Four for Tomorrow
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| Author | Roger Zelazny |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 5436844 |
Four for Tomorrow is the first story collection by Roger Zelazny, an American writer of science fiction and fantasy; it was published in paperback by Ace Books in 1967. British hardcover and paperback editions followed in 1969, under the title A Rose for Ecclesiastes. The first American hardcover was issued in the Garland Library of Science Fiction in 1975. A French translation appeared in 1980 (as Une rose pour l'Ecclésiaste). Paperback reissues continued from Ace Books and later from Baen Books into the 1990s.[1]
- Introduction (by Theodore Sturgeon)[2]
- "The Furies" (in Amazing Stories magazine, 1965)
- "The Graveyard Heart" (in Fantastic magazine, 1964)
- "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" (in F&SF magazine, 1965)
- "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" (in F&SF, 1963)
"The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" won a Nebula Award and was nominated for a Hugo Award. Similarly, "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" was nominated for a Hugo Award.[3][4]