Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories Books
science fiction, anthology
7 Introduction (The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942) (1980) essay by Martin H. Greenberg 11 The Star Mouse [Mitkey 1] (1942) novelette by Fredric Brown 32 The Wings of Night (1942) short story by Lester del Rey 50 Cooperate - Or Else! [Rull] novelette by A. E. van Vogt (variant of Co-Operate - Or Else! 1942) 77 Foundation [Foundation (Original Stories) 1] (1942) novelette by Isaac Asimov 110 The Push of a Finger (1942) novella by Alfred Bester 150 Asylum (1942) novella by A. E. van Vogt 205 Proof (1942) short story by Hal Clement 222 Nerves (1942) novella by Lester del Rey 295 Barrier (1942) novella by Anthony Boucher 347 The Twonky (1942) short story by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett] 369 QRM - Interplanetary [Venus Equilateral] (1942) novelette by George O. Smith 403 The Weapon Shop [Weapon Shops of Isher] (1942) novelette by A. E. van Vogt 442 Mimic (1942) short story by Donald A. Wollheim
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The great Golden Age days of science fiction continue in this, the sixth volume, of Isaac Asimov's selections from the wonders of the past. For the year, 1944, introduced authors and stories which constitute stars which still shine brightly in the world of speculative fantasy today. (from the back cover)
This anthology contains: A Logic Named Joe by Will F. Jenkins Memorial; Mewhu's Jet by Theodore Sturgeon Loophole; Rescue Party; and Technical Error by Arthur C. Clarke The Nightmare by Chan Davis Placet is a Crazy Place by Fredric Brown Conqueror's Isle by Nelson S. Bond Lorelei of the Red Mist by Ray Bradbury and Leigh Brackett The Million Year Picnic by Ray Bradbury The Last Objective by Paul A. Carter Meihem in Ce Klasrum by Dolton Edwards Vintage Season by Lawrence O' Donnell Absalom by Henry Kuttner Evidence by Isaac Asimov
1945-a momentous year: January 9, U.S. forces invade the Philippines; February 13, Dresden firebombed; Iwo Jima falls March 16; F.D.R. dead on April 12; Hitler, April 30. And on August 6, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, altering the fate of humanity. And most certainly altering the face of science fiction. Stories of dramatic mutations, "outsiders," aliens, superhumans, were in high gear and the tremendous transition of the times was reflected in powerful stories by Fritz Leiber, Leigh Brackett, Fredric Brown, Lester del Rey, Henry Kuttner, A. Bertram Chandler, Isaac Asimov and more. The world was expanding at a rapid rate, but no more quickly than the world of science fiction!
Book by Martin H. Greenberg
Stories Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner He Walked Around the Horses by H. Beam Piper The Strange Case of John Kingman by Murray Leinster That Only a Mother by Judith Merril The Monster by A. E. van Vogt Dreams Are Sacred by Peter Phillips Mars is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury Thang by Martin Gardner Brooklyn Project by William Tenn Ring Around the Redhead by John D. MacDonald Period Piece by J. J. Coupling Dormant by A. E. van Vogt In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras Knock by Fredric Brown A Child is Crying by John D. MacDonald Late Night Final by Eric Frank Russell
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Short stories deal with underground cities, robot rulers, alien invasions, nuclear war, time travel, artificial life, telepathy, and space exploration
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
An anthology of science fiction tales from 1958 features works by Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Brian Aldiss, C.M. Kornbluth, and Clifford Simak, among others
An anthology of science fiction tales from 1959 features works by Chandler Davis, Alfred Bester, Carol Emshwiller, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, among others
An anthology of science fiction tales from 1960 features works by Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, and Richard McKenna
This collection of vintage science fiction tales from the year 1957 features works by such noted writers as Poul Anderson, Robert Silverberg, and Isaac Asimov
Contents: 9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 13 · The Highest Treason · Randall Garrett · na Analog Jan ’61 75 · Hothouse [Gren (Hothouse)] · Brian W. Aldiss · nv F&SF Feb ’61 112 · Hiding Place [Nicholas van Rijn] · Poul Anderson · nv Analog Mar ’61 154 · What Is This Thing Called Love? [“Playboy and the Slime God”] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Mar ’61 168 · A Prize for Edie · J. F. Bone · ss Analog Apr ’61 174 · The Ship Who Sang [Helva] · Anne McCaffrey · nv F&SF Apr ’61 195 · Death and the Senator · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Analog May ’61 217 · The Quaker Cannon · Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth · nv Analog Aug ’61 243 · The Moon Moth · Jack Vance · na Galaxy Aug ’61 281 · A Planet Named Shayol · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Oct ’61 320 · Rainbird · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Dec ’61 333 · Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night · Algis Budrys · nv Galaxy Dec ’61 356 · Remember the Alamo! [as by R. R. Fehrenbach] · T. R. Fehrenbach · ss Analog Dec ’61
Another excellent volume in this unique, ongoing series which, year by year, provides a fascinating overview of both society's and the science fiction community's ever shifting hopes, concerns, and fears about the future. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Theodore Sturgeon, and others.