His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth

His Share of Glory contains all the short science fiction written solely by Cyril M. Kornbluth. Many of the stories are SF "classics," such as "The Marching Morons," "The Little Black Bag," "Two Dooms," "The Mindworm," "Thirteen O'Clock," and, of course, "That Share of Glory". His Share of Glory includes all of Kornbluth's solo short science fiction, fifty-six works of short SF in all, with the original bibliographic details including pseudonymous by-line. The introduction is by noted SF writer and life-long friend and collaborator of C. M. Kornbluth—Frederik Pohl.

Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923-1958), known for his cynical, humorous, and insightful character-based stories, was among the most talented of the Futurians (a group of SF writers and fans in the late 1930s, who profoundly influenced the course of the Science Fiction field). He began writing professionally at the age of 15. As an infantryman in WW II, he fought at the Battle of the Bulge, for which he received the Bronze Star. Attended the University of Chicago before becoming a news wire-service reporter. Rising to become bureau editor, before quitting in 1951 to write full-time. He died of a heart attack at the age of 35. Kornbluth's output was split between collaborations — mostly longer work — and his own pieces which tended to be shorter and more concise. Kornbluth's unique voice can be heard most clearly in his solo works, which have been frequently reprinted, but never before collected into a single definitive volume. A prolific writer both in the SF field and other genres. He wrote over a hundred stories and twenty-eight books, by himself and with others. Well known for his collaborations, such as the Gunner Cade stories with Judith Merril, but more extensively with Frederik Pohl he wrote several books including Critical Mass, Gladiator-At-Law and The Space Merchants and many stories, "Best Friend," "The Castle on Outerplanet," "The Engineer," "A Gentle Dying," "Gravy Planet," "Mars-Tube," "Mute Inglorious Tam," and in 1973 their short story "The Meeting" won the Hugo-award.