display the full cosmic scope of a writer whose epics of galactic adventure on the heroic scale have enthralled generations of science fiction readers with their conflicts of men, strange beings, and entire planets.
“Thundering Worlds”
Fleeing a dying sun, mankind set out across space — not in starships but in an incredible armada made up of the very planets of the solar system!
“The Man Who Evolved”
He harnessed the energy of the Universe to reach man’s next, godlike stage — and them took the step after that.
“In the World’s Dusk”
The last survivor of the human race brought back the dead to people Earth — and, when that failed, tried an even more desperate way of making his planet live again.
“Exile”
He created a barbaric, nightmarish world — and then he had to live in it!
“Day of Judgment”
The last man and the last woman returned to Earth — to face a jury with a million-year grievance to avenge!
Plus the unforgettable “Requiem,” and fifteen other unique tales alive with a surging sense of wonder.
 
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Book Review:

  • “The Best Of Edmond Hamilton,” in: Booklist 1 Nov. 1977, p. 462
  • “The Best Of Edmond Hamilton,” in: Publishers Weekly 4 July 1977, p. 74.
  • Stephensen-Payne, Phil, in: Paperback Parlour, Apr 1978
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The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Book Club Edition)

The Best of Edmond Hamilton / ed. by Leigh Brackett
Garden City, NY : N. Doubleday, 1977.4. –
xvii, 334 p. ; 22 cm. – (Book Club Edition ; 1561) LCCN: 77-155163
Cover: Don Maitz
Contents:
• Fifty Years of Wonder • (1977) • essay by Leigh Brackett
• The Monster-God of Mamurth • (1926) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Evolved • (1931) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• A Conquest of Two Worlds • (1932) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Island of Unreason • (1933) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Thundering Worlds • (1934) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• The Man Who Returned • (1934) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Accursed Galaxy • (1935) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• In the World’s Dusk • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Child of the Winds • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Seeds from Outside • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Fessenden’s Worlds • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Easy Money • (1938) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• He That Hath Wings • (1938) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Exile • (1943) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Day of Judgment • (1946) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Alien Earth • (1949) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• What’s It Like Out There? • (1952) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• Requiem • (1962) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• After a Judgement Day • (1963) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• The Pro • (1964) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Castaway • (1969) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• Afterword (The Best of Edmond Hamilton) • (1977)  • essay by Edmond Hamilton
High Adventure, heroism and great storytelling!
Edmond Hamilton’s remarkable career as a science fiction author spans half a century and is still going strong. His first story, “The Monster-God of Mamurth,” appeared in the August 1926 issue of Weird Tales and foreshadowed what was to become Hamilton’s trademark for years to come: the action-adventure story, strong on suspense and atmosphere, spiced with a delight in the alien and the strange. It was “World-Wrecker” Edmond Hamilton who, more than anybody, opened up the far horizons of science fiction, taking it beyond Earth out to the farthest stars, and still onward to other mysterious unexplored universes.
This mind-expanding collection, edited with an introduction by SF author Leigh Brackett (Hamilton’s wife), presents 21 of his fines works from that earliest 1926 story, through Hamilton’s acclaimed modern day writings. Some of the tales includes:
“The Man Who Returned.” A medical miracle brings John Woodford back from the dead. But there’s little happiness in store for him or his loved ones once he leaves the peace and safety of his crypt ….
“The Seeds from Outside.” Strange alien seeds take root on a hillside and begin growing into human-like creatures – one male, the other female. A roving artist discovers them and falls madly in love with the feminine plant … only to find he’s barking up the wrong tree!
“He That Hath Wings.” David Rand was a normal, handsome young man in every respect – save one. He was born with wings. Having grown up in isolation, his finally had to face the desperate choice of amputating his wings to live with society or soaring on the winds and living forever alone.
“Easy Money.” What are the consequences of beaming a professional prize fighter halfway across the galaxy to a planet of crazed little aliens? Old Dr. Murtha found out when slightly punchy Slugger Martin volunteered for the not-so-easy money.
“In the World’s Dusk.” The last man on Earth tries determinedly to find some company. He puts life into corpses, but they are just walking dead. He snatches people from the past, but the time voyage destroys their minds. Finally there’s only one thing left to do, but is it worth the fire price of failure?
Bound to excite and stir the imagination. THE BEST OF EDMOND HAMILTON is a fitting testimonial to one of science fiction’s founding fathers.
Book Reviews:

