Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Series by Isaac Asimov

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

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

26 stories and novellas from various authors from 1945-1946. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Preents the Great SF Stories 7 (1945) and Isaac Asimov Preents the Great SF Stories 9 (1946). (Some works omitted.)Contents include:The Waveries by Frederic BrownThe Piper's Son by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Wanted - an Enemy by Fritz LeiberBlind Alley by Isaac AsimovCorrespondence Course by Raymond F... more26 stories and novellas from various authors from 1945-1946. Previously published as two separate works entitled Isaac Asimov Preents the Great SF Stories 7 (1945) and Isaac Asimov Preents the Great SF Stories 9 (1946). (Some works omitted.)Contents include:The Waveries by Frederic BrownThe Piper's Son by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lewis Padgett]Wanted - an Enemy by Fritz LeiberBlind Alley by Isaac AsimovCorrespondence Course by Raymond F. JonesFirst Contact by Murray LeinsterThe Vanishing Venusians by Leigh BrackettInto Thy Hands by Lester Del ReyCamouflage by Henry KuttnerThe Power by Murray LeinsterGiant Killer by A. Bertram ChandlerWhat You Need by Henry KuttnerA Logic Named Joe by Will F. JenkinsMemorial by Theodore SturgeonLoophole by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Nightmare by Chan DavisRescue Party by Arthur C. ClarkePlacet is a Crazy Place by Fredric BrownConqueror's Isle by Nelson S. BondLorelei of the Red Mist by Ray Bradbury and Leigh BrackettThe Million Year Picnic by Ray BradburyThe Last Objective by Paul A. CarterMeihem in Ce Klasrum by Dolton EdwardsVintage Season by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore [as Lawrence O'Donnell]Evidence by Isaac Asimov. Technical Error by Arthur C. Clarke First Contact by Murray Leinster won the Hugo Award for best novelette in 1946, presented in 1996. 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