From Unknown Worlds [SEP] editor
From Unknown Worlds
From Unknown Worlds is an anthology of fantasy fiction short stories edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. and illustrated by Edd Cartier, the first of a number of anthologies drawing their contents from the classic magazine "Unknown" of the 1930s-40s. It was first published in magazine format by American company Street & Smith in 1948; the publication was an attempt to determine if there was a market for a revived "Unknown". Street & Smith printed 300,000 copies, against the advice of John Campbell, but although
Apr. 1942)
- "The Coppersmith" (Lester del Rey ("Unknown", Sep. 1939)
- "A God in a Garden" (Theodore Sturgeon ("Unknown", Oct. 1939)
- "Even the Angels" (Malcolm Jameson ("Unknown Fantasy Fiction", Aug. 1941)
- "Smoke Ghost" (Fritz Leiber ("Unknown Worlds", Oct. 1941)
- "Nothing in the Rules" (L. Sprague de Camp (("Unknown", Jul. 1939