  • Analog. 97(8):170-172. August 1977. (L. del Rey)
  • A Book of Weird Tales. 74(5):462. November 1, 1977. (D. Miller)
  • Booklist. 74(1):462. 1977.
  • Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. 12(1):13. Winter 1978. (R.B.)
  • Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. 53(5):18-20. November 1977. (Budrys)
  • Publishers Weekly. 212(1):74. July 4, 1977.
  • Science Fiction Review. 23:76-77. November 1977. (D. Schweitzer)
  • Son of WSFA Journal. 90:R7-R10. May 1978. (M. Wooster)

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The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Reprint)

The Best of Edmond Hamilton Paperback
by Edmond Hamilton (Author) , Leigh Brackett (Editor)
Paperback: 348 pages
Publisher: Phoenix Pick (November 15, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604504897
ISBN-13: 978-1604504897
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 inches
Contents:
ii • Fifty Years of Wonder • (1977) • essay by Leigh Brackett
19 • The Monster-God of Mamurth • (1926) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
32 • The Man Who Evolved • (1931) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
48 • A Conquest of Two Worlds • (1932) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
76 • The Island of Unreason • (1933) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
93 • Thundering Worlds • (1934) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
119 • The Man Who Returned • (1934) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
132 • The Accursed Galaxy • (1935) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
149 • In the World’s Dusk • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
160 • Child of the Winds • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
178 • The Seeds from Outside • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
183 • Fessenden’s Worlds • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
196 • Easy Money • (1938) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
210 • He That Hath Wings • (1938) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
232 • Exile • (1943) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
237 • Day of Judgment • (1946) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
250 • Alien Earth • (1949) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
274 • What’s It Like Out There? • (1952) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
295 • Requiem • (1962) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
312 • After a Judgement Day • (1963) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
323 • The Pro • (1964) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
334 • Castaway • (1969) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
341 • Afterword (The Best of Edmond Hamilton) • (1977)
• essay by Edmond Hamilton
Here is a collection of some of the finest short fiction penned by one of “fathers” of modern science fiction.
These stories were selected (and edited) by his wife Leigh Brackett, an author and a screenwriter. Her screen-writing credits include works on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, The Long Goodbye and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
This collection spans nearly half a century of Edmond Hamilton’s work and was selected from a repository of hundreds of stories that he had written over that period.
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Com'era Lassù (What's It Like Out There?)

Com’era Lassù (What’s It Like Out There?)
Translator: Annamaria Valente
Cover art: Karel Thole
in: Com’era Lassù e Altri Racconti, Mondadori, 1964.9.6, 128 p. – (Urania ; 348)

Una ventina di anni fa, Edmond Hamilton, specialista in avventure galattiche libere da ogni preoccupazione di verosimiglianza, si provò a scrivere una storia completamente diversa. La scrisse, e s la vide respingere da tutte le riviste a cui l’offrì. “Troppo crudele” gli dissero. “Al pubblico non piacerebbe”. Pubblicato oggi, dopo un lungo soggiorno in un cassetto, “Com’era lassù” è stato accolto come un piccolo gioiello della letteratura fantascientifica; Urania è lieta di offrirlo ai suoi lettori in una cornice d’eccezione, che comprende, fra l’altro, una paradossale “variante” sul viaggio di Colombo verso le Indie, una memorabile figura di capitano spaziale, e una ipotesi sul mondo degli impiegati, che non mancherà di far venire i brividi a quanti lavorano in ufficio.

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Como é Aquilo Por Lá?　(What’s It Like Out There?)

