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Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction

Leigh Ronald Grossman

First published 2011
Publisher Wildside Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Rustic
Pages 991
Price $49.99
ISBN 9781434430793

"Sense of Wonder" is aimed to the audience as a textbook. It contains 150+ stories and poems from 1826 to 2009 (organized roughly by date), with biographical introductions to all of the authors. It also includes 60+ essays on a broad range of subjects in SF.
Per editor Leigh Ronald Grossman:

  • The Robert E. Howard essay and the author's "Almuric" was omitted from the second printing.
  • The C. L. Moore essay and and the author's "Shambleau" was omitted from the second printing.

  • Apparent first edition.
  • This entry is for the initial printing.
  • Data from OCLC; month of publication from Amazon, price from an unknown source.
  • Cover art is a stock photograph, credited at shutterstock.com

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Page Title Author(s) Type
Edgar Rice Burroughs Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
Introduction (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
Part 1: Early Science Fiction (-1926) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|10 George Allan England (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|100 Space Travel in Science Fiction Steven Mollmann Essay
|101 Stanley G. Weinbaum Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|102 A Martian Odyssey Stanley G. Weinbaum Novelette
|103 Jack Williamson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|104 The Metal Man Jack Williamson Short Story
|105 The Firefly Tree Jack Williamson Short Story
|106 Part 4: The Mass Market Era (1945-1960) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|107 Poul Anderson Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|108 Duel on Syrtis Poul Anderson Short Story
|109 Alfred Bester (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|11 The Thing from — "Outside" George Allan England Short Story
|110 Fondly Fahrenheit Alfred Bester Novelette
|111 Cyborgs (Sense of Wonder) Kyle William Bishop Essay
|112 James Blish (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|113 Surface Tension James Blish Novelette
|114 Anthony Boucher (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|115 The Quest for Saint Aquin Anthony Boucher Novelette
|116 Science Fiction Book Reviewing (Sense of Wonder) Tom Easton Essay
|117 Leigh Brackett (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|118 The Last Days of Shandakor Leigh Brackett Novelette
|119 Algis Budrys (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|12 Hugo Gernsback and His Writers Richard Bleiler Essay
|120 The Stoker and the Stars Algis Budrys Short Story
|121 Science Fiction in Western Europe Sonja Fritzsche Essay
|122 Arthur C. Clarke (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|123 The Sentinel Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
|124 Science Fiction Film: The Forbidden Genre Daniel M. Kimmel Essay
|125 Hal Clement (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|126 Uncommon Sense Hal Clement Short Story
|127 World Building (Sense of Wonder) Donald M. Hassler Essay
|128 Avram Davidson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|129 Or All the Seas with Oysters Avram Davidson Short Story
|13 D. H. Lawrence Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|130 Philip K. Dick Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|131 The Defenders Philip K. Dick Novelette
|132 Robots Amerdeep Singh Essay
|133 Gordon R. Dickson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|134 Soldier, Ask Not Gordon R. Dickson Novella
|135 Philip Jose Farmer Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|136 Riverworld Philip José Farmer Novelette
|137 Religion and Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) James F. McGrath Essay
|138 Tom Godwin (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|139 The Cold Equations Tom Godwin Novelette
|14 Robot Poems D. H. Lawrence Poem
|140 Zenna Henderson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|141 Loo Ree Zenna Henderson Short Story
|142 "To Tell The Human Tale": The Science Fiction of Death, Dying, and Grief Kathleen Fowler Essay
|143 Frank Herbert (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|144 Rat Race Frank Herbert Novelette
|145 Damon Knight (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|146 The Country of the Kind Damon Knight Short Story
|147 C. M. Kornbluth (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|148 The Little Black Bag C. M. Kornbluth Novelette
|149 Fritz Leiber Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|15 Mina Loy (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|150 A Bad Day for Sales Fritz Leiber Short Story
|151 Murray Leinster (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|152 First Contact Murray Leinster Novelette
