Who Goes There? (collection)

Who Goes There? is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer John W. Campbell, Jr.. It was published in 1948 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 3,000 copies, of which 200 were signed by Campbell. The 1951 film The Thing from Another World, and 1982 version The Thing by John Carpenter, are based on the title story. The stories originally appeared in the magazine Astounding SF under Campbell's pseudonym Don A. Stuart.

Not to be confused with Who Goes There? and Other Stories, a 1955 collection published by Dell with different contents.
Who Goes There?
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorJohn W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover artistHannes Bok
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherShasta Publishers
Publication date
1948
Pages230
OCLC2576424

Contents
  • "Who Goes There?"
  • "Blindness"
  • "Frictional Losses"
  • "Dead Knowledge"
  • "Elimination"
  • "Twilight"
  • "Night"

Reception

Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller praised the stories as providing "powerful and lasting stimulation to the imagination."[1]

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References
  1. "Book Review", Astounding, December 1948, p.105

Sources
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 592.
  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 88. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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