Como é Aquilo Por Lá?　(What’s It Like Out There?)
Translator: Mário Camarinha, Edgar Moreira, José Laurenio de Melo, and Norah
in: Ficção Científica para Quem Não Gosta de Ficção Científica, T. Carr,
O Cruzeiro, 1969, 181 p. – (Galáxia 2000)

Contents:
Arthur C. clarke – A estrela
Ray Bradbury – o reboar do trovão
Robert A. Heinlein – O ano do cataclismo
H. L. Gold – O homem e a linguagem
William H. Shiras – Escondendo-se
Damon Knight – e a porta fechou-se lentamente
Avram Davidson – O amor chamava
Frederic Brown – a Arma
Edmond Hamilton – Como é aquilo por lá

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What's It Like Out There? and Other Stories

What’s It Like Out There? and Other Stories
New York : Ace Books, 1974. –
320 p. ; 18 cm. – (Ace Book ; 88065) NUC: 78-64696
007 What’s It Like Out There?
033 The King of Shadows
057  Castaway
066 Serpent Princess
097 The Stars, My Brothers
144 Dreamer’s World
184 Twilight of the Gods
227 Sunfire!
245 The Inn Outside the World
262 The Watcher of the Ages
280 Transuranic
304 The Isle of the Sleeper
“12 classics by one of science fiction’s most distinguished authors” — Cover
What’s it Like Out There?
is a collection of the best stories from Edmond Hamilton’s remarkable 40 year career of writing Science Fiction. Featuring:
The Stars, My Brother – where a scientist awakened from a century-long slumber in the depths of space had to make a choice between his own people and an alien race.
What’s It Like out There? – when Haddon returned from the expedition to Mars, everyone wanted t know what it was like … he could never let them know.
Twilight of the Gods – myth changed to reality around a man who sought to answer the mystery of his lost identity.
And many more …
Book Reviews:

  • Locus. 166:5. October 23, 1974.
  • New York Times Book Review. 10:50. 1974.
  • Publishers Weekly. 205(25):62. June 24, 1974.

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Godenschemering en Andere Verhalen (Twilight of the Gods and other stories)

Godenschemering en Andere Verhalen
(Twilight of the Gods and other stories) Collection
Translator: Th. Iskra.
Publisher: Rotterdam: Scala, 1975.
Pagination: 311 p.
Series: Scala Science Fiction Reeks ; nr. 4

Godenschemering is een verzameling van de beste verhalen uit Edmond Hamilton’s opmerkelijke, veertig-jarige loopbaan als S.F.-auteur. Bijvoorbeeld:
De Sterren, Mijn Broeders – waar een geleerde, ontwaakt uit een eeuwenlange sluimer in de diepten van de ruimte, een keus moest maken tussen zijn eigen volk en een vreemd ras.
Hoe is het daar ? – toen Haddon terugkeerde van zijn expeditie van Mars, wilde iedereen weten hoe het was…Hij kon het nimmer vertellen.
Godenschemering – waarin de mythe werkelijkheid wordt voor een man die trachtte het geheim van zijn verloren identiteit op te lossen.
En vele andere
Contents:
Hoe is het Daar? (What’s It Like Out There?)
De Konig der Schaduwen (The King of Shadows)
Uitgestoten (Castaway)
Slangenprinsess (Serpent Princess)
De Sterren, Mijn Broeders (The Stars, My Brothers)
De Wereld van een Dromer (Dreamer’s World)
Godenschemering (Twilight of the Gods)
Zonnevuur (Sunfire!)
Het Herberg Buiten de Wereld (The Inn Outside the World)
De Watcher der Tijden (The Watcher of the Ages)
Transuranië (Transuranic)
Het Eiland van de Slaper (The Isle of the Sleeper)
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Le Dieu Monstrueux de Mamurth (Collection)

