Anthologies
The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke; Moonwalk by H. B. fyfe; Mars Is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury; The Edge of the Sea by Algis Budrys; The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov; The Big Contest by John D. MacDonald; Ordeal in Space by Robert A. Heinlein; That Share of Glory by C.M. Kornbluth; Sunken Universe by James Blish Science-fiction adventure classics
Anthology of 14 stories by Brian W. Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, JG Ballard, James Blish and Damon Knight, Theodore R. Cogswell, de Camp, Philip Jose Farmer, Frank Herbert, Fritz Leiber, Katherine MacLean, Grederik Pohl & Mack Reynolds.
Here is a collection of ten top Science-fiction thrillers never before seen in print! You'll read: Barry N. Malzberg- Yahrzeit (A strange story of an overcrowded world and its macabre solution to population growth.) Gardner R. Dozois- In A Crooked Year (A chilling tale of one man who survives a cataclysmic war only to find he cannot live with himself. ) Robert Silverberg- Ms. Found An Abandonded Time Machine. Laurence Janifer- A Few Minutes. Edgar Pangborn- The Freshman Angle. Larry Niven- The Defenseless Dead. Anne McCaffery- The Rescued Girls of Refugee. Pamela Sargent- Matthew. David Gerrold- An Infinity of Loving. James Blish- A True Bill
THE ALIENS ARE COMING!Bug-Eyed Monsters is one of the finest collections available of classic science fiction masterpeices by internationally-acclaimed authors.Fredric BrownA.E. van VogtJames BlishPhilip José FarmerDamon KnightFrank HerbertWilliam Tennand others pay their bizarre and superbly entertaining tributes to the weird and wonderful nasties (and not-so-nasties) who lurk in the remote, timeless regions of space and fantasy...Cover Bruce Pennington
Stories to lift you straight out of this world! Are you ready to meet an elephant with a wooden leg? A Martian who has married your daughter? An entire island of beautiful girls just waiting for your touch? A house that spies on you when you go to bed? Be warned! ANTIGRAV is a collection of incredible stories from today's topmost writers of science fiction. And they've made some important discoveries you won't believe - until they happen to you. Contents: - Introduction by Philip Strick - Space Rats of the C.C.C. (1974) by Harry Harrison - How the World Was Saved ( Jak ocalał świat? , 1964) by Stanisław Lem - It Was Nothing—Really! (1969) by Theodore Sturgeon - The Glitch (1974) by James Blish and L. Jerome Stanton - Conversation on a Starship in Warpdrive (1975) by John Brosnan - The Alibi Machine (1973) by Larry Niven - Emergency Society (1975) by Uta Frith - Look, You Think You've Got Troubles (1969) by Carol Carr - A Delightful Comedic Premise (1974) by Barry N. Malzberg - Trolls (1975) by Robert Borski - Elephant with Wooden Leg (1975) by John Sladek - Planting Time (1975) by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale - By the Seashore (1973) by R.A. Lafferty - Hardcastle (1971) by Ron Goulart - The Ergot Show (1972) by Brian W. Aldiss Cover illustration by Graham Dean
From back cover: They've seen the future--and it doesn't look good.... What's going to happen when the world ends? Here are 14 humorous, poignant, eerie, and altogehter too possible views of what things will be like when: . Walking for pleasure and exercise becomes a criminal offense. .There are interplanetary exchange friendship programs. .It is possible to give idiots genius IQ's. .You are able to book a package tour to see the end of the world. The Late Great Future--read on and see what pleasures and shocks await you in these 14 fabulous tales 17 When We Went to See the End of the World (1972) Robert Silverberg 28 A Thing of Custom (1957) L. Sprague de Camp 52 The Pedestrian (1951) Ray Bradbury 58 William and Mary (1960) Roald Dahl 90 Flowers for Algernon (1959) Daniel Keyes 127 The Country of the Kind (1956) Damon Knight 144 Come to Venus Melancholy (1965) Thomas M. Disch 159 How Beautiful With Banners (1966) James Blish 172 The Totally Rich (1963) John Brunner 204 America the Beautiful (1970) Fritz Leiber 220 The Annex (1968) John D. MacDonald 237 The Shoddy Lands (1956) C. S. Lewis 246 Crucifixus Etiam (1968) Walter M. Miller, Jr. [as Walter M. Miller] 271 Three Portraits and a Prayer (1962) Frederik Pohl
An anthology of modern science fiction '... published ... to commemorate the 33rd World Science Fiction Convention held in Melbourne, August 1975' Contents: 7 Foreword: The Bad News and the Good (1976) essay by Isaac Asimov 11 Idiot Stick (1958) shortstory by Damon Knight 24 Nine Lives (1969) novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin 47 The Commuter (1953) shortstory by Philip K. Dick 59 The Oath (1960) novelette by James Blish 77 Takeover Bid (1965) novelette by John Baxter 94 Comes Now the Power (1966) shortstory by Roger Zelazny 100 Litterbug (1969) novelette by Tony Morphett 117 Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) novelette by Cordwainer Smith 138 A Song Before Sunset (1976) shortstory by David Grigg 149 Sundance (1969) shortstory by Robert Silverberg 163 The Oh in Jose (1966) shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss (variant of The O in José) [as by Brian Aldiss ] 172 The Man Who Came Early (1956) novelette by Poul Anderson 194 Call Him Lord (1966) novelette by Gordon R. Dickson 213 The Garden of Time (1962) shortstory by J. G. Ballard SUBJECTS
