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A Collection of Science Fiction Books by Sam Moskowitz et al. (see contents for details of all contributors)
Requirements: ePUB/MOBI reader, 10.9 MB (main) and 1.1M (supplement)
Overview: Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997) was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field. This meant he had access to the breadth of the output of fantastic fiction, the key players and documentation. This means that he is almost uniquely placed to provide useful context and background in the many anthologies he compiled, as well as the books and essays he wrote about the period. As one of the earliest people in this field, his work is a unique picture of the early days of science fiction, important foundations for the modern students of the period, as well as those just interested in reading some of the best stories from the time.
Genre: Science Fiction | Horror | Fantasy
Contents:
Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction:
Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction is a work of collective biography on the formative authors of the science fiction genre by Sam Moskowitz, first published in hardcover by the World Publishing Company in 1965.
The work presents the history of the genre from the 1920s through the 1960s via a discussion of the lives and works of twenty-two of its most important early writers. After a general introduction, individual chapters deal with particular authors, followed by a general survey of later or lesser writers (including C. S. Lewis, James Blish, Walter M. Miller, Jr., L. Ron Hubbard, Hal Clement, Ross Rocklynne, Poul Anderson, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, Alfred Bester, Edgar Pangborn, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Philip K. Dick, Ward Moore, John Hersey, John Christopher and Frank Herbert), an epilogue and an index.
Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911:
29 marvelous tales, many anthologized here for the first time, by such masters as Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, William Hope Hodgson and others, written for the discriminating science fiction fan of the Mauve Decade and the early 1900s.
Contents:
CATASTROPHES
Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of "the Scientific Romance" in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920:
The publication of Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in THE ALL-STORY MAGAZINE in 1912 brought onto the magazine scene a writer whose instantaneous and phenomenal popularity shaped the policies of the early pulp magazines, making them the focal center of science fiction and inspiring a school of writers who made the scientific romance he wrote the most accepted form for more than twenty years. This book tells the history of the early years of that colorful writing cycle and puts it into perspective of the publishing world of the period. It also includes a selection from each of the most acclaimed who wrote in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The history is chronological, with appropriate flashbacks, and written to be read for entertainment as well as information. Yet it is in every sense a reference, for careful attention has been paid to precise accuracy of titles, dates, rates of payment, biographical matter, and factuality. The bulk of the information provided was obtained from primary sources and has not appeared elsewhere.
This volume is a continuation of the editor's Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911.
Contents:
Horrors Unknown: Newly Discovered Masterpieces by Great Names in Fantastic Terror:
The title of this book—Horrors Unknown—has a double meaning. It is, first, a collection of fine stories whose plots or approach to horror is so different, so unusual, so off-beat, as to present the reader with an element of novelty in the reading of the macabre which will almost seem to broaden the scope of the genre. Secondly, it offers an unparalleled assembly of previously unanthologized, and in many cases literally undiscovered, masterpieces of fantastic terror by authors so famous it seems almost incredible that so many works could have been overlooked.
Collection of horror stories, with preface and story introductions by the editor.
Contents:
Alien Earth and Other Stories:
This is a nice paperback collection of science fiction tales, including:
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
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.
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."
Contents:
As The Vortex Blasters is already on here (link at the end of the post) I'll also include the two books that Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction was split into, but in a separate zip:
Doorway Into Time and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
This is a partial reprint of the anthology "Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" (1965), containing 6 of the 21 stories.
Contents:
The Microcosmic God and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
This is a partial reprint of the anthology "Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" (1965), containing 7 of the 21 stories. Included:
Download Instructions:
The 6 main books:
I've included the 2 collections derived from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction separately (see below for the third of this set):
See also:
Requirements: ePUB/MOBI reader, 10.9 MB (main) and 1.1M (supplement)
Overview: Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997) was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field. This meant he had access to the breadth of the output of fantastic fiction, the key players and documentation. This means that he is almost uniquely placed to provide useful context and background in the many anthologies he compiled, as well as the books and essays he wrote about the period. As one of the earliest people in this field, his work is a unique picture of the early days of science fiction, important foundations for the modern students of the period, as well as those just interested in reading some of the best stories from the time.
