Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories Series by Isaac Asimov, Bruce McAllister, Clifford D. Simak, Edmond Hamilton, Martin H. Greenberg

Contents:8 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 11 · I, Robot [Adam Link] · Eando Binder · ss Amazing Jan ’39 25 · The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton · Robert Bloch · ss Amazing Mar ’39 35 · Trouble with Water · Horace L. Gold · ss Unknown Mar ’39 56 · Cloak of Aesir [Sarn] · Don A. Stuart · na Astounding Mar ’39 103 · The Day Is Done · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding May ’39 118 · The Ultimate Catalyst · John Taine · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’39 141 · The Gnarly Man · L... moreContents:8 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 11 · I, Robot [Adam Link] · Eando Binder · ss Amazing Jan ’39 25 · The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton · Robert Bloch · ss Amazing Mar ’39 35 · Trouble with Water · Horace L. Gold · ss Unknown Mar ’39 56 · Cloak of Aesir [Sarn] · Don A. Stuart · na Astounding Mar ’39 103 · The Day Is Done · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding May ’39 118 · The Ultimate Catalyst · John Taine · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’39 141 · The Gnarly Man · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Unknown Jun ’39 163 · Black Destroyer [Beagle] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Jul ’39 194 · Greater Than Gods · C. L. Moore · nv Astounding Jul ’39 229 · Trends · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Jul ’39 248 · The Blue Giraffe · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Astounding Aug ’39 272 · The Misguided Halo · Henry Kuttner · ss Unknown Aug ’39 289 · Heavy Planet [as by Lee Gregor] · Milton A. Rothman · ss Astounding Aug ’39 299 · Life-Line · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Astounding Aug ’39 318 · Ether Breather [Ether Breather] · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Sep ’39 332 · Pilgrimage [revised from “The Priestess Who Rebelled”, Amazing Oct ’39; Meg] · Nelson S. Bond · nv The 31st of February, Gnome, 1949 353 · Rust · Joseph E. Kelleam · ss Astounding Oct ’39 363 · The Four-Sided Triangle · William F. Temple · nv Amazing Nov ’39 385 · Star Bright · Jack Williamson · nv Argosy Nov 25 ’39 412 · Misfit · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Nov ’39 less

First Series: 36 stories and novella by various authors from 1939-1940. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 1 (1939) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 2 (1940) Authors include:Eando BinderRobert BlochNelson BondL. Sprague De CampLester Del ReyH. L. GoldRobert A. HeinleinJoseph E. KelleamHenry KuttnerMilton A. RothmanTheodore SturgeonJohn TaineWilliam F. TempleJack WilliamsonRobert ArthurIsaac AsimovHenry BatesOscar J... moreFirst Series: 36 stories and novella by various authors from 1939-1940. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 1 (1939) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 2 (1940) Authors include:Eando BinderRobert BlochNelson BondL. Sprague De CampLester Del ReyH. L. GoldRobert A. HeinleinJoseph E. KelleamHenry KuttnerMilton A. RothmanTheodore SturgeonJohn TaineWilliam F. TempleJack WilliamsonRobert ArthurIsaac AsimovHenry BatesOscar J. FriendWillard HawkinsFritz LeiberP. Schuyler MillerRoss RocklynneA. E. Van Vogt less

