Of Worlds Beyond

This article is about the 1947 book. For other uses, see World Beyond (disambiguation).

Of Worlds Beyond is a collection of essays about the techniques of writing science fiction, edited by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach. It was first published in 1947 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 1,262 copies. It has been reprinted by Advent in 1964 and by Dobson in 1965.

Of Worlds Beyond

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Editor	Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Cover artist	A. J. Donnell
Language	English
Subject	Essays
Publisher	Fantasy Press
Publication date	1947
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	96 pp
OCLC	573641

Contents

• Introduction, by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
• "On the Writing of Speculative Fiction", by Robert A. Heinlein
• "Writing a Science Novel", by Dr. Eric Temple Bell
• "The Logic of Fantasy", by Jack Williamson
• "Complication in the Science Fiction Story", by A. E. van Vogt
• "Humor in Science Fiction", by L. Sprague de Camp
• "The Epic of Space", by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.
• "The Science of Science Fiction Writing", by John W. Campbell, Jr.

References

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 4, 235.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 160. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

External links

• Of Worlds Beyond at the Internet Archive
• Of Worlds Beyond title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database