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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)

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Eleven Classic Novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction:

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas 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 stories 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 novellas by: Ray Bradbury, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore Cogswell, E. M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T. L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance.

Contents:
Introduction · Ben Bova · in
· Call Me Joe · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Apr ’57
· Who Goes There? [as by Don A. Stuart] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Astounding Aug ’38
· Nerves · Lester del Rey · na Astounding Sep ’42
· Universe [Hugh Hoyland] · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding May ’41
· The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Apr ’51
· Vintage Season [as by Lawrence O’Donnell] · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · na Astounding Sep ’46
· ...And Then There Were None · Eric Frank Russell · na Astounding Jun ’51
· The Ballad of Lost C’Mell · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Oct ’62
· Baby Is Three · Theodore Sturgeon · na Galaxy Oct ’52
· The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na The New Review Jan, 1895 (+4)
· With Folded Hands... [Humanoids] · Jack Williamson · nv Astounding Jul ’47
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Book details & editions

ISBN 0380000385
Publisher Avon Books
Publication date January 1973
Language English
Pages 368 pages
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Ben Bova

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