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Science Fiction Hall of Fame

vol 2b

Dr Ben Bova

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English
Orb Books
02 February 2010
Series: SF Hall of Fame
Edited by multi Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas--chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.

There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories written 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.

Includes stories by Ray Bradbury, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore Cogswell, E. M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T. L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance.

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Imprint:   Orb Books
Volume:   2B
Dimensions:   Height: 213mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   658g
ISBN:   9780765305336
ISBN 10:   076530533X
Series:   SF Hall of Fame
Pages:   527
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Other merchandise
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ben Bova is the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction, including Able One, Leviathans of Jupiter and the Grand Tour novels, including Titan, winner of John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, and in 2008 he won the Robert A. Heinlein Award for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, and a former editor of Analog and former fiction editor of Omni. As an editor, he won science fiction's Hugo Award six times. Dr. Bova's writings have predicted the Space Race of the 1960s, virtual reality, human cloning, the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars), electronic book publishing, and much more. He lives in Florida.

Reviews for Science Fiction Hall of Fame (vol 2b)

"""Libraries can toss out worn collections of partly good/partly poor and buy this volume of the creme de la creme."" --Library Journal on The Science Fiction Hall of Fame ""Not for years has there appeared a collection of stories so remarkable, so profoundly enjoyable, so full of that marvelous 'remember when' quality, and, for the absolute beginner, so rewarding and informative a reading experience."" --Theodore Sturgeon in the National Review"


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