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The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The Grand Master Award is given to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Frederik Pohl, an eminent figure in SF, has been authorized by the SFWA to edit an anthology in three big volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. Volume One, presenting the first five writers to receive the award, features the fiction of:

Robert A. Heinlein
Jack Williamson
Clifford D. Simak
L. Sprague de Camp
Fritz Leiber

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Robert A. Heinlein 1907-1988 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• The Roads Must Roll - (1940) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Year of the Jackpot - (1952) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• Jerry Was a Man - (1947) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Farthest Place - (1992) - essay by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Long Watch - (1949) - short story by Robert A. Heinlein
• Recommended Reading by Robert A. Heinlein - essay by uncredited
• Jack Williamson b. 1908 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• With Folded Hands ... - (1947) - novelette by Jack Williamson
• Jamboree - (1969) - short story by Jack Williamson
• The Mañana Literary Society - (1984) - essay by Jack Williamson
• The Firefly Tree - (1997) - short story by Jack Williamson
• Recommended Reading by Jack Williamson - essay by uncredited
• Clifford D. Simak 1904-1988 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Desertion - (1944) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
• Founding Father - (1957) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
• Grotto of the Dancing Deer - (1980) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
• Recommended Reading by Clifford D. Simak - essay by uncredited
• L. Sprague de Camp b. 1907 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• A Gun for Dinosaur - (1956) - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
• Little Green Men from Afar - (1976) - essay by L. Sprague de Camp
• Living Fossil - (1939) - short story by L. Sprague de Camp
• Recommended Reading by L. Sprague de Camp - essay by uncredited
• Fritz Leiber 1910-1992 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Sanity - (1944) - short story by Fritz Leiber
• The Mer She - (1978) - novelette by Fritz Leiber
• A Bad Day for Sales - (1953) - short story by Fritz Leiber
• Recommended Reading by Fritz Leiber - essay by uncredited

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (or SWFA)?and the Grand Master Award is given by the SWFA to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.

Frederik Pohl, one of the world's finest SF authors and editors, has been authorized to edit an anthology in three large-format volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. These are the seminal writers within the modern SF field, those whose works are of dominant importance and lasting influence.

Volume Two, presenting the second five writers to receive the award, offers fiction by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Andre Norton b. 1912 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Andre Norton - essay by uncredited
• Mousetrap - (1954) - short story by Andre Norton
• Were-Wrath - (1984) - novelette by Andre Norton
• All Cats Are Gray - (1953) - short story by Andre Norton
• Serpent's Tooth - (1987) - novella by Andre Norton
• Arthur C. Clarke b. 1917 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Arthur C. Clarke - essay by uncredited
• Rescue Party - (1946) - novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Secret - (1963) - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
• Reunion - (1971) - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Star - (1955) - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
• A Meeting With Medusa - (1971) - novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
• Isaac Asimov 1920-1992 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Isaac Asimov - essay by uncredited
• The Last Question - (1956) - short story by Isaac Asimov
• It's Such a Beautiful Day - (1955) - novelette by Isaac Asimov
• Strikebreaker - (1957) - short story by Isaac Asimov
• The Martian Way - (1952) - novella by Isaac Asimov
• Alfred Bester 1913-1987 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Alfred Bester - essay by uncredited
• Disappearing Act - (1953) - short story by Alfred Bester
• Fondly Fahrenheit - (1954) - novelette by Alfred Bester
• Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit - (1970) - essay by Alfred Bester
• The Four-Hour Fugue - (1974) - short story by Alfred Bester
• Hobson's Choice - (1952) - short story by Alfred Bester
• Ray Bradbury b. 1920 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Ray Bradbury - essay by uncredited
• The City - (1950) - short story by Ray Bradbury
• The Million-Year Picnic - (1946) - short story by Ray Bradbury
• All Summer in a Day - (1954) - short story by Ray Bradbury
• There Will Come Soft Rains - (1950) - short story by Ray Bradbury
• The Affluence of Despair - (1998) - essay by Ray Bradbury

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented, by active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The Grand Master Award is given to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.

Frederik Pohl, an eminent figure in science fiction, has been authorized by the SFWA to edit an anthology in three big volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. These are the seminal writers of the modern SF field, whose works are of dominant importance and influence. This series of collections is a permanent record of greatness in SF.

Volume Three, presenting the last five writers to receive the Grand Master award, features the fiction of Lester Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A. E. Van Vogt, Jack Vance.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Lester del Rey 1915-1993 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Lester del Rey - essay by uncredited
• The Faithful - (1938) - short story by Lester del Rey
• The Pipes of Pan - (1940) - short story by Lester del Rey
• The Coppersmith - (1939) - short story by Lester del Rey
• For I Am a Jealous People! - (1954) - novella by Lester del Rey
• Frederik Pohl b. 1919 - essay by Elizabeth Anne Hull
• Recommended Reading by Frederik Pohl - essay by uncredited
• Let the Ants Try - (1949) - short story by Frederik Pohl
• The Tunnel Under the World - (1955) - novelette by Frederik Pohl
• Day Million - (1966) - short story by Frederik Pohl
• The Gold at the Starbow's End - (1972) - novella by Frederik Pohl
• Damon Knight - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Damon Knight - essay by uncredited
• The Handler - (1960) - short story by Damon Knight
• Dio - (1957) - novelette by Damon Knight
• Not With a Bang - (1950) - short story by Damon Knight
• I See You - (1976) - short story by Damon Knight
• Masks - (1968) - short story by Damon Knight
• A. E. van Vogt 1912-2000 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by A. E. van Vogt - essay by uncredited
• Black Destroyer - (1939) - novelette by A. E. van Vogt
• Far Centaurus - (1944) - short story by A. E. van Vogt
• Vault of the Beast - (1940) - novelette by A. E. van Vogt
• Dear Pen Pal - (1949) - short story by A. E. van Vogt
• Jack Vance b. 1916 - essay by Frederik Pohl
• Recommended Reading by Jack Vance - essay by uncredited
• Sail 25 - (1962) - novella by Jack Vance
• Ullward's Retreat - (1958) - novelette by Jack Vance
• The Miracle Workers - (1958) - novella by Jack Vance