"Mechanical Mice" by Maurice A. Hugi * ""—And He Built a Crooked House—"" by Robert A. Heinlein "Shottle Bop" by Theodore Sturgeon "The Rocket of 1955" by C. M. Kornbluth * "They" by Robert A. Heinlein "Evolution's End" by Robert Arthur "Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon "Jay Score" by Eric Frank Russell * "Universe" by Robert A. Heinlein "Liar!" by Isaac Asimov * "Solution Unsatisfactory" by Robert A. Heinlein "Time Wants a Skeleton" by Ross Rocklynne "The Words of Guru" by C. M... more"Mechanical Mice" by Maurice A. Hugi * ""—And He Built a Crooked House—"" by Robert A. Heinlein "Shottle Bop" by Theodore Sturgeon "The Rocket of 1955" by C. M. Kornbluth * "They" by Robert A. Heinlein "Evolution's End" by Robert Arthur "Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon "Jay Score" by Eric Frank Russell * "Universe" by Robert A. Heinlein "Liar!" by Isaac Asimov * "Solution Unsatisfactory" by Robert A. Heinlein "Time Wants a Skeleton" by Ross Rocklynne "The Words of Guru" by C. M. Kornbluth "The Seesaw" by A. E. van Vogt "Armageddon" by Fredric Brown "Adam and No Eve" by Alfred Bester "Solar Plexus" by James Blish "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov "A Gnome There Was" by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore * "By His Bootstraps" by Robert A. Heinlein as "Anson MacDonald" "Snulbug" by Anthony Boucher "Hereafter, Inc." by Lester del Rey* The five stories by Robert A. Heinlein were not printed in this volume because arrangements for their use could not be made. Martin Greenberg and Isaac Asimov's notes for each are included where the stories would have appeared. less

Contents include:Far Centaurus by A.E. van VogtDeadline by Cleve CartmillThe Veil of Astellar by Leigh BrackettSanity by Fritz LeiberInvariant by John R. PierceCity by Clifford D. SimakArena by Fredric BrownHuddling Place by Clifford D. SimakKindness by Lester del ReyDesertion by Clifford D. SimakWhen the Bough Breaks by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Killdozer! by Theodore SturgeonNo Woman Born by C.L... moreContents include:Far Centaurus by A.E. van VogtDeadline by Cleve CartmillThe Veil of Astellar by Leigh BrackettSanity by Fritz LeiberInvariant by John R. PierceCity by Clifford D. SimakArena by Fredric BrownHuddling Place by Clifford D. SimakKindness by Lester del ReyDesertion by Clifford D. SimakWhen the Bough Breaks by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Killdozer! by Theodore SturgeonNo Woman Born by C.L. MooreNote: City by Simak is a different story than the novel of the same name. less

2-in-1 (2 previous collections)20 stories and novellas by various authors from 1943-1944.Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 5 (1943) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 6 (1944). (Some works omitted.)Contents include:The Cave by P. Schuyler MillerThe Halfling by Leigh BrackettMimsy Were the Borogoves by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Q.U.R. by Anthony BoucherClash by Night by Henry Kuttner and C.L... more2-in-1 (2 previous collections)20 stories and novellas by various authors from 1943-1944.Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 5 (1943) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 6 (1944). (Some works omitted.)Contents include:The Cave by P. Schuyler MillerThe Halfling by Leigh BrackettMimsy Were the Borogoves by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Q.U.R. by Anthony BoucherClash by Night by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lawrence O'Donnell}Exile by Edmond HamiltonDaymare by Fredric BrownDoorway into Time by C. L. MooreThe Storm by A.E. van VogtThe Proud Robot by Henry Kuttner [as Lewis Padgett]Symbiotica by Eric Frank RussellThe Veil of Astellar byLeigh BrackettCity by Clifford D. SimakArena by Frederic Brown Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak Kindness by Lester Del ReyDesertion byClifford D. SimakWhen the Bough Breaks by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Killdozer! by Theodore Sturgeon No Woman Born by C.L. Moore less

