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Great Tales of the Golden Age of Science Fiction (1989)

by Isaac Asimov (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Charles G. Waugh (Editor)

Other authors: Fredric Brown (Contributor), A. Bertram Chandler (Contributor), Lester del Rey (Contributor), C. L. Moore (Contributor), Ross Rocklynne (Contributor)4 more, T. L. Sherred (Contributor), Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor), A. E. van Vogt (Contributor), Jack Williamson (Contributor)

Series: Mammoth Science Fiction Anthologies, Short Novels by Decade (1940), Mammoth Science Fiction (1940s)

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Ten classic stories from the birth of modern science fiction writing The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gained wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mould for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then. Collected in one giant volume, here is the very best of the golden era. The stories include: A.E. van Vogt, 'The Weapons Shop' Isaac Asimov, 'The Big and the Little' Lester del Rey, 'Nerves' Fredric Brown, 'Daymare' Theodore Sturgeon, 'Killdozer!' C.L. Moore, 'No Woman Born' A. Bertram Chandler, 'Giant Killer'.… (more)
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some good stuff from the 40's.
a lot different from today's mess of thrillers-full-of-plot-error. if today's writers would turn off the action movies and read this stuff we'd see a lot better new fiction ( )
  acb13adm | Sep 13, 2023 |
Boy, the past really *is* a foreign country. ( )
  AldusManutius | Jul 5, 2020 |
Evil robots, skeletons, killer bulldozers, android vaudeville dancers, distant civilisations, spaceships and more abound in this fun collection of 1940s sci-fi stories. ( )
  haarpsichord | Nov 5, 2018 |
If I can get past the one-dimensional (that dimension being the BOOB dimension) females in hot little space outfits, I might actually like this book.
  amaraduende | Mar 30, 2013 |
Nine stories from the 1940's. I'm a fan of early sci fi, so I was looking forward to this anthology. It didn't disappoint me all. It was a bit uneven, with a couple of the stories less exciting than the others, but overall a good representation of the time. And the stories of that time seemed to deal much more with moral issues than today's science fiction. In particular, The Weapons Shop, delved deeply into our psyches regarding weapons for the masses. Killdozer was another one that held my attention. The idea of a sentient being (quite evil in my opinion) taking over a machine may be old hat today. When it was written, it was new and fresh and inventive. It still has the feel of a new viewpoint, though it's 60 years later. Definitely worth the read. ( )
  maedb | Dec 28, 2010 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Asimov, IsaacEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Greenberg, Martin H.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Waugh, Charles G.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Brown, FredricContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Chandler, A. BertramContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
del Rey, LesterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, C. L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rocklynne, RossContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sherred, T. L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sturgeon, TheodoreContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
van Vogt, A. E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Williamson, JackContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Introduction: In the first book of the series, which dealt with classic science fiction (s.f.) novellas of the 1930s, I said that the 1930s was the decade in which science fiction found its voice.
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Fiction. Science Fiction. Ten classic stories from the birth of modern science fiction writing The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gained wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mould for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then. Collected in one giant volume, here is the very best of the golden era. The stories include: A.E. van Vogt, 'The Weapons Shop' Isaac Asimov, 'The Big and the Little' Lester del Rey, 'Nerves' Fredric Brown, 'Daymare' Theodore Sturgeon, 'Killdozer!' C.L. Moore, 'No Woman Born' A. Bertram Chandler, 'Giant Killer'.

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