The Unknown

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Unknown was a unique magazine of fantasy, a showcase for the work of the most famous authors in the field, enthusiastically read by future greats like Ray Bradbury & Isaac Asimov. The Unknown collects 11 topnotch stories: a classic glimpse Behind the Scenes with Theodore Sturgeon, a sardonic look at the problems of saintliness by Henry Kuttner, an encounter with the Devil by Fredric Brown, Sprague de Camp's rompwith an ape-man, a warning of the consequences of rudeness by H.L. Gold & 6 other gems of cheerful &/or chilling fantasy. Illustrated by Edd Cartier & with a Foreword by Isaac Asimov, it's an outstanding collection of the best in fantastic literature. Foreword by Isaac Asimov Introduction (The Unknown) by Donald R. Bensen The Misguided Halo by Henry Kuttner Prescience by Nelson S. Bond Yesterday Was Monday by Theodore Sturgeon The Gnarly Man by L. Sprague de Camp The Bleak Shore/Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber Trouble With Water by H.L. Gold Doubled & Redoubled by Malcolm Jameson When It Was Moonlight by Manly Wade Wellman Mr. Jinx by Fredric Brown & Robert Arthur Snulbug by Anthony Boucher Armageddon by Fredric Brown