<p>Eleven essential classics in one volume</p><p>This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.</p><p>Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.</p><p><b>This volume contains the following:</b><br>Introduction by Ben Bova<br><i>The Martian Way</i> by Isaac Asimov<br><i>Earthman Come Home</i> by James Blish<br><i>Rogue Moon</i> by Algis Budrys<br><i>The Spectre General</i> by Theodore Cogswell<br><i>The Machine Stops</i> by E. M. Forster<br><i>The Midas Plague</i> by Frederik Pohl<br><i>The Witches of Karres</i> by James H. Schmitz<br><i>E for Effort</i> by T. L. Sherred<br><i>In Hiding</i> by Wilmar H. Shiras<br><i>The Big Front Yard</i> by Clifford D. Simak<br><i>The Moon Moth</i> by Jack Vance</p>