Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 29th, 1906 and passed away at the age of 65 on March 11th, 1972.

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Fredric Brown Stats: The highest rated book by Fredric Brown on Book Notification is The Best of Fredric Brown, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is From These Ashes, a Collection .

The most read book by Fredric Brown on Book Notification is Martians, Go Home, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is What Mad Universe, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Fredric Brown books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Ed & Am Hunter Books in Publication Order

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1
2
The Fabulous Clipjoint
1947
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2
The Dead Ringer
1948
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3
The Bloody Moonlight
1949
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4
Compliments of a Fiend
1950
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5
Death Has Many Doors
1951
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6
The Late Lamented
1959
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7
Mrs. Murphy's Underpants
1963
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mitkey Astromouse
1941
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2
The Freakshow Murders
1943
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3
One for the Road
1948
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4
6
Murder Can Be Fun / A Plot for Murder
1948
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5
10
What Mad Universe
1949
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6
7.5
The Screaming Mimi
1949
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7
Night of the Jabberwock
1950
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8
Here Comes a Candle
1950
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9
The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches
1950
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10
8
The Far Cry
1951
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11
We All Killed Grandma
1952
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12
The Deep End
1952
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13
8
Madball
1953
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14
The Wench is Dead
1953
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15
Project Jupiter / The Lights in the Sky are Stars
1953
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16
His Name Was Death
1954
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17
8
Martians, Go Home
1954
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18
8
The Lenient Beast
1956
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19
Rogue in Space
1957
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20
The Office
1958
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21
Knock Three-One-Two
1959
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22
The Murderers
1961
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23
8
The Mind Thing
1961
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24
The Five-Day Nightmare
1962
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25
Before She Kills
1984
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26
Homicide Sanitarium
1984
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27
Carnival of Crime
1985
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28
Thirty Corpses Every Thursday
1986
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29
Red is the Hue of Hell
1986
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30
Pardon My Ghoulish Laughter
1986
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31
Keep Out
2011
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Life and Fire
1941
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2
The Star Mouse
1941
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3
Little Apple Hard to Peel
1942
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4
10
Arena
1944
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5
To Slay a Man About a Dog
1944
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6
Murder and Matilda
1949
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7
Hall of Mirrors
1953
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8
Happy Ending (With: Mack Reynolds)
1957
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Space on My Hands
1951
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2
Star Shine / Angels and Spaceships
1956
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3
Honeymoon In Hell
1958
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4
Nightmares and Geezenstacks
1961
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5
Daymares
1968
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6
Paradox Lost and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories
1973
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7
10
The Best of Fredric Brown
1977
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8
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown
1982
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9
And the Gods Laughed
1987
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10
10
From These Ashes
2002
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11
Daymare and Other Tales from the Pulps
2007
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12
Earthmen Bearing Gifts
2010
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13
Two Timer
2011
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14
The Proofreaders' Page and Other Uncollected Items
2011
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15
Mostly Murder
2021
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16
Fredric Brown. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories: Hall of Mirrors, Two Timer, Keep Out
2023
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List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
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2
Seattle Noir
2003
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3
Bronx Noir
2003
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4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
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5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
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6
Chicago Noir
2005
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7
Manhattan Noir
2006
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8
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
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9
D.C. Noir
2006
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10
Baltimore Noir
2006
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11
Twin Cities Noir
2006
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12
London Noir
2006
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13
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
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14
Los Angeles Noir
2007
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15
Wall Street Noir
2007
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16
Havana Noir
2007
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17
Detroit Noir
2007
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18
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
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19
Toronto Noir
2008
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20
Las Vegas Noir
2008
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21
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
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22
Paris Noir
2008
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23
Istanbul Noir
2008
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24
Boston Noir
2009
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25
Rome Noir
2009
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26
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
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27
Portland Noir
2009
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28
6
Delhi Noir
2009
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29
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
