- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Galahad (April 28 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1578661064
- ISBN-13: 978-1578661060
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 4.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 966 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,022,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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These fantastic tales are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first appeared in the 1940s, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon’s “Killdozer!” details the liberation of a mutant energy force with intelligence and a will to destroy. “With Folded Hands,” by Jack Williamson, unfolds a terrifying vision of the future where humanoid mechanisms secure “happiness” for all human beings. In a corrupt empire to come, “The Weapons Shop” of A.E. van Vogt’s world may be the only source for legal and moral justice. Plus, there’s an early “Foundation” tale by Issac Asimov, and many other brilliant examples by C.L. Moore, Lester del Rey, and more.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Anthology,
By KaguyaHime (Fomalhaut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Science Fiction: Classic Stories From The Golden Age of Science Fiction (Hardcover)
This book, which covers SF of the decade of the 1940's, is actually one volume of a series of books on "classic" sci-fi.The short novels in this book are fair; the volume contains some of the more popular tales (seen in SF anthologies everywhere), and some stories that don't get printed as often. Interesting note: The Introduction (penned by Isaac Asimov) refers to the work (sci-fi) of the 1940's as "The Age of John W. Campbell", whose work is notably absent from the volume. The short novels are: "Time Wants a Skeleton", Ross Rocklynne; "The Weapons Shop", A.E. van Vogt; "Nerves", Lester del Rey; "Daymare", Frederic Brown; "Killdozer!", Theodore Sturgeon; "No Woman Born", C.L. Moore; "The Big and the Little", Isaac Asimov; "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler; "E for Effort", T.L. Sherred; "With Folded Hands", Jack Williamson
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2.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Anthology,
By KaguyaHime - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Science Fiction: Classic Stories From The Golden Age of Science Fiction (Hardcover)
This book, which covers SF of the decade of the 1940's, is actually one volume of a series of books on "classic" sci-fi.The short novels in this book are fair; the volume contains some of the more popular tales (seen in SF anthologies everywhere), and some stories that don't get printed as often. Interesting note: The Introduction (penned by Isaac Asimov) refers to the work (sci-fi) of the 1940's as "The Age of John W. Campbell", whose work is notably absent from the volume. The short novels are: "Time Wants a Skeleton", Ross Rocklynne; "The Weapons Shop", A.E. van Vogt; "Nerves", Lester del Rey; "Daymare", Frederic Brown; "Killdozer!", Theodore Sturgeon; "No Woman Born", C.L. Moore; "The Big and the Little", Isaac Asimov; "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler; "E for Effort", T.L. Sherred; "With Folded Hands", Jack Williamson 0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
An anthology to avoid,
By Jack Of Alltrades "Just another soul" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Science Fiction: Classic Stories From The Golden Age of Science Fiction (Hardcover)
These stories are the least satisfying I've ever read and are, for the most part, from minor hitters and unknowns.
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