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The Science Fiction Collection
One of the greatest sci fi collections available, with over 125 awesome tales from the masters of the genre.
Featuring:
The Sentimentalists, by Murray Leinster
Jekyll-Hyde planet, by Jack Lewis
Lost Art, by G.K. Hawk
Avoidance Situation, by James McConnell
Community Property, by Alfred Coppel
Journey Work, by Dave Dryfoos
Catalysis, by Poul Anderson
Bright Islands, by Frank Riley
The Happy Clown, by Alice Eleanor Jones
The Girls from Earth, by Frank Robinson
Birthright, by April Smith
The Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell Wright
Bleedback, by Winston Marks
Les Machines, by Joe Love
Song in a minor key, by C.L. Moore
Dearest Enemy, by Fox Holden
The Drivers, by Edward Ludwig
Sentry of the Sky, by Evelyn E. Smith
Dreamtown U. S. A., by Leo Kelley
Meeting of the Minds, by Robert Sheckley
Easy Does It, by E.G. von Wald
Junior, by Robert Abernathy
Ecology on Rollins Island, by Varley Lang
Death Wish, by Ned Lang
Dead World, by Jack Douglas
Escape Mechanism, by Charles Fritch
Cost of Living, by Robert Sheckley
First Stage: Moon, by Dick Hetschel
Family Tree, by Charles Fontenay
Aloys, by R.A. Lafferty
Forced Move, by Henry Lee
With These Hands, by C.M. Kornbluth
What is POSAT?, by Phyllis Sterling-Smith
Freeway, by Bryce Walton
A Little Journey, by Ray Bradbury
Inhibition, by James Causey
Hunt the Hunter, by Kris Neville
Citizen Jell, by Michael Shaara
Operation Distress, by Lester Del Rey
Slow Burn, by Henry Still
Syndrome Johnny, by Charles Dye
Psychotennis, anyone?, by Lloyd Williams
Prime Difference, by Alan Nourse
Doorstep, by Keith Laumer
The 3rd Party, by Lee Holum
The Drug, by C.C. MacApp
An Elephant For the Prinkip, by L.J. Stecher
License to Steal, by Louis Newman
The Last Letter, by Fritz Lieber
The Stuff, by Henry Slesar
The Celestial Hammerlock, by Donald Colvin
Always A Qurono, by Jim Harmon
Jamieson, by Bill Doede
A Fall of Glass, by Stanley Lee
Shatter the Wall, by Sydney Van Scyoc
Shango, by John Jakes
Transfer Point, by Anthony Boucher
Thy Name Is Woman, by Kenneth O’Hara
Twelve Times Zero, by Howard Browne
All Day Wednesday, by Richard Olin
Blind Spot, by Bascom Jones
Double Take, by Richard Wilson
Field Trip, by Gene Hunter
Larson’s Luck, by Gerald Vance
Navy Day, by Harry Harrison
One Martian Afternoon, by Tom Leahy
Planet of Dreams, by James McKimmey
Pioneers, by Basil Wells
Prelude To Space, by Robert Haseltine
Pythias, by Frederik Pohl
The Elroom, by Jerry Sohl
Show Business, by Boyd Ellanby
Slaves of Mercury, by Nat Schachner
Sound of Terror, by Don Berry
The Big Tomorrow, by Paul Lohrman
The Four-Faced Visitors of…Ezekiel, by Arthur Orton
The Happy Man, by Gerald Page
The Last Supper, by T.D. Hamm
The Earthman, by Irving Cox, Jr.
The One and the Many, by Milton Lesser
The Other Likeness, by James Schmitz
Money Is the Root of All Good, by Patrick Wilkins
The Outbreak of Peace, by H.B. Fyfe
The Skull, by Philip K. Dick
The Smiler, by Albert Hernhunter
The Unthinking Destroyer, by Roger Phillips
Two Timer, by Frederic Brown
Vital Ingredient, by Charles De Vet
Weak on Square Roots, by Russell Burton
With a Vengeance, by J.B.
Featuring:
The Sentimentalists, by Murray Leinster
Jekyll-Hyde planet, by Jack Lewis
Lost Art, by G.K. Hawk
Avoidance Situation, by James McConnell
Community Property, by Alfred Coppel
Journey Work, by Dave Dryfoos
Catalysis, by Poul Anderson
Bright Islands, by Frank Riley
The Happy Clown, by Alice Eleanor Jones
The Girls from Earth, by Frank Robinson
Birthright, by April Smith
The Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell Wright
Bleedback, by Winston Marks
Les Machines, by Joe Love
Song in a minor key, by C.L. Moore
Dearest Enemy, by Fox Holden
The Drivers, by Edward Ludwig
Sentry of the Sky, by Evelyn E. Smith
Dreamtown U. S. A., by Leo Kelley
Meeting of the Minds, by Robert Sheckley
Easy Does It, by E.G. von Wald
Junior, by Robert Abernathy
Ecology on Rollins Island, by Varley Lang
Death Wish, by Ned Lang
Dead World, by Jack Douglas
Escape Mechanism, by Charles Fritch
Cost of Living, by Robert Sheckley
First Stage: Moon, by Dick Hetschel
Family Tree, by Charles Fontenay
Aloys, by R.A. Lafferty
Forced Move, by Henry Lee
With These Hands, by C.M. Kornbluth
What is POSAT?, by Phyllis Sterling-Smith
Freeway, by Bryce Walton
A Little Journey, by Ray Bradbury
Inhibition, by James Causey
Hunt the Hunter, by Kris Neville
Citizen Jell, by Michael Shaara
Operation Distress, by Lester Del Rey
Slow Burn, by Henry Still
Syndrome Johnny, by Charles Dye
Psychotennis, anyone?, by Lloyd Williams
Prime Difference, by Alan Nourse
Doorstep, by Keith Laumer
The 3rd Party, by Lee Holum
The Drug, by C.C. MacApp
An Elephant For the Prinkip, by L.J. Stecher
License to Steal, by Louis Newman
The Last Letter, by Fritz Lieber
The Stuff, by Henry Slesar
The Celestial Hammerlock, by Donald Colvin
Always A Qurono, by Jim Harmon
Jamieson, by Bill Doede
A Fall of Glass, by Stanley Lee
Shatter the Wall, by Sydney Van Scyoc
Shango, by John Jakes
Transfer Point, by Anthony Boucher
Thy Name Is Woman, by Kenneth O’Hara
Twelve Times Zero, by Howard Browne
All Day Wednesday, by Richard Olin
Blind Spot, by Bascom Jones
Double Take, by Richard Wilson
Field Trip, by Gene Hunter
Larson’s Luck, by Gerald Vance
Navy Day, by Harry Harrison
One Martian Afternoon, by Tom Leahy
Planet of Dreams, by James McKimmey
Pioneers, by Basil Wells
Prelude To Space, by Robert Haseltine
Pythias, by Frederik Pohl
The Elroom, by Jerry Sohl
Show Business, by Boyd Ellanby
Slaves of Mercury, by Nat Schachner
Sound of Terror, by Don Berry
The Big Tomorrow, by Paul Lohrman
The Four-Faced Visitors of…Ezekiel, by Arthur Orton
The Happy Man, by Gerald Page
The Last Supper, by T.D. Hamm
The Earthman, by Irving Cox, Jr.
The One and the Many, by Milton Lesser
The Other Likeness, by James Schmitz
Money Is the Root of All Good, by Patrick Wilkins
The Outbreak of Peace, by H.B. Fyfe
The Skull, by Philip K. Dick
The Smiler, by Albert Hernhunter
The Unthinking Destroyer, by Roger Phillips
Two Timer, by Frederic Brown
Vital Ingredient, by Charles De Vet
Weak on Square Roots, by Russell Burton
With a Vengeance, by J.B.
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Published July 16, 2019
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About the author
Ray Bradbury
2,561 books25.3k followersRay Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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October 3, 2021
Excellent
I chose this rating because it's an excellent collection of stories written by the masters of sci fi. I liked the unknown to me authors who put together humorous and sometimes thoughtful works of fiction. I didn't like the way some of the stories endings. They were a let down after the way they started but overall very entertaining nevertheless. The last full length story about the comet made me wonder if such a thing could actually be possible. The toy shop was the funniest of all.
I chose this rating because it's an excellent collection of stories written by the masters of sci fi. I liked the unknown to me authors who put together humorous and sometimes thoughtful works of fiction. I didn't like the way some of the stories endings. They were a let down after the way they started but overall very entertaining nevertheless. The last full length story about the comet made me wonder if such a thing could actually be possible. The toy shop was the funniest of all.
August 13, 2020
Interesting stories but very dated.
Some great stories but a lot of obsolete concepts: ships that all look like needles, everyone smokes, humans are superior to all other lifeforms, women automatically assume their 1950's roles and duties, protagonists that aren't really all that smart and don't see the obvious. These were great stories in their time but you have to go to the mindset 100 years ago to really enjoy.
Some great stories but a lot of obsolete concepts: ships that all look like needles, everyone smokes, humans are superior to all other lifeforms, women automatically assume their 1950's roles and duties, protagonists that aren't really all that smart and don't see the obvious. These were great stories in their time but you have to go to the mindset 100 years ago to really enjoy.
February 10, 2022
This is an excellent collection of classic science fiction. Most of the stories are well written and engaging. For the quantity and quality of this collection, you really get more than your dollars worth. Took over a year to finish, as I was mainly reading this in the evening before sleep. Highly recommended for bedtime reading to relax and unwind in space or on another planet.
January 9, 2026
Interesting
Varied, but original story lines, some stories take an age to reach a culmination but worth hanging in to see the outcomes.
Varied, but original story lines, some stories take an age to reach a culmination but worth hanging in to see the outcomes.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews