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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.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1970) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• A Martian Odyssey - [Tweel] - (1934) - novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum
• Twilight - (1934) - novelette by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• Helen O'Loy - (1938) - shortstory by Lester del Rey
• The Roads Must Roll - (1940) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
• Microcosmic God - (1941) - novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
• Nightfall - (1941) - novelette by Isaac Asimov
• The Weapon Shop - (1942) - novelette by A. E. van Vogt
• Mimsy Were the Borogoves - (1943) - novelette by Lewis Padgett
• Huddling Place - (1944) - shortstory by Clifford D. Simak
• Arena - (1944) - novelette by Fredric Brown
• First Contact - (1945) - novelette by Murray Leinster
• That Only a Mother - (1948) - shortstory by Judith Merril
• Scanners Live in Vain - (1950) - novelette by Cordwainer Smith
• Mars Is Heaven! - (1948) - shortstory by Ray Bradbury
• The Little Black Bag - (1950) - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth
• Born of Man and Woman - (1950) - shortstory by Richard Matheson
• Coming Attraction - (1950) - shortstory by Fritz Leiber
• The Quest for Saint Aquin - (1951) - novelette by Anthony Boucher
• Surface Tension - (1952) - novelette by James Blish
• The Nine Billion Names of God - (1953) - shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
• It's a Good Life - (1953) - shortstory by Jerome Bixby
• The Cold Equations - (1954) - novelette by Tom Godwin
• Fondly Fahrenheit - (1954) - novelette by Alfred Bester
• The Country of the Kind - (1956) - shortstory by Damon Knight
• Flowers for Algernon - (1959) - novelette by Daniel Keyes
• A Rose for Ecclesiastes - (1963) - novelette by Roger Zelazny

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

Comprised of all the short fiction Nebula Award winners for 1966-1970 - the first five years of the award.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1981) - essay by Arthur C. Clarke
• "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman - (1965) - shortstory by Harlan Ellison
• The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth - (1965) - novelette by Roger Zelazny
• The Saliva Tree - (1965) - novella by Brian W. Aldiss
• He Who Shapes - (1965) - novella by Roger Zelazny
• The Secret Place - (1966) - shortstory by Richard McKenna
• Call Him Lord - (1966) - novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
• The Last Castle - (1966) - novella by Jack Vance
• Aye, and Gomorrah... - (1967) - shortstory by Samuel R. Delany
• Gonna Roll the Bones - (1967) - novelette by Fritz Leiber
• Behold the Man - (1966) - novella by Michael Moorcock
• The Planners - (1968) - shortstory by Kate Wilhelm
• Mother to the World - (1968) - novelette by Richard Wilson
• Dragonrider - (1967) - novella by Anne McCaffrey
• Passengers - (1968) - shortstory by Robert Silverberg
• Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones - (1968) - novelette by Samuel R. Delany
• A Boy and His Dog - (1969) - novella by Harlan Ellison

Comprised of all the short fiction Nebula Award winners for 1971-1975 - the second five years of the award.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (1986) - essay by Terry Carr
• Ill Met in Lankhmar - (1970) - novella by Fritz Leiber
• Slow Sculpture - (1970) - novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
• The Missing Man - (1971) - novella by Katherine MacLean
• The Queen of Air and Darkness - (1971) - novella by Poul Anderson
• Good News from the Vatican - (1971) - shortstory by Robert Silverberg
• A Meeting With Medusa - (1971) - novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
• Goat Song - (1972) - novelette by Poul Anderson
• When It Changed - (1972) - shortstory by Joanna Russ
• The Death of Dr. Island - (1973) - novella by Gene Wolfe
• Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand - (1973) - novelette by Vonda N. McIntyre
• Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death - (1973) - shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.
• Born with the Dead - (1974) - novella by Robert Silverberg
• If the Stars Are Gods - (1974) - novelette by Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford
• The Day Before the Revolution - (1974) - shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin