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Masterpieces : The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Orson Scott Card; Poul Anderson; Robert A Heinlein; Lloyd Biggle, Jr.; Theodore Sturgeon; Isaac Asimov; Edmond Hamilton; Arthur C Clarke; James Blish; Ray Bradbury; Harlan Ellison; R A Lafferty; Robert Silverberg; Frederik Pohl; Brian W Aldiss; Ursula K Le Guin; Larry Niven; George R R Martin; Harry Turtledove; William Gibson; Karen Joy Fowler; C J Cherryh; John Crowley; James P Kelly; Terry Bisson; John Kessel; Lisa Goldstein; George Alec Effinger is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com Review Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century may not include every reader's choices for the top science fiction of the 20th century, but it lives up to its title. Editor Orson Scott Card has assembled 27 standout stories by the biggest names and best writers in the genre. Not surprisingly, most of these stories have been anthologized or collected elsewhere, and some (like Arthur C. Clarke's "Nine Billion Names of God," Harlan Ellison's "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," and Robert A. Heinlein's "All You Zombies--") have been reprinted innumerable times. In addition, Card has previously placed some of these selections in his retrospective 1980s anthology Future on Ice . While some stories in Masterpieces lack fine prose and well-rounded characters, they are solid and engrossing entertainments. Other selections combine literary and science fiction virtues to produce a superior blend, and some of these stories--"Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson, "Snow" by John Crowley, "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison, "Face Value" by Karen Joy Fowler, "Tourists" by Lisa Goldstein, and "The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas" by

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Author

Orson Scott Card; Poul Anderson; Robert A Heinlein; Lloyd Biggle, Jr.; Theodore Sturgeon; Isaac Asimov; Edmond Hamilton; Arthur C Clarke; James Blish; Ray Bradbury; Harlan Ellison; R A Lafferty; Robert Silverberg; Frederik Pohl; Brian W Aldiss; Ursula K Le Guin; Larry Niven; George R R Martin; Harry Turtledove; William Gibson; Karen Joy Fowler; C J Cherryh; John Crowley; James P Kelly; Terry Bisson; John Kessel; Lisa Goldstein; George Alec Effinger

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780441008643

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Science Fiction

Rating

4.22 / 5 (995 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13