# Fredric Brown-Miss Darkness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fredric-brown-miss-darkness/699689>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 27, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fredric-brown-miss-darkness/699689 "2014-09-27T01:54:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fredric-brown-miss-darkness/699689/1 "2014-09-27T01:54:49Z")

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I’ve been wanting it for some time, and it arrived yesterday. The title short story is outstanding. Fifteen cents for a light bulb. 🙂  
I first encountered him with the Hunter series, I don’t remember how. I was amazed to learn that he also wrote science fiction, including Arena, so similar to a Star Trek episode that they gave him credit.

I have 726 pages to enjoy!

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fredric-brown-miss-darkness/699689/2 "2014-09-27T03:36:10Z")

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You’ll want to read “What Mad Universe,” too.