Genre: Science Fiction | Horror | Fantasy
Contents:
Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction:
Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction is a work of collective biography on the formative authors of the science fiction genre by Sam Moskowitz, first published in hardcover by the World Publishing Company in 1965.
The work presents the history of the genre from the 1920s through the 1960s via a discussion of the lives and works of twenty-two of its most important early writers. After a general introduction, individual chapters deal with particular authors, followed by a general survey of later or lesser writers (including C. S. Lewis, James Blish, Walter M. Miller, Jr., L. Ron Hubbard, Hal Clement, Ross Rocklynne, Poul Anderson, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, Alfred Bester, Edgar Pangborn, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Philip K. Dick, Ward Moore, John Hersey, John Christopher and Frank Herbert), an epilogue and an index.
Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911:
29 marvelous tales, many anthologized here for the first time, by such masters as Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, William Hope Hodgson and others, written for the discriminating science fiction fan of the Mauve Decade and the early 1900s.
Contents:
CATASTROPHES
- THE THAMES VALLEY CATASTROPHE by Grant Allen (The Strand Magazine, December 1897)
THE DOOM OF LONDON by Robert Barr (The Idler, November 1892)
A CORNER IN LIGHTNING by George Griffith (Pearson's Magazine, March 1898)
THE TILTING ISLAND by Thomas J. Vivian and Grena J. Bennett (Everybody's Magazine, September 1909)
FINIS by Frank Lillie Pollock (The Argosy, June 1906)
- AN EXPRESS OF THE FUTURE by Jules Verne (The Strand Magazine, January 1895)
THE RAY OF DISPLACEMENT by Harriet Prescott Spofford (The Metropolitan Magazine, October 1903)
CONGEALING THE ICE TRUST by Capt. H. G. Bishop, USA (The New Broadway Magazine, December 1907)
LORD BEDEN'S MOTOR by J. B. Harris-Burland (The Strand Magazine, December 1901)
- THE DEATH-TRAP by George Daulton (Pearson's Magazine, March 1908)
THE AIR SERPENT by Will A. Page (The Red Book Magazine, April 1911)
THE MONSTER OF LAKE LAMETRIE by Wardon Allan Curtis (Pearson's Magazine, September 1899)
THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT by William Hope Hodgson (The Blue Book Magazine, November 1907)
- THE LAND IRONCLADS by H. G. Wells (The Strand Magazine, January 1904)
THE DAM by Hugh S. Johnson (The Red Book Magazine, April 1911)
SUBMARINED by Walter Wood (Pearson's Magazine, February 1905)
- THE PURPLE TERROR by Fred M. White (The Strand Magazine, September 1899)
PROFESSOR JONKIN'S CANNIBAL PLANT by Howard R. Garis (The Argosy, August 1905)
- AN EXPERIMENT IN GYRO HATS by Ellis Parker Butler (Hampton's Magazine, June 1910)
THE HYBRID HYPERBOREAN ANT by Roy L. McCardell (Hampton's Magazine, December 1910)
- WHERE THE AIR QUIVERED by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace (The Strand Magazine, December 1898)
IN RE STATE VS. FORBES by Warren Earle (The Black Cat, July 1906)
- OLD DOCTOR RUTHERFORD by D. F. Hannigan (The Ludgate Monthly, September 1891)
ITSELF by Edgar Mayhew Bacon (The Black Cat, May 1907)
- CITIZEN 504 by Charles H. Palmer (The Argosy, December 1896)
THE MANSION OF FORGETFULNESS by Don Mark Lemon (The Black Cat, April 1907)
Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of "the Scientific Romance" in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920:
The publication of Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in THE ALL-STORY MAGAZINE in 1912 brought onto the magazine scene a writer whose instantaneous and phenomenal popularity shaped the policies of the early pulp magazines, making them the focal center of science fiction and inspiring a school of writers who made the scientific romance he wrote the most accepted form for more than twenty years. This book tells the