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The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 1964.

This book contains 26 of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be.

The authors chosen for the Science Fiction Hall Fame are the men and women who have shaped the body and heart of modern science fiction; their brilliantly imaginative creations continue to inspire and astound new generations of writers and fans.

In "The Roads Must Roll", Robert Heinlein describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. "Country of the Kind", by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. "Nightfall", by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, is the story of a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology.

Originally published in 1970 to honor those writers and their stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Vol. One, was the book that introduced tens of thousands of young listeners to the wonders of science fiction. Too long unavailable, this new edition will treasured by all science fiction fans everywhere.

This collection also includes an introduction by Robert Silverberg and stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, John W. Campbell, Lester del Rey, Theodore Sturgeon, Lewis Padgett, Clifford D. Simak, Fredric Brown, Murray Leinster, Judith Merril, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, C. M. Kornbluth, Richard Matheson, Fritz Leiber, Anthony Boucher, James Blish, Arthur C. Clarke, Jerome Bixby, Tom Godwin, Alfred Bester, Daniel Keyes, and Roger Zelazny.

The complete list of narrators includes Oliver Wyman, L. J. Ganser, Richard Ferrone, Pete Larkin, Graham Halstead, Eliza Foss, Fred Berman, Michael David Axtell, Michael Braun, Rick Adamson, Gabriel Sloyer, Amanda Leigh Cobb, Neil Hellegers, Mark Boyett, David Shih, Alex Bloch, Jeff Gurner, and Tom Burka.

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Reviewer: Daniel B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The SF Hall of Fame, Vol. 1 - My Favorite SF Anthology: READ IT! It will be your favorite too!
Review: The SF Hall of Fame series was established to recognize quality SF writing before the era of the HUGO and NEBULA awards. What a wonderful gift to the early SF pioneers who were shamefully treated by the mainstream of creative writers. Of course, SF writers themselves changed these negative impressions by the higher literary standards achieved in the 1950s and beyond by such writers as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Roger Zelazny, Ursala Le Quin, Joanna Russ, Frank Herbert (I'm having fun proving my point with this list, which could go on and on . . . .). This first volume is framed by two stories of a journey to Mars: "A Martian Odyssey" from 1934 (I wanted to make a movie version with Jack Nicholson as the hero) and "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" from 1963 (I wanted to make a movie version with Jack Nicholson as the hero). In those intervening 29 years SF writing matured from Stanley Weinbaum's rather primitive pulp fiction to Roger Zelazny's stunning modernist prose. The first story is just an action fantasy, with little science and the most rudimentary fiction techniques. Still it's a great read! It has action, humor, suspense and one of the great alien characters in the whole genre, the bird-like and noble-hearted Martian, named Tweel. Trust me: once you meet Tweel you will never forget it (?). The later distinction between Hard SF and Soft SF did not yet exist and I doubt it would have mattered to Weinbaum, who was not a professional writer. However, three decades later, we have a very professional, and polished writer in Roger Zelazny, who had internalized the main currents of modern literature as his references to Hart Crane, Rainer Maria Rilke, the Mahabharata, Shakespeare, Rimbaud attest. You get the point. For Zelazny, goddamit, SF is literature and occupies its own niche in world literature. His main character is a poet, an anti-hero with illusions of heroism, a scoundrel and a brilliant, imaginative individual who single-handedly saves a dying civilization from imploding. And what does he get for his efforts. Nothing, no material rewards, no recognition. In this, he resembles the existentialist anti-hero of main stream fiction in the 1960s. And Zelazny's style is breathtaking: metaphorical, lyrical, sarcastic (even sardonic), allusive, persuasive and, beneath Gallinger's tough talk, deeply moving, even empathetic. And Zelazny knew he was writing Soft SF, so he could indulge his imagination in creating his version of a SF Mars and an alien race inhabiting it. The distinction between Hard and Soft forms of SF clarified the intentions of writers so that their readers did not misinterpret the results. This volume is contains a plethora of short masterpieces which together create a vivid primer in the varieties of SF.

Reviewer: Henry Spratt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: In Search of a Long-Ago Read Sci-Fi Short Story
Review: Sometime during the mid 1970's, while an undergraduate student majoring in Biology, my brother loaned me an anthology of Science Fiction short stories. One of the stories I had read in that book ("Microcosmic God", By Theodore Sturgeon) left me with such a great impression that it influenced the direction I headed in graduate school. Now, as a microbiological professor for nearly 25 years, I thought it might be nice to have some of my students read the same story. However, after an exhaustive search of my library, checking with my brother, and searching through boxes of books in my mother's attic, I could not find the book. I found a web site that focuses on finding Sci-Fi books and short stories, and they gave me the actual title of the anthology ("The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1: 1929-1964). I immediately went to Amazon's web site, searched, and found and ordered the book. I've re-read the story and realize just how much ahead of his time Sturgeon was back in the early 1940's. There are many other wonderful early Sci-Fi stories in this book, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to study the evolution of future-thinking through literature. I can't get over how quickly Amazon turns around their orders. And often with no cost shipping!