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30
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
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31
Mexico City Noir
2010
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32
Richmond Noir
2010
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33
Orange County Noir
2010
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34
Indian Country Noir
2010
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35
Moscow Noir
2010
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36
Lone Star Noir
2010
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37
Philadelphia Noir
2010
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38
Haiti Noir
2010
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39
Copenhagen Noir
2010
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40
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
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41
San Diego Noir
2011
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42
Barcelona Noir
2011
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43
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
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44
Staten Island Noir
2012
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45
Mumbai Noir
2012
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46
Long Island Noir
2012
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47
Venice Noir
2012
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48
Kingston Noir
2012
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49
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
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50
Kansas City Noir
2012
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51
Boston Noir 2
2012
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52
Manila Noir
2013
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53
Buffalo Noir
2013
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54
Dallas Noir
2013
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55
Haiti Noir 2
2013
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56
Singapore Noir
2014
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57
Prison Noir
2014
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58
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
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59
Tehran Noir
2014
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60
10
Belfast Noir
2014
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61
Helsinki Noir
2014
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62
Providence Noir
2015
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63
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
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64
Memphis Noir
2015
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65
Zagreb Noir
2015
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66
Marseille Noir
2015
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67
Beirut Noir
2015
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68
Stockholm Noir
2016
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69
Brussels Noir
2016
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70
Mississippi Noir
2016
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71
St. Louis Noir
2016
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72
Prague Noir
2016
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73
San Juan Noir
2016
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74
Oakland Noir
2017
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75
Trinidad Noir
2017
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76
Atlanta Noir
2017
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77
New Haven Noir
2017
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78
Montana Noir
2017
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79
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
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80
Montreal Noir
2017
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81
Berlin Noir
2018
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82
São Paulo Noir
2018
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83
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
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84
Lagos Noir
2018
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85
Marrakech Noir
2018
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86
Baghdad Noir
2018
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87
Vancouver Noir
2018
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88
Sydney Noir
2018
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89
Hong Kong Noir
2018
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90
Amsterdam Noir
2019
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91
Houston Noir
2019
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92
Columbus Noir
2020
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93
Santa Fe Noir
2020
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94
Alabama Noir
2020
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95
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
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96
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
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97
Belgrade Noir
2020
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98
Palm Springs Noir
2021
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List of Black Gat Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Two Names for Death (By: E.P. Fenwick)
1945
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2
Stranger at Home (By: Leigh Brackett, George Sanders)
1946
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3
The Persian Cat (By: John Flagg)
1950
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4
My Old Man's Badge (By: Ferguson Findley)
1950
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5
You'll Get Yours (By: William Ard)
1952
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6
Tears are for Angels (By: Paul Connolly)
1952
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7
8
Little Sister (By: Lee Roberts)
1952
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8
Stool Pigeon (By: Louis Malley)
1953
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9
8
Madball
1953
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10
She Got What She Wanted (By: Orrie Hitt)
1954
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11
The Woman on the Roof (By: Helen Nielsen)
1954
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12
The Men From the Boys (By: Ed Lacy)
1956
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13
Never Say No to a Killer (By: Clifton Adams)
1956
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14
The Hoods Take Over (By: Ovid Demaris)
1957
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15
The Living End (By: Frank Kane)
1957
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16
Dead Wrong (By: Lorenz Heller)
1957
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17
6
The Last Notch (By: Matthew Gant)
1958
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18
End of the Line (By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)
1958
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19
Angel's Flight ( By: Lou Cameron)
1960
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20
Frantic (By: Noël Calef)
1961
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21
A Haven for the Damned (By: Harry Whittington, David Wilson)
1962
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22
Frenzy of Evil (By: Henry Kane)
1963
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23
Eddie's World (By: Charlie Stella)
2001
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List of The Outer Limits Collections in Publication Order (with Diane Duane)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Outer Limits, Volume 1 ( By: Diane Duane)
1996
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2
The Outer Limits, Volume Two
1998
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3
The Outer Limits, Volume Three ( By: Diane Duane)
1998
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List of Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories Books in Publication Order

