Greenberg, Martin
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Publisher, Editor.
(1918-2013) US publisher and anthologist, not to be confused with Martin H Greenberg, who was no relation. In 1948 he cofounded with David A Kyle and others Gnome Press, one of the small but important early publishers of Genre SF in hardcover format. Greenberg edited the Adventures in Science Fiction series of five anthologies for Gnome, comprising Men Against the Stars (anth 1950; cut 1951; differently cut vt 9 Stories from Men Against the Stars 1963), Travelers of Space (anth 1951), with sixteen illustrations by Edd Cartier, Journey to Infinity (anth 1951), The Robot and the Man (anth 1953) and All About the Future (anth 1955). Most are loosely thematic. He also edited two non-series anthologies for Gnome, Five Science Fiction Novels (anth 1952; with two stories omitted, cut vt The Crucible of Power 1953), and Coming Attractions (anth 1957), which consisted of sf-related nonfiction articles. In 2000 he was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame. [PN]
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Martin Greenberg
born New York: 29 June 1918
died Medford, New York: 20 October 2013
works as editor
series
Adventures in Science Fiction
- Men Against the Stars (New York: Gnome Press, 1950) [anth: Adventures in Science Fiction: hb/Edd Cartier]
- Men Against the Stars (London: Grayson and Grayson, 1951) [anth: cut version of the above: different cuts from version below: Adventures in Science Fiction: hb/C W B]
- 9 Stories from Men Against the Stars (New York: Pyramid, 1963) [anth: cut vt of the above: different cuts from version above: Adventures in Science Fiction: pb/Mel Hunter]
- Travelers of Space (New York: Gnome Press, 1951) [anth: Adventures in Science Fiction: illus/Edd Cartier: hb/Edd Cartier]
- Journey to Infinity (New York: Gnome Press, 1951) [anth: Adventures in Science Fiction: hb/Edd Cartier]
- The Robot and the Man (New York: Gnome Press, 1953) [anth: Adventures in Science Fiction: hb/Ric Binkley]
- All About the Future (New York: Gnome Press, 1955) [anth: Adventures in Science Fiction: hb/Ed Emshwiller]
individual titles
- Five Science Fiction Novels (New York: Gnome Press, 1952) [anth: novellas by Norvell W Page, Fritz Leiber, Norman L Knight, A E van Vogt and Jack Williamson: hb/Kelly Freas]
- The Crucible of Power: Three Science Fiction Novels (London: The Bodley Head, 1953) [anth: cut vt of the above, omitting Leiber and van Vogt: hb/C King]
nonfiction works as editor
- Coming Attractions (New York: Gnome Press, 1957) [nonfiction: anth: hb/W I Van der Poel]
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