“Six Worlds Yonder” by Eric Frank Russell. Ace Double D-315 (1958). Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.
“Stories of first landings on far planets.”
“One thing’s certain about the exploration of outer space – there’s not going to be two worlds alike! In this new collection of interstellar explorers, the fertile and original mind of Eric Frank Russell presents a half-dozen of the more extraordinary possibilities.
“There’s the world where everything moves at a pace so different from ours that it would take a couple of lifetimes to establish communication. There’s the planet of immortals, with all that that really signifies. There’s the puzzling problem of keeping important messages secret when surrounded by truculent aliens. And there’s more. . .
“Every story is different, every world is unique, and every adventure is science fiction at its best. . . [From the Introduction to the Ace Double]
[Note: The six short stories in this anthology first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. The stories are "The Waitabits," "Tieline," "Top Secret," "Nothing New," "Into Your Tent I'll Creep," and "Diabologic."]
“Six Worlds Yonder” by Eric Frank Russell. Ace Double D-315 (1958). Cover art by Ed Emshwiller.
“Stories of first landings on far planets.”
“One thing’s certain about the exploration of outer space – there’s not going to be two worlds alike! In this new collection of interstellar explorers, the fertile and original mind of Eric Frank Russell presents a half-dozen of the more extraordinary possibilities.
“There’s the world where everything moves at a pace so different from ours that it would take a couple of lifetimes to establish communication. There’s the planet of immortals, with all that that really signifies. There’s the puzzling problem of keeping important messages secret when surrounded by truculent aliens. And there’s more. . .
“Every story is different, every world is unique, and every adventure is science fiction at its best. . . [From the Introduction to the Ace Double]
[Note: The six short stories in this anthology first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. The stories are "The Waitabits," "Tieline," "Top Secret," "Nothing New," "Into Your Tent I'll Creep," and "Diabologic."]