GREENBERG, Martin H(arry)

(1941-)

   US anthologist and academic, not to be confused with Martin GREENBERG. He has a doctorate in Political Science (1969) and has taught at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay since 1975, currently holding the position of Professor of Regional Analysis, Political Science, and Literature and Language. Most of his own writing, like Bureaucracy andDevelopment: A Mexican Case Study (1970), has been in the field of political science; his sf writing has been restricted to two reference tools, Index to Stories in the Thematic Anthologies of Science Fiction (1978) with Joseph D. OLANDER and Marshall B. TYMN, and Science Fictionand Fantasy Series and Sequels: A Bibliography - Volume 1: Books (1986) with Tim Cottrill (1958-) and Charles G. WAUGH.It is as an anthologist - primarily of sf and fantasy, although he has also edited many anthologies in other genres - that MHG has become a dominant figure, working both solo and with colleagues, usually Olander and Waugh, either separately or together, and with the occasional collaboration of MHG's wife, Rosalind M. Greenberg. Team anthologies - anthologies put together by two or moreprofessional anthologists who divide up the various tasks involved, which include everything from story research and selection through copyright searches down to selling the actual book - were not unknown before MHG began to work, but he very quickly established himself in a commanding position, and by 1995 had published well in excess of 450 anthologies, primarily assembling reprint and original material of interest to sf and fantasy readers; in many recent titles his contribution has been anonymous, and it is increasingly difficult to maintain an accurate checklist of his output. His efficiency as an anthologist is self-evident, and the quality of the product is rarely negligible, though some titles show a lack of daring in their selection of contents: this flatness stands in odd contrast to the imaginativeness of most of the concepts presented, for it is clear that MHG has a high talent for conceiving hook themes and titles.Most of the huge array is made up of fiction anthologies, but several nonfiction titles have appeared, including the Writers of the Twenty-First Century series of anthologies reprinting critical articles onmajor writers, all ed with Olander: Isaac Asimov (anth 1977), Ray Bradbury (anth 1980), Arthur C. Clarke (anth 1977), Philip K. Dick (anth 1983),Robert A. Heinlein (anth 1978) and Ursula K. Le Guin (anth 1979). Other nonfiction anthologies include Fantastic Lives: Autobiographical Essays by Notable Science Fiction Writers (anth 1981), The End of the World (anth1983) with Olander and Eric S. RABKIN, The Legacy of Olaf Stapledon (anth 1989) with Charles Elkins and Patrick A. McCarthy, and No Place Else: Explorations in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction (anth 1983) with Olander and Rabkin.Of the fiction anthologies, many have been edited by MHG either alone or with his team (by which term we refer not to contractual relationships - about which we claim no knowledge - but to the text partnerships so clearly in evidence), but in addition a large number also credit as co-editor a "name" writer - often a fiction author associated with the subject of the book in question. Although it is probable that some of these "name" editors did little more than approve contents assembled by the team, most of the MHG/"name" anthologies are genuine collaborative efforts. For this reason, and because there is little profit in duplicating long ranks of titles, we list all MHG/"name" anthologies (of which there are nearly 200) in the entries for the "name" writersinvolved rather than below. Of MHG's collaborators (some are academics who are not part of the MHG team) we treat the following as "name" writers: Robert ADAMS (6 titles), Poul ANDERSON (5, MHG anon in 1), Piers ANTHONY(1), Isaac ASIMOV (127+), Gregory BENFORD (6), Robert BLOCH (1; MHG anon), Orson Scott CARD (1; MHG anon), Terry CARR (1), Arthur C. CLARKE (1; MHG anon), David A. DRAKE (4), Alan Dean FOSTER (1), Andrew M. GREELEY (1, with Michael CASSUTT, MHG anon), Damon KNIGHT (1), Barry N. MALZBERG (2), Richard MATHESON (1), Walter M. MILLER (1), William F. NOLAN (3), AndreNORTON (2), Frederik POHL (4), Bill PRONZINI (1), Fred SABERHAGEN (1), Robert SILVERBERG (10), S.M. STIRLING (2), Robert E. WEINBERG (1), Connie WILLIS (1) and Jane YOLEN (5), of which only the Yolen titles are listed below.The first MHG anthologies, beginning with Political Science Fiction (anth 1974) with Patricia WARRICK, were clearly designed to appeal toteachers; opinions were strongly divided about the usefulness of some of their accompanying critical apparatus. The Through Science Fiction educational sequence includes: Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction (anth 1974; exp 1977) with Harvey Katz and Warrick; AnthropologyThrough Science Fiction (anth 1974) with Carol Mason and Warrick; Sociology Through Science Fiction (anth 1974) with Joseph D. Olander and Warrick; School and Society Through Science Fiction (anth 1974) with Olander and Warrick; American Government Through Science Fiction (anth 1974) with Olander and Warrick; The New Awareness: Religion Through Science Fiction (anth 1975) with Warrick; Run to Starlight: Sports Through Science Fiction (anth 1975) with Olander and Warrick; Social Problems Through Science Fiction (anth 1975) with John Milstead, Olander and Warrick; The City: 2000 A.D.: Urban Life Through Science Fiction (anth 1976) with Ralph S. Clem and Olander; Marriage and the Family Through Science Fiction (anth 1976) with Val Clear, Olander and Warrick; Criminal Justice Through Science Fiction (anth 1977) with Olander; No Room For Man: Population and the Future Through Science Fiction (anth 1979) with Ralph S. Clem and Olander; Dawn of Time: Prehistory Through Science Fiction (anth 1979) with Silverberg and Olander. They were not addressed to a wide audience.Later titles, which tended to appeal to more general markets, lacked pedagogical aids and began to feature the name collaborators listed above. The topical range of these anthologies is enormous, and many of them are cited in relevant theme entries throughout this encyclopedia. We list them below in the following order: first, MHG alone; next, MHG with non-team collaborators; finally, MHG with team collaborators (sometimes plus non-team collaborators). Each subdivision of the listing is in chronological order.

