Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction

Summary

Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction is an anthology of science fiction short stories, edited by Sam Moskowitz. It was first published in hardcover by World Publishing Co. in 1965, and reprinted by Hyperion Press in 1974. It was split into three separate paperback anthologies published by MacFadden-Bartell; Doorway Into Time (1966), The Vortex Blasters (1968) and Microcosmic God (1968); the paperback editions omitted Moskowitz's introduction and the story by Robert Bloch.[1]

Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction
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EditorSam Moskowitz
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherWorld Publishing Co.
Publication date
1965
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages518
OCLC1187565
Followed byMasterpieces of Science Fiction 

The book collects twenty-one tales by various authors, together with a historical and critical introduction by the editor. NESFA Press characterizes it as "an excellent historical introduction to the field, including some of the best stories of the 1940s and 1950s."[2]

Contents edit

Key: D = reprinted in Doorway Into Time (1966); V = reprinted in The Vortex Blasters (1968); M = reprinted in Microcosmic God (1968).

Reception edit

Algis Budrys in Galaxy Science Fiction said that if one could not obtain Adventures in Space and Time, "one could do a lot worse in representing the field than to pass out a copy of Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction".[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ NESFA Press page on Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction.
  3. ^ Budrys, Algis (October 1966). "Galaxy Bookshelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 152–161.

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