Four for the Future

by Groff Conklin, Richard M. Powers (Illustrator)

Enough Rope by Poul Anderson
The Claustrophile by Theodore Sturgeon
The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Plus X by Eric Frank Russell

Genres: Science Fiction, Anthologies

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904, Glen Ridge, New Jersey - July 19, 1968, Pawling, New York) was a leading science fiction anthologist. Conklin edited 41 anthologies of science fiction, wrote books on home improvement and was a freelance writer on scientific subjects. From 1950 to 1955, he was the book critic for Galaxy Science Fiction.

Reviews

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nicely edited collection of sci-fi novellas from the 1940s and 1950s by Poul Anderson, Henry Kuttner, Eric Frank Russell, and Theodore Sturgeon, each introduced by editor Groff Conklin (who might have the coolest name ever conceived). Each story focuses on the uniqueness of the human race, and the humanness of humanity that stays true even in the distant future. I particularly liked Theodore Sturgeon's "The Claustrophile" and Henry Kuttner's "The Children's Hour."