Category: Science Fiction Books – Isaac Asimov Presents the Year’s Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 20 (1958), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1990 [Robin Hidden]

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The Last of the Deliverers, by Poul Anderson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Feeling of Power, by Isaac Asimov, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Poor Little Warrior!, by Brian W. Aldiss, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Iron Chancellor, by Robert Silverberg, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Prize of Peril, by Robert Sheckley, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Or All The Seas With Oysters, by Avram Davidson, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Two Dooms, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Venture Science Fiction

The Big Front Yard, by Clifford D. Simak, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Burning of the Brain, by Cordwainer Smith (Paul M.A. Linebarger), from Worlds Of if Science Fiction

The Yellow Pill, by Rog Phillips, from Astounding Science Fiction

Unhuman Sacrifice, by Katherine MacLean, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Immortals, by James E. Gunn, from Star Science Fiction No. 4

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 19 (1957), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1989 [Ian Craig]

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Strikebreaker, by Isaac Asimov, from Science Fiction Stories

Omnilingual, by H. Beam Piper, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Mile-Long Spaceship, by Kate Wilhelm, from Astounding Science Fiction

Call Me Joe, by Poul Anderson, from Astounding Science Fiction

You Know Willie, by Theodore R. Cogswell, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Hunting Machine, by Carol Emshwiller, from Science Fiction Stories

World of a Thousand Colors, by Robert Silverberg, from Super Science Fiction

Let’s Be Frank, by Brian W. Aldiss, from Science Fiction (Great Britain)

The Cage, by A. Bertram Chandler, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Education of Tigress McCardle, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Venture Science Fiction

The Tunesmith, by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., from Worlds Of if Science Fiction

A Loint of Paw, by Isaac Asimov, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Game Preserve, by Rog Phillips, from Worlds Of if Science Fiction

Soldier, by Harlan Ellison, from Fantastic Universe

The Last Man Left in The Bar, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Infinity Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18 (1956), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1988 [Robert Andre]

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Brightside Crossing, by Alan E. Nourse, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Clerical Error, by Mark Clifton, from Astounding Science Fiction

Silent Brother, by Algis Budrys, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Exploration Team, by Murray Leinster (William Fitzgerald Jenkins), from Astounding Science Fiction

Rite of Passage, by Henry Kuttner and Catherine L. Moore, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Man Who Came Early, by Poul Anderson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

A Work of Art, by James Blish, from Science Fiction Stories

Horrow Howce, by Margaret Saint Clair, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Compounded Interest, by Mack Reynolds, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Doorstop, by Reginald Bretnor, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Last Question, by Isaac Asimov, from Science Fiction Quarterly

Stranger Station, by Damon Knight, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

2066: Election Day, by Michael Shaara, from Astounding Science Fiction

And Now The News…, by Theodore Sturgeon, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 17 (1955), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1988 [Jim Burns]

Typically excellent art by Jim Burns.

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The Tunnel Under the World, by Frederik Pohl, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Darfsteller, by Walter M. Miller, Jr., from Astounding Science Fiction

The Cave of Night, by James E. Gunn, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Grandpa, by James H. Schmitz, from Astounding Science Fiction

Who?, by Theodore Sturgeon, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Short Ones, by Raymond E. Banks, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Captive Market, by Philip K. Dick, from Worlds Of if Science Fiction

Allamagoosa, by Eric Frank Russell, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Vanishing American, by Charles Beaumont, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Game of Rat and Dragon, by Cordwainer Smith (Paul M.A. Linebarger), from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Star, by Arthur C. Clarke, from Infinity Science Fiction

Nobody Bothers Gus, by Algis Budrys, from Astounding Science Fiction

Delenda Est, by Poul Anderson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Dreaming Is A Private Thing, by Isaac Asimov, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 16 (1954), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1987 [Angus McKie]

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The Test, by Richard Matheson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Anachron, by Damon Knight, from Worlds Of if Science Fiction

Black Charlie, by Gordon R. Dickson, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Down Among the Dead Men, by William Tenn, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Hunting Lodge, by Randall Garrett, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Lysenko Maze, by Donald A. Wollheim, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Fondly Fahrenheit, by Alfred Bester, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin, from Astounding Science Fiction

Letters From Laura, by Mildred Clingerman, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Transformer, by Chad Oliver, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Music Master of Babylon, by Edgar Pangborn, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The End of Summer, by Algis Budrys, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Father-Thing, by Philip K. Dick, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Deep Range, by Arthur C. Clarke, from Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4

Balaam, by Anthony Boucher, from 9 Tales of Space and Time

Man of Parts, by Horace L. Gold, from 9 Tales of Space and Time

Answer, by Frederic Brown

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15 (1953), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1986 [Tony Roberts]

The Sargasso Sea, of space?

