The Toymaker

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The Toymaker
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorRaymond F. Jones
Cover artistJack Gaughan
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages287 pp
OCLC3437888

The Toymaker is a collection of science fiction short stories by Raymond F. Jones. It was first published in 1951 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,300 copies of which 1,000 were hardback. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding and Fantastic Adventures.

Contents

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  • "The Model Shop"
  • "Deadly Host"
  • "Utility"
  • "Forecast"
  • "The Toymaker"
  • "The Children’s Room"

Reception

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Forrest J. Ackerman wrote in Astounding that "Jones' first volume is a joymaker" with a good sampling of stories.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, September 1951, p.125
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