Alpha 3 (Robert Silverberg anthology)

Alpha 3 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Robert Silverberg. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1972.[1]

Alpha 3

Cover of first edition
Editor	Robert Silverberg
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Alpha
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Publication date	October 1972
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	277
ISBN	0-345-02883-X
OCLC	10805324
Preceded by	Alpha 2
Followed by	Alpha 4

The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor.

Contents

• "Introduction" (Robert Silverberg)
• "The Gift of Gab" (Jack Vance)
• "Beyond Lies the Wub" (Philip K. Dick)
• "Nine Hundred Grandmothers" (R. A. Lafferty)
• "Total Environment" (Brian W. Aldiss)
• "Day Million" (Frederik Pohl)
• "Aristotle and the Gun" (L. Sprague de Camp)
• "Under Old Earth" (Cordwainer Smith)
• "The Shadow of Space" (Philip José Farmer)
• "Come to Venus Melancholy" (Thomas M. Disch)
• "Rescue Party" (Arthur C. Clarke)

Notes

1. Alpha 3 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

References

• Goodreads listing for Alpha 3
• MIT Science Fiction Society's Library Pinkdex Entry for Alpha 3