Le Dieu Monstrueux de Mamurth (Collection)
Editor: Stéphane Bourgoin
Publisher: Paris : NéO, 1986.6.
Page: 203 p.
Series: Fantastique/Science Fiction/Aventure ; 176
Contents:
L’Auberge Hors du Monde (The Inn Outside the World) / tr. by Michel Deutch
Comment est-ce là-Haut? (What’s It Like Out There?) / tr. by Luce Terrier
Dans l’Abîme du Passé (The Dark Backward) tr. by Gersaint
Le Dieu Monstrueux de Mamurth (The Monster God of Mamurth) / tr. by ranslator: France-Marie Watkins
Les Graines d’Ailleurs (The Seeds from Outside) / tr. by France-Marie Watkins
L’Îl de Déraison (The Island of Unreason) / tr. by France-Marie Watlins
Matériel Humain (Sacrifice Hit) / Translator: Unknown
La Planète Morte (The Dead Planet) / tr. by Bruno Martin
Quand on est du Métier (The Pro) / tr. by Paul Alpérine
Requiem (Requiem) / Translator: Unknown
Comment est-ce là-haut ?, L’île de déraison, Le dieu monstrueux de Mamurth, Les graines d’ailleurs, Requiem, La planète morte, Matériel humain, Quand on est du métier, Dans l’abîme du passé, L’auberge hors du monde : ces dix nouvelles jamais réunies en volume constituent le premier recueil publié en français de l’auteur devenu légendaire du classique et quasi mythique, Les rois des étoiles, qui en 1952 ouvrit toutes grandes les portes du space opera au lecteur français.
Mais il n’est pas possible de le réduire au space opera et les dix nouvelles que vous lirez montrent justement plusieurs visages de son inspiration qui a d’ailleurs considérablement évolué à partir des années soixante.
Le dieu monstrueux de Mamurth, sa première nouvelle publiée, a paru en 1926 dans Weird Tales. Requiem est considéré comme un de ses chefs-d’œuvre, quant à L’auberge hors du monde, qui est une de ses nouvelles les plus mémorables, elle fut sélectionnée par Edmond Hamilton lui-même pour une anthologie intitulée My best science fiction Story où chaque auteur avait choisi, pour y figurer, l’histoire de lui qu’il préférait.
Un volume destiné aux fans de l’âge d’or de la S.F. et pour la faire découvrir ou redécouvrir aux autres.
french16Book Review

  • Perchoc, Erwann, Bifrost, no. 90, avril 2018, p. 166-167.
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Die besten Stories (Collection: The Best of Edmond Hamilton)

Die besten Stories (Collection: The Best of Edmond Hamilton)
Translator: Eva Malsch
Publisher: Moewig
Year of Pagination: 1980
Series: Playboy SF ; 6701
Cover: Oliviero Berni
Contents:
Die Verfluchte Galaxis (The Accursed Galaxy)
Nach einem Gerichtstag (After a Judgement Day)
Fremde Erde (Alien Earth)
Ein Ausgestossener (Castaway)
Das Kind der Winde (Child of Winds)
Die Eroberung Zweier Welten (A Conquest of Two Worlds)
Tag des Gerichts (Day of Judgment)
Leichtverdientes Geld (Easy Money)
Exil (Exile)
Fessendes Welten (Fessenden’s Worlds)
Der Mann, der Flügel hatte (He That Hath Wings)
Welt im Dämerlicht (In the World’s Dusk)
Die Insel der Unvernunft (The Island of Unreason)
Der Mann, der sich entwickelte (The Man Who Evoled)
Der Mann, der zurückkehrte (The Man Who Returned)
Der Monstergott von Mamurth (The Monster-God of Mamurth)
Requiem (Requiem)
Die Saat aus dem All (The Seeds from Outside)
Donnernde Welten (Thundering Worlds)
Der Profi (The Pro)
Wiet ist es da Oben? (What’s It Like Out There?)
Edmond Hamilton ist der erste von allen wichtigen Autoren, die in dieser neuen Science-Fiction-Edition in sorgfältigen Übersetzungen erscheinen werden.
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Wächter der Zeiten (Collection: What's It Like Out There?)

