Starburst (Alfred Bester)

Starburst is a collection of science fiction stories by the American writer Alfred Bester, originally published in paperback by Signet Books in 1958. Signet issued at least four reprint editions of this collection over more than twenty years; British editions were published by Sphere Books and Pan Books.

Contents

"Disappearing Act"
"Adam and No Eve"
"Star Light, Star Bright"
"The Roller Coaster"
"Oddy and Id"
"The Starcomber"
"Travel Diary"
"Fondly Fahrenheit"
"Hobson’s Choice"
"The Die-Hard"
"Of Time and Third Avenue"

"Oddy and Id" was originally published as "The Devil's Invention". "The Starcomber" was originally published as "5,271,009".

Reception

Anthony Boucher praised Starburst as "one of the most notable single-author collections ever published in our field".