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   Other works:

   MHG alone: The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1952-1964 (coll 1984) and The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1964-1973 (coll 1984); The Best of Margaret St Clair (coll 1985); The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley (coll 1985; cut 1990 UK); Ursula K. Le Guin: Five Complete Novels (omni 1985) ed anon; Amazing Stories: Visions of Other Worlds (anth 1986); The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (coll 1986) ed anon; Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wonderful Years, 1926-1935 (anth 1987), The War Years, 1936-1945 (anth 1987) and The Wild Years, 1946-1955 (anth 1987); The Best of Pamela Sargent (coll 1987); Bart Science Fiction Triplet \#1 (anth 1988), only vol published; Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov (anth 1989); The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (coll 1989; vt in 6 vols as The Asimov Chronicles \#1 1990, \#2 1990, \#3 1990, \#4 1991, \#5 1991 and \#6 1991); The Further Adventures ofBatman * (anth 1989), The Further Adventures of Batman \#2: Featuring the Penguin (anth 1992) and \#3: Featuring Catwoman (anth 1993), and The Further Adventures of the Joker * (anth 1990); Mummy Stories (anth 1990); The Diplomacy Guild (anth 1990); Christmas on Ganymede, and Other Stories (anth 1990); The Leiber Chronicles (coll 1990); The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood (anth 1991); Fantastic Chicago (anth 1991); Isaac's Universe \#1: The Diplomacy Guild * (anth 1991) and \#2: Phases in Chaos * (anth1991); New Stories from The Twilight Zone * (anth 1991); Nightmares on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger's Seven Sweetest Dreams * (anth 1991); After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien (anth 1992); Dracula, Prince of Darkness (anth1992); The Super Hugos (anth 1992); The Further Adventures of Superman (anth 1993); A Newbery Halloween (anth 1993); Frankenstein: the Monster Wakes (anth 1993); Nebula Award Winning Novellas (anth 1994).MHG with non-team collaborators:MHG with John L. Apostolou: The BestJapanese Science Fiction Stories (anth 1989).MHG (anon) with Barbara Brenner, Seymour Reit and Howard Zimmerman: The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction (anth 1989); The Bank Street Book of Fantasy (anth 1989).

