The Ascent of Wonder ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer (Tor, June 1994, 0-312-85062-X, $35.00, 990pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 67 SF stories, subtitled “The Evolution of Hard SF”, with introductions by each of the editors plus Gregory Benford.
- 15 · Real Science, Imaginary Worlds · Gregory Benford · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #65, January 1994
- 24 · On Science and Science Fiction · Kathryn Cramer · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #63, November 1993
- 30 · Hard Science Fiction · David G. Hartwell · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #62, October 1993
- 43 · Nine Lives · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv World’s Best Science Fiction: 1970 ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, DAW, 1970
revised from Playboy Nov ’69.
- 61 · Light of Other Days [Slow Glass] · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1966
- 68 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”
- 86 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955
- 91 · Proof · Hal Clement · ss Astounding Science-Fiction June 1942
- 103 · It’s Great to Be Back · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 26 1947
- 116 · Procreation · Gene Wolfe · gp The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra, 1985
- _116 · Creation · Gene Wolfe · vi Omni November 1983
- _116 · Re-Creation · Gene Wolfe · vi The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra, 1985
- _116 · The Sister’s Account · Gene Wolfe · vi The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra, 1985
- 122 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1943, as by Lewis Padgett
- 144 · Davy Jones’ Ambassador · Raymond Z. Gallun · nv Astounding Stories December 1935
- 166 · The Life and Times of Multivac · Isaac Asimov · ss The New York Times Magazine January 5 1975
- 174 · The Singing Diamond · Robert L. Forward · ss Omni February 1979
- 180 · Down & Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean Ing · nv Omni March 1979
- 196 · Send Me a Kiss by Wire · Hilbert Schenck · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1985
- 208 · The Xi Effect · Philip Latham · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1950
- 222 · A Descent Into the Maelström · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841
- 233 · Exposures · Gregory Benford · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 6 1981
- 243 · The Planners · Kate Wilhelm · ss Orbit 3 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968
- 254 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954
- 278 · Drode’s Equations · Richard Grant · nv New Dimensions 12 ed. Marta Randall & Robert Silverberg, Pocket, 1981
- 288 · The Weather Man · Theodore L. Thomas · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction June 1962
- 313 · Transit of Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy January 1971
- 323 · Prima Belladonna [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #20, December 1956
- 333 · To Bring in the Steel · Donald M. Kingsbury · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1978
- 360 · Gomez · C. M. Kornbluth · nv The Explorers by C. M. Kornbluth, Ballantine, 1954
- 377 · Waterclap · Isaac Asimov · nv If April 1970
- 398 · Weyr Search [Pern] · Anne McCaffrey · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1967
- 434 · Message Found in a Copy of Flatland · Rudy Rucker · ss The 57th Franz Kafka by Rudy Rucker, Ace, 1983
- 442 · The Cold Equations · Tom Godwin · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1954
- 459 · The Land Ironclads · H. G. Wells · nv The Strand Magazine December 1903
- 474 · The Hole Man · Larry Niven · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1974
- 484 · Atomic Power · John W. Campbell · ss Astounding Stories December 1934, as by Don A. Stuart
- 494 · Stop Evolution in Its Tracks · John T. Sladek · ss Interzone #26, November/December 1988
- 499 · The Hungry Guinea Pig · Miles J. Breuer, M.D. · nv Amazing Stories January 1930
translated from the Czech (“Hladové Morce”, Bratrský Vestník, July & August 1919).
- 514 · The Very Slow Time Machine · Ian Watson · nv Anticipations ed. Christopher Priest, Faber & Faber, 1978
- 528 · The Beautiful and the Sublime · Bruce Sterling · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1986
- 547 · The Author of the Acacia Seeds · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Fellowship of the Stars ed. Terry Carr, Simon & Schuster, 1974
- 553 · Heat of Fusion · John M. Ford · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1984
- 564 · Dolphin’s Way · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction June 1964
- 576 · All the Hues of Hell · Gene Wolfe · ss The Universe ed. Byron Preiss, Bantam Spectra, 1987
- 585 · Occam’s Scalpel · Theodore Sturgeon · nv If July/August 1971
- 600 · giANTS · Edward Bryant · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1979
- 612 · Time Fuze · Randall Garrett · ss If March 1954
- 616 · Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1944
- 627 · Kyrie · Poul Anderson · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968
- 635 · The Person from Porlock · Raymond F. Jones · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1947
- 651 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966
- 656 · The Cage of Sand · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #119, June 1962
- 672 · The Psychologist Who Wouldn’t Do Awful Things to Rats · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 6 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1976
- 689 · In the Year 2889 · Jules Verne · ss The Forum February 1889
- 700 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1952
- 724 · No, No, Not Rogov! [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss If February 1959
- 737 · In a Petri Dish Upstairs · George Turner · nv Rooms of Paradise ed. Lee Harding, Quartet Books, 1978
- 758 · With the Night Mail · Rudyard Kipling · nv McClure’s Magazine November 1905
- 788 · The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told · Arthur C. Clarke · vi Galaxy Science Fiction October 1966, as “A Recursion in Metastories”
- 790 · The Pi Man · Alfred Bester · ss Star Light, Star Bright by Alfred Bester, Berkley/Putnam, 1976
revised from F&SF Oct ’59.
- 803 · Relativistic Effects · Gregory Benford · nv Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
- 818 · Making Light · James P. Hogan · ss Stellar #7 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1981
- 826 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956
- 835 · The Indefatigable Frog · Philip K. Dick · ss Fantastic Story Magazine July 1953
- 843 · Chromatic Aberration · John M. Ford · nv Ascent of Wonder ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor, 1994
- 864 · The Snowball Effect · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952
- 873 · The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck · Hilbert Schenck · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1978
- 892 · Tangents · Greg Bear · ss Omni January 1986
- 904 · Johnny Mnemonic [Molly Millions] · William Gibson · nv Omni May 1981
- 917 · What Continues, What Fails… · David Brin · nv Interzone #54, December 1991
- 937 · Mammy Morgan Played the Organ; Her Daddy Beat the Drum · Michael F. Flynn · na Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1990
- 967 · Bookworm, Run! · Vernor Vinge · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1966
- 989 · Appendix · Kathryn Cramer · ms
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