The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964
Author | : Robert Silverberg |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 580 |
Release | : 2005-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0765305372 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780765305374 |
Rating | : 4/5 (374 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964 written by Robert Silverberg and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" 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, imagines a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology.