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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A
| Author: | Ben Bova |
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Orb Books, 2009 Avon, 1974 Doubleday, 1973 Gollancz, 1973 |
| Series: | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Book 2 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Eleven essential classics in one volume
This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.
Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.
This volume contains novellas by Poul Anderson, John W. Campbell, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, C.M. Kornbluth, Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, Eric Frank Russell, Cordwainer Smith, Theodore Sturgeon, H. G. Wells, and Jack Williamson.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - (1973) - essay by Ben Bova
- Call Me Joe - (1957) - novelette by Poul Anderson
- Who Goes There? - (1938) - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Nerves - (1942) - novella by Lester del Rey
- Universe - (1941) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Marching Morons - (1951) - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth
- Vintage Season - (1946) - novelette by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
- ...And Then There Were None - (1951) - novella by Eric Frank Russell
- The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - (1962) - novelette by Cordwainer Smith
- Baby Is Three - (1952) - novella by Theodore Sturgeon
- The Time Machine - (1895) - novel by H. G. Wells
- With Folded Hands - (1948) - novelette by Jack Williamson
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