Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century ed. Orson Scott Card (Ace, November 2001, 0-441-00864-X, $24.95, 422pp, hc, an)
SF anthology of 27 stories, divided into three groups, “The Golden Age”, “The New Wave”, and “The Media Generation”, with an overall introduction and separate author introductions by Card. Authors include Robert A. Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, and Terry Bisson.
- 1 · Introduction · Orson Scott Card · in
- · The Golden Age
- 7 · Call Me Joe · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1957
- 36 · “All You Zombies—” · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959
- 47 · The Tunesmith · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · nv If August 1957
- 80 · Saucer of Loneliness · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1953
- 91 · Robot Dreams [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov, Berkley, 1986
- 97 · Devolution · Edmond Hamilton · ss Amazing Stories December 1936
- 110 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- 116 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work”
- 130 · Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1949, as “The Naming of Names”
- · The New Wave
- 145 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Magazine December 1965
- 156 · Eurema’s Dam · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972
- 166 · Passengers · Robert Silverberg · ss Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968
- 177 · The Tunnel Under the World · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Science Fiction January 1955
- 203 · Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958, as “But Who Can Replace a Man?”
- 212 · The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
- 218 · Inconstant Moon · Larry Niven · nv All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven, Ballantine, 1971
- · The Media Generation
- 243 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979
- 276 · The Road Not Taken · Harry Turtledove · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1985
- 297 · Dogfight · Michael Swanwick & William Gibson · nv Omni July 1985
- 316 · Face Value · Karen Joy Fowler · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November 1986
- 327 · Pots · C. J. Cherryh · nv Afterwar ed. Janet Morris, Baen, 1985
- 351 · Snow · John Crowley · nv Omni November 1985
- 364 · Rat · James Patrick Kelly · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1986
- 375 · Bears Discover Fire · Terry Bisson · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1990
- 384 · A Clean Escape · John Kessel · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1985
- 396 · Tourists · Lisa Goldstein · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1985
- 408 · One · George Alec Effinger · ss New Legends ed. Greg Bear & Martin Greenberg, Legend, 1995
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