|153 Aliens and Alien Worlds Ericka Hoagland Essay
|154 Richard Matheson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|155 Born of Man and Woman Richard Matheson Short Story
|156 Judith Merril (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|157 That Only a Mother Judith Merril Short Story
|158 Walter M. Miller Jr. (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|159 Death of a Spaceman Walter M. Miller, Jr. Short Story
|16 Lunar Baedeker Mina Loy Poem
|160 After the End: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Irene Sywenky Essay
|161 Ward Moore (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|162 Bring the Jubilee Ward Moore Novella
|163 Alternate History Andrew M. Gordon Essay
|164 Edgar Pangborn (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|165 The Golden Horn Edgar Pangborn Novelette
|166 H. Beam Piper (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|167 Graveyard of Dreams H. Beam Piper Novelette
|168 Eric Frank Russell (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|169 Allamagoosa Eric Frank Russell Short Story
|17 Edgar Allan Poe Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|170 Science Fiction in the UK Nick Hubble Essay
|171 James H. Schmitz (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|172 The Witches of Karres James H. Schmitz Novelette
|173 Robert Sheckley (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|174 The Prize of Peril Robert Sheckley Short Story
|175 Cordwainer Smith (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|176 The Game of Rat and Dragon Cordwainer Smith Short Story
|177 Jack Vance (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|178 Sail 25 Jack Vance Novelette
|179 Part 5: The New Wave and Beyond (1960-1975) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|18 Mellonta Tauta Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
|180 Brian W. Aldiss (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|181 Man in His Time Brian W. Aldiss Short Story
|182 The New Wave (Sense of Wonder) Darren Harris-Fain Essay
|183 Ben Bova (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|184 The Next Logical Step Ben Bova Short Story
|185 Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|186 The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley Novella
|187 Donald A. Wollheim (Sense of Wonder) Betsy Wollheim Essay
|188 John Brunner (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|189 Good with Rice John Brunner Novelette
|19 On the Baroque in Science Fiction Thomas F. Bertonneau Essay
|190 F. M. Busby (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|191 If This Is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy F. M. Busby Novelette
|192 Octavia Butler (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|193 Bloodchild Octavia E. Butler Novelette
|194 Black Women Writing Speculative Fiction Ayana R. Abdallah Essay
|195 Jack Dann (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|196 Going Under Jack Dann Novelette
|197 Samuel R. Delany (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|198 Driftglass Samuel R. Delany Short Story
|199 Literary Criticism and Science Fiction Donald M. Hassler Essay
|20 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|200 Tom Disch Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|201 The Demi-Urge Thomas M. Disch Short Story
|202 Harlan Ellison (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|203 Jeffty Is Five Harlan Ellison Short Story
|204 Science Fiction on Television Jim Davis Essay
|205 Joe Haldeman (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|206 Hero Joe Haldeman Novella
|207 Saul's Death Joe Haldeman Poem
|208 Military Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) James D. Macdonald Essay
|209 R. A. Lafferty (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|21 The Last Man (excerpt) Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Short Fiction
|210 Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne R. A. Lafferty Short Story
|211 Time Travel (Sense of Wonder) Ellen M. Rigsby Essay
|212 Keith Laumer (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|213 The Yillian Way Keith Laumer Short Story
|214 Ursula K. Le Guin Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|215 The First Contact with the Gorgonids Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story
|216 Science Fiction and Environmentalism Lisa Swanstrom Essay
|217 Anne McCaffrey (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|218 Weyr Search Anne McCaffrey Novella
|219 Fan Fiction (Sense of Wonder) Karen Hellekson Essay
|22 Nineteenth-Century Science Fiction Monique R. Morgan Essay
|220 Vonda McIntyre (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|221 Little Faces Vonda N. McIntyre Novelette
|222 Larry Niven (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|223 Neutron Star Larry Niven Novelette
|224 Kit Reed (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|225 What Wolves Know Kit Reed Novelette
|226 Keith Roberts (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|227 The Lady Margaret Keith Roberts Novelette
|228 Spider Robinson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|229 Melancholy Elephants Spider Robinson Short Story
|23 Jean Toomer Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|230 Joanna Russ (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|231 Souls Joanna Russ Novella
|232 Naming the Unnamed: Taboos and Dangerous Ideas in Modern SF Liberty Stanavage Essay
|233 Robert Silverberg (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|234 Passengers Robert Silverberg Short Story
|235 Norman Spinrad (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|236 No Direction Home Norman Spinrad Short Story
|237 James Tiptree Jr. (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|238 Her Smoke Rose Up Forever James Tiptree, Jr. Short Story
|239 John Varley Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|24 Her Lips Are Copper Wire Jean Toomer Poem
|240 The Persistence of Vision John Varley Novella
|241 News Magazines of the Science Fiction Field Ian Randal Strock Essay
|242 Vernor Vinge (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|243 Fast Times at Fairmont High Vernor Vinge Novella
|244 Kurt Vonnegut Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|245 2 B R 0 2 B Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Short Story
|246 Roger Zelazny (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|247 A Rose for Ecclesiastes Roger Zelazny Novelette
|248 Part 6: The Paperback Heydey (1975-1990) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|249 Greg Bear (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|25 Jules Verne Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|250 Blood Music Greg Bear Novelette
|251 Germs in Science Fiction Laurel Bollinger Essay
|252 Gregory Benford (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|253 Bow Shock Gregory Benford Novelette
|254 Hard Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) C. W. Johnson Essay
|255 David Brin (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|256 Senses Three and Six David Brin Novelette
|257 Lois McMaster Bujold (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|258 The Mountains of Mourning Lois McMaster Bujold Novella
|259 Disability in Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) Breyan Strickler Essay
|26 Off on a Comet! (excerpt) Jules Verne Short Fiction
|260 Pat Cadigan (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|261 Pretty Boy Crossover Pat Cadigan Short Story
|262 Cyberpunk (Sense of Wonder) Don Riggs Essay
|263 Orson Scott Card (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|264 Dogwalker Orson Scott Card Novelette
|265 C. J. Cherryh (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|266 The Sandman, the Tinman, and the BettyB C. J. Cherryh Novelette
|267 Paul Di Filippo (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|268 Little Worker Paul Di Filippo Short Story
|269 David Drake (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|27 Science Fiction and Hidden Histories of Science Katherine Pandora Essay
|270 Ranks of Bronze David Drake Short Story
|271 Jim Baen (Sense of Wonder) Henry T. Davis & Toni Weiskopf Essay
|272 Alan Dean Foster (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|273 The Muffin Migration Alan Dean Foster Novelette
|274 Gregory Frost (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|275 Madonna of the Maquiladora Gregory Frost Novelette
|276 Lisa Goldstein (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|277 Split Light Lisa Goldstein Short Story
|278 James Patrick Kelly (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|279 Think Like a Dinosaur James Patrick Kelly Novelette
|28 H. G. Wells Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|280 John Kessel (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|281 Buffalo John Kessel Short Story
|282 James Gunn and the Center for the Study of SF Christopher McKitterick Essay
|283 Elizabeth Moon (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|284 Hand to Hand Elizabeth Moon Short Story
|285 James Morrow (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|286 City of Truth James Morrow Novella
|287 Utopian Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) Samuel Gerald Collins Essay
|288 Pat Murphy (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|289 Rachel in Love Pat Murphy Novelette
|29 The Time Machine H. G. Wells Novella
|290 LGBT Themes in SF Wendy Gay Pearson Essay
|291 Terry Pratchett (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|292 Death and What Comes Next Terry Pratchett Short Story
|293 Craig Raine (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|294 A Martian Sends a Postcard Home Craig Raine Poem
