I had to buy this anthology for a college class on science fiction literature. While the price is way too high, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the stories it contained. So I wasn't too bummed about paying $80 for it.
The SFRA does a great job of collecting the best short stories from each major era of SF: pre-Campbellian, post-WW2, and new wave. Lots of big names are included: H.G. Wells, Isaac Asmimov (including arguably his best and most memorable story, Nightfall), Phillip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, Joanna Russ, and Arthur C. Clarke.
In fact, I had so much fun reading this that I read every last story from front to back, even though my professor only assigned us about three-quarters of the anthology. If you're taking a college class and the syllabus requires it, you don't have much of a choice here. But if you're interested in studying science fiction for its own sake, and you can somehow find this for cheap, I highly recommend it.
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The Science Fiction Research: Association Anthology Paperback – 7 Jan. 1997
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- PublisherPearson
- Publication date7 Jan. 1997
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions2.79 x 18.54 x 23.11 cm
- Print length536 pages
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- Publication date : 7 Jan. 1997
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- Print length : 536 pages
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- Item weight : 862 g
- Dimensions : 2.79 x 18.54 x 23.11 cm
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- Alex HReviewed in the United States on 12 April 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of SF short stories, novelas, and novelettes
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Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseMy son had to read this book for this Science Fiction College class.