num_pages: 559
description: 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.Introduction · Ben BovaThe Martian Way · Isaac Asimov · na Galaxy Nov ’52Earthman, Come Home [Okie] · James Blish · nv Astounding Nov ’53Rogue Moon · Algis Budrys · na F&amp;SF Dec ’60The Specter General · Theodore R. Cogswell · na Astounding Jun ’52The Machine Stops · E. M. Forster · nv Oxford and Cambridge Review Nov ’09The Midas Plague · Frederik Pohl · na Galaxy Apr ’54The Witches of Karres · James H. Schmitz · nv Astounding Dec ’49E for Effort · T. L. Sherred · nv Astounding May ’47In Hiding · Wilmar H. Shiras · nv Astounding Nov ’48The Big Front Yard · Clifford D. Simak · na Astounding Oct ’58The Moon Moth · Jack Vance · na Galaxy Aug ’61
language: English
title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume II B
titlecomplete: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume II B
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories, Short Story Collection, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1331
publisher: Avon Paperback