Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 432 pp |
| ISBN | 0-441-00864-X |
| OCLC | 47243968 |
| 813/.087620805 21 | |
| LC Class | PS648.S3 M38 2001 |
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (2001) is an anthology edited by Orson Scott Card. It contains twenty-six stories by different writers.
Contents
The stories in this book are:
The Golden Age
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
|---|---|---|
| Poul Anderson | Call me Joe | 1957 |
| Robert A. Heinlein | "All You Zombies—" | 1958 |
| Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Tunesmith | 1957 |
| Theodore Sturgeon | A Saucer of Loneliness | 1953 |
| Isaac Asimov | Robot Dreams | 1986 |
| Edmond Hamilton | Devolution | 1936 |
| Arthur C. Clarke | The Nine Billion Names of God | 1953 |
| James Blish | A Work of Art | 1956 |
| Ray Bradbury | Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed | 1949 |
The New Wave
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
|---|---|---|
| Harlan Ellison | "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman | 1965 |
| R.A. Lafferty | Eurema's Dam | 1972 |
| Robert Silverberg | Passengers | 1968 |
| Frederik Pohl | The Tunnel under the World | 1955 |
| Brian W. Aldiss | Who Can Replace a Man? | 1958 |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas | 1973 |
| Larry Niven | Inconstant Moon | 1973 |
The Media Generation
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
|---|---|---|
| George R.R. Martin | Sandkings | 1979 |
| Harry Turtledove | The Road Not Taken | 1985 |
| William Gibson and Michael Swanwick | Dogfight | 1985 |
| Karen Joy Fowler | Face Value | |
| C. J. Cherryh | Pots | |
| John Crowley | Snow | 1985 |
| James Patrick Kelly | Rat | 1986 |
| Terry Bisson | Bears Discover Fire | 1990 |
| John Kessel | A Clean Escape | 1986 |
| Lisa Goldstein | Tourists | 1985 |
| George Alec Effinger | One |
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