|295 Mike Resnick (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|296 For I Have Touched the Sky Mike Resnick Novelette
|297 Kim Stanley Robinson Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|298 The Lucky Strike Kim Stanley Robinson Novelette
|299 Lucius Shepard (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|30 Dark Futures and Dystopias Matthew Crom Essay
|300 Barnacle Bill the Spacer Lucius Shepard Novella
|301 White Trains Lucius Shepard Poem
|302 Graphic Novels and Science Fiction Peter J. Ingrao Essay
|303 Joan Slonczewski (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|304 Microbe Joan Slonczewski Short Story
|305 S. P. Somtow (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|306 Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes S. P. Somtow Novelette
|307 Bruce Sterling (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|308 Bicycle Repairman Bruce Sterling Novelette
|309 Michael Swanwick (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|31 Evgenii Zamyatin Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|310 The Edge of the World Michael Swanwick Short Story
|311 Harry Turtledove (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|312 The Star and the Rockets Harry Turtledove Short Story
|313 Howard Waldrop (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|314 The Ugly Chickens Howard Waldrop Novelette
|315 Awards in Science Fiction Lauren Cunningham Essay
|316 Connie Willis (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|317 A Letter from the Clearys Connie Willis Short Story
|318 Gene Wolfe (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|319 Seven American Nights Gene Wolfe Novella
|32 We (excerpt) Evgenii Zamyatin Short Fiction
|320 The Computer Iterates the Greater Trumps Gene Wolfe Poem
|321 Part 7: Science Fiction in the Age of Consolidation (1990- ) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|322 Ayana R. Abdallah (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|323 Shadow Catcher Ayana R. Abdallah Poem
|324 Catherine Asaro (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|325 A Roll of the Dice Catherine Asaro Novella
|326 Kage Baker (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|327 Noble Mold Kage Baker Short Story
|328 Steampunk Burgsbee L. Hobbs Essay
|329 Terry Bisson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|33 Russian and East European Science Fiction Sibelan Forrester Essay
|330 Bears Discover Fire Terry Bisson Short Story
|331 They're Made Out of Meat Terry Bisson Short Story
|332 Ted Chiang (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|333 Hell Is the Absence of God Ted Chiang Novelette
|334 Cory Doctorow (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|335 When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth Cory Doctorow Novelette
|336 Survivalism Kyle William Bishop Essay
|337 Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|338 Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald Short Story
|339 Karen Joy Fowler Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|34 Part 2: The Field Takes Shape (1926-1936) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|340 Standing Room Only Karen Joy Fowler Short Story
|341 James Alan Gardner (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|342 Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream James Alan Gardner Novelette
|343 Andrea Hairston (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|344 Griots of the Galaxy Andrea Hairston Novelette
|345 Cathy Park Hong (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|346 Dance Dance Revolution (excerpt) Cathy Park Hong Poem
|347 Science Fiction and Lyric Poetry Seo-Young Jennie Chu Essay
|348 Nalo Hopkinson (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|349 A Habit of Waste Nalo Hopkinson Short Story
|35 Miles J. Breuer Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|350 Postcolonial Science Fiction Ericka Hoagland Essay
|351 Mary Robinette Kowal (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|352 Evil Robot Monkey Mary Robinette Kowal Short Story
|353 Nancy Kress (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|354 My Mother, Dancing Nancy Kress Short Story
|355 Jonathan Lethem (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|356 The Hardened Criminals Jonathan Lethem Novelette
|357 Maureen McHugh (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|358 The Lincoln Train Maureen F. McHugh Short Story
|359 Science Fiction and Anime Mark Gellis Essay
|36 The Gostak and the Doshes Miles J. Breuer, M.D. Short Story
|360 Robert Sawyer (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|361 Flashes Robert J. Sawyer Short Story
|362 Canadian Science Fiction in English Ruby Ramraj Essay
|363 Darrell Schweitzer (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|364 Alternate Histories Darrell Schweitzer Poem
|365 Scientific Romance Darrell Schweitzer Poem
|366 At the Conclusion of an Interstellar War Darrell Schweitzer Poem
