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Masterpieces of Science Fiction is an anthology of science fiction short stories, edited by Sam Moskowitz. It was first published in hardcover by World Publishing Co. in 1966, and reprinted by Hyperion Press in 1974. The book collects eighteen tales by various authors, together with a historical and critical introduction by the editor and two non-fictional pieces relating to "Hans Pfaall" by its author, Edgar Allan Poe.

• 1 - Introduction (Masterpieces of Science Fiction) - essay by Sam Moskowitz
• 27 - Voyage to the Moon - [Les états et empires de la Lune et du Soleil] - short story by Cyrano de Bergerac
• 44 - The Mortal Immortal - (1833) - short story by Mary Shelley
• 60 - Hans Phaall--A Tale - (1835) - novella by Edgar Allan Poe
• 110 - Note on "Hans Phaall" - (1840) - essay by Edgar Allan Poe
• 118 - Richard Adams Locke - (1850) - essay by Edgar Allan Poe
• 128 - The Wondersmith - (1859) - novelette by Fitz-James O'Brien
• 168 - The Eternal Adam - (1957) - novelette by Jules Verne and Michel Verne (trans. of L'éternel Adam 1910) [as by Jules Verne]
• 207 - The Brick Moon - [Brick Moon] - (1872) - novella by Edward Everett Hale
• 276 - Lost in a Comet's Tail; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Strange Adventure with His New Air-Ship - juvenile - [Frank Reade, Jr.] - novelette by Luis Senarens [as by Luis P. Senarens]
• 313 - The Country of the Blind - (1904) - novelette by H. G. Wells
• 354 - The Place of Pain - (1914) - short story by M. P. Shiel
• 367 - The Los Amigos Fiasco - (1892) - short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
• 377 - The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw - (1937) - novelette by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• 400 - The People of the Pit - (1918) - short story by A. Merritt
• 420 - System - short story by Josef Capek and Karel Capek (trans. of Systém 1908)
• 428 - Extra Sensory Perfection - (1955) - short story by Hugo Gernsback
• 435 - The Colour Out of Space - [Cthulhu Mythos] - (1927) - novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
• 469 - Humanity on Venus - (1930) - short fiction by Olaf Stapledon
• 489 - Jungle Journey - (1958) - short story by Philip Wylie
• 520 - The Lotus Eaters - [Ham Hammond] - (1935) - novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum

WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE FUTURE?

Who are the men who can, and do, use their imaginations with analytical brilliance to make all possivble futures a reality?

What is the talent, the imaginative power, these men and women bring to their work that makes it possible for them to project themselves thousands of years beyond our time--and to take their readers along with them?

Sam Moskowitz, "science fiction's leading historian," discusses the authors who have contributed most to a picture of worlds the Earth will some day know--the voyages to the stars, the dreamers of dreams, the most exciting writing and writers of our time.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Edward E. Smith, Ph.D
• 2. John W. Campbell
• 3. Murray Leinster
• 4. Edmond Hamilton
• 5. Jack Williamson
• 6. Superman
• 7. John Wyndham
• 8. Eric Frank Russell
• 9. L. Sprague de Camp
• 10. Lester del Rey
• 11. Robert A. Heinlein
• 12. A.E. van Vogt
• 13. Theodore Sturgeon
• 14. Isaac Asimov
• 15. Clifford D. Simak
• 16. Fritz Leiber
• 17. C.L. Moore
• 18. Henry Kuttner
• 19. Robert Bloch
• 20. Ray Bradbury
• 21. Arthur C. Clarke
• 22. Philip José Farmer
• 23. Starburst, Epilogue

A searching look at the curious and lively minds--the famous and the forgotten--who shaped the development of science fiction from its earliest beginnings in the 17th century to its modern flowering in the 1930s.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Explorers of the Infinite) - essay
• Cyrano DeBergerac - Swordsman of Space - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1959) - essay
• The Sons of Frankenstein - (1958) - essay
• The Prophetic Edgar Allan Poe - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1958) - essay
• The Fabulous Fantast, Fitz-James O'Brien - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1958) - essay (variant of The Fabulous Fantast)
• Around the Worlds With Jules Verne - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1958) - essay
• The Real Earth Satellite Story - (1957) - essay
• Ghosts of Prophecies Past, or, Frank Reade, Jr. and "Forgotten Chapters in American History" - essay
• The Wonders of H. G. Wells - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1958) - essay
• The World, the Devil, and M. P. Shiel - essay
• Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Science Fiction - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1959) - essay
• To Barsoom and Back with Edgar Rice Burroughs - essay
• The Marvelous A. Merritt - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1959) - essay (variant of The Marvelous A. Merritt - Lord of Fantasy)
• Karel Capek: The Man Who Invented Robots - [Studies in Science Fiction] - essay (variant of Karel Capek: The Man Who Invented Robots 1960)
• Hugo Gernsback: "Father of Science Fiction" - essay
• The Lore of H. P. Lovecraft - essay
• Olaf Stapledon: Cosmic Philosopher - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1960) - essay
• Space Opus: Philip Wylie - essay
• Dawn of Fame: The Career of Stanley G. Weinbaum - [Studies in Science Fiction] - (1959) - essay
• How Science Fiction Got Its Name - (1956) - essay
• The Future in Present Tense - essay