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1
The Great SF Stories 2 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1979
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2
The Great SF Stories 3 (With: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1980
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3
The Great SF Stories 4 (With: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1980
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4
The Great SF Stories 5 (With: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1981
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5
The Great SF Stories 6 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1981
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6
The Great SF Stories 8 (With: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1982
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7
The Great SF Stories 7 (With: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1982
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8
The Great SF Stories 9 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1983
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9
The Great SF Stories 10 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1983
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10
The Great SF Stories 11 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1984
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11
The Great SF Stories 12 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1984
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12
The Great SF Stories 13 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1985
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13
The Great SF Stories 14 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1986
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14
The Great SF Stories 15 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1986
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15
The Great SF Stories 16 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1987
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16
The Great SF Stories 17 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Cordwainer Smith)
1988
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17
6
The Great SF Stories 18 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1988
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18
The Great SF Stories 20 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1989
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19
The Great SF Stories 21 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1990
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20
The Great SF Stories 22 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Cordwainer Smith)
1990
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21
The Great SF Stories 19 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg)
1990
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22
The Great SF Stories 23 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Cordwainer Smith)
1991
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23
The Great SF Stories 24 (By: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Cordwainer Smith)
1992
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List of Fredric Brown Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Masked Detective, Spring 1942
1942
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2
Planet Stories, Spring 1944
1944
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3
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
1946
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4
Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories
1949
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5
The Classic Book of Science Fiction
1950
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6
Invaders of Earth
1952
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7
Omnibus of Science Fiction
1952
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8
Science-Fiction Terror Tales
1955
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9
Science-Fiction Carnival
1957
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10
50 Short Science Fiction Tales
1963
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11
The Unknown
1963
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12
Connoisseur's Science Fiction
1964
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13
Best of Science Fiction: No. 10
1964
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14
If This Goes On
1965
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15
Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction
1966
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16
The Stars And Under
1968
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17
Tales of Time and Space
1969
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18
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1: 1929-1964
1970
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19
Demon Lovers and Strange Seductions
1971
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20
First Contact
1971
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21
The Astounding Analog Reader
1972
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22
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two
1973
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23
Great Black Magic Stories
1974
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24
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
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25
Bug-Eyed Monsters
1974
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26
Decade: The 1940's
1975
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27
Arena: Sports Science Fiction
1976
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28
Science Fiction of the Forties
1978
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29
The Best of Astounding
1979
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30
Shared Tomorrows
1979
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31
Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology
1980
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32
Thinking Machines
1981
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33
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural
1981
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34
Weekend Book of Science Fiction
1981
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35
Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories
1982
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36
Mad Scientists
1982
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37
Earth Invaded
1982
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38
8
Space Odyssey
1983
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39
Caught in the Organ Draft
1983
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40
Aliens from Analog
1983
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41
Young Mutants
1984
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42
Bug Awful
1984
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43
13 Short Mystery Novels
1984
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44
Tales of Mystery
1986
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45
Tales of the Dead
1986
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46
Strange Maine
1986
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47
Devils & Demons
1987
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48
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
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49
The Great SF Stories 17
1988
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50
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
1988
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51
Weird Tales
1988
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52
2
Witches & Warlocks
1989
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53
Space Gladiators
1989
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54
The Great SF Stories 22
1990
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55
The Great SF Stories 23
1991
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56
The Great SF Stories 24
1992
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57
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
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58
Cats in Space... and Other Places
1992
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59
Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
1994
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60
6
The Flying Sorcerers
1997
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61
Blood Thirst
1997
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62
American Pulp
1997
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63
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
1998
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64
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens
1999
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65
The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares
2000
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66
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
2001
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67
San Francisco Noir
2002
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68
Seattle Noir
2003
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69
The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time
2003
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70
Bronx Noir
2003
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71
Brooklyn Noir
2004
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72
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
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73
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
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74
Chicago Noir
2005
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75
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
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76
Baltimore Noir
2006
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77
Twin Cities Noir
2006
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78
London Noir
2006
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79
Los Angeles Noir
2007
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80
Wall Street Noir
2007
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81
Havana Noir
2007
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82
Detroit Noir
2007
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83
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
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84
Toronto Noir
2008
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85
Boston Noir
2009
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86
Time Crime & Fourteen Other SciFi Classics from the 30's to the 60's
2009
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87
6
Delhi Noir
2009
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88
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
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89
Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2
2010
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90
Mexico City Noir
2010
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91
Richmond Noir
2010
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92
Orange County Noir
2010
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93
Indian Country Noir
2010
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94
Moscow Noir
2010
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95
Lone Star Noir
2010
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96
Philadelphia Noir
2010
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97
The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
2010
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98
Haiti Noir
2010
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99
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
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100
Barcelona Noir
2011
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101
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
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102
Staten Island Noir
2012
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103
G-Men Detective, November 1941
2012
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104
Long Island Noir
2012
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105
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
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106
Venice Noir
2012
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107
Kingston Noir
2012
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108
Already Among Us
2012
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109
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
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110
Kansas City Noir
2012
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111
Buffalo Noir
2013
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112
Contact: Stories of the New World
2013
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113
Haiti Noir 2
2013
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114
Singapore Noir
2014
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115
Classic Martian Stories
2014
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116
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
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117
Providence Noir
2015
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118
Zagreb Noir
2015
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119
Marseille Noir
2015
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120
Beirut Noir
2015
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121
Worst Contact
2016
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122
Stockholm Noir
2016
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123
Phantom Detective, April 1941
2016
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124
Brussels Noir
2016
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125
Mississippi Noir
2016
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126
St. Louis Noir
2016
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127
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Twelve
2016
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128
Prague Noir
2016
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129
Oakland Noir
2017
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130
Trinidad Noir
2017
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131
New Haven Noir
2017
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132
Montana Noir
2017
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133
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
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134
Montreal Noir
2017
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135
São Paulo Noir
2018
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136
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
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137
Vancouver Noir
2018
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138
Space Pioneers
2018
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139
Hong Kong Noir
2018
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140
Amsterdam Noir
2019
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141
The Big Book of Reel Murders
2019
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142
Columbus Noir
2020
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143
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
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144
Amazing Stories, Volume 87
2021
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145
5 Detective Novels - Summer 1952
2022
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146
Black Book Detective #53, September 1942
2022
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Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown was born on October 29th, 1906. Fredric passed away March 11th, 1972 at 65 years old. Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brown attended.

