Children of Wonder is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories edited by William Tenn, published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1953. It was reprinted in paperback in 1954 by Permabooks, under the title Outsiders: Children of Wonder. The only anthology edited by Tenn, its stories feature children with superhuman or supernatural talents.

Children of Wonder
First edition
EditorWilliam Tenn
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1953
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pagesxiv + 336
OCLC28803491

Contents

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"The Words of Guru" originally carried the "Kenneth Falconer" byline. "The Piper's Son" originally carried the "Lewis Padgett" byline.[1]

Reception

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P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the anthology favorably in Astounding, saying it included "both top-notch stories and good but routine items, fairly representative of the field."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, February 1954, pp.153-54