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The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1
| Author: | Frederik Pohl |
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Tor, 1999 |
| Series: | The SFWA Grand Masters: Book 1 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The Grand Master Award is given to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Frederik Pohl, an eminent figure in SF, has been authorized by the SFWA to edit an anthology in three big volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. Volume One, presenting the first five writers to receive the award, features the fiction of:
Robert A. Heinlein
Jack Williamson
Clifford D. Simak
L. Sprague de Camp
Fritz Leiber
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - essay by Frederik Pohl
- Robert A. Heinlein 1907-1988 - essay by Frederik Pohl
- The Roads Must Roll - (1940) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Year of the Jackpot - (1952) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
- Jerry Was a Man - (1947) - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Farthest Place - (1992) - essay by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Long Watch - (1949) - short story by Robert A. Heinlein
- Recommended Reading by Robert A. Heinlein - essay by uncredited
- Jack Williamson b. 1908 - essay by Frederik Pohl
- With Folded Hands ... - (1947) - novelette by Jack Williamson
- Jamboree - (1969) - short story by Jack Williamson
- The Mañana Literary Society - (1984) - essay by Jack Williamson
- The Firefly Tree - (1997) - short story by Jack Williamson
- Recommended Reading by Jack Williamson - essay by uncredited
- Clifford D. Simak 1904-1988 - essay by Frederik Pohl
- Desertion - (1944) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
- Founding Father - (1957) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
- Grotto of the Dancing Deer - (1980) - short story by Clifford D. Simak
- Recommended Reading by Clifford D. Simak - essay by uncredited
- L. Sprague de Camp b. 1907 - essay by Frederik Pohl
- A Gun for Dinosaur - (1956) - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
- Little Green Men from Afar - (1976) - essay by L. Sprague de Camp
- Living Fossil - (1939) - short story by L. Sprague de Camp
- Recommended Reading by L. Sprague de Camp - essay by uncredited
- Fritz Leiber 1910-1992 - essay by Frederik Pohl
- Sanity - (1944) - short story by Fritz Leiber
- The Mer She - (1978) - novelette by Fritz Leiber
- A Bad Day for Sales - (1953) - short story by Fritz Leiber
- Recommended Reading by Fritz Leiber - essay by uncredited
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