Decades of Science Fiction
By: compiled by Applewhite Minyard.
Contributors: Applewhite Minyard (Editor)
Publisher: NTC Publishing Group
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lincolnwood, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 557
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Science fiction, American -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Science fiction, English -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Short stories.
Genres: Science Fiction.
Description: An anthology of science fiction short stories, grouped by decade from the late 1800s to the present. Includes chapter openers providing historical and social context, headnotes about the authors, and writing and discussion questions.
Notes: Cover art by Francois Robert.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-554) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface, by Applewhite Minyard; title: Introduction, by Applewhite Minyard; title: Master Zacharius (Maitre Zacahrius) (1854), by Jules Verne; title: The Crystal Egg (1897), by H. G. Wells; title: The Disintegration Machine (Prof. Challenger) (1929), by Arthur Conan Doyle; title: The Metal Man (1928), by Jack Williamson; title: The Mad Moon (1935), by Stanley G. Weinbaum; title: Misfit (1939), by Robert A. Heinlein; title: Robbie (a.k.a. Strange Playfellow) (1940), by Isaac Asimov; title: Desertion (1944), by Clifford D. Simak; title: That Only a Mother (1948), by Judith Merril; title: The Exiles (a.k.a. The Mad Wizards of Mars) (1949), by Ray Bradbury; title: Scanners Live in Vain (1950), by Cordwainer Smith; title: Death Between the Stars (1956), by Marion Zimmer Bradley; title: The Ship Who Disappeared (a.k.a. Helva) (1969), by Anne McCaffrey; title: “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman (1965), by Harlan Ellison; title: The Electric Ant (1969), by Philip K. Dick; title: The Sliced-Crosswise Only-on-Tuesday World  (1971), by Philip José Farmer; title: Cloak of Anarchy (1972), by Larry Niven; title: The Hunting (1976), by Doris Beetem; title: The Thaw (1979), by Tanith Lee; title: Valhalla (1982), by Gregory Benford; title: Skin Deep (1988), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; title: For I Have Touched the Sky (1989), by Mike Resnick; title: At the Rialto (1989), by Connie Willis; title: The Abduction of Bunny Steiner, or A Shameless Lie (1992), by Thomas Disch; title: Steelcollar Worker (1992), by Vonda N. McIntyre; title: The Hammer of God (1992), by Arthur C. Clarke; title: Clean Up Your Room! (1996), by Laura Anne Gilman; title: Selected Bibliography