C.M. Kornbluth

C.M. Kornbluth

C.M. Kornbluth also wrote as: Cyril Judd and Simon Eisner.

C.M. Kornbluth was born in New York City on July 23rd, 1923 and passed away at the age of 34 on March 21st, 1958.

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C.M. Kornbluth Stats: The most read book by C.M. Kornbluth on Book Notification is The Space Merchants / Gravy Planet, the first novel in the Space Merchants series. The second most read book is The Marching Morons, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of C.M. Kornbluth books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Space Merchants Books in Publication Order (with Frederik Pohl)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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The Space Merchants / Gravy Planet
1952
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Not This August / Christmas Eve, Wolfbane, and Gladiator-at-Law.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Gunner Cade ( As: Cyril Judd)
1952
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2
The Naked Storm ( As: Simon Eisner)
1952
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3
Outpost Mars / Sin in Space / Mars Child ( As: Cyril Judd)
1952
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4
The Luckiest Man in Denv ( As: Simon Eisner)
1952
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5
Takeoff
1952
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6
The Syndic
1953
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7
Search the Sky (With: Frederik Pohl)
1954
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8
9
Gladiator-at-Law (With: Frederik Pohl)
1955
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9
A Town is Drowning (With: Frederik Pohl)
1955
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10
6
Not This August / Christmas Eve
1955
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11
Presidential Year (With: Frederik Pohl)
1956
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12
Wolfbane (With: Frederik Pohl)
1957
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are The Adventurer, The Altar at Midnight, and Sea Change.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thirteen O'clock
1941
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2
With These Hands
1951
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3
The Altar at Midnight
1952
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4
The Adventurer
1953
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5
The Slave
1957
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6
Reap the Dark Tide
1958
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7
Sea Change (With: Judith Merril)
2010
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List of Collections in Publication Order (with Frederik Pohl)

Science-fiction collections of short-stories and fiction.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Mindworm
1955
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2
A Mile Beyond the Moon
1958
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3
3
The Marching Morons
1959
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4
The Wonder Effect
1962
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5
Critical Mass
1962
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6
The Explorers.
1963
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7
Thirteen O'clock And Other Zero Hours
1970
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8
2
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth
1976
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9
Before the Universe
1980
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10
6
Our Best
1987
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11
His Share of Glory
1997
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12
The Cosmic Expense Account
2009
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13
Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth
2010
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Science Fiction Novel (With: Robert Bloch, Robert A. Heinlein, Alfred Bester, Basil Davenport)
1959
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List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

Annual sci-fi anthologies collecting a variety of short-stories.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
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2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
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3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
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4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
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5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
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6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
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7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
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8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
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9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
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10
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
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11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
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12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
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13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
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14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
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15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
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16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of World's Best Science Fiction Books in Publication Order

Anthology series.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
World's Best Science Fiction Third Series ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1967
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2
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1972
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3
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF / Wollheim's World's Best SF, Series 1 (By: Donald Wollheim)
1972
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4
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1973
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5
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (By: Robert Sheckley, Donald Wollheim, Arthur W. Saha)
1974
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6
World's Best SF, Series Three ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1974
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7
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (With: Donald Wollheim)
1975
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8
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1976
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9
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1977
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10
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF (By: Howard Waldrop, Donald Wollheim)
1978
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11
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1978
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12
World's Best SF Series 7 ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1978
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13
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1979
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14
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1980
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15
Wollheim's World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1980
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16
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1982
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17
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1984
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18
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1985
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19
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF (By: Howard Waldrop, Donald Wollheim)
1987
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20
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1988
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21
The 1990 Annual World's Best SF ( By: Donald Wollheim)
1990
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List of C.M. Kornbluth Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fall 1950
1950
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2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1952
1952
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3
Space Service
1953
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4
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4
1958
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5
The World Treasury of Science Fiction
1958
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6
50 Short Science Fiction Tales
1963
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7
The Eighth Galaxy Reader
1965
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8
13 Above the Night
1965
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9
Cities of Wonder
1966
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10
Voyagers in Time
1967
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11
Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures
1967
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12
Dark Stars
1969
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13
Master's Choice 1
1969
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14
Great Short Novels of Science Fiction
1970
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15
Alpha 1
1970
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16
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
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17
7.3
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A
1973
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18
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
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19
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
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20
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
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21
Alpha 6
1976
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22
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series
1976
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23
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
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24
The Hugo Winners, Vol. 3: 1971-1975
1977
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25
The Best Horror Stories
1977
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26
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
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27
Alpha 7
1977
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28
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
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29
The End of Summer
1979
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30
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
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31
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
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32
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
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33
Catastrophes!
1981
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34
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
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35
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
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36
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
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37
The Fantasy Hall of Fame
1983
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38
Great Fantasy
1983
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39
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
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40
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
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41
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
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42
Hitler Victorious
1986
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43
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader
1987
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44
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
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45
Devil Worshipers
1990
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46
Fantastic World War II
1990
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47
Aliens Among Us
2000
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48
Future Crimes
2003
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49
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
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50
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Two
2011
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51
Science Fiction Gems, Vol. Three
2012
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52
The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack
2013
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53
Vanguard Science Fiction, June 1958
2021
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54
Black Cat Weekly #130
2024
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C.M. Kornbluth

C.M. Kornbluth was born on July 23rd, 1923. C.M. passed away March 21st, 1958 at 34 years old. C.M. Kornbluth was born in New York City.

C.M. Kornbluth was the author of the C.M. Kornbluth Collections series which consists of 13 novels. The C.M. Kornbluth Collections series started in 1955 with the novel The Mindworm. The most recently released novel in the C.M. Kornbluth Collections series was Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth which was released in 2010. There are no upcoming novels for the C.M. Kornbluth Collections series.

C.M. Kornbluth: Awards & Accolades

Kornbluth's book, Not This August / Christmas Eve was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1956.

Related Authors

Fans of C.M. Kornbluth also enjoy these authors:

  1. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  2. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the Space Odyssey Series.
  3. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  4. Andy Weir, author of: Project Hail Mary.
  5. Robert A. Heinlein, author of: Stranger in a Strange Land.

C.M. Kornbluth: F.A.Q

When was C.M. Kornbluth Born?

C.M. Kornbluth was born on July 23rd, 1923.

When did C.M. Kornbluth die?

C.M. Kornbluth died on March 21st, 1958 at 34 years old.

Where was C.M. Kornbluth Born?

C.M. Kornbluth was born in New York City, .

What was the first book C.M. Kornbluth wrote?

The first book written by C.M. Kornbluth was Thirteen O'clock, published in 1941.

What was the most recent book C.M. Kornbluth wrote?

Their most recently released work was Eight Worlds of C.M. Kornbluth on October 6th, 2010.

What is the most popular book by C.M. Kornbluth?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular C.M. Kornbluth book is The Space Merchants / Gravy Planet. Here are their most popular books:
  1. The Space Merchants / Gravy Planet (7.5)
  2. The Marching Morons (3)
  3. Our Best (6)
  4. Not This August / Christmas Eve (6)
  5. The Best of C. M. Kornbluth (2)

How many books has C.M. Kornbluth written?

C.M. Kornbluth has written 35 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 1 book in The Space Merchants Series
  • 12 Standalone Novels
  • 7 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 13 Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 Simon Eisner Standalone Novels
  • 2 Cyril Judd Standalone Novels
  • 1 book in the World's Best Science Fiction Series

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