A unique collection of tales that are contemporary classics--from the most productive period of science fiction by Edward E. Smith, John W. Campbell, Edmond Hamilton, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and other great modern writers.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction) - essay by Sam Moskowitz
• 19 - The Vortex Blaster - [Vortex Blaster] - (1941) - short story by Edward E. Smith
• 44 - Night - [Twilight - 2] - (1935) - short story by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• 69 - A Logic Named Joe - (1946) - short story by Murray Leinster
• 89 - Requiem - (1962) - short story by Edmond Hamilton
• 111 - With Folded Hands... - [Humanoids] - (1947) - novelette by Jack Williamson
• 165 - Adaptation - (1949) - short story by John Wyndham
• 186 - The Witness - (1951) - novelette by Eric Frank Russell
• 213 - The Command - [Johnny Black] - (1938) - short story by L. Sprague de Camp
• 230 - Kindness - (1944) - short story by Lester del Rey
• 248 - We Also Walk Dogs - [Future History] - (1958) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein (variant of "--We Also Walk Dogs" 1941)
• 277 - Enchanted Village - (1950) - short story by A. E. van Vogt
• 295 - Liar! - [Susan Calvin] - (1941) - short story by Isaac Asimov
• 316 - Microcosmic God - (1941) - novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
• 350 - Huddling Place - [City] - (1944) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
• 372 - Coming Attraction - (1950) - short story by Fritz Leiber
• 389 - Doorway Into Time - (1943) - short story by C. L. Moore
• 412 - We Guard the Black Planet! - (1942) - novelette by Henry Kuttner
• 449 - The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton - (1939) - short story by Robert Bloch
• 461 - Wake for the Living - (1947) - short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Coffin)
• 471 - Before Eden - (1961) - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
• 485 - Mother - (1953) - novelette by Philip José Farmer

A lively history of the early days of science fiction fandom - the battles, brawls and break-ups, divisions, disasters and magnificent accomplishments of a highly talented and individualistic group of sci-fi enthusiasts - many of whom became today's great names in science fiction.

A history and anthology of scinece fiction in the popular magazines, 1891-1911, edited and with an introduction by San Moskowitz.

Table of Contents:

• 11 - Preface (Science Fiction by Gaslight) - essay by Sam Moskowitz
• 15 - Introduction: A History of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911 - essay by Sam Moskowitz
• 51 - A Corner in Lightning - (1898) - interior artwork by Paul Hardy
• 53 - The Thames Valley Catastrophe - (1897) - short story by Grant Allen
• 69 - The Doom of London - (1892) - short story by Robert Barr
• 79 - A Corner in Lightning - (1898) - short story by George Griffith
• 90 - The Tilting Island - (1909) - short story by Grena J. Bennett and Thomas J. Vivian
• 102 - Finis - (1940) - short story by Frank Lillie Pollock [as by Frank Lillie Pollack]
• 113 - An Express of the Future - interior artwork by A. J. Johnson (variant of An Express of the Future [2] 1895) [as by unknown]
• 115 - An Express of the Future - (1895) - short story by Michel Verne (trans. of Un express de l'avenir 1888) [as by Jules Verne]
• 120 - The Ray of Displacement - (1903) - short story by Harriet Prescott Spofford
• 134 - Congealing the Ice Trust - (1907) - short story by H. G. Bishop [as by Capt. H. G. Bishop, U.S.A.]
• 141 - Lord Beden's Motor - (1901) - short story by Harris Burland [as by J. B. Harris-Burland]
• 153 - The Monster of Lake LaMetrie - (1899) - interior artwork by Stanley L. Wood
• 155 - The Death-Trap - (1908) - short story by George Daulton
• 167 - The Air Serpent - (1911) - short story by Will A. Page
• 177 - The Monster of Lake LaMetrie - (1899) - short story by Wardon Allan Curtis
• 189 - The Voice in the Night - (1907) - short story by William Hope Hodgson
• 201 - The Land Ironclads - interior artwork by Claude A. Shepperson (variant of The Land Ironclads [3] 1903) [as by Claude A. Shepperson, R. I.]
• 203 - The Land Ironclads - (1903) - novelette by H. G. Wells
• 223 - The Dam - (1911) - short story by Hugh S. Johnson
• 233 - Submarined - (1905) - short story by Walter Wood
• 239 - The Purple Terror - (1899) - interior artwork by Paul Hardy (variant of The Purple Terror [2])
• 241 - The Purple Terror - (1899) - short story by Fred M. White
• 255 - Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant - [Professor Jonkin] - (1905) - short story by Howard R. Garis
• 265 - The Hybrid Hyperborean Ant - (1910) - interior artwork by Albert Levering (variant of The Hybrid Hyperborean Ant [5])
• 267 - An Experiment in Gyro-Hats - (1910) - short story by Ellis Parker Butler
• 280 - The Hybrid Hyperborean Ant - (1910) - short story by Roy L. McCardell
• 293 - Where the Air Quivered - (1898) - interior artwork by H. Piffard [as by Piffard]
• 295 - Where the Air Quivered - (1898) - novelette by Robert Eustace and L. T. Meade
• 312 - In Re State Vs. Forbes - (1906) - short story by Warren Earle
• 325 - Old Doctor Rutherford - (1891) - interior artwork by Louis Gunnis
• 327 - Old Doctor Rutherford - (1891) - short story by D. F. Hannigan
• 339 - Itself - (1907) - short story by Edgar Mayhew Bacon
• 351 - The Platinum Web - (1906) - interior artwork by G. W. Peters
• 353 - Citizen 504 - (1896) - short story by Charles H. Palmer (variant of The Alien Thread 1892)
• 361 - The Mansion of Forgetfulness - (1907) - short story by Don Mark Lemon