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* "Literature/TheWitness" by Creator/EricFrankRussell (1951)

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* "Literature/TheWitness" "[[Literature/TheWitness1951 The Witness (1951)]]" by Creator/EricFrankRussell (1951)
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* "Literature/HuddlingPlace" by Creator/CliffordDSimak (1944)

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* BestOfAnthology: In 1965, editor Creator/SamMoskowitz anthologized twenty-one famous tales of ScienceFiction from the past thirty years.
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* BilledAboveTheTitle: The 1973 'Doorway Into Time'' cover (by Creator/ManorBooks) puts all short fiction authors at the top of the cover, then lists the title and {{Tagline}}. [[AvertedTrope However]], the editor, Creator/SamMoskowitz, is included below the tagline.

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First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales. In 1966, it was republished [[CompressedAdaptation with only six of the eighteen stories]] under the title ''Doorway Into Time''.

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First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales. In 1966, it was republished [[CompressedAdaptation with only six of the eighteen stories]] under the title ''Doorway Into Time''.

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First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales.

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First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales. In 1966, it was republished [[CompressedAdaptation with only six of the eighteen stories]] under the title ''Doorway Into Time''.


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* BilledAboveTheTitle: The 1973 'Doorway Into Time'' cover (by Creator/ManorBooks) puts all short fiction authors at the top of the cover, then lists the title and {{Tagline}}. [[AvertedTrope However]], the editor, Creator/SamMoskowitz, is included below the tagline.
* CompressedAdaptation: This GenreAnthology was reprinted in 1966 as ''Doorway Into Time'', but only included six of the eighteen stories from the original.


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** "and other short stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" -- ''Doorway Into Time'' cover.
* TitleDropChapter: The [[CompressedAdaptation abridged volume]], ''Doorway Into Time'', takes its title from Creator/CLMoore's ScienceFiction ShortStory.
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** "{{Literature/Adaptation}}" by Creator/JohnWyndham

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First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales.
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!!Works published in this {{Anthology}}:
* Introduction by Creator/SamMoskowitz
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* "Literature/TheVortexBlaster" by Creator/EEDocSmith (1941)
* "{{Literature/Night}}" by Creator/JohnWCampbell (1935)
* "Literature/ALogicNamedJoe" by Creator/MurrayLeinster (1946)
* "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton (1962)
* "[[Literature/WithFoldedHands With Folded Hands ...]]" by Creator/JackWilliamson (1947)
* "{{Literature/Adaptation}}" by Creator/JohnWyndham (1949)
* "Literature/TheWitness" by Creator/EricFrankRussell (1951)
* "Literature/TheCommand" by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp (1938)
* "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey (1944)
* "Literature/WeAlsoWalkDogs" by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (1941)
* "Literature/EnchantedVillage" by Creator/AEVanVogt (1950)
* "Literature/Liar1941" by Creator/IsaacAsimov (1941)
* "Literature/MicrocosmicGod" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon (1941)
* "Literature/HuddlingPlace" by Creator/CliffordDSimak (1944)
* "Literature/ComingAttraction" by Creator/FritzLeiber (1950)
* "Literature/DoorwayIntoTime" by Creator/CLMoore (1943)
* "Literature/WeGuardTheBlackPlanet!" by Creator/HenryKuttner (1942)
* "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton" by Creator/RobertBloch (1939)
* "Literature/WakeForTheLiving" by Creator/RayBradbury (1947)
* "Literature/BeforeEden" by Creator/ArthurCClarke (1961)
* "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer (1953)
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!!This {{Anthology}} provides examples of:
* AllJustADream: In "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton", by Creator/RobertBloch, several times Clayton lands on {{UsefulNotes/Mars}}, only to die and realize that the ship hadn't landed yet. [[spoiler:Clayton didn't even leave Earth; the rocket's engines failed in a way that made it too dangerous to approach for a week and the constant shaking was driving Clayton insane.]]
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: (DownplayedTrope) In "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton", by Creator/RobertBloch, the instrument panel of ''Future'' was broken under the stress of launch. Without the instruments, Clayton doesn't have access to the radio, to the external cameras, or even to simple measuring devices, so for ten years he'll be unable to do anything more than eat, drink, and sleep.
* HumansAreCthulhu: "Literature/MicrocosmicGod", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon, in which a scientist creates hyper-accelerated intelligent creatures, who regard him as a god. They surpass human technology, and the scientist passes off their inventions as his... for a while.
* {{Novelette}}:
** "Literature/MicrocosmicGod" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
** "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer
** "Literature/WeAlsoWalkDogs" by Creator/RobertAHeinlein
** "Literature/WeGuardTheBlackPlanet!" by Creator/HenryKuttner
** "[[Literature/WithFoldedHands With Folded Hands ...]]" by Creator/JackWilliamson
** "Literature/TheWitness" by Creator/EricFrankRussell
* OneWordTitle:
** "{{Literature/Adaptation}}" by Creator/JohnWyndham
** "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey
** "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer
** "{{Literature/Night}}" by Creator/JohnWCampbell
** "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton
* ShortStory:
** "{{Literature/Adaptation}}" by Creator/JohnWyndham
** "Literature/BeforeEden" by Creator/ArthurCClarke
** "Literature/ComingAttraction" by Creator/FritzLeiber
** "Literature/TheCommand" by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
** "Literature/DoorwayIntoTime" by Creator/CLMoore
** "Literature/EnchantedVillage" by Creator/AEVanVogt
** "Literature/HuddlingPlace" by Creator/CliffordDSimak
** "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey
** "Literature/ALogicNamedJoe" by Creator/MurrayLeinster
** "{{Literature/Night}}" by Creator/JohnWCampbell
** "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton
** "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton" by Creator/RobertBloch
** "Literature/TheVortexBlaster" by Creator/EEDocSmith
** "Literature/WakeForTheLiving" by Creator/RayBradbury
* {{Tagline}}:
** "A distinguished anthology of Twentieth Century science fiction" -- Creator/WorldPublishingCo 1965 cover.
** "A unique collection of tales that are contemporary classics--from the most productive period of ScienceFiction by [[Creator/EEDocSmith Edward E. Smith]], Creator/JohnWCampbell, Creator/EdmondHamilton, Creator/RobertHeinlein, Creator/IsaacAsimov, Creator/AEVanVogt, Creator/ArthurCClarke, Creator/RayBradbury, and other great modern writers" -- Creator/HyperionPress paperback 1974 cover.
* UndefeatableLittleVillage: The story "Literature/MicrocosmicGod", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon, posits a scientist living on an island creating a population of small, intelligent creatures that live short lives in an ammonia environment in tanks in his lab. He communicates with them through a teletype connection (it's an old story). They make many great inventions for him because their generations are short in time, so many generations can work on a problem. The outside world wants them, so the navy is poised to attack him. He requires his creatures to build a completely impregnable shield around the island, which they do. The navy spends the rest of time bombarding the grey sphere, and he spends the rest of his days with his creatures.
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