The Human Angle
 First edition cover | |
| Author | William Tenn |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard M. Powers |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 152 pp |
The Human Angle is the second collection of science fiction stories by William Tenn, published simultaneously in hardcover and paperback by Ballantine Books in 1956. Ballantine reprinted the collection in 1964 and 1968.[1]
Contents
The Human Angle contains the following stories.[1]
- "Project Hush" (Galaxy 1954)
- "The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway" (Galaxy 1955)
- "Wednesday’s Child" (Fantastic Universe 1956)
- "The Servant Problem" (Galaxy 1955)
- "Party of the Two Parts" (Galaxy 1954)
- "The Flat-Eyed Monster" (Galaxy 1955)
- "The Human Angle" (Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1948)
- "A Man of Family" (original)[2]
Reception
New York Times reviewer Villiers Gerson praised the stories as "Mordant and suave, cruel and clever, saturnine and sentimental," noting that "if [Tenn] has a fault, it is that his writing is sometimes too clever, exhibiting too many fireworks."[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tuck, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, p. 254.
- ↑ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- ↑ "Spacemen's Realm," New York Times, November 18, 1956
References
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 1. Chicago: Advent: Publishers. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.