Description:
Eleven essential classics in one volume
This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 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 the following:
Introduction by Ben Bova
The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov
Earthman, Come Home by James Blish
Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys
The Spectre General by Theodore Cogswell
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl
The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz
E for Effort by T. L. Sherred
In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras
The Big Front Yard by Clifford D. Simak
The Moon Moth by Jack Vance
Brief description:
Marc Vietor, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, is an actor working with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Sundance Theatre Lab, Ravinia Festival, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Old Globe, and many others. His film and television credits include Asylum Seekers, Law & Order, and Onion News Network. He has narrated many books for Audible.com, including the award-winning 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. He is a graduate of Yale University and The Juilliard School.