Despite its good reception by the readership and the prominence of its authors (Gold was the founding editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and de Camp quickly became a leading light of science fiction and fantasy during those genres' "golden age"), the book remained unpublished in book form for over sixty years, until finally issued as a trade paperback by Gateways Retro Science Fiction in 2002.
Despite its favorable reception by readers and the prominence of its authors (Gold was the founding editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and de Camp quickly became a leading figure in science fiction and fantasy during those genres' "golden age"), the book remained unpublished in book form for over sixty years, until finally being released as a trade paperback by Gateways Retro Science Fiction in 2002.