Fredric Brown is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 31 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1941 with the novel Mitkey Astromouse. The most recently released novel was Keep Out which was released in 2011.

Fredric Brown also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 16 books including Space on My Hands and Star Shine / Angels and Spaceships.

Fredric Brown: Awards & Accolades

Brown's book, The Fabulous Clipjoint won the Edgar Award, Best First Novel, in 1948.

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  1. Charles Dickens, author of the novel: A Christmas Carol.
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  3. Connie Willis, author of the novel: Doomsday Book.
  4. John Steinbeck, author of the novel: Of Mice and Men.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Fredric Brown: F.A.Q

When was Fredric Brown Born?

Fredric Brown was born on October 29th, 1906.

When did Fredric Brown die?

Fredric Brown died on March 11th, 1972 at 65 years old.

Where was Fredric Brown Born?

Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, .

What book awards has Fredric Brown won?

Brown's book, The Fabulous Clipjoint won the award Edgar Award, Best First Novel, in 1948.

What was the first book Fredric Brown wrote?

The first book written by Fredric Brown was Mitkey Astromouse, published in 1941.

What was the most recent book Fredric Brown wrote?

His most recently released work was Fredric Brown. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories: Hall of Mirrors, Two Timer, Keep Out (a short story) on March 28th, 2023.

How many books has Fredric Brown written?

Fredric Brown has written 69 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 7 books in the Ed & Am Hunter Series
  • 31 Standalone Novels
  • 8 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 16 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series
  • 1 book in the Black Gat Books Series
  • 1 The Outer Limits Collections
  • 5 books in the Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories Series

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