The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A · The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A · The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America
Authors
Bova, Ben
Publisher
Orb Books
Tags
short stories , science fiction , anthologies , fiction , 9780765305343 , anthologies (non-poetry)
ISBN
9780765305350
Date
1973-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.83 MB
Lang
en
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**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.

*The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One,* honored the best of science fiction's early short stories. This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas written between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.

Published in 1973 to honor novellas that had come 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 the following:

Introduction by Ben Bova

"Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson

"Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr.

"Nerves" by Lester del Rey

"Universe" by Robert A. Heinlein

"The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth

"Vintage Season" by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore

". . . And Then There Were None" by Eric Frank Russell

"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" by Cordwainer Smith

"Baby Is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon

"The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells

"With Folded Hands" by Jack Williamson