   MHG with Alan BRENNERT (anon): Stories from the New Twilight Zone * (anth 1991).MHG with John W. CAMPBELL Jr: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 (anth 1981) - the July 1939 issue of ASF in facsimile.MHG with Edward L. FERMAN: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1965 (anth 1981) - the Apr 1965 issue of FSF in facsimile.MHG with Ed Gorman: Stalkers: All New Tales of Terror and Suspense (anth 1989); Solved (anth 1991); The Dean Koontz Companion (anth 1994) with Gorman and Bill Munster. MHG (anon) with Robert McCammon: Under the Fang (anth 1991).MHG with Francis M. Nevins: Hitchcock in Prime Time (anth 1985).MHG (anon) with Byron PREISS: The Ultimate Werewolf (anth 1991); The Ultimate Dracula (anth 1991); The Ultimate Frankenstein (anth 1991).MHG with Patrick L. Price: Fantastic Stories: Tales of the Weird \& Wondrous (anth 1987).MHG with Stanley SCHMIDT: Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond (anth 1988).MHG and Robert E. WEINBERG with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz: Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (anth 1988); Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy \&Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (anth 1990); Famous Fantastic Mysteries: 30 Great Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Classic Pulp Magazines Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels (anth 1991); A Taste for Blood (anth 1993) with Dziemianowicz alone; Sea-Cursed (anth 1994) with Dziemianowicz and T Liam McDonald.MHG with Jane Yolen: Werewolves (anth 1988); Things that Go Bump in the Night (anth 1989); Vampires (anth 1991).

   MHG with team collaborators:MHG with Rosalind M. Greenberg: Phantoms (anth 1989); Horse Fantastic (anth 1991); Christmas Bestiary (anth 1992).

   MHG and R.M. Greenberg with Charles G. Waugh: 14 Vicious Valentines (anth 1988).MHG with Joseph D. Olander: Tomorrow, Inc.: SF Stories about Business (anth 1976); The Best of John Jakes (coll 1977); Time of Passage (anth 1978); Science Fiction of the Fifties (anth 1979).MHG and Olander with Patricia Warrick: Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology (anth 1978).MHG and Olander with Charles G. Waugh: Mysterious Visions: Great Science Fiction by Masters of the Mystery (anth 1979).MHG with Charles G. Waugh: Love, 3000 (anth 1980); The Human Zero: The Science Fiction Stories of Erle Stanley Gardner (coll1981); The Fantastic Stories of Cornell Woolrich (coll 1981); The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle (coll 1981); Hollywood Unreel: Fantasies about Hollywood and the Movies (anth 1982); The Fantastic Saint (coll 1982); The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories (anth 1982); Cults! An Anthology of Secret Societies, Sects, and the Supernatural (anth 1983); Alternative Histories: Eleven Stories of the World as it Might Have Been (anth 1986); The Alternate Asimovs (coll 1986) ed anon; Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Horror Novels (anth 1987); Battlefields beyond Tomorrow: Science Fiction War Stories (anth 1987); House Shudders: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories (anth 1987); Vamps: An Anthology of Female Vampire Stories (anth 1987); East Coast Ghosts (anth 1989); Cults of Horror (anth 1990); Devil Worshippers (anth 1990); Back from the Dead (anth 1991); Robot Warriors (anth 1991); A Newbery Christmas (anth 1991); Animal Brigade 3000 (anth 1994); Commando Brigade 2000 (anth 1994).MHG and Waugh with Frank D(avid) McSherry Jr (1927-): Baseball 3000 (anth 1981); Treasury of American Horror Stories (anth 1985); Strange Maine (anth1986); Cinemonsters (anth 1987); Nightmare in Dixie (anth 1987); Pirate Ghosts of the American Coast (anth 1988); Red Jack (anth 1988); Yankee Witches (anth 1988); the Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories sequence, comprising Dixie Ghosts (anth 1988), Eastern Ghosts (anth 1990), New England Ghosts (anth 1990), Western Ghosts (anth 1990) and Ghosts of theHeartland (anth 1990); Haunted New England (anth 1988); Fantastic World War II (anth 1990) with MHG and Waugh anon; Civil War Ghosts (1991); Hollywood Ghosts (anth 1991); Great American Ghost Stories (anth 1991); The Fantastic Civil War (anth 1991) with MHG and Waugh anon.MHG and Waugh with Carol Serling: Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader * (anth 1987).MHG and Waugh with Jenny-Lynn Waugh: 101 Science Fiction Stories (anth 1986).MHG and Waugh with Jane Yolen: Dragons and Dreams (anth 1986);Spaceships and Spells (anth 1987).

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