An edition of Decades of science fiction
(1998)
Decades of Science Fiction
by McGraw-Hill
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An anthology of science fiction short stories, grouped by decade from the late 1800s to the present. Includes chapter openers providing historical and social context, headnotes about the authors, and writing and discussion questions.
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Table of Contents
Preface, by Applewhite Minyard
Introduction, by Applewhite Minyard
Master Zacharius (Maitre Zacahrius) (1854), by Jules Verne
The Crystal Egg (1897), by H. G. Wells
The Disintegration Machine (Prof. Challenger) (1929), by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Metal Man (1928), by Jack Williamson
The Mad Moon (1935), by Stanley G. Weinbaum
Misfit (1939), by Robert A. Heinlein
Robbie (a.k.a. Strange Playfellow) (1940), by Isaac Asimov
Desertion (1944), by Clifford D. Simak
That Only a Mother (1948), by Judith Merril
The Exiles (a.k.a. The Mad Wizards of Mars) (1949), by Ray Bradbury
Scanners Live in Vain (1950), by Cordwainer Smith
Death Between the Stars (1956), by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Ship Who Disappeared (a.k.a. Helva) (1969), by Anne McCaffrey
“Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman (1965), by Harlan Ellison
The Electric Ant (1969), by Philip K. Dick
The Sliced-Crosswise Only-on-Tuesday World (1971), by Philip José Farmer
Cloak of Anarchy (1972), by Larry Niven
The Hunting (1976), by Doris Beetem
The Thaw (1979), by Tanith Lee
Valhalla (1982), by Gregory Benford
Skin Deep (1988), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
For I Have Touched the Sky (1989), by Mike Resnick
At the Rialto (1989), by Connie Willis
The Abduction of Bunny Steiner, or A Shameless Lie (1992), by Thomas Disch
Steelcollar Worker (1992), by Vonda N. McIntyre
The Hammer of God (1992), by Arthur C. Clarke
Clean Up Your Room! (1996), by Laura Anne Gilman
Selected Bibliography
Edition Notes
Cover art by Francois Robert.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-554) and index.
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