The Best of Edmond Hamilton
The Best of Edmond Hamilton is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author Edmond Hamilton, edited by his wife and fellow science fiction writer Leigh Brackett. It was first published in hardback by Nelson Doubleday in April 1977 and in paperback by Ballantine Books in August of the same year as a volume in its Classic Library of Science Fiction. The book was reissued in trade paperback and ebook editions by Phoenix Pick in November 2010. It has also been translated into German. Summary. The book contains twenty-one short works of  fiction by the author, together with an introduction by the editor and an afterword by the author. Reception. The book was reviewed by Lester del Rey in "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", August 1977, Algis Budrys in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1977, Darrell Schweitzer in "Science Fiction Review", November 1977, Philip Stephensen-Payne in "Paperback Parlour", April 1978, Brian Stableford in "Vector" 90, 1978, Michael Adrian in "Stadt in der Wüste", 1980, "Reclams Science Fiction Führer", 1982, Maik in "Perry Rhodan" no. 898, 1983, and Everett F. Bleiler in "The Guide to Supernatural Fiction", 1983. The Best