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Title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time, Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America by Robert Silverberg ISBN: 0-7653-0536-4 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 22 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A trip down memory lane
Comment: I've checked it out of the library more than once, but this is such a good book to own. If you want to see how science fiction is done, or learn how to write it yourself, this is the collection for you. It's a who's who of the grandmasters at the top of their game. There isn't a single story here that won't provoke or haunt you in some way shape or form.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic Must-Have for All Sci-Fi Fans
Comment: I bought this book when it first came out in 1970 when I joined the Science Fiction Book Club, and it is my favorite collection to this day. Sure the stories are dated, some of them, and the style is old fashioned sometimes, but they are all excellent stories. Even re-reading them is a joy. If you are serious about sci-fi this is truly a must-have volume. There were several volumes that followed (2a and 2b for example) but this book remains my favorite. I am grateful for the chance to get it in a better hardback quality than the book club version. BUY THIS BOOK!
Rating: 4
Summary: a nostalgic winner for science fiction buffs
Comment: This is a reprint of a classic 1970 work in which The Science Fiction Writers of America members voted on what selections should be included in The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time anthologies. The first volume includes twenty-six tales from 1929 through 1964 from some of the genre's greatest authors, a who's who. The criteria used were not the author's fame but instead, the most important and influential stories and that, in spite of the votes, an author would appear only once.
Though three decades have passed, most of the contributors remain highly renowned even outside the genre, but a few are less famous except among long time purists. Thus the lack of a one-page biography hurts when a virtually unrecognizable name has authored a famous work especially when other media mainstreamed the tale. Still each story is well written and affirms why the ASFWA selected them thirty years ago. This is a winner mostly for science fiction buffs and the nostalgic amongst the boomers.
Harriet Klausner
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Title: The SFWA Grand Masters Volume 1 by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0312868804 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 044100864X Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction by Mike Ashley ISBN: 0786710047 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 10 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The SFWA Grand Masters Volume 2 by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0312868782 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories by T. A. Shippey, Tom Shippey ISBN: 0192803816 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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