The Vintage Science Fiction Collectio..., Lester Del Rey
The Vintage Science Fiction Collectio..., Lester Del Rey
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The Vintage Science Fiction Collection 7
19 Classic Science Fiction Stories from Legendary Authors

Author: Lester Del Rey, Algis Budrys, Fredric Brown, Frederik Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Edward W. Ludwig, Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Clifford D. Simak, Arthur C. Clarke, H. G. Wells, I. M. Bukstein, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber

Narrator: Scott Miller

Unabridged: 12 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scott Miller

Published: 03/09/2023


Synopsis

Step into the strange, imaginative worlds of classic science fiction with The Vintage Science Fiction Collection 7, featuring 19 unforgettable stories from some of the greatest writers the genre has ever known.Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, H. G. Wells, Robert Sheckley, Frederik Pohl, Clifford D. Simak, Harry Harrison, Jack Vance, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber and more take you across distant planets, into uncertain futures, and face-to-face with aliens, robots, dangerous discoveries and ideas that could change humanity forever.19 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories…And It Comes Out Here by Lester del Rey The Barbarians by Algis Budrys Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown The Hated by Frederik Pohl Seventh Victim by Robert Sheckley Let’s Get Together by Isaac Asimov Duel on Syrtis by Poul Anderson Spacemen Die At Home by Edward W. Ludwig The Repairman by Harry Harrison Progeny by Philip K. Dick Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak Survey Team by Philip K. Dick The Wall of Darkness by Arthur C. Clarke The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells Hey Ma, Where’s Willie? by I. M. Bukstein A Practical Man’s Guide by Jack Vance A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke A Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells The Black Ewe by Fritz LeiberTravel to Mars for a deadly duel. Discover what happens when machines become almost indistinguishable from men. Explore worlds where childhood can begin again, darkness conceals unimaginable dangers, and the familiar laws of reality no longer apply.These stories come from an era when science fiction writers were imagining the technologies, societies and possibilities of tomorrow. Some are adventurous, some unsettling, some funny, and others filled with the sense of wonder that made generations of readers fall in love with science fiction.The Vintage Science Fiction Collection 7 brings 19 remarkable journeys into the unknown together in one collection—a celebration of the writers and stories that helped shape modern science fiction.

Reviews

Although outdated by a mere 35 years, this overview of the first 50 years of the development of science fiction is still fascinating, coming from an author who witnessed much of the history of SF's evolution from pulp magazine fodder to the popularity of Star Wars. I disagree with several points Mr......more

Goodreads review by Martin

A few years ago on my last visit to my high school library, I found this book on the shelf. It is volume 1 in the Garland Library of Science Fiction. I had read many of the 46 volumes in the collection. The have a dark cover which reminds one of black denim. I'd found them based on simply scanning t......more

Goodreads review by Dan

Provides more of a nuts-and-bolts history of twentieth century SF than the more memoir-ish -- and much better -- "The Way the Future Was" (Fred Pohl) or "The Futurians" (Damon Knight). Even though the book is targeted to people who don't have much familiarity with science fiction, he spends a fair a......more