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The Best of Planet Stories, No. 1: Strange Adventures on Other Worlds by Leigh Brackett, editor [Brackett, Leigh, editor] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"The Best of Planet Stories #1" is a 1975 anthology edited by Leigh Brackett that collects seven of the top stories from the 16 years (1939-1955) that the famous science fiction pulp magazine was published. In addition to stories by writers like Ray Bradbury and Poul Anderson, the book contains a fascinating introduction by Brackett -- herself a frequent contributor to Planet -- that discusses the state of the genre and defends Planet's somewhat seedy reputation for publishing science fiction "soap operas" that featured scantily-clad damsels in distress on it's covers. It's also interesting to note that "The Best of Planet Stories #1" was published 20 years after the demise of the magazine. Although publisher Ballantine Books intended "The Best of Planet Stories" to be a series, no further volumes ever appeared. Contents Introduction: Beyond Our Narrow Skies essay by Leigh Brackett Lorelei of the Red Mist (1946) novella by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury The Star-Mouse short fiction by Fredric Brown (variant of The Star Mouse 1942) [as by Frederic Brown -- Brown's first name is misspelled throughout the volume] Return of a Legend (1952) short story by Raymond Z. Gallun Quest

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Author

Leigh Brackett, editor [Brackett, Leigh, editor]

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

1974

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345243348

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Fantasy

Rating

4.11 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13