Wednesday 24 September 2008

THE ROAD TO SCIENCE FICTION #3 FROM HEINLEIN TO HERE

Mentor paperback, 1978. Cover artwork by Paul Stinson.

"Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip José Farmer, Kurt Vonnegut, Roger Zelazny, Frederick Pohl, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Ursula K. Le Guin.
From the depths of the earth to the farthest stars, from the day before yesterday to the end of time, here are magnificent tales of space and time by 36 masters of science fiction. From Robert A. Heinlein's mind-twisting story of the ultimate paradox to Clifford Simak's vision of "man's" conquest of Jupiter; from Theodore Sturgeon's tale of the day after atomic holocaust to Hal Clement's alternate life form below the earth's surface; from Harlan Ellison's computerized hell to Jjoanna Russ's world of women invaded by men for the first time in centuries... From Analog and Fantasy & Science Fiction through the new wave "revolution" and right up to the present day, The Road To Science Fiction #3 offers a spectacular tour of worlds to come and of those that might have been, complete with humans, aliens and machines to guide us along the way."

Contents:

All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein
Reason by Isaac Asimov
Desertion by Clifford D. Simak
Mimsy Were The Borogroves by Lewis Padgett
The Million-Year Picnic by Ray Bradbury
Thunder And Roses by Theodore Sturgeon
That Only A Mother by Judith Merril
Brooklyn Project by William Tenn
Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber
The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
Sail On! Sail On! by Philip José Farmer
Critical Factor by Hal Clement
Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
The Game Of Rat And Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Pilgrimage To Earth by Robert Sheckley
Who Can Replace A Man? by Brian Aldiss
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
The Streets Of Ashkelon by Harry Harrison
The Terminal Beach by J. G. Ballard
Dolphin's Way by Gordon R. Dickson
Slow Tuesday Night by R. A. Lafferty
Day Millon by Frederick Pohl
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
Aye, And Gomorrah... by Samuel R. Delany
The Jigsaw Man by Larry Niven
Kyrie by Poul Anderson
Masks by Damon Knight
Stand On Zanzibar (excerpt) by John Brunner
The Big Flash by Norman Spinrad
Sundance by Robert Silverberg
The Left Hand Of Darkness (excerpt) by Ursula K. Le Guin
When It Changed by Joanna Russ
The Engine At Heartspring's Centre by Roger Zelazny
Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman

THE LIVES AND TIMES OF JERRY CORNELIUS

Grafton paperback, 1987. Cover illustration by Tim White.

"WHO - NOT TO SAY WHEN, WHERE, HOW OR WHY - IS JERRY CORNELIUS? 
We'll probably never know. Still, the contents of this book do provide a kind of kaleidoscopic biography of the immortal, ubiquitous assassin who has himself been the target of assassination attempts for his own brother Frank - and of several novels by Michael Moorcock, of course. 
THE LIVES AND TIMES OF JERRY CORNELIUS 
shows the enigmatic superhero about his business in Mandalay, London, the vatican and elsewhere (and elsewhen): they are a sharp, brilliantly witty satire of our times - and of time itself."

Monday 8 September 2008

THE BEST OF CORDWAINER SMITH

Ballantine paperback, 1975. Cover art by Darrell Sweet.

"THE UNIVERSE OF CORDWAINER SMITH 
A thousand planets acknowledged one power - the Instrumentality of Mankind. But the Underpeople - created by the Overlords to be their servants - owed fealty only to themselves... 
HERE IN ONE VOLUME ARE THE 12 MOST IMPORTANT STORIES OF THE UNIQUE WRITER WHO FUSED WONDER AND POETRY INTO IMAGINATIVE TALES THAT TRANSCEND BOTH SCIENCE AND FICTION. 
SCANNERS LIVE IN VAIN 
Adam Stone had found the way for men to cross Deep Space alive - a discovery that might kill him! 
THE LADY WHO SAILED THE SOUL 
her name was Helen America, and she voyaged out to the stars - and into a timeless legend of romance... 
ALPHA RALPHA BOULEVARD 
They thought it was a road to a dream that would last forever - but dreams are made to be broken! 
THE BALLAD OF THE LOST C'MELL 
Never was there a girl quite like C'mell. She was not even a human being - but she was all woman! 
A PLANET NAMED SHAYOL 
Hell itself is not much to fear - if the people in it are good to each other! 
AND 7 MORE STUNNING STORIES...BY A MAN WHO DREAMED THE FUTURE."

Contents:


Scanners Live In Vain
The Lady Who Sailed The Soul
The Game Of Rat And Dragon
The Burning Of The Brain
The Crime And The Glory Of Commander Suzdal
Golden The Ship Was-Oh! Oh! Oh!
The Dead Lady Of Clown Town
Under Old Earth
Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
The Ballad Of Lost C'mell
A Planet Named Shayol