9 Tales of Space and Time

Not to be confused with Tales of Space and Time.

9 Tales of Space and Time is an anthology of original science fiction stories edited by Raymond J. Healy, published in hardcover by Henry Holt in 1954. A British edition appeared in 1955, with the title rendered Nine Tales of Space and Time. No paperback editions are reported.^[1]

9 Tales of Space and Time

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Editor	Raymond J. Healy
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Henry Holt
Publication date	1954
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	307

Contents

• "The Idealists", John W. Campbell, Jr.
• "Shock Treatment", J. Francis McComas
• "Genius of the Species", Reginald Bretnor
• "Overture", Kris Neville
• "Compound B", David H. Fink
• "The Chicken Or the Egg-Head", Frank Fenton
• "The Great Devon Mystery", Raymond J. Healy
• "Balaam", Anthony Boucher
• "Man of Parts", Horace L. Gold^[2]

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller, noting that Healy had managed to commission stories from the editors of the major science fiction magazines of the time, described the anthology as "one of the best anthologies you'll see in 1954."^[3]