C. M. Kornbluth (1923–1958)
Author of The Space Merchants
About the Author
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Works by C. M. Kornbluth
The Rocket of 1955 15 copies
Gomez 11 copies
Two Dooms 9 copies
That Share of Glory 7 copies
Dominoes 7 copies
Friend to Man 6 copies
Thirteen O’Clock [short story] 6 copies
I Never Ast No Favors 5 copies
The Remorseful 5 copies
The Quaker Cannon [short fiction] 5 copies
The 34th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: C.M. Kornbluth: 20 Novels and Short Stories (2016) 4 copies
A Gentle Dying 4 copies
The Goodly Creatures 4 copies
Mute Inglorious Tam [short fiction] 4 copies
What Sorghum Says 4 copies
King Cole Of Pluto 3 copies
The World of Myrion Flowers 3 copies
Para além do futuro 3 copies
Critical Mass [short story] 3 copies
Spectrum 4 | Science Fiction Stories 3 copies
Iteration 2 copies
The Perfect Invasion 2 copies
Best Friend 2 copies
Dead Center 2 copies
The Meddlers 2 copies
Masquerade 2 copies
Dimension Of Darkness 1 copy
Return From M-15 1 copy
No Place To Go 1 copy
A través del tiempo 1 copy
Wilczojad 1 copy
Sir Mallory's Magnitude 1 copy
Fire-power 1 copy
Gli Idioti in marcia 1 copy
CM Kornbluth 1 copy
CM Kornbluth 1 copy
Mr. Packer Goes To Hell 1 copy
Interference 1 copy
The Slave 1 copy
Forgotten Tongue 1 copy
NON E' VER CHE SIA LA MAFIA 1 copy
L'èra della follia 1 copy
Frugate il cielo 1 copy
Desfile de cretinos 1 copy
The Core 1 copy
2000x: The Marching Morons 1 copy
Partida para o Espaço 1 copy
O Síndico 1 copy
The Last Man in the Bar 1 copy
Passion Pills 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Contributor — 1,863 copies
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Contributor — 907 copies
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 9: Robots (1989) — Contributor — 113 copies
Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy & Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (1990) — Contributor — 90 copies
Weird Vampire Tales: 30 Blood-Chilling Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (1705) — Contributor — 88 copies
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Second Annual Volume (1957) — Contributor — 66 copies
Bug-Eyed Monsters: 13 Stories of Dripping, Creeping, Gurgling, Purling, Trilling, Oozing, Seeping, Gushing Deadly… (1980) — Contributor — 66 copies
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Author — 59 copies
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 56 copies
One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (2003) — Contributor — 45 copies
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Contributor, some editions — 35 copies
Maailma mielen mukaan : yksitoista tieteisnovellia kolmeltatoista sci-fi -sarjan kirjailijalta (1986) — Contributor — 21 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1961) — Contributor — 20 copies
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Contributor — 15 copies
Children of the Night: Stories of Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves, and Lost Children (The Children of the Night) (1999) — Contributor — 11 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Corwin, Cecil
Gottesman, S.D.
Bellin, Edward J.
Falconer, Kenneth
Davies, Walter C.
Eisner, Simon (show all 7)
Park, Jordan (on his own, and with Frederik Pohl) - Birthdate
- 1923-07-23
- Date of death
- 1958-03-21
- Burial location
- cremated; location of ashes unknown
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Inwood, New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Waverly, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Occupations
- news agency bureau chief
journalist
novelist - Relationships
- Kornbluth, Mary (wife)
- Organizations
- U. S. Army
Futurians
Trans-Radio Press - Awards and honors
- Bronze Star
Members
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SF satire, journeys to weird societies in Name that Book (May 2009)
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Statistics
- Works
- 135
- Also by
- 135
- Members
- 6,670
- Popularity
- #3,672
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 136
- ISBNs
- 190
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 4
This was the blurb that screamed from the back cover of the Galaxy re-publication of the novel written by husband and wife writing team Cyril M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril which was originally serialised in 1951. The blurb in this case is totally misleading as I have rarely read such a 'grown up' thoughtful novel from this era of pulp fiction.
Sin in Space was the 1961 reprint, but the original story had the title of Mars child, then [Outpost Mars]. The story starts with a difficult birth of a child in a struggling close knit human colony on the planet Mars: not so many science fiction books would have started with a birth scene. Tony Hellman is the doctor in attendance and he is also part of the democratically elected ruling committee of the community of Sun Lake. It is a community that prides itself on its complete sexual equality and is desperately trying to be self sufficient so that it can loosen its ties with an overcrowded and corrupt planet earth. The birth of a child is a big event in the colony which relies on drugs to enable them to breathe a rarefied atmosphere. The community receives a visit from the nearby Brenner Pharmaceutical corporation: an industrial concern that manufacture the addictive drug Marcaine. Brenner accuses the community of stealing a shipment of his drugs and demands that a search be carried out for the guilty culprit. Brenner knows that such a search would cause the release of radioactive material which could destroy the colony. The arrival in the twice yearly rocket supply ship from earth of journalist Douglas Graham, who is planning a feature book on the life of the planet, becomes a focal point for the struggle between the colony and the industrialists.
This is a well written story that also describes the hard grind of a relatively new colony trying to forge its own future on a planet where life is difficult, but whose participants have sacrificed everything to escape from planet earth. The birth of the Mars child proves to be a significant event in the life of the community and in accordance with the aims of the community the novel provides equal opportunity for both women and men to play significant roles. It is pulp fiction, but still a refreshingly good read and so 4 stars.… (more)