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, 2)

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. That Only a Mother - short story by Judith Merril Scanners Live in Vain - novelette by Cordwainer Smith Mars Is Heaven! - short story by Ray Bradbury The Little Black Bag - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth Born of Man and Woman - short story by Richard Matheson Coming Attraction - short story by Fritz Leiber The Quest for Saint Aquin - novelette by Anthony Boucher Surface Tension - novelette by James Blish The Nine Billion Names of God - short story by Arthur C. Clarke It's a Good Life - short story by Jerome Bixby The Cold Equations - novelette by Tom Godwin Fondly Fahrenheit - novelette by Alfred Bester The Country of the Kind - short story by Damon Knight Flowers for Algernon - novelette by Daniel Keyes A Rose for Ecclesiastes - novelette by Roger Zelazny The Martian Way - novelette by Isaac Asimov Earthman, Come Home - novelette by James Blish Rogue Moon - novella by Algis Budrys The Spectre General - novella by Theodore R. Cogswell (variant of The Specter General) [as by Theodore Cogswell] The Machine Stops - novelette by E. M. Forster The Midas Plague - novella by Frederik Pohl The Witches of Karres - novelette by James H. Schmitz E for Effort - novelette by T. L. Sherred In Hiding - novelette by Wilmar H. Shiras The Big Front Yard - novella by Clifford D. Simak The Moon Moth - novelette by Jack Vance A volume of top-selected novellas published between 1929 and 1964 features pieces that appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards and were written by such genre-leading authors as Poul Anderson, Robert A. Heinlein, and H. G. Wells. Reprint. Presents a collection of eleven science fiction novellas representing the work of major authors in the field, including Poul Anderson, Robert A. Heinlein, and H.G. Wells