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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two A
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America (SF Hall of Fame)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two A
Ben Bova
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, honored the best of science fiction's early short stories. This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas written 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 novellas 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 the following:Introduction by Ben Bova"Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson"Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr."Nerves" by Lester del Rey"Universe" by Robert A. Heinlein"The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth"Vintage Season" by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore". . . And Then There Were None" by Eric Frank Russell"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" by Cordwainer Smith"Baby Is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon"The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells"With Folded Hands" by Jack Williamson

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Genre: 

  • Anthology
  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 2A contains a plethora of novellas establishing the foundation of the science fiction genre, circulating from topics as diverse as the civilization of Jupiter to interpretations of physiological and psychological phenomena. Although the prominence of certain inclusions is incongruent, all of the insertions feature storylines acutely parallel to those found more recently, and all retain a dramatic bearing on the molding of the paranormal artificial genus. Authors including John W. Campbell, Lester del Rey, Henry Kuttner, and H. G.

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