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Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978)

Author of Wasp

127+ Works 4,217 Members 94 Reviews 15 Favorited

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Works by Eric Frank Russell

Wasp (1957) 701 copies
Men, Martians and Machines (1955) 330 copies
The Great Explosion (1962) 308 copies
Next of Kin (1959) — Author — 293 copies
Sinister Barrier (1939) 262 copies
With a Strange Device (1964) 239 copies
Design for Great-Day (1995) — Author — 237 copies
Sentinels from Space (1958) 226 copies
Dreadful Sanctuary (1948) 171 copies
Three to conquer (1955) 171 copies
Somewhere a Voice (1965) 147 copies
Deep Space (1954) 91 copies
Major Ingredients (2000) — Author — 75 copies
Far Stars (1961) — Author — 69 copies
Like Nothing on Earth (1975) — Author — 56 copies
Three to Conquer / Doomsday Eve (Ace Double) (1956) — Contributor — 36 copies
Dark Tides (1962) — Author — 29 copies
Allamagoosa [short story] (1955) 21 copies
Duiveltjelief [collection] (1971) 17 copies
Welkom op aarde (1974) — Author — 15 copies
Six Worlds Yonder (1958) 13 copies
Dear Devil [short story] (1950) 11 copies
Welten der Zukunft 8 (1985) 10 copies
The Rabble Rousers (1963) 10 copies
Great World Mysteries (1957) — Author — 8 copies
Jay Score [short story] (1941) 8 copies
Hobbyist (1947) 6 copies
Mechanical Mice — Author — 5 copies
Symbiotica e altre storie (2001) 4 copies
Displaced Person (1948) 4 copies
Sechs Welten von hier (1978) 4 copies
Late Night Final (1948) 3 copies
Plus X [novelette] (1998) 3 copies
Early Bird 3 copies
Störfaktor (1957) 2 copies
Seeker of Tomorrow — Author — 2 copies
Osa 1 copy
Širšė 1 copy
Gabu 1 copy
Udenfor rummet (1958) — Contributor — 1 copy
Mechanistria [novella] (1942) 1 copy
Tieline 1 copy
Mesmerica [novelette] (1955) 1 copy
Nothing New 1 copy
Top Secret 1 copy
Homo Saps 1 copy
A Little Oil 1 copy
The Witness 1 copy
Balsas tyruose — Contributor — 1 copy
Legwork [short story] (1956) 1 copy
The Case for Earth (1958) 1 copy
Love Story 1 copy
Now Inhale [novelette] (1959) 1 copy
Still Life 1 copy

