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The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of
The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929-1964. This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for The Science Fiction Hall Fame are the men and women who have shaped the body and heart of modern science fiction; their brilliantly imaginative creations continue to inspire and astound new generations of writers and fans. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind," by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall," by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, is the story of a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology. Originally published in 1970 to honor those writers and their stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, "The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One," was the book that introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction. Too long unavailable, this new edition will treasured by all science fiction fans everywhere. "The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One," includes the following stories: Introduction by Robert Silverberg "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum "Twilight" by John W. Campbell "Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey "The RoadsMust Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein "Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov "The Weapon Shop" by A. E. van Vogt "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett "Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak "Arena" by Frederic Brown "First Contact" by Murray Leinster "That Only a Mother" by Judith Merril "Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith "Mars is Heaven!" by Ray Bradbury "The Little Black Bag" by C. M. Kornbluth "Born of Man and Woman" by Richard Matheson "Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber "The Quest for Saint Aquin" by Anthony Boucher "Surface Tension" by James Blish "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke "It's a "Good" Life" by Jerome Bixby "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester "The Country of the Kind," Damon Knight "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" by Roger Zelazny
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"A basic one-volume library of the short science fiction story."--"Kirkus" on "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One"
"Quibbling about the choice of the prize winners would be like arguing with the pros who vote on the Academy Awards."--"Publishers Weekly" on "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One"
"The first definitive modern anthology of top science fiction stories."--"Newark Sunday News" on "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One"
"Libraries can toss out worn collections of partly good/partly poor and buy this volume of the creme de la creme."--"Library Journal" on "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One"
"Not for years has there appeared a collection of stories so remarkable, so profoundly enjoyable, so full of that marvelous 'remember when' quality, and, for the absolute beginner, so rewarding and informative a reading experience."--Theodore Sturgeon in the "National Review" on "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One"
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I have another book that is the first part of this that rates more highly. It is basically a few in the middle that I don't like so much. Overall, a 3.77 for this. All these stories are quite old of course, being early sixties at the latest.
There are still multiple 5 star stories to be found, so worth a look, obviously, and plenty of other famous tales to be discovered in this book, as well.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : A MARTIAN ODYSSEY - Stanley G. Weinbaum
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : TWILIGHT - John W. Campbell
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : HELEN O'LOY - Lester del Rey
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE ROADS MUST ROLL - Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : MICROCOSMIC GOD - Theodore Sturgeon
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : NIGHTFALL [short story] - Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE WEAPON SHOP [short story] - A. E. van Vogt
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : MIMSY WERE THE BOROGOVES - Lewis Padgett
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : HUDDLING PLACE - Clifford D. Simak
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : ARENA - Fredric Brown
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : FIRST CONTACT - Murray Leinster
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THAT ONLY A MOTHER - Judith Merril
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : SCANNERS LIVE IN VAIN - Cordwainer Smith
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : MARS IS HEAVEN! - Ray Bradbury
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE LITTLE BLACK BAG - C. M. Kombluth
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN - Richard Matheson
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : COMING ATTRACTION - Fritz Leiber
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE QUEST FOR SAINT AQUIN - Anthony Boucher
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : SURFACE TENSION - James Blish
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD - Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : IT'S A GOOD LIFE - Jerome Bixby
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE COLD EQUATIONS - Tom Godwin
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : FONDLY FAHRENHEIT - Alfred Bester
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : THE COUNTRY OF THE KIND - Damon Knight
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON - Daniel Keyes
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1 : A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES - Roger Zelazny
Interplanetary interpersonal communication.
4 out of 5
Future science dwindling.
3.5 out of 5
Metal woman's family.
3 out of 5
A master engineer and others work to stop industrial action from stopping massively engineered mass transit.
3 out of 5
Genius idea factory proves impenetrable.
4.5 out of 5
Media and religion struggle with science. Still.
4 out of 5
An incontrovertible supply of bang and zap is important.
4 out of 5
A technology discovery is beyond the adults, but definitely not the children, with unforeseen results.
Ubergeek monks finish a cataloguing project, and with it comes some serious consequences.
5 out of 5
When Anthony is born, he uses his abilities to transport his whole town to somewhere else. After that, everyone is extremely careful around him, as when he comes across something he doesn't like his extreme powers of transmutation and transfiguration can do bad things, and he is also somewhat telepathic and has degrees of animal control. Basically a young, sociopathic supervillain.
3 out of 5
Kid is a waste of oxygen.
5 out of 5
Hot for crime android.
4 out of 5
Violent man gets odiferously ostracised.
4 out of 5
A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.
However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.
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