Science fiction is one of the 20th century's most characteristic - and dominant - literary forms. Despite critical disparagement and misunderstanding, it has millions of readers worldwide and has established itself at the heart of popular literary culture. This selection starts with H.G. Wells' "The Land Ironclads", and charts the development of science fiction this century through a wide range of practitioners - Rudyard Kipling, Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl, Brian Aldiss, Ursula Le Guin, J.G. Ballard, Paul McAuley, ...
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Science fiction is one of the 20th century's most characteristic - and dominant - literary forms. Despite critical disparagement and misunderstanding, it has millions of readers worldwide and has established itself at the heart of popular literary culture. This selection starts with H.G. Wells' "The Land Ironclads", and charts the development of science fiction this century through a wide range of practitioners - Rudyard Kipling, Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl, Brian Aldiss, Ursula Le Guin, J.G. Ballard, Paul McAuley, David Brin and many others. The 30 stories offer a potent blend of favourites and surprises, tracing the thematic and technical development of SF over the last 90 years.
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The book features short stories in chronological order, from 1903 to 1990, from the world of classic and modern science fiction. Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica fans might be a bit disappointed with some of the title in this book. This book was required reading for a science fiction literature class and a must have for any real science fiction fan's library.
* The Land Ironclads (1903) by H.G. Wells * Finis (1906) by Frank L. Pollock * As Easy as A.B.C. (1912) by Rudyard Kipling * The Metal Man (1928) by Jack Williamson * A Martian Odyssey (1934) by Stanley G. Weinbaum * Night (1935) by John W. Campbell, Jr., writing as Don A. Stuart * Desertion (1944) by Clifford D. Simak * The Piper?s Son (1945) by Lewis Padgett * The Monster (1948) by A.E. van Vogt * Second Night of Summer (1950) by James H. Schmitz * Second Dawn (1951) by Arthur C. Clarke * Crucifixus Etiam (1953) by Walter M. Miller, Jr. * The Tunnel Under the World (1955) by Frederik Pohl * Who Can Replace a Man? (1958) by Brian W. Aldiss * Billenium (1961) by J.G. Ballard * The Ballad of Lost C?Mell (1962) by Cordwainer Smith * Semley?s Necklace (1964) by Ursula K. Le Guin * How Beautiful with Banners (1966) by James Blish * A Criminal Act (1967) by Harry Harrison * Problems of Creativeness (1967) by Thomas M. Disch * How the Whip Came Back (1970) by Gene Wolfe * Cloak of Anarchy (1972) by Larry Niven * A Thing of Beauty (1973) by Norman Spinrad * The Screwfly Solution (1977) by Raccoona Sheldon * The Way of Cross and Dragon (1979) by George R.R. Martin * Swarm (1982) by Bruce Sterling * Burning Chrome (1982) by William Gibson * Silicon Muse (1984) by Hilbert Schenck * Karl and the Ogre (1988) by Paul J. McAuley * Piecework (1990) by David Brin