Associated Works

The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (1972) — Contributor — 697 copies
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996) — Contributor — 630 copies
The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contributor — 562 copies
Adventures in Time and Space (1946) — Contributor, some editions — 549 copies
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963) — Contributor — 455 copies
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 441 copies
Science Fiction Omnibus (1952) — Contributor — 340 copies
The Hugo Winners: Volume One (1955-1961) (1962) — Contributor — 313 copies
There Will Be War (1983) — Contributor — 267 copies
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973) — Contributor — 248 copies
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Contributor — 247 copies
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology (1952) — Contributor — 231 copies
Science Fiction of the Thirties (1975) — Contributor — 205 copies
Men of War (1984) — Contributor — 189 copies
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) (1980) — Contributor — 152 copies
A Science Fiction Omnibus (1973) — Contributor — 148 copies
Connoisseur's Science Fiction (1964) — Contributor — 144 copies
Microcosmic Tales (1944) — Contributor — 144 copies
Penguin Science Fiction (1961) — Contributor — 137 copies
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999) — Contributor — 134 copies
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981) — Contributor — 129 copies
Republic and Empire (Imperial Stars, Vol 2) (1987) — Contributor — 126 copies
Analog: The Best of Science Fiction (1982) — Author — 126 copies
Earthmen and Strangers (1966) — Contributor — 123 copies
Science Fiction Stories (1979) — Contributor — 120 copies
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction (2002) — Contributor — 116 copies
Great Stories of Space Travel (1963) — Contributor — 111 copies
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 5 (1943) (1981) — Contributor — 107 copies
An ABC of Science Fiction (1809) — Contributor — 103 copies
Prologue to Analog (1957) — Contributor — 100 copies
13 Above the Night (1965) — Contributor — 92 copies
Invaders of Earth (1953) — Contributor — 90 copies
Flying Saucers (1982) — Contributor — 89 copies
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (1973) — Contributor — 89 copies
Giants Unleashed (1965) — Contributor — 88 copies
Science Fiction: The Great Years (1973) — Contributor — 86 copies
5 Unearthly Visions (1952) — Contributor — 85 copies
Seven Come Infinity (1950) — Contributor — 84 copies
4 for the Future (1959) — Contributor — 78 copies
Decade: The 1940s (1975) — Contributor — 77 copies
Best SF (1955) — Contributor — 76 copies
Citizens (2011) — Contributor — 74 copies
New Writings in SF-9 (1966) — Contributor — 74 copies
Best SF Four (1961) — Contributor — 65 copies
Masters of Fantasy (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies
Time Travelers (Fiction in the Fourth Dimension) (1997) — Contributor — 64 copies
Young Extraterrestrials (1984) — Contributor — 64 copies
Give Me Liberty (2002) — Contributor — 62 copies
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Contributor — 59 copies
Other Worlds, Other Times (1969) — Contributor — 58 copies
Timescapes (1997) — Contributor — 57 copies
Beyond Human Ken (1952) — Contributor — 55 copies
Beachheads in Space (1952) — Contributor — 53 copies
TV:2000 (1982) — Contributor — 50 copies
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 10th Series (1961) — Contributor — 48 copies
The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume 2 (2011) — Contributor — 46 copies
Another Part of the Galaxy (1966) — Contributor — 43 copies
The Unexpected (1961) — Contributor — 41 copies
The Space Magicians (1971) — Contributor — 38 copies
The Best of British SF 1 (1977) — Contributor — 38 copies
Science Fiction Thinking Machines (1954) — Contributor — 37 copies
14 Great Tales of ESP (1969) — Contributor — 36 copies
Invasion of the Robots (1965) — Contributor — 36 copies
Operation Future (1955) — Contributor — 35 copies
The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: Ninth Series (1956) — Contributor — 34 copies
Analog Anthology #4: Analog's Lighter Side (1982) — Contributor — 34 copies
Exiles (1978) — Contributor — 34 copies
Alien Worlds (1964) — Contributor — 33 copies
Weird Legacies (1977) — Contributor — 33 copies
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996) — Contributor — 33 copies
Masters of Science Fiction (1964) — Contributor — 30 copies
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 30 copies
Human? (1954) — Contributor — 29 copies
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... (1974) — Contributor — 29 copies
Analog Anthology #9: From Mind to Mind (1984) — Contributor — 29 copies
Gentle Invaders (1969) — Contributor — 29 copies
Analog Anthology #6: War and Peace (1983) — Contributor — 26 copies
Animal Brigade 3000 (1994) — Contributor — 24 copies
More Weird Tales (1976) — Contributor — 23 copies
Aliens from Analog (1983) — Contributor — 23 copies
Ensimmäinen yhteys : tieteisnovelleja (1988) — Contributor, some editions — 22 copies
Future Crimes (2021) — Contributor — 22 copies
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age (1978) — Contributor — 22 copies
Analog Anthology #2: Readers' Choice (1982) — Contributor — 20 copies
Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void (2021) — Contributor — 18 copies
Space Pioneers (1954) — Contributor — 16 copies
Monster Festival: Classic Tales of the Macabre (1965) — Contributor — 16 copies
Monsters, monsters, monsters (1974) — Contributor — 15 copies
The Second Astounding Science Fiction Anthology (1952) — Contributor — 13 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1956 06 (1956) — Contributor — 10 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1948 06 (1948) — Contributor — 9 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1952 11 (1952) — Contributor — 9 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1955 08 (1955) — Contributor — 8 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1955 03 (1955) — Contributor — 8 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1951 06 (1951) — Contributor — 8 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1958 04 (1958) — Contributor — 8 copies
Spionen utifrån (collection) (1975) — Contributor — 7 copies
Alfa Twee: SF-Verhalen (1974) — Contributor — 7 copies
Fantastic Universe June-July 1953 (1953) — Contributor — 7 copies
Fantastic Universe May 1959 (1959) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Black Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (1976) — Contributor — 6 copies
Science Fiction Stories 1 (1971) — Contributor — 6 copies
Haunts, Haunts, Haunts (1977) — Contributor — 6 copies
ULLSTEIN 2000 SF STORIES 17 (1972) — Contributor — 5 copies
Astounding Stories 1937 07 (1937) — Contributor — 5 copies
ULLSTEIN 2000 SF STORIES 07 (1971) — Contributor — 5 copies
Science Fiction Stories 4 (1970) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Ultimate Invader and Other Science-Fiction (1954) — Contributor — 3 copies
The Edward De Bono Science Fiction Collection (1976) — Contributor — 3 copies
Let's Go Naked: Love and Life in a Nudist Camp (1952) — Contributor — 2 copies
Fantastic Universe September 1956 (1956) — Contributor — 2 copies
Mit eget Genfærd — Author, some editions — 1 copy

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This is a reread of one of my favorite books from my teens (never mind how old I am). If a wasp can fly into a car and cause that car to crash, killing all occupants, then a highly trained, well equipped agent can be placed on a planet, behind enemy lines and cause all kinds of problems for said enemy. I enjoyed reading this book again and recommend it highly. Live Long
 
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gbraden | 23 other reviews | Mar 18, 2024 |
Excellent thriller centered on the covert operative sent on a hostile planet in order to ensure enemy forces are tied up in chasing ghosts instead of preparing for the actual invasion.

I especially like the end, reminds me a lot of what happens to the bearer of armor in the novel [b:Armor|102327|Armor|John Steakley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337817762s/102327.jpg|604650] man ends up as victim of his own success and just gets sent over and over to more and more crazy missions - very much like in [b: Catch 22|168668|Catch-22 (Catch-22, #1)|Joseph Heller|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463157317s/168668.jpg|814330]. As you can see most books written by people who lived through war bear more or less the same message .

Highly recommended to all fans of good thriller and spy story (plus it is in SF settings :) ).
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Works
127
Also by
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Members
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Popularity
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Rating
3.8
Reviews
94
ISBNs
111
Languages
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Favorited
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