Fantasy Press

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Fantasy Press was an American publishing house specialising in fantasy and science fiction titles. Established in 1946 by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, it was most notable for publishing the works of authors such as Robert A. Heinlein and E. E. Smith. One of its more notable offerings was the Lensman series.

Among its books was Of Worlds Beyond: The Science of Science Fiction Writing (1947), which was the first book about modern SF and contained essays by John W. Campbell, Jr., Robert A. Heinlein, A. E. van Vogt and others.

[edit] Imprints

Polaris Press was a subsidiary imprint of Fantasy Press

[edit] Works published by Fantasy Press

Space Hounds of IPC, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1947)
The Legion of Space, by Jack Williamson (1947)
The Forbidden Garden, by John Taine (1947)
Of Worlds Beyond, edited by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1947)
The Book of Ptath, by A. E. Van Vogt (1947)
The Black Flame, by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1948)
Triplanetary, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1948)
Beyond This Horizon, by Robert A. Heinlein (1948)
Sinister Barrier, by Eric Frank Russell (1948)
Skylark Three, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1948)
Divide and Rule & The Stolen Dormouse, by L. Sprague de Camp (1948)
Darker Than You Think, by Jack Williamson (1949)
Skylark of Valeron, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1949)
A Martian Odyssey and Others, by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1949)
Seven Out of Time, by Arthur Leo Zagat (1949)
The Incredible Planet, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (1949)
First Lensman, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1950)
Masters of Time, by A. E. Van Vogt (1950)
The Bridge of Light, by A. Hyatt Verril. (1950)
Genus Homo, by L. Sprague de Camp and P. Schuyler Miller (1950)
The Cometeers, by Jack Williamson (1950)
Galactic Patrol, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1950)
The Moon is Hell!, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (1950)
Dreadful Sanctuary, by Eric Frank Russell (1951)
Beyond Infinity, by Robert Spencer Carr (1951)
Seeds of Life, by John Taine (1951)
Gray Lensman, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1951)
The Crystal Horde, by John Taine (1952)
The Red Peri, by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1952)
The Legion of Time, by Jack Williamson (1952)
The Titan, by P. Schuyler Miller (1952)
Second Stage Lensman, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1953)
The Black Star Passes, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (1953)
Man of Many Minds, by E. Everett Evans (1953)
Assignment in Eternity, by Robert A. Heinlein (1953)
Deep Space, by Eric Frank Russell (1954)
Three Thousand Years, by Thomas Calvert McClary (1954)
Children of the Lens, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1954)
Operation: Outer Space, by Murray Leinster (1954)
G.O.G. 666, by John Taine (1954)
The Tyrant of Time, by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1955)
Under Triple Suns, by Stanton A. Coblentz (1955)
Alien Minds, by E. Everett Evans (1955)
Islands of Space, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (1957)
The Vortex Blaster, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1960)
Invaders from the Infinite, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (1961)
The History of Civilization, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. (1961)

[edit] References

Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 232-242.