CHILLBINDING TALES OF THE UNFORESEEN A choice collection of thrilling and terrifying adventures into the unknown worlds of tomorrow by three master craftsmen of the science-fiction suspense story. Get Out of My Sky by James Blish A terrifying tale of Prophecy—of two worlds racing toward war and annihilation, and of one man whose untried and unwanted gift of power could save them... if he learned to use it in time. Sister Planet by Poul Anderson The first explorers of Venus had discovered a way to transform it into a colony for Earth. There was only one small problem. It meant destroying all forms of life on that planet. And even though the Cetoids looked like fish, they seemed terribly human. Alien Night by Thomas N. Scortia Utopia was no longer a beautiful dream but a horrifying reality. Perfection—pure, absolute and unchanging—was slowly mummifying the human race and the world had become a monstrous still life. But somewhere in a dark, quiet corner of this timeless motionless existence, something new and strange was stirring.
Mind-expanding explorations of the future of the human form Our bodies and minds are malleable, and only the imagination is the limit to the possible improvements. From genetics to artificial enhancements, humanity will alter the course of its own evolution. Included here are more than twenty stories from the most imaginative writers in the field, including: Poul Anderson * James Blish * Eric Brown * Ted Chiang * Tony Daniel * Samuel R. Delany * Greg Egan * Joe Haldeman * Geoffrey A. Landis * Paul McAuley * Ian MacLeod * David Marusek * Tom Purdom * Robert Reed * Joanna Russ * Robert Silverberg * Brian Stableford * Bruce Sterling * Charles Stross * Michael Swanwick * Liz Williams * Gene Wolfe * Roger Zelazny
Many readers are attracted to science fiction for that singular moment when a story expands your imagination, enabling you to see something in a new light. Not all SF works this way! This volume collects the very best of it that does, with 25 of the finest examples of mind-expanding and awe-inspiring science fiction. The storylines range from a discovery on the Moon that opens up vistas across all time to a moment in which distances across the Earth suddenly increase and people vanish. These are tales to take you from the other side of now to the very end of time - from today's top-name contributors including Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Silverberg, Gregory Benford and Robert Reed.
Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic science fiction short stories. "Science Fiction Gems, Vol. Two" features includes the incredible Hugo Awarding winning story, "Rat in the Skull" by Rog Phillips. It also includes other fine works by James Blish, Robert Silverberg, Philip K. Dick, Manly Wade Wellman, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Alan E. Nourse, C. M. Kornbluth, Philip Jose Farmer, and others. This is another great collection of classic science fiction. It’s a guaranteed trip into the far-off future and the deepest reaches of outer space.
The tenth amazing volume of the Golden Age of Science Fiction! Yesterday House, by Fritz Leiber Wailing Wall, by Roger Dee The Valor of Cappen Varra, by Poul Anderson The Thing in the Attic, by James Blish The Street that Wasn’t There, by Clifford Simak The Snare, by Richard Smith The Repairman, by Harry Harrison The Bluff of the Hawk, by Anthony Gilmore The Problem Makers, by Robert Hoskins
On Mercury: How do you outrun the dawn and its lethal sunrise? On Jupiter: When humans transfer their minds into the local fauna to explore the surface, why do they never return? On Pluto: How long must an astronaut wait for rescue at the furthest reaches of the system? We have always been fascinated by the promise of space and the distant lure of our fellow planets orbiting the Sun. In this new collection of classic stories, Mike Ashley takes us on a journey from the harsh extremes of Mercury to the turbulent expanses of Saturn and beyond, exploring as we go the literary history of the planets, the influence of contemporary astronomy on the imagination of writers, and the impact of their storytelling on humanity’s perception of these hitherto unreachable worlds. Featuring the talents of Larry Niven, Robert Silverberg, Clare Winger Harris and more, this collection offers a kaleidoscope of innovative thought and timeless adventures.