Damon Knight was the first significant critic in the field of SF.  "In
Search of Wonder" contains his ground-breaking essays.  He has also done
dozens of excellent anthologies (being  one of the best editors of the 60's
& early 70's).  The original "Oribit" anthologies (1 to 21) are especially
good.   I've never any of his novels, but I've enjoyed what I've read of
his short stories .  Most familiar to net readers would be "To Serve Man"
(basis of the Twilight Zone episode).

[C] == Short Story Collection.
[CP] == Chapbook (a very short book, or pamphlet)..
[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books.
[S] == Scholarly
aka == Also known by this other title.
rev == revision of an older title

/John

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Knight, Damon [Francis] [U.S.A., 9/19/1922- ]
   [husband of Kate Wilhelm]
   In Series:
       CV [1985]
       The Observers [1988]
   Hell's Pavement [1955] [aka "The Analogue Men"]
   In Search of Wonder [1956,1967] [S]
   The People Maker [1959]
   Masters of Evolution [1959]
   The Sun Saboteurs [1961] [aka "The Earth Quarter"]
   Far Out [1961] [C]
   A for Anything [1959] [rev. of "The People Maker"]
   In Deep [1963] [C]
   Beyond the Barrier [1964]
   The Rithian Terror [1965]
   Mind Switch [1965] [aka "The Other Foot"]
   Off-Center [1965] [C] [aka "Off-Centre"]
   Turning On [1966] [C]
   Three Novels [1967] [aka "Natural State and Other Stories"]
   World Without Children & The Earth Quarter [1970]
   Two Novels [1974] [O] ["The Earth Quarter" & "Double Meaning"]
   The Best of Damon Knight [1976] [C]
   The Futurians [1977] [S]
   Rule Golden and Other Stories [1979] [C] [incl. "Three Novels"]
   The World and Thorinn [1980]
   The Man in the Tree [1984]
   Late Knight Edition  [1985] [C]
Knight, Damon [Francis] & Wilhelm, Kate
   Better Than One [1980] [C] [CP]