Fredric Brown (1906–1972) was an American author best known for short-short stories and mid-20th century science fiction and mystery fiction.

Praised for his mastery of very short fiction, irony, parody and paradox. Reviews note collections (Cosmolinea B-1 & B-2: 103 stories, 866 pages) and novels that mix satire and SF; anecdotes mention he insisted his name be spelled "Fredric".

DeBaser reviews praise Fredric Brown's mastery of short-short stories, his irony, paradox and satirical voice. The collected Cosmolinea B-1 & B-2 contain 103 stories across two volumes (866 pages). Novels like Marziani andate a casa and Gli strani suicidi di Bartlesville show his comic and suspenseful range. Readers report elegant, readable prose and inventive plotting.

For:Readers of classic science fiction, fans of concise short stories, and lovers of ironic/satirical SF.

 “Good heavens!” exclaimed the Chief Composer. “An angelworm! It must have been quite a sight! I had never heard of an angelworm before!”

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 “Uh? Luke said. Another one what? He gripped the edge of the counter so hard that his fingers ached. Another damned Martian, replied the bartender. Don’t you see it? Luke took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. Does that mean there are others? The bartender stared at Luke, astonished. Look, where were you last night? In the desert, alone, without radio or TV? Jesus, there’s a million of them.”

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 Glimpses of a bigoted American province from the 50s, largely made up of farms, forests, and long distances to cover around a small town where "good old trades," as Mike Bongiorno would say, are carried out, like a radio and television repair shop.

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