...And Some Were Human

...And Some Were Human

File:And some were human.jpg Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Lester del Rey
Illustrator	S. Levin
Cover artist	Robert Tschirsky
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Prime Press
Publication date	1948
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	331 pp
ISBN	NA
OCLC	1962580

...And Some Were Human is a collection of science fiction short stories by author Lester del Rey. The collection was first published in 1948 by Prime Press in an edition of 3,050 copies of which 50 were specially bound, slipcased and signed by the author. The stories first appeared in the magazines Astounding and Unknown.

Contents

• Foreword
• "Hereafter, Inc."
• "The Day Is Done"
• "Forsaking All Others"
• "The Coppersmith"
• "The Luck of Ignatz"
• "The Faithful"
• "Dark Mission"
• "Helen O’Loy"
• "The Stars Look Down"
• "The Renegade"
• "The Wings of Night"
• "Nerves"

Reception

Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller praised the novel as "a fast-moving adventure in which punch follows punch from beginning to end. Miller reported that Russell had made more effective use of the ideas of Charles Fort than almost any other author.

Publication history

• 1948, USA, Prime Press OCLC 1962580, Pub date 1948, Hardback
• 1957, Spain, Nebula, Pub date 1957, Paperback, as y algunos eran humanos, omits "Helen O’Loy"
• 1961, USA, Ballantine Books OCLC 1635423, Pub date 1961, Paperback, omits 4 stories

References

• Chalker, Jack L. (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 530–531. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-04-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 135. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.