Wächter der Zeiten (Collection: What’s It Like Out There?)
Translator: Horst Hoffmann
Publisher: E. Pabel, 1980.5
Pagination: 148 p.
Series: Utopia Classics ; 17
Contents:
Wätcher der Zeiten (The Watcher of the Ages)
Sonnenfeuer (Sunfire!)
Meine Brueder sind die Sterne (The Stars, My Brothers)
Element 144 (Transuranic)
Götterdaemmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

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Meine Brüder sind die Sterne
Die Story von dem Weltraumgefrorenen
Wächter der Zeiten
Die Story des synthetischen Menschen
Götterdämmerung
Die Story vom Kampf der Äsen
Sonnenfeuer
Die Story von den Sonnenkindern
Element 144
Die Story des transuranischen Geschöpfs

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フェッセンデンの宇宙 (Original Collection)

Editor/Translator: 中村融 (NAKAMURA Toru)
Publisher: 河出書房新社, 2012.09.06
Pagination: 457 p. ; 16 cm
Series: 河出文庫(Kawade bunko) ; ハ-8-1
ISBN978-4-309-46378-0
内容紹介
天才科学者フェッセンデンが実験室のなかに創った宇宙。それを見てしまった「ぼく」は – 。名作中の名作として世界中で翻訳された表題作他、「向こうはどんなところだい？」「翼を持つ男」など稀代な奇想SF作家の代表作を収録、さらに文庫版のための新訳3篇を含む全12篇。情感豊かなストーリー・テラーがおくる物語集。
目次
「フェッセンデンの宇宙」 Fessenden’s World　9
「風の子供」 Child of the Winds　35
「向うはどんなところだい?」 What’s It Like Out There? 　73
「帰ってきた男」 The Man Who Returned　119
「凶運の彗星」 The Comet Doom　145
「追放者」 Exile　211
「翼を持つ者」 He That Hath Wings　221
「太陽の炎」 Sunfire!　267
「夢見る者の世界」 Dreamer’s Worlds　297
「世界の外のはたごや」 The Inn Outside the World　363
「漂流者」Castaway　393
「フェッセンデンの宇宙」 1950年版　 Fessenden’s World　409
単行本版編訳者あとがき　435-451
文庫版編訳者あとがき　453-457

書評

  • 「朝日新聞」 45426号 (2012.10.21)　p. 15
  • 菊池崇志「創造主と科学者倫理」『ブックガイド2015』（長岡技術科学大学共通教育センタ－）
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フェッセンデンの宇宙　(Original Collection)

Translator: 中村融 (NAKAMURA Toru)
Publisher: 河出書房新社, 2004.04.19
Pagination: 357 p. ; 20 cm
Series: シリーズ奇想コレクション ; 4
ISBN 4-309-62184-8
内容紹介（帯）
“奇想コレクション”　第4回配本は、情感豊かなストーリー・テラー、エドモンド・ハミルトン。生誕百周年を記念して、完全新訳・オリジナル編集でおくる、奇想天外がぎっしりつまった物語集。
史上最高の科学者フェッセンデンが実験室のなかに宇宙を創った！　世界中の言葉に翻訳された、名作中の名作「フェッセンデンの宇宙」をはじめ、代表作「向こうはどんなところだい？」「翼を持つ男」、切ない怪奇小説「帰ってきた男」、ショート・ショート「追放者」、さらに本邦初紹介作として「風の子供」「凶運の惑星」「太陽の炎」「夢見る者の世界」の4篇を含む、全9篇を収録。
Contents:
フェッセンデンの宇宙　Fessenden’s Worlds　7
風の子供　Child of the Winds　31
向こうはどんなところだい?　　What’s It Like Out There?　67
帰ってきた男　The Man Who Returned　111
凶運の彗星　The Comet Doom　135
追放者　Exile　197
翼を持つ男　He That Hath Wings　207
太陽の炎　Sunfire!　249
夢見る者の世界　Dreamer’s World　277
編訳者あとがき　あなたの知らないハミルトン / 中村融　pp. 339-354
エドモンド・ハミルトン　著作リスト　pp. 355-357

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フェッセンデンの宇宙 (Original Collection)

