13 Above the Night (anthology)

13 Above the Night is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by American anthologist Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Dell Books in October 1965; it was reprinted in November 1969.[1]

13 Above the Night

cover of first edition
Editor	Groff Conklin
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Dell Books
Publication date	1965
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	286
OCLC	05821976
LC Class	PS648.S3 T382 1965

The book collects thirteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1951-1963 in various science fiction magazines.[1]

Contents

• "Introduction" (Groff Conklin)
• "Founding Father" (J. F. Bone)
• "Mating Call" (Frank Herbert)
• "Nice Girl with Five Husbands" (Fritz Leiber)
• "Prone" (Mack Reynolds)
• "The Education of Tigress McCardle" (C. M. Kornbluth)
• "Now Inhale" (Eric Frank Russell)
• "The Back of Our Heads" (Stephen Barr)
• "Button, Button" (Isaac Asimov)
• "The Deep Down Dragon" (Judith Merril)
• "The Kappa Nu Nexus" (Avram Davidson and Morton Klass)
• "Idiot Solvant" (Gordon R. Dickson)
• "Counter Security" (James White)
• "The Dreistein Case" (J. Lincoln Paine)

Notes

1. 13 Above the Night title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database