|367 Charles Stross Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|368 Lobsters Charles Stross Novelette
|369 Appendices and Guides for Writers Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|37 American Science Fiction Magazines Hildy Silverman Essay
|370 Sixty Rules for the SF (& Fantasy) Short Story Terry Bisson Essay
|371 Writer's Workshops Debra Doyle Essay
|372 Inventing the Future Mike Brotherton Essay
|373 Submitting a Manuscript Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|374 Literary Agents Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|375 Avoiding Publishing Scams Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|376 About the Editor (Sense of Wonder) uncredited Essay
|38 John W. Campbell (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|39 Who Goes There? John W. Campbell, Jr. Novella
|4 A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs Novel
|40 John W. Campbell and His Writers Zahra Jannessari Ladani Essay
|41 Clare Winger Harris (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|42 The Diabolical Drug Clare Winger Harris Short Story
|43 Robert E. Howard Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|44 Almuric Robert E. Howard Novel
|45 H. P. Lovecraft Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|46 At the Mountains of Madness H. P. Lovecraft Novel
|47 Harbor Whistles H. P. Lovecraft Poem
|48 The Lovecraft Circle (Sense of Wonder) Dennis H. Barbour Essay
|49 Laurence Manning (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|5 The Origins of Science Fiction Jennifer A. Rea Essay
|50 The Man Who Awoke Laurence Manning Novelette
|51 Philip Francis Nowlan (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|52 Armageddon—2419 A. D. Philip Francis Nowlan Novella
|53 Science Fiction on Radio (Sense of Wonder) Tim Deforest Essay
|54 Nat Schachner Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|55 Pirates of the Gorm Nat Schachner Novelette
|56 Clark Ashton Smith Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|57 Afterwards Clark Ashton Smith Poem
|58 The Star-Treader Clark Ashton Smith Poem
|59 E. E. 'Doc' Smith (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|6 Samuel Butler Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|60 The Skylark of Space (excerpt) E. E. 'Doc' Smith Short Fiction
|61 Space Opera (Sense of Wonder) David Steiling Essay
|62 Donald Wandrei Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|63 The Red Brain Donald Wandrei Short Story
|64 Part 3: The Golden Age (1937-1945) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|65 Isaac Asimov (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|66 Nightfall Isaac Asimov Novelette
|67 The Martian Way Isaac Asimov Novelette
|68 Gender Images in Science Fiction Twila Yates Papay & Paul D. Reid Essay
|69 Stephen Vincent Benet (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|7 Erewhon (excerpt) Samuel Butler Short Fiction
|70 By the Waters of Babylon Stephen Vincent Benét Short Story
|71 Nightmare for Future Reference Stephen Vincent Benét Poem
|72 Fredric Brown (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|73 Arena Fredric Brown Novelette
|74 L. Sprague de Camp (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|75 A Gun for Dinosaur L. Sprague de Camp Novelette
|76 Dinosaurs in Science Fiction Tim Deforest Essay
|77 Lester del Rey (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|78 The Wings of Night Lester del Rey Short Story
|79 Lester and Judy-Lynn del Rey (Sense of Wonder) Frederik Pohl Essay
|8 Karel Čapek Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|80 Raymond Z. Gallun (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|81 Old Faithful Raymond Z. Gallun Novelette
|82 Edmond Hamilton (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|83 The Sargasso of Space Edmond Hamilton Short Story
|84 Robert A. Heinlein (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|85 The Green Hills of Earth Robert A. Heinlein Short Story
|86 C. L. Moore (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|87 Shambleau C. L. Moore Novelette
|88 Andre Norton (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|89 All Cats Are Gray Andre Norton Short Story
|9 R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Karel Čapek Novella
|90 Young Adult Science Fiction (Sense of Wonder) Carol Franko Essay
|91 Frederik Pohl (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|92 Day Million Frederik Pohl Short Story
|93 Conventions and Fandom Sheri Giglio Essay
|94 Clifford D. Simak (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|95 Grotto of the Dancing Deer Clifford D. Simak Short Story
|96 Theodore Sturgeon (Sense of Wonder) Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|97 Microcosmic God Theodore Sturgeon Novelette
|98 A. E. van Vogt Leigh Ronald Grossman Essay
|99 Black Destroyer A. E. van Vogt Novelette

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