Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990)
Author of The 1980 Annual World's Best SF
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
The Anthology Series World's Best Science Fiction/ Annual World's Best SF/ Wollheim's World's Best SF was republished under various titles with inconsistant numbering. See Series page for more information before separating/combining.
Series
Works by Donald A. Wollheim
Avon Science Fiction Reader No. 3 9 copies
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 17 — Editor — 9 copies
Destination: Saturn — Author — 8 copies
Out of This World Adventures, July 1950 — Editor — 7 copies
The ... Annual world's best SF 6 copies
The Rag Thing [short story] 6 copies
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF 5 copies
Het Ding in de Rots SF Verhalen 4 — Editor — 5 copies
Top Secret 4 copies
Wie Weit Ist Es Nach babylon?, — Author — 4 copies
More Terror in the Modern Vein 4 copies
Planetringenes gåde 3 copies
Nothing 2 copies
Up There [short story] 2 copies
10 Story Fantasy Magazine (1951) 2 copies
The Man From the Future 2 copies
Advancing the electronic age 2 copies
Bones 2 copies
El planeta oculto 2 copies
The Lysenko Maze [short fiction] 2 copies
The Earth in Peril 2 copies
Cosmic Stories 1941 07 2 copies
World's Best Science Fiction 2 copies
The 19th Annual World's Best SF 2 copies
Extending The Holdings 1 copy
Castaway 1 copy
Destiny World 1 copy
The Daw SciFi Breeder 1 copy
The feminine fraction 1 copy
A Galaxy Trilogy, Vol. 4: Across Time, Mission to a Star, The Rim of Space (Library Edition) (2009) 1 copy, 1 review
Zacherley's Vulture Stew 1 copy
Blind Flight 1 copy
She 1 copy
nueva dimensión - 020 1 copy
Malice Aforethought 1 copy
Il Gradino di Venere 1 copy
The Haters 1 copy
Give Her Hell 1 copy
Babylon: 70M 1 copy
Le mystère des lunes de mars 1 copy
Secrets of Saturn's Rings 1 copy
Associated Works
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904) — Introduction, some editions — 1,215 copies, 19 reviews
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts (1997) — Contributor — 88 copies, 1 review
Creatures from Beyond: Nine Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1975) — Contributor — 83 copies, 1 review
England Swings SF: Stories of Speculative Fiction (1968) — Preface, some editions — 82 copies, 3 reviews
Bug-Eyed Monsters: 13 Stories of Dripping, Creeping, Gurgling, Purling, Trilling, Oozing, Seeping, Gushing Deadly… (1980) — Contributor — 69 copies, 1 review
Famous Fantastic Mysteries: 30 Great Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Classic Pulp Magazines Famous Fantastic… (1991) — Contributor — 66 copies, 1 review
The Paradox Men / Dome Around America (Ace Double, No. D-118) (1955) — Editor, some editions — 43 copies, 1 review
The Secret Visitors / Master of Life and Death (Vintage Ace Double, D-237) (1957) — Editor, some editions — 42 copies, 1 review
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1952, Vol. 3, No. 7 (1952) — Contributor — 8 copies
Friendly aliens : thirteen stories of the fantastic set in Canada by foreign authors — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Wollheim, Donald A.
- Legal name
- Wollheim, Donald Allen
- Other names
- Pearson, Martin
Grinnell, David
White, W. Malcolm
Gordon, Millard Verne
Wells, Braxton
Woods, Lawrence (show all 9)
Raynor, Darrell G.
Cooke, Arthur
Zweig, Allen - Birthdate
- 1914-10-01
- Date of death
- 1990-11-02
- Burial location
- Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, New York, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
- Occupations
- editor
publisher
writer - Relationships
- Wollheim, Elizabeth R. (daughter)
Wollheim, Elsie (wife) - Organizations
- Futurians
Avon Books
Ace Books
DAW Books
Fantasy Amateur Press Association
New York Science Fiction League (show all 7)
Casa Susanna - Awards and honors
- First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1975)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, 1975)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, publishing and editing, 1976)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, DAW Books, 1978)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, DAW Books, 1980)
World Fantasy Special Award (professional, DAW Books, 1981) (show all 12)
World Fantasy Convention Award (1986)
World SF Convention Guest of Honor (1988)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1946], 1996)
SF Hall Of Fame (Posthumous Inductee, 2002)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1954], 2004)
Hugo Nominee (Fan Writer, Retro-Hugo, [1939], 2014) - Short biography
- Author, Publisher. Born in New York City, New York, he was a member of the "Futurians", a group of science fiction enthusiasts who would go on to be prominent authors and editors in the field. He was one of the leading influences on the development of science fiction in the United States in the 20th century. He founded DAW Books in 1971 (company designed to produce exclusively science fiction publications), and is remembered for works such as "Across Time," "The Martian Missile," "Destination Saturn," "Two Dozen Dragon Eggs" and "The Man From Ariel."
- Disambiguation notice
- The Anthology Series World's Best Science Fiction/ Annual World's Best SF/ Wollheim's World's Best SF was republished under various titles with inconsistant numbering. See Series page for more information before separating/combining.
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Reviews
Surprisingly good. Of course, these stories are from the 50s, not the 30s, so I should've expected some thoughtfulness. In all these pulp stories, the human characters are types, yes, but they do show some individual depths. Also, I think maybe Wollheim & I are more in sympathy than other editors and I. In any case:
*Obligation* takes place on a wet Venus, but the setting isn't specifically important. It's about a group of human pioneers who meet a sort of scout, and what the scout does as it first violates the 'Prime Directive' and then tries to make amends. I will look for more by Dee.