Reviewer: D. L. Masamitsu
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good transaction
Review: Old Anthologies tend not to sell well, so many used bookstores do not have them. I have been looking for this particular volume for some years now and was pleased to find it at a fair and decent price. The book was in good shape with some natural foxing on the page edges. Very readable and many years of readability in it.

Reviewer: Ken
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must have for your permanent collection
Review: The stories in this book were voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America as the best short science fiction written between 1929 and 1964 and every one is a gem. Some of these stories are reasonably well known and often reprinted, but most of them are difficult to find anywhere else, making this an essential collection for a true fan of the genre. In response to an earlier request for a list of its contents, here are the story titles and authors. I was going to indulge myself by placing an asterisk next to my personal favorites, but I found myself marking almost all of them. The collection is that good.A Martian Odyssey -- Stanley G. WeinbaumTwilight -- John W. CampbellHelen O'Loy -- Lester del ReyThe Roads Must Roll -- Robert A. HeinleinMicrocosmic God -- Theodore SturgeonNightfall -- Isaac AsimovThe Weapon Shop -- A. E. van VogtMimsy Were the Borogoves -- Lewis PadgettHuddling Place -- Clifford D. SimakArena -- Fredric BrownFirst Contact -- Murray LeinsterThat Only a Mother -- Judith MerrilScanners Live in Vain -- Cordwainer SmithMars is Heaven -- Ray BradburyThe Little Black Bag -- C. M. KornbluthBorn of Man and Woman -- Richard MathesonComing Attraction -- Fritz LeiberThe Quest for Saint Aquin -- Anthony BoucherSurface Tension -- James BlishThe Nine Billion Names of God -- Arthur C. ClarkeIt's a Good Life -- Jerome BixbyThe Cold Equations -- Tom GodwinFondly Fahrenheit -- Alfred BesterThe Country of the Kind -- Damon KnightFlowers for Algernon -- Daniel KeyesA Rose for Ecclesiastes -- Roger Zelazny

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book is required reading for those interested in the history of Science Fiction. It covers stories that would have won a Hugo if the awards had existed then.

Reviewer: Life Reviewed ☑️
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The first of three volumes of the science fiction hall of fame..these stories are of an era before the Nebula awards were given to the best science fiction stories. The best science fiction writers have selected the best science fiction stories from 1929 to 1964 and presented in this volume. If you love this genre you have got to get this. This contains works from the grand masters like Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, Heinlein. Contains 26 stories.

Reviewer: Adular
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Das ist die Mutter der SF Gemeinde, manche dieser Stories sind so genial und dienten oft als Grundlage für Viele nachfolgende Geschichten und Filme, danke für diese Zusammenstellung (von SF Autoren selber). Dieses Buch ist für mich die Essenz intelligenter SF ! Toll wäre es, dieses Buch übersetzt kaufen zu können, manche Stories bedienen sich einer Form von "Slang Englisch" (geniale Schriftsteller eben...) mit Wörtern, die mir nicht geläufig waren, aber ich konnte durch Wörterbuch verwenden mein Englisch auch noch verbessern, ein Vorteil! 🙂 Eine Kaufempfehlung meinerseits für alle Menschen, die "relativ gut" Englisch lesen können und SF lieben.

Reviewer: Oz Bob
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The stories in this volume of science fiction may be dated now and some may feel that the premises of some of the stories in this collection have been overtaken by advances in our scientific knowledge. however every story is from a recognised master of science fiction and each is in itself a really good read. Although given a background of science fiction these stories are about human behaviour and the human condition and in this respect they are timeless. Although from the last century and thus as I said somewhat outdated I could suggest that the theme of the story The Roads Must Roll might be considered by our transport engineers as an interesting idea. I would be happy to recommend this book to anyone who enjoys SF or anyone with an enquiring mind. I would like to mention two stories in particular which is not to suggest that any of the others is in any way inferior. "The Nine Billion Names Of God" is fascinating and made me smile. The beautifully written "The Cold Equations" is truly compelling and will somewhat dent the idea of space travel as a romantic adventure as it is often portrayed. I am thinking Star Trek etc.

Reviewer: J. Andrade
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A really good collection that got my son reading science fiction. Even though we had some of these stories already, this nicely presented collection attracted his interest more.