Publisher: 早川書房, 1972.09.15
Pagination: 231 p. ; 19 cm.
Series: ハヤカワ・SF・シリーズ ; 3269
装幀：　A・ソコロフ
内容紹介
もし、夜空に輝く砂粒のような星を自分の部屋に閉じ込めることができたら。そして、その星々に住む生物を意のままに操ることができたとしたら？　ハミルトンはこうした素朴な空想をじつに巧みに料理して見事な短篇を作りあげる。ある時はロマンの香りを、またある時はまったくのナンセンスを味つけにして。
たとえば、「ベムがいっぱい」では……　人類の永年にわたる夢がついに実現した。二人の地球人が火星の赤い大地に降りたったのである。だが、既に事前調査は充分になされ、驚異の発見などは望むべくもない。“何か”を期待して胸を躍らせる若い科学者のレスターはそれが不満なのだが、年長のホプキンズにとっては、おできを潰さずに着陸することがもっぱらの関心事なのだ。ところがどうしたことか、彼らの見た火星はレスターの望むとおり、いや、それ以上に馬鹿げた世界であった。彼が少年時代に読んだパルプ雑誌に登場する大目玉の怪物や多足人間、赤や青の肌をした半裸の美女が氾濫、しかも、こともあろうに英語をしゃべるのだ！
隠れた短篇の名手ハミルトンのセンス・オヴ・ワンダーあふれる傑作ばかりを集めて、世界で初めて編んだユニークな短編集！
Contents:
フェッセンデンの宇宙 (Fessenden’s Worlds) / tr. 稲葉明雄 (INABA Akiko)　9
反対進化 (Devolution) / tr. 小尾芙佐 (OBI Fusa)　29
未来を見た男 (The Man Who Saw the Future) / tr. 小尾芙佐 (OBI Fusa)　51
翼をもつ男 (He That Hath Wings) / tr. 荒俣宏 (ARAMATA Hiroshi)　69
追放者 (Exile) / tr. 斉藤伯好 (SAITO Hakuko)　99
虚空の死 (The Dead Planet) / tr. 城戸尚子 (KIDO Naoko)　109
ベムがいっぱい (Wacky World) / tr. 南山宏 (MINAMIYAMA Hiroshi)　127
時の廊下 (The Inn Outside the World) / tr. 永井淳 (NAGAI Jun)　153
世界のたそがれに (In the World’s Dusk) / tr. 小笠原豊樹 (OGASAWARA Toyoki)　177
何が火星に (What’s It Like Out There?) / tr. 矢野徹 (YANO Tetsu)　 193
解説　名誉回復されるべき短篇作家　森優　227
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書評

  • 「SFマガジン」（1972年12月号）　＊「SFでてくたあ」　海外セクション担当：福島正実
  • 『奇妙な味の物語ブックガイド』Kazuou, 2020, p. 129-131.
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何が火星に (What's It Like Out There?)

Translator: 矢野徹 (YANO Tetsu)
Illustrator: 金森達
in: SFマガジン, Vol. 6, No. 5 (No. 68) (May 1965), pp. 36-58
Note: 19650501
内容紹介
火星探検から戻った彼は人々の注視の的だった。「むこうはどうでした？」とみな聞いた。そして彼は答えるのだった・・・・・・
sfm196505
「この小説について彼はこんなことを書いています。「この小説を書いたのは一九三三年のことで、当時ぼくとジャック・ウィリアムスンとはキー・ウェストで不景気な冬を過ごしていた。そのせいか、あまりかんたんに宇宙へ飛んでいくSFを書いたり読んだりするのがいやで、うんとリアルな、辛い話を書いてやろうと決心したのだった。」
彼はこれを書きあげてアメージングほかあちこちの雑誌に送ったが「よく書けてはいるが暗すぎる」という理由でどこでも採用してくれなかった、原稿はそのまま約二十年彼のファイルの中で埋もれてはいたが、一九五二年になって、その後結婚したリー・ブラケットが見つけだし、書き直すようにすすめた。その結果がこの作品で、スタートリング・ストリーズに発表され大変にほめられました。デーモン・ナイトのアンソロジー「SF百年」にも収録されています。（F）」（編集者解説　p. 36）

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OPUS#235 What's It Like Out There?

