The Toymaker

The Toymaker

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Raymond F. Jones
Cover artist	Jack Gaughan
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date	1951
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	287 pp
OCLC	3437888

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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

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

Reception

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

References

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 271.
• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-05-01.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 248. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.