Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
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| Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century | |
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 432 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-441-00864-X |
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (2001) is an anthology edited by Orson Scott Card. It contains twenty-six stories by different writers.
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The stories in this book are:
[edit] The Golden Age:
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
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| Poul Anderson | Call me Joe | 1957 |
| Robert A. Heinlein | "All You Zombies—" | 1958 |
| Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Tunesmith | |
| Theodore Sturgeon | A Saucer of Loneliness | 1953 |
| Isaac Asimov | Robot Dreams | 1986 |
| Edmond Hamilton | Devolution | |
| Arthur C. Clarke | The Nine Billion Names of God | 1953 |
| James Blish | A Work of Art | |
| Ray Bradbury | Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed | 1949 |
[edit] The New Wave:
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
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| Harlan Ellison | "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman | 1965 |
| R.A. Lafferty | Eurema's Dam | |
| Robert Silverberg | Passengers | 1968 |
| Frederik Pohl | The Tunnel Under the World | |
| Brian W. Aldiss | Who Can Replace a Man? | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas | 1973 |
| Larry Niven | Inconstant Moon | 1973 |
[edit] The Media Generation:
| Author | Story Title | Year of first publication |
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| George R.R. Martin | Sandkings | 1979 |
| Harry Turtledove | The Road Not Taken | 1985 |
| William Gibson and Michael Swanwick | Dogfight | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | Face Value | |
| C.J. Cherryh | Pots | |
| James Patrick Kelly | Rat | 1986 |
| Terry Bisson | Bears Discover Fire | 1990 |
| John Kessel | A Clean Escape | 1986 |
| Lisa Goldstein | Tourists | |
| George Alec Effinger | One |
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