Incredible Science Fiction: Volume Two
A second journey through the sharp ideas, strange worlds and restless imagination of 1950s science fiction.
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The decade’s imagination keeps expanding
Volume Two continues Andrew’s curated exploration of 1950s science fiction, bringing together stories about manufactured realities, contagion, dangerous journeys and societies whose apparent logic hides something stranger underneath.
The collection places established masters beside writers worth rediscovering, with editorial context that helps modern readers enter the decade without sanding away its oddness.
Inside the book
- Ye of Little Faith — Rog Phillips
- The Tunnel Under the World — Frederik Pohl
- Contagion — Katherine MacLean
- A Hitch in Space — Fritz Leiber
- Brightside Crossing — Alan E. Nourse
- Little Boy — Jerome Bixby
- Wainer — Michael Shaara
- Proof of the Pudding — Robert Sheckley
- Of All Possible Worlds — William Tenn
- To Pay the Piper — James Blish
- The Anatomy of Fear — Andrew G. Gibson
- The Worshippers — Damon Knight
For readers who enjoy
- Idea-driven short fiction
- Classic authors and forgotten gems
- Stories that reward discussion and rereading
Explore beyond the book
Begin with Volume One or continue to Volume Three.
Continue the anthology journey
Discover twelve more stories from a decade when the future seemed thrilling, dangerous and close.
Questions readers ask
Must I read Volume One first?
No. Every volume is a self-contained anthology.
Is there an original story?
Yes. The Anatomy of Fear by Andrew G. Gibson appears in this volume.
Is an audiobook available?
Yes. Volume Two is available in print, ebook and audio.