*The Sound of Bugles* looks at the different methods humans and Martians accomplish things. The latter seems to have achieved a sort of Paradise, and the author asks wistfully if humans ever can. I will look for more by Williams.
*Ogre* has truly alien aliens, both vegetable and mechanical. Adventure, melancholy, humor, and insight all work together to enlighten and entertain. I will continue to look for more by Simak, one of my favorite authors.
*Assignment on Pasik* reminds me just a bit of [b:The Word for World is Forest|276767|The Word for World is Forest|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1283091038l/276767._SY75_.jpg|3256815]. Leinster didn't use all his talent in this little adventure, though, and some bits are just a bit silly. Still, I'm glad I read it and will continue to look for more by Leinster.
*The Rull* apparently depends on a belief in the power of Pavlovian conditioning and on ESP. I say apparently, because I was confused about most of what was going on. I do like the theme, though, that enemies must never give up trying to communicate the desire for mutual understanding and peace, even in the midst of a no-holds-barred war. I am not interested in more by Van Vogt (at least based on this sample).… (more)
*Obligation* takes place on a wet Venus, but the setting isn't specifically important. It's about a group of human pioneers who meet a sort of scout, and what the scout does as it first violates the 'Prime Directive' and then tries to make amends. I will look for more by Dee.
*The Sound of Bugles* looks at the different methods humans and Martians accomplish things. The latter seems to have achieved a sort of Paradise, and the author asks wistfully if humans ever can. I will look for more by Williams.
*Ogre* has truly alien aliens, both vegetable and mechanical. Adventure, melancholy, humor, and insight all work together to enlighten and entertain. I will continue to look for more by Simak, one of my favorite authors.
*Assignment on Pasik* reminds me just a bit of [b:The Word for World is Forest|276767|The Word for World is Forest|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1283091038l/276767._SY75_.jpg|3256815]. Leinster didn't use all his talent in this little adventure, though, and some bits are just a bit silly. Still, I'm glad I read it and will continue to look for more by Leinster.
*The Rull* apparently depends on a belief in the power of Pavlovian conditioning and on ESP. I say apparently, because I was confused about most of what was going on. I do like the theme, though, that enemies must never give up trying to communicate the desire for mutual understanding and peace, even in the midst of a no-holds-barred war. I am not interested in more by Van Vogt (at least based on this sample).… (more)
* "Goat Song" (Poul Anderson) Too [L]iterary for me.
* "The Man Who Walked Home" (James Tiptree, Jr.) Good, but I just read it last week.
* "Oh, Valinda!" (Michael G. Coney) On another planet, Earthmen are the advanced race, making decisions about what technology to give to the natives... who are the stage of development we were in the 1970s.... I will look for more by [a:Michael G. Coney|356458|Michael G. Coney|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1208191683p2/356458.jpg]
* "The Gold at the Starbow's End" (Frederik Pohl) What is more important to study than physics & maths? Excellent story if read with care. But the time dilation effect seems off; does it to you?
* "To Walk a City's Street" (Clifford D. Simak) Not his typical work, but a short sharp idea-piece.
* "Rorqual Maru" (T.J. Bass) Lots going on, would take many authors a novel to work out, but I've never heard of [a:T.J. Bass|812364|T.J. Bass|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] so I don't know if I can get more.
* "Changing Woman" (W. Macfarlane) Very cool. I wonder if [a:W. Macfarlane|973643|W. Macfarlane|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] is a woman.
* "'Willie's Blues'" (Robert J. Tilley) Ode to jazz & musicians, in a time-travel gimmick.
* "Long Shot" (Vernor Vinge) Intelligent ship on an interstellar mission. Well-done and interesting. Should have been the last story.
* "Thus Love Betrays Us" (Phyllis MacLennan) I much prefer Longyear's "Enemy Mine" and wish this wasn't how the book ended. Blech.
It seems that SF was getting more creative, literary, experimental, at about this time. Wollheim says as much in his introduction. I'm less interested in the pulp shorts of the 70s, and so is he... I may or may not read further in this Annual Best (this is the oldest that I have access to atm.)… (more)
* "The Man Who Walked Home" (James Tiptree, Jr.) Good, but I just read it last week.
* "Oh, Valinda!" (Michael G. Coney) On another planet, Earthmen are the advanced race, making decisions about what technology to give to the natives... who are the stage of development we were in the 1970s.... I will look for more by [a:Michael G. Coney|356458|Michael G. Coney|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1208191683p2/356458.jpg]
* "The Gold at the Starbow's End" (Frederik Pohl) What is more important to study than physics & maths? Excellent story if read with care. But the time dilation effect seems off; does it to you?
* "To Walk a City's Street" (Clifford D. Simak) Not his typical work, but a short sharp idea-piece.
* "Rorqual Maru" (T.J. Bass) Lots going on, would take many authors a novel to work out, but I've never heard of [a:T.J. Bass|812364|T.J. Bass|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] so I don't know if I can get more.
* "Changing Woman" (W. Macfarlane) Very cool. I wonder if [a:W. Macfarlane|973643|W. Macfarlane|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] is a woman.
* "'Willie's Blues'" (Robert J. Tilley) Ode to jazz & musicians, in a time-travel gimmick.
* "Long Shot" (Vernor Vinge) Intelligent ship on an interstellar mission. Well-done and interesting. Should have been the last story.
* "Thus Love Betrays Us" (Phyllis MacLennan) I much prefer Longyear's "Enemy Mine" and wish this wasn't how the book ended. Blech.
It seems that SF was getting more creative, literary, experimental, at about this time. Wollheim says as much in his introduction. I'm less interested in the pulp shorts of the 70s, and so is he... I may or may not read further in this Annual Best (this is the oldest that I have access to atm.)… (more)
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