The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, volumes 1, 2A and 2B, edited by Robert Silverberg
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Overview: Robert Silverberg was born in New York City, attended high school in Brooklyn, and graduated with a B.A. in English literature from Columbia University in 1956. During his university years he began publishing actively in science fiction and received a Hugo Award in 1956 as the Most Promising Science Fiction Author of 1955. This prestigious award, which he received at a remarkably young age, attested to his stature among science-fiction authors and fans. He lived in New York City in a mansion which formerly belonged to Mayor Fiorello Henry La Guardia until the early 1970s, when he moved to his current residence in Oakland, California, with his wife Barbara Brown, whom he had married in 1956. When not involved in science fiction, he enjoys gardening, especially raising fuchsias and cacti, and traveling. His special interests include contemporary literature and music and medieval geography. Most science-fiction authors and readers consider Robert Silverberg to be one of the most important contemporary authors in the field.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964 is a 1970 anthology of science fiction short stories, edited by Robert Silverberg. It is generally considered one of the best, if not the best, of the many science fiction anthologies. Author Lester del Rey said that "it even lives up to its subtitle." It was first published by Doubleday and subsequently reprinted by Orb.
The content of the book was decided by a vote of the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America, choosing among short stories (up to 15,000 words long) that predated the Nebula Awards. The top 15 vote-getters were included; Silverberg then used his judgment, rather than the number of votes, in selecting 11 of the next 15 for a total of 26 stories. (Several authors had two stories in the top 30 vote-getters, but no author is represented twice in the collection.) "Nightfall" was chosen as the best short story, followed by "A Martian Odyssey" and "Flowers for Algernon".
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 2 is a two-volume anthology edited by Ben Bova and published in the U.S. by Doubleday in 1973, distinguished as volumes "Two A" and "Two B". In the U.K. they were published by Gollancz as Volume Two (1973) and Volume Three (1974). The original U.S. subtitle was The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time.
Twenty-two novellas published from 1895 to 1962 were selected by vote of the Science Fiction Writers of America, as that body had selected the contents of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964, a collection of the best-regarded short stories.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 2B This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.
Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come 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.
Eleven more classic novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction. Companion to Volume IIA.
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