Masterpieces
Subtitle: the best science fiction of the century
By: edited by Orson Scott Card.
Contributors: Card, Orson Scott.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
Subjects: Science fiction, American.; Science fiction, English.
Description: An anthology of science fiction tales from the past century includes both classic and contemporary works by Anne McCaffrey, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and other masters of the science fiction genre.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: The Golden Age; title: Call Me Joe
pagenum: 7
authors: Poul Anderson; title: "All You Zombies -"
pagenum: 36
authors: Robert A. Heinlein; title: Tunesmith
pagenum: 47
authors: Lloyd Biggle, Jr.; title: A Saucer of Loneliness
pagenum: 80
authors: Theodore Sturgeon; title: Robot Dreams
pagenum: 91
authors: Isaac Asimov; title: Devolution
pagenum: 97
authors: Edmond Hamilton; title: The Nine Billion Names of God
pagenum: 110
authors: Arthur C. Clarke; title: A Work of Art
pagenum: 116
authors: James Blish; title: Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed
pagenum: 130
authors: Ray Bradbury; title: The New Wave; title: "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
pagenum: 145
authors: Harlan Ellison; title: Eurema's Dam
pagenum: 156
authors: R. A. Lafferty; title: Passengers
pagenum: 166
authors: Robert Silverberg; title: The Tunnel Under the World
pagenum: 177
authors: Frederik Pohl; title: Who Can Replace a Man?
pagenum: 203
authors: Brian W. Aldiss; title: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
pagenum: 212
authors: Ursula K. Le Guin; title: Inconstant Moon
pagenum: 218
authors: Larry Niven; title: The Media Generation; title: Sandkings
pagenum: 243
authors: George R. R. Martin; title: The Road Not Taken
pagenum: 276
authors: Harry Turtledove; title: Dogfight
pagenum: 297
authors: William Gibson and Michael Swanwick; title: Face Value
pagenum: 316
authors: Karen Joy Fowler; title: Pots
pagenum: 327
authors: C. J. Cherryh; title: Snow
pagenum: 351
authors: John Crowley; title: Rat
pagenum: 364
authors: James Patrick Kelly; title: Bears Discover Fire
pagenum: 375
authors: Terry Bisson; title: A Clean Escape
pagenum: 384
authors: John Kessel; title: Tourists
pagenum: 396
authors: Lisa Goldstein; title: One
pagenum: 408
authors: George Alec Effinger