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Eleven essential classics in one volumeThis 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.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Call Me Joe, by Poul Anderson, copyright © 1957 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agent, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. Who Goes There?, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (as Don A. Stuart), copyright 1938 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. (renewed 1966 by The Conde-Nast Publications, Inc.). All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author's estate, Charles A. Jerome, Executor. Nerves, by Lester del Rey, copyright © 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. (renewed 1970 by The Conde-Nast Publications, Inc.). Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. Universe, by Robert A. Heinlein, copyright © 1941 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. (renewed 1969 by The Conde-Nast Publications, Inc.). Reprinted by permission of the author and his agent, Lurton Blassingame. The Marching Morons, by C. M. Kornbluth, copyright © 1951 by World Editions, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author's estate and its agent, Robert P. Mills, Ltd. Vintage Season, by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (as Lawrence O'Donnell), copyright © 1946 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the estate of Henry Kuttner (C. L. Moore) and their agent, the Harold Matson Company, Inc. . .. And Then There Were None, by Eric Frank Russell, copyright 1951 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author. The Ballad of Lost C'Mell, by Cordwainer Smith, copyright © 1962 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Reprinted by permission of the author's estate and its agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. Baby Is Three, by Theodore Sturgeon, copyright © 1952 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Reprinted by permission of the author. The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells, copyright 1895, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934 by H. G. Wells. Reprinted by permission of the author's estate and its agent, CollinsKnowlton-Wing, Inc. With Folded Hands, by Jack Williamson, copyright © 1947 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author. CONTENTS Introduction: Ben Bova CALL ME JOE, Poul Anderson WHO GOES THERE?, John W. Campbell, Jr. (as Don A. Stuart) NERVES, Lester del Rey UNIVERSE, Robert A. Heinlein THE MARCHING MORONS, C. M. Kornbluth VINTAGE SEASON, Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (as Lawrence O'Donnell) . . . AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, Eric Frank Russell THE BALLAD OF LOST C'MELL, Cordwainer Smith BABY IS THREE, Theodore Sturgeon THE TIME MACHINE, H. G. Wells WITH FOLDED HANDS, Jack Williamson
INTRODUCTION This two-book set is the second volume of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and consists of stories of longer lengths than those published in the highly acclaimed Volume One. These stories have been selected by the members of The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), the organization of some four hundred professional science fiction writers. Thus, the S