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The Big Holiday, by Fritz Leiber, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Crucifixus Etiam, by Walter M. Miller, Jr., from Astounding Science Fiction

Four In One, by Damon Knight, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Saucer of Loneliness, by Theodore Sturgeon, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Liberation of Earth, by William Tenn, from Future Science Fiction

Lot, by Ward Moore, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Nine Billion Names of God, by Arthur C. Clarke, from Star Science Fiction Stories

Warm, by Robert Sheckley, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Imposter, by Philip K. Dick, from Astounding Science Fiction

The World Well Lost, by Theodore Sturgeon, from Universe Science Fiction

A Bad Day For Sales, by Fritz Leiber, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Common Time, by James Blish, from Science Fiction Quarterly

Time Is The Traitor, by Alfred Bester, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Wall Around the World, by Theodore R. Cogswell, from Beyond Fantasy Fiction

The Model of a Judge, by William Morrison, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Hall of Mirrors, by Fredric Brown, from Galaxy Science Fiction

It’s A Good Life, by Jerome Bixby, from Star Science Fiction Stories 2

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 14 (1952), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1986 [Tony Roberts]

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On close examination, this composition seems to have elements and influences from the works of H.R. (Hans Ruedi) Giger.

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The Pedestrian, by Ray Bradbury, from The Reporter

The Moon Is Green, by Fritz Leiber, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Lost Memory, by Peter Phillips, from Galaxy Science Fiction

What Have I Done?, by Mark Clifton, from Astounding Science Fiction

Fast Falls the Eventide, by Eric Frank Russell, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Business, As Usual, by Mack Reynolds, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury, from Collier’s

Hobson’s Choice, by Alfred Bester, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Yesterday House, by Fritz Leiber, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Snowball Effect, by Katherine MacLean, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Delay in Transit, by F.L. Wallace, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Game for Blondes, by John D. MacDonald, from Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction

The Altar at Midnight, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Command Performance, by Walter M. Miller, Jr., from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Martian Way, by Isaac Asimov, from Galaxy Science Fiction

The Impacted Man, by Robert Sheckley, from Astounding Science Fiction

What’s It Like Out There?, by Edmond Hamilton, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

Sail On, Sail On!, by Philip Jose Farmer, from Startling Stories

Cost of Living, by Robert Sheckley, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1984 [Dino Marsan]

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Blue and blue, trimmed with yellow:  Art with discordant elements – a hooded jester working on an electronic Einstein? – which somehow, strangely, combine into an intriguing, if strange, composition. 

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Not With A Bang, by Damon Knight, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Spectator Sport, by John D. MacDonald, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

There Will Come Soft Rains, by Ray Bradbury, from Collier’s

Dear Devil, by Eric Frank Russell, from Other Worlds

Scanners Live In Vain, by Cordwainer Smith (Paul M.A. Linebarger), from Fantasy Book

Born of Man and Woman, by Richard Matheson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Little Black Bag, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Astounding Science Fiction

Enchanted Village, by A.E. van Vogt, from Other Worlds

Oddy and Id, by Alfred Bester, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Sack, by William Morrison, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Silly Season, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Misbegotten Missionary, by Isaac Asimov, from Galaxy Science Fiction

To Serve Man, by Damon Knight, from Galaxy Science Fiction

Coming Attraction, by Fritz Leiber, from Galaxy Science Fiction

A Subway Named Moebius, by A.J. Deutsch, from Astounding Science Fiction

Process, by A.E. van Vogt, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Mindworm, by Cyril M. Kornbluth, from Worlds Beyond

The New Reality, by Charles L. Harness, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 10 (1948), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1983 [Robert Andre]

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Excellent art by Robert Andre.  Space exploration, exoarcheology, extraterrestrial intelligence, immensity, and mystery. 

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Don’t Look Now, by Henry Kuttner, from Startling Stories

He Walked Around the Horses, by H. Beam Piper, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Strange Case of John Kingman, by Murray Leinster (William Fitzgerald Jenkins), from Astounding Science Fiction

That Only A Mother, by Judith Merril, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Monster, by A.E. van Vogt, from Astounding Science Fiction

Dreams Are Sacred, by Peter Phillips, from Astounding Science Fiction

Mars Is Heaven!, by Ray Bradbury, from Planet Stories

Thang, by Martin Gardner, from Comment

Brooklyn Project, by William Tenn, from Planet Stories

Ring Around the Redhead, by John D. MacDonald, from Startling Stories

Period Piece, by A.J. Coupling, from Astounding Science Fiction

Dormant, by A.E. van Vogt, from Startling Stories

In Hiding, by Wilmar H. Shiras, from Astounding Science Fiction

Knock, by Fredric Brown, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

A Child Is Crying, by John D. MacDonald, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

Late Night Final, by Eric Frank Russell, from Astounding Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 9 (1947), Edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg – 1983 [Bernal]

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Little Lost Robot, by Isaac Asimov, from Astounding Science Fiction

Tomorrow’s Children, by Poul Anderson, from Astounding Science Fiction

Child’s Play, by William Tenn, from Astounding Science Fiction

Time and Time Again, by H. Beam Piper, from Astounding Science Fiction

Tiny and The Monster, by Theodore Sturgeon, from Astounding Science Fiction

E For Effort, by T.L. Sherred, from Astounding Science Fiction

Letter to Ellen, by Chan Davis, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Figure, by Edward Grendon, from Astounding Science Fiction

With Folded Hands, by Jack Williamson, from Astounding Science Fiction

The Fires Within, by Arthur C. Clarke, from Fantasy (Great Britain)

Zero Hour, by Ray Bradbury, from Thrilling Wonder Stories

Hobbyist, by Eric Frank Russell, from Astounding Science Fiction

Exit The Professor, by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and Catherine L. Moore), from Thrilling Wonder Stories

Thunder and Roses, by Theodore Sturgeon, from Astounding Science Fiction