Henry Kuttner, "The Professor's Out of Order!" and Other Fantastic Troubles

Henry Kuttner, who published not only under his real name but also under a dozen pseudonyms, is considered one of the four or five leading American science fiction writers of the 1940s. Legendary genre magazines such as Future, Thrilling Wonder, Planet Stories, and Weird Tales were more than willing to accept works written by him alone or in collaboration with his wife, the renowned science fiction and fantasy writer Catherine Lucille Moore; sometimes an entire issue of the magazine was dedicated to Kuttner's work. Almost everything Kuttner created has a touch of genius, but he excelled particularly in the "short literary form": stories about the mutant Hogbens, the eccentric inventor Gallegher, and many others, spiced with inimitable humor, instilled an enduring love of science fiction in several generations of readers.
The novella "Stay Night," which won a retrospective Hugo Award, is a prequel to the celebrated novel "Fury." The short stories "The Branch Broke, the Cradle Fell," "What You Need," and "Nowhere to Retreat" also won the same award.
The book includes the best stories by the great Master, which have gained worldwide popularity, including the beloved series about the unusual Hogben family!