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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.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1973) - essay by Ben Bova
• Call Me Joe - (1957) - novelette by Poul Anderson
• Who Goes There? - (1938) - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• Nerves - (1942) - novella by Lester del Rey
• Universe - (1941) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Marching Morons - (1951) - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth
• Vintage Season - (1946) - novelette by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
• ...And Then There Were None - (1951) - novella by Eric Frank Russell
• The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - (1962) - novelette by Cordwainer Smith
• Baby Is Three - (1952) - novella by Theodore Sturgeon
• The Time Machine - (1895) - novel by H. G. Wells
• With Folded Hands - (1948) - novelette by Jack Williamson

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas. It 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 written 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.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1973) - essay by Ben Bova
• The Martian Way - (1952) - novella by Isaac Asimov
• Earthman, Come Home - (1953) - novelette by James Blish
• Rogue Moon - (1960) - novella by Algis Budrys
• The Spectre General - (1952) - novella by Theodore R. Cogswell
• The Machine Stops - (1909) - novelette by E. M. Forster
• The Midas Plague - (1954) - novella by Frederik Pohl
• The Witches of Karres - (1949) - novelette by James H. Schmitz
• E for Effort - (1947) - novelette by T. L. Sherred
• In Hiding - (1948) - novelette by Wilmar H. Shiras
• The Big Front Yard - (1958) - novella by Clifford D. Simak
• The Moon Moth - (1961) - novelette by Jack Vance