Science Fiction Oddities
Science Fiction Oddities is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Berkley Medallion in November 1966. It was split into two volumes for its first British edition, issued in hardcover by Rapp & Whiting as Science Fiction Oddities and Science Fiction Oddities: Second Series in June 1969.
The book collects six novellas and novelettes by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1952-1964 in various science fiction and other magazines.Contents
- "Introduction"
- "People Soup"
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
- "Callahan and the Wheelies"
- "Mrs. Poppledore's Id"
- "The Teeth of Despair"
- "The Galactic Calabash"
- "Space-Crime Continuum"
- "The Chessplayers"
- "What's the Name of That Town?"
- "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee"
- ""
- "The Trouble With H.A.R.R.I."
- "The Water Eater"
- "A Pride of Carrots"
- "The Terra-Venusian War of 1979"
- "The Coffin Cure"
- "On Camera"
- "See No Evil"
- "Punch"
