The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964
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Language | English |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Published | 1970 |
Publisher | Doubleday |
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964 is a 1970 anthology of English language science fiction short stories, edited by Robert Silverberg. Author Lester del Rey said that "it even lives up to its subtitle", referring to the volume's boast of containing "The Greatest Science-Fiction Stories of All Time".
It was first published by
The book was first published in the UK in 1971 by Victor Gollancz Ltd and in paperback by First Sphere Books in 1972 (in two volumes, split after "First Contact").[1]
The content of the book was decided by a vote of the members of the
In 1973, it was followed by The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time. Further volumes were published, consisting of early Nebula winners, thus straying outside the original "pre-Nebula" concept.
Contents
Reception
Algis Budrys, finding the story selection inexact, concluded that "the book is as advertised – a basic one-volume library of the short science fiction story," but that "you should also leave space beside it."[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 0722178298.
- ^ "Galaxy Bookshelf," Galaxy, December 1970, pp. 93–94.