Vintage Sci-Fi 7 - 19 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, H. G. Wells and many more

Although outdated by a mere 35 years, this overview of the first 50 years of the development of science fiction is still fascinating, coming from an author who witnessed much of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

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

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