What if mankind destroyed itself, leaving behind only sentient robots, who struggle to survive, build a thriving civilization, then millenia later, decide to try to resurrect the lost species of man to find out why robots were created. If you can find them in other collections, I'd recommend these four: As can be expected, the quality of the stories vary greatly, but this collection features some real gems. The age of the book adds to its charm, a physical reminder that the 43 tales in this collection are from the early years of science fiction when the idea of science fiction was just beginning to be explored. The edition I have, picked up at a paperback booksellers convention (!), i actually an early edition, maybe even a first edition- is unlike the one pictured in the little icon here on Goodreads. RubyĪnthologist Groff Conklin pulled all of these tales out of pulp science fiction magazines of the 1930's through the 1950's. The Thing in the Woods Fletcher Pratt & B. MacDonald, and many others, and find yourself transported to strange and distant worlds in an enduring collection of timeless science fiction tales. Lovecraft, Anthony Boucher, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Lester del Rey, Arthur C.
The Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin is a cornucopia of delights for science fiction fans.
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