Beachheads in Space is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer August Derleth.

The first British edition, containing just the introduction and a selection of seven of the stories, was issued in hardcover by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1954.

[1] Four Square also reprinted the seven stories omitted from its edition in a separate 1964 anthology, From Other Worlds.

P. Schuyler Miller, writing in the November 1953 and April 1954 issues of Astrounding Science Fiction, reported Beachhead to be "a well-done theme collection," saying it was "better than anyone would have thought could still be dredged out of the old files.

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