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Portals of Tomorrow

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Portals of Tomorrow
Dust-jacket from the first edition.
EditorAugust Derleth
Cover artistFiorello & Marmaras
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherRinehart & Company
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages371

Portals of Tomorrow is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer August Derleth, intended as the first in a series of "year's best" volumes.[1] It was first published by Rinehart & Company in 1954. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Future, Esquire, Fantastic Universe, Galaxy Science Fiction, Blue Book, Startling Stories, Orbit, Astounding Stories and Beyond Fantasy Fiction.

Contents

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Reception

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P. Schuyler Miller noted that Derleth's selections "hew more to old-line themes and treatments."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Reference Library," Astounding Science Fiction, March 1954, pp.158

Sources

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  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 140. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.