OPUS: #235
Title: What’s It Like Out There?
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1952
Type: novelette
Note: original title: Colonists of Mars
“When Haddon returned from the expedition and went to visit the families of his dead buddies; they all asked …”
「　（ワンダー・ストリーズ編者者のホーニグは新鮮で独創的なアイデアに重点をおく”新方針”のせいで、エドモンド・ハミルトンの傑作を逃がすはめになる。ワンダー・ストリーズ前編集者の）ラッサーの要求するリアリズムよりもさらに迫真の筆致で、過酷な火星への決死の探検を描いている。これほどの情感とリアリズムの物語はめったになかったのだが、ホーニグは独創的でないとの判断で、この作品を採用しなかった。「火星の植民者たち」は、陽気な宇宙驚異物語を特色とする＜アスタウンディング＞にはそぐはないし、＜アメージング＞に載せるには内容が悲惨すぎたが、＜ワンダー＞にとって申し分のない作品だったはずだ。ところが、原稿はハミルトンの引き出しの最下段にしまいこまれ、それから十二年後もあとにやってようやく陽の目をみる。＜スリリング・ワンダー・ストリーズ＞の一九五二年に十二月号に、「向こうはどんなところだい？」と改題のうえ発表されたこの作品は、大きな賞賛で迎えられた。」 – マイク・アシュリー著; 牧眞司訳『SF雑誌の歴史 : パルプマガジンの饗宴』（東京創元社, 2004.7） p. 109
「マインズはハミルトンの作品にふれて、こう述べている。「＜＜キャプテン・フューチャー＞＞シリーズから大きく隔たったており、別な作家の作品だとだれもが思うはずだ」。皮肉なことに、この作品は二十年近く前に同じ雑誌で没になっている。当時の編集者チャールズ・オーニグは、独創性に欠けると判断したのだ。さらに＜アメージング・ストーリーズ＞でも＜アスタウンディング・ストーリーズ＞でも陰惨だという理由で没になっている。ようやく陽の目を見たときは、宇宙の実際の恐怖を描いた、真正なリアリズムの物語だというふれこみだった」- マイク・アシュリー著 ; 牧眞司訳『SF雑誌の歴史：黄金期そして革命』（東京創元社, 2015）p. 29
“Alongside his promotion of ‘The Lovers’, Mines also urged readers to check out the December 1952 Thrilling Wonder Stories, which featured ‘What’s It Like Out There?’ by Edmond Hamilton (December 1952). Mines mentions the story in the same editorial which introduced ‘The Lovers’, where he added: ‘it is so far removed from his Captain Future stories as to convince anyone that it is the work of a different writer’ – Ashley, Mike, Transformations : the story of the science-fiction magazines from 1950 to 1970, Liverpool University Press, 2005, p. 15.
Publications:

  • Thrilling Wonder Stories, Vol. 41, no. 2, December 1952, (Dec 1952, ed. Samuel Mines, publ. Standard Magazines, Inc., $0.25, 148pp, Pulp, magazine),  pp. 66-80. Cover: Walter Popp; Illust : Orban
  • The Best from Startling Stories, (1953, ed. Samuel Mines, publ. Henry Holt, $3.50, xii+301pp, hc, anth) Cover: Alex Schomburg
  • Startling Stories, (1954, ed. Samuel Mines, publ. Cassell & Company Ltd., 12/6, 301pp, hc, anth)
  • Moment Without Time, (Mar 1956, ed. Samuel Mines, publ. The Science Fiction Book Club [UK], #19, xii+301pp, hc, anth)
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (1962, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Simon & Schuster, $4.95, 352pp, hc, anth) Cover: H. Lawrence Hoffman
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (Jul 1962, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Simon & Schuster / SFBC, $1.90, 352pp, hc, anth) Cover: H. Lawrence Hoffman
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (1963, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Gollancz, 21/-, 352pp, hc, anth)
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (Feb 1963, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Dell, #1157, $0.75, 384pp, pb, anth)
  • Treasury of Great Science Fiction Stories, Number 2, (1965, ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr., publ. Popular Library, Inc., $0.50, 100pp, Pulp, magazine) *slightly expanded
  • Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1966, ed. Terry Carr, publ. Doubleday, $3.95, 190pp, hc, anth)
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (1966, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Pan, #T19, 6/-, 446pp, pb, anth)
  • Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1968, ed. Terry Carr, publ. Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn
  • Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1968, ed. Terry Carr, publ. Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (1971, ed. Damon Knight, publ. Gollancz, 0-575-00817-2, 349pp, hc, anth)
  • A Century of Science Fiction, (1972, ed. Damon Knight, publ. BCA – Book Club Associates, 352pp, hc, anth)
  • What’s It Like Out There? and Other Stories, (1974, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Ace, #88065, $0.95, 320pp, pb, coll)
  • Explorers of Space, (Apr 1975, ed. Robert Silverberg, publ. Thomas Nelson, 0-8407-6439-1, $6.95, 253pp, hc, anth) Cover: Frank Alois
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Apr 1977, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #1561, $2.98, xvii+334pp, hc, coll) Cover: Don Maitz
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Aug 1977, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-25900-9, $1.95, xviii+381pp, pb, coll) Cover: H. R. Van Dongen
  • The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein, (Feb 1979, ed. James Gunn, publ. Mentor / New American Library, 0-451-61859-9, $2.50, 535pp, pb, anth)
  • The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein, (Feb 1979, ed. James Gunn, publ. Mentor / New American Library, 0-451-61736-3, $2.50, 535pp, pb, anth) Cover: Paul Stinson
  • The Future in Question, (Feb 1980, ed. Joseph Olander, Martin Greenberg, Isaac Asimov, publ. Fawcett Crest, 0-449-24266-8, $2.50, 381pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers
  • Wide-Angle Lens: Stories of Time and Space, (Jul 1980, ed. Phyllis R. Fenner, publ. William Morrow, 0-688-22241-2, $8.95, 223pp, hc, anth)
  • Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury, (Mar 1981, ed. Joseph Olander, Martin Greenberg, Isaac Asimov, publ. Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers, 0-517-33635-9, $6.98, 786pp, hc, anth) Cover: Don Dixon
  • The Great SF Stories #14 (1952), (Jan 1986, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. DAW Books, 0-88677-106-4, $3.50, 352pp, pb, anth) Cover: Tony Roberts
  • The Road to Science Fiction Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, (Oct 2002, ed. James Gunn, publ. Scarecrow Press, 0-8108-4439-7, $32.50, 509pp, tp, anth)
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Nov 2010, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Phoenix Pick, 978-1-60450-489-7, $14.99, 348pp, tp, coll)
  • The Road to Science Fiction #2, (date unknown, ed. James Gunn, publ. Mentor, 0-451-61859-9, $2.75, 535pp, pb, anth) Cover: Paul Stinson
  • Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (date unknown, ed. Terry Carr, publ. Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn

ebook: http://www.unz.org/Pub/ThrillingWonder-1952dec-00066

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OPUS#224 Watcher of the Ages, The

OPUS: #224
Title: The Watcher of the Ages
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1948
Type: short story
“Many ahd sought the dead metropolis but all had been defeated by the dark jungle and darker forces within.”
“Seek not the hidden secret, the cold flame that burns forever….”
Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 40, no. 6, September 1948, (Sep 1948, ed. Dorothy McIlwraith, publ. Weird Tales, $0.20, 100pp, Pulp, magazine), pp. 68-76.  Cover: Lee Brown Coye; Illust: Humiston
  • What’s It Like Out There? and Other Stories, (1974, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Ace, #88065, $0.95, 320pp, pb, coll)

ebook: http://www.unz.org/Pub/WeirdTales-1948sep-00068
ebook: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v40n06_1948-09