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Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology

Patricia S. Warrick & Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh

First published 1988
Series Science Fiction Research Association Anthology #1
Publisher Harper & Row
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Maria Carella
Pages xi+522
Price $16.50
ISBN 0060469412

From the editors' Preface: "Formed in October 1970, the Science Fiction Research Association currently boasts about 500 members and is devoted to scholarly study of the genre. During 1984 and 1985, members were asked to nominate and select novelettes and short stories they wanted to appear in a definitive anthology. The 26 stories in this book are the result. They are an important testament to the growth and shifting concerns of science fiction from 1843 to 1984, a span of 141 years."

1st printing as per number line. Price and cover artist from Locus1. Verified copy has foil stamp Saying " Complimentary Professional Copy" possibly a gift given at a book fair or to teachers. According to Amazon this anthology was reprinted in 1997. ISFDB has a 1998 anthology called "Science Fiction" listed under the same 3 editors. It's quite possible that that anthology and this one are the same but I have been unable to confirm this.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Birthmark Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Story
12 Afterword to "The Birthmark" Francis J. Molson Essay
14 The Star H. G. Wells Short Story
21 Afterword to "The Star" James Gunn Essay
23 The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells Novelette
40 Afterword to "The Country of the Blind Jack Williamson Essay
41 The Machine Stops E. M. Forster Novelette
63 Afterword to "The Machine Stops" Charles Elkins Essay
65 A Martian Odyssey Stanley G. Weinbaum Novelette
83 Afterword to "A Martian Odyssey" Frederik Pohl Essay
84 Who Goes There? John W. Campbell, Jr. Novella
124 Afterword to "Who Goes There?" Sam Moskowitz Essay
127 Nightfall Isaac Asimov Novelette
152 Afterword to "Nightfall" Donald M. Hassler Essay
154 No Woman Born C. L. Moore Novella
188 Afterword to "No Woman Born" Mary S. Weinkauf Essay
189 Thunder and Roses Theodore Sturgeon Novelette
206 Afterword to "Thunder and Roses" H. Bruce Franklin Essay
207 Private Eye Henry Kuttner Novelette
228 Afterword to "Private Eye" Merritt Abrash Essay
230 There Will Come Soft Rains Ray Bradbury Short Story
234 Afterword to "There Will Come Soft Rains" Patrick G. Hogan, Jr. Essay
236 The Sentinel Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
242 Afterword to "The Sentinel" Thomas D. Clareson Essay
244 Common Time James Blish Short Story
259 Afterword to "Common Time" Willis E. McNelly Essay
261 The Game of Rat and Dragon Cordwainer Smith Short Story
272 Afterword to "The Game of Rat and Dragon" Muriel R. Becker Essay
274 The Men Who Murdered Mohammed Alfred Bester Short Story
283 Afterword to "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" Russell Letson Essay
285 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Novelette
306 Afterword to "Flowers for Algernon" Martin H. Greenberg Essay
308 A Rose for Ecclesiastes Roger Zelazny Novelette
335 Afterword to "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" Carl B. Yoke Essay
338 Driftglass Samuel R. Delany Short Story
351 Afterword to "Driftglass" David N. Samuelson Essay
353 Faith of Our Fathers Philip K. Dick Novelette
376 Afterword to "Faith of Our Fathers" Patricia S. Warrick Essay
378 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison Short Story
389 Afterword to "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" Richard D. Erlich Essay
391 Nine Lives Ursula K. Le Guin Novelette
410 Afterword to "Nine Lives" Veronica M. S. Kennedy Essay
411 When It Changed Joanna Russ Short Story
416 Afterword to "When It Changed" Mary Kay Bray Essay
418 Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand Vonda N. McIntyre Novelette
433 Afterword to "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" Mary Kay Bray Essay
434 Houston, Houston, Do You Read? James Tiptree, Jr. Novella
474 Afterword to "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" Thomas P. Dunn Essay
476 Options John Varley Novelette
497 Afterword to "Options" John Clute Essay
499 Bloodchild Octavia E. Butler Novelette
513 Afterword to "Bloodchild" Elizabeth Anne Hull Essay
517 Select Bibliography (Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology) uncredited Essay
521 General Bibliography (Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology) uncredited Essay
ix Preface (Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology) uncredited Essay