14 short sf stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. A science fiction anthology, the ninth volume of Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories, a definitive series of sf short story anthologies, covering year by year the truly memorable stories that have progressively brought science fiction to its present prominence. The Golden Age is dated as beginning in 1939 and lasting until 1963. Contents: *Introduction (The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947) • essay by Martin H... more14 short sf stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. A science fiction anthology, the ninth volume of Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories, a definitive series of sf short story anthologies, covering year by year the truly memorable stories that have progressively brought science fiction to its present prominence. The Golden Age is dated as beginning in 1939 and lasting until 1963. Contents: *Introduction (The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947) • essay by Martin H. Greenberg *Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin] (1947) / novelette by Isaac Asimov *Tomorrow's Children [Tomorrow's Children • 1] (1947) / novelette by Poul Anderson, F. N. Waldrop *Child's Play [Child's Play • 1] (1947) / novelette by William Tenn *Time and Time Again (1947) / short story by H. Beam Piper *Tiny and the Monster (1947) / novelette by Theodore Sturgeon *E for Effort (1947) / novelette by T. L. Sherred *Letter to Ellen (1947) / short story by Chan Davis *The Figure (1947) / short story by Edward Grendon *With Folded Hands ... [Humanoids] (1947) / novelette by Jack Williamson *The Fires Within (1947) / short story by Arthur C. Clarke *Zero Hour (1947) / short story by Ray Bradbury *Hobbyist (1947) / novelette by Eric Frank Russell *Exit the Professor [Hogben • 2] (1947) / short story by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett] *Thunder and Roses (1947) / novelette by Theodore Sturgeonfyi: This book, Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 9 (1947), was later reprinted as the first half of Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction, Fifth Series with the second half being Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 10 (1948). . less

This anthology contains: Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner; Redhead by John D. MacDonald; Knock by Fredric Brown; He Walked Around the Horses by H. Beam Piper; The Strange Case of John Kingman by Murray Leinster; That Only a Mother by Judith Merril; The Monster; Dormant by A. E. Van Vogt; Dreams are Sacred by Peter Phillips; Mars is Heaven by Ray Bradbury; Thang by Martin Gardner; Brooklyn Project by William Tenn; Period Piece by J. J. Coupling; In Hiding by Wilmar H... moreThis anthology contains: Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner; Redhead by John D. MacDonald; Knock by Fredric Brown; He Walked Around the Horses by H. Beam Piper; The Strange Case of John Kingman by Murray Leinster; That Only a Mother by Judith Merril; The Monster; Dormant by A. E. Van Vogt; Dreams are Sacred by Peter Phillips; Mars is Heaven by Ray Bradbury; Thang by Martin Gardner; Brooklyn Project by William Tenn; Period Piece by J. J. Coupling; In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras; and Late Night Final by Eric Frank Russell. less

The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz; Flaw by John D. MacDonald; Manna by Peter Phillips; Private Eye by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore;) Cold War by Henry Kuttner; Alien Earth by Edmond Hamilton; History Lesson by Arthur C. Clarke; Eternity Lost by Clifford D. Simak; Private - Keep Out by Philip MacDonald; The Hurkle is a Happy Beast by Theodore Sturgeon; Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury; Defense Mechanism by Katherine MacLean; and The Red Queen's Race by Isaac Asimov.

This anthology contains: Not With a Bang; and To Serve Man by Damon Knight; Spectator Sport by John D. MacDonald; There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury; Dear Devil by Eric Frank Russell; Scanners Live in Vain by Cordwainer Smith; Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson; The Little Black Bag; The Silly Season; and The Mindworm by C. M. Kornbluth; Enchanted Village; and Process by A. E... moreThis anthology contains: Not With a Bang; and To Serve Man by Damon Knight; Spectator Sport by John D. MacDonald; There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury; Dear Devil by Eric Frank Russell; Scanners Live in Vain by Cordwainer Smith; Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson; The Little Black Bag; The Silly Season; and The Mindworm by C. M. Kornbluth; Enchanted Village; and Process by A. E. van Vogt; Oddy and Id by Alfred Bester; The Sack by William Morrison; Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber; A Subway Named Mobius by A. J. Deutsch; The New Reality by Charles L. Harness; and Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov. less

33 stories and novellas from various authors from 1949-1950. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 11 (1949) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950).Contents include:The Red Queen's Race by Isaac Asimov Flaw by John D. MacDonald Private Eye by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett] Manna by Peter Phillips The Prisoner in the Skull by Henry Kuttner and C.L... more33 stories and novellas from various authors from 1949-1950. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 11 (1949) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950).Contents include:The Red Queen's Race by Isaac Asimov Flaw by John D. MacDonald Private Eye by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett] Manna by Peter Phillips The Prisoner in the Skull by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett] Alien Earth by Edmond Hamilton History Lesson by Arthur C. ClarkeEternity Lost by Clifford D. Simak The Only Thing We Learn by C.M. Kornbluth Private - Keep Out! by Philip MacDonaldThe Hurkle Is a Happy Beast by Theodore Sturgeon Kaleidoscope by Ray BradburyDefense Mechanism by Katherine MacLean Cold War by Henry Kuttner The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz Spectator Sport by John D. MacDonald There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury Dear Devil by Eric Frank Russell Scanners Live in Vain by Cordwainer Smith Born of Man and Woman by Richard MathesonThe Little Black Bag by C.M. Kornbluth Enchanted Village by A.E. van Vogt Oddy and Id by Alfred BesterThe Sack by William Morrison The Silly Season by C.M. KornbluthMisbegotten Missionary by Isaac AsimovTo Serve Man by Damon Knight Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber A Subway Named Mobius by A.J. Deutsch Process by A.E. van Vogt The Mindworm by C.M. Kornbluth The New Reality by Charles L. HarnessHistory Lesson was republished as Expedition to Earth; Oddy and Id was originally published as The Devil's Invention; Misbegotten Missionary was republished as Green Patches. less

Contents:ix · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · Null-P · William Tenn · ss Worlds Beyond Jan ’51 15 · The Sentinel [“Sentinel of Eternity”] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Ten Story Fantasy Spr ’51 27 · The Fire Balloons [“‘In This Sign...’”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Imagination Apr ’51 48 · The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Apr ’51 83 · The Weapon · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Apr ’51 88 · Angel’s Egg · Edgar Pangborn · nv Galaxy Jun ’51 130 · Breeds There a Man.. moreContents:ix · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · Null-P · William Tenn · ss Worlds Beyond Jan ’51 15 · The Sentinel [“Sentinel of Eternity”] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Ten Story Fantasy Spr ’51 27 · The Fire Balloons [“‘In This Sign...’”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Imagination Apr ’51 48 · The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Apr ’51 83 · The Weapon · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Apr ’51 88 · Angel’s Egg · Edgar Pangborn · nv Galaxy Jun ’51 130 · Breeds There a Man...? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Jun ’51 171 · Pictures Don’t Lie · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Aug ’51 193 · Superiority · Arthur C. Clarke · ss F&SF Aug ’51 206 · I’m Scared · Jack Finney · ss Colliers Sep 15 ’51 222 · The Quest for Saint Aquin · Anthony Boucher · ss New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy, Holt, 1951; F&SF Jan ’59 244 · Tiger by the Tail · Alan E. Nourse · ss Galaxy Nov ’51 253 · With These Hands · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Dec ’51 274 · A Pail of Air · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Dec ’51 291 · Dune Roller · Julian May · nv Astounding Dec ’51 less

Isaac Asimov looks back on the year 1957 in this wonderful collection of science fiction short stories by some of the field's greatest talents. Join Asimov on this journey through the works of such masters as Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, and Asimov himself.

A collection of some of the greatest science fiction tales.Contents:9 · Introduction · Martin H... moreA collection of some of the greatest science fiction tales.Contents:9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 15 · Make a Prison · Lawrence Block · ss Science Fiction Stories Jan ’59 21 · The Wind People · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss If Feb ’59 45 · No, No, Not Rogov! · Cordwainer Smith · ss If Feb ’59 69 · What Rough Beast? · Damon Knight · nv F&SF Feb ’59 101 · The Alley Man · Philip José Farmer · na F&SF Jun ’59 159 · Day at the Beach · Carol Emshwiller · ss F&SF Aug ’59 173 · The Malted Milk Monster · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Aug ’59 199 · The World of Heart’s Desire · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy Sep ’59 209 · The Man Who Lost the Sea · Theodore Sturgeon · ss F&SF Oct ’59 225 · A Death in the House · Clifford D. Simak · ss Galaxy Oct ’59 251 · The Pi Man · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct ’59 273 · Multum in Parvo · Jack Sharkey · gp Gent Dec ’59 279 · What Now, Little Man? · Mark Clifton · nv F&SF Dec ’59 323 · Adrift on the Policy Level · Chandler Davis · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #5, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1959 less

9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 15 · Mariana · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Feb ’60 23 · The Day the Icicle Works Closed · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Feb ’60 70 · The Fellow Who Married the Maxill Girl · Ward Moore · nv F&SF Feb ’60 108 · Mine Own Ways · Richard M. McKenna · ss F&SF Feb ’60 132 · Make Mine Homogenized · Rick Raphael · nv Astounding Apr ’60 196 · The Lady Who Sailed the Soul · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Apr ’60 231 · I Remember Babylon · Arthur C... more9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 15 · Mariana · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Feb ’60 23 · The Day the Icicle Works Closed · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Feb ’60 70 · The Fellow Who Married the Maxill Girl · Ward Moore · nv F&SF Feb ’60 108 · Mine Own Ways · Richard M. McKenna · ss F&SF Feb ’60 132 · Make Mine Homogenized · Rick Raphael · nv Astounding Apr ’60 196 · The Lady Who Sailed the Soul · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Apr ’60 231 · I Remember Babylon · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy May ’60 247 · Chief · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy Jun ’60; After, gp 250 · Mind Partner · Christopher Anvil · nv Galaxy Aug ’60 297 · The Handler · Damon Knight · ss Rogue Aug ’60 304 · The Voices of Time · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Oct ’60 less

Contents:9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 13 · The Highest Treason · Randall Garrett · na Analog Jan ’61 75 · Hothouse [Gren (Hothouse)] · Brian W. Aldiss · nv F&SF Feb ’61 112 · Hiding Place [Nicholas van Rijn] · Poul Anderson · nv Analog Mar ’61 154 · What Is This Thing Called Love? [“Playboy and the Slime God”] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Mar ’61 168 · A Prize for Edie · J. F... moreContents:9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 13 · The Highest Treason · Randall Garrett · na Analog Jan ’61 75 · Hothouse [Gren (Hothouse)] · Brian W. Aldiss · nv F&SF Feb ’61 112 · Hiding Place [Nicholas van Rijn] · Poul Anderson · nv Analog Mar ’61 154 · What Is This Thing Called Love? [“Playboy and the Slime God”] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Mar ’61 168 · A Prize for Edie · J. F. Bone · ss Analog Apr ’61 174 · The Ship Who Sang [Helva] · Anne McCaffrey · nv F&SF Apr ’61 195 · Death and the Senator · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Analog May ’61 217 · The Quaker Cannon · Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth · nv Analog Aug ’61 243 · The Moon Moth · Jack Vance · na Galaxy Aug ’61 281 · A Planet Named Shayol · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Oct ’61 320 · Rainbird · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Dec ’61 333 · Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night · Algis Budrys · nv Galaxy Dec ’61 356 · Remember the Alamo! [as by R. R. Fehrenbach] · T. R. Fehrenbach · ss Analog Dec ’61 less

Another excellent volume in this unique, ongoing series which, year by year, provides a fascinating overview of both society's and the science fiction community's ever shifting hopes, concerns, and fears about the future. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Theodore Sturgeon, and others.

In what The Washington Post calls "probably the finest collection of first-rate short science fiction" is a gathering of such acclaimed voices as Poul Anderson, Philip K. Dick, John Brunner, Fred Saberhagen, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, and Roger Zelazny.