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Loading... The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970)by Robert Silverberg (Editor)
   No current Talk conversations about this book.  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Oct 18, 2024 |   The result is a delightful anthology, filled with strong classic SF stories. Some of them are mind-blowing masterpieces. Others feel a bit dated (we are talking about really old stories here) but still have something special that would make professional writers vote for them as some of the best stories in the genre: powerful ideas, emotional impact... If you have any interest in the history of science fiction then this is as close to required reading as it gets. Even if you don't particularly care about the history of the genre this anthology is too good to miss. Contents (I'll use spoiler tags when commenting on the stories, but it's mostly mild spoilers giving a general description of the story): Stanley G. Weinbaum, "A Martian Odyssey" (1934): John W. Campbell, "Twilight" (1934): : Lester del Rey, "Helen O'Loy" (1938): Robert A. Heinlein, "The Roads Must Roll" (1940): Theodore Sturgeon, "Microcosmic God" (1941): Isaac Asimov, "Nightfall" (1941): A. E. van Vogt, "The Weapon Shop" (1942): Lewis Padgett, "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" (1943): Clifford D. Simak, "Huddling Place" (1944): Fredric Brown, "Arena" (1944): Murray Leinster, "First Contact" (1945): Judith Merril, "That Only a Mother" (1948): Cordwainer Smith, "Scanners Live in Vain" (1948): Ray Bradbury, "Mars is Heaven!" (1948): Cyril M. Kornbluth, "The Little Black Bag" (1950): Richard Matheson, "Born of Man and Woman" (1950): Fritz Leiber, "Coming Attraction" (1950): Anthony Boucher, "The Quest for Saint Aquin" (1951): James Blish, "Surface Tension" (1952): Arthur C. Clarke, "The Nine Billion Names of God" (1953): Jerome Bixby, "It's a Good Life" (1953): Tom Godwin, "The Cold Equations" (1954): Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit" (1954): Damon Knight, "The Country of the Kind" (1955): Daniel Keyes, "Flowers for Algernon" (1959): Roger Zelazny, "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" (1963):  ) jcm790 | May 26, 2024 | From the first volume of 15 stories: Most of these stories are now over 80 years old. I find it amusing that the authors are imaginative with technology and other things, but tend to still have an old fashioned sexist view of family units and relationships. Asimov's Nightfall I have read before and rate really highly. Likewise Heinlein's The Roads Must Roll Of the others, Leinster's First Contact, Sturgeon's Microcosmic God & Brown's Arena were probably my favourites. So, I have now read the 2nd volume with the second set of 15. Between 75 - 60 years old. Generally enjoyed them more than the older 15 stories. Cordwainer Smith's Scanners live in Vain, Kornbluth's Little Black Bag, Blish's Surface Tension, Clarke's Nine Billion Names for God, Godwin's Cold Equations, Bester's Fondly Fahrenheit, Keyes' Flowers for Algenon, and Zelazny's Rose for Ecclesiates were all really ggod. (  )1  stubooks | Apr 4, 2024 |  ) kslade | Dec 8, 2022 | ) J.Flux | Aug 13, 2022 | no reviews | add a review
Is contained inContainsScience Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The Science Fiction Writers Of America by Robert Silverberg Galerij der giganten 1 de beste science-fictionverhalen gekozen door the Members of the Science-Fiction Writers of America by Robert Silverberg
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HTML: The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 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, Vol. 1, 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, Vol. 1, includes the following: Introduction by Robert Silverberg "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum"Twilight" by John W. Campbell"Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey"The Roads Must 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 Fredric 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 .No library descriptions found. 
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The best of the stories have been anthologized elsewhere, so if you're a fan you've probably read 'em already. I skipped a lot on this reread because I'd reread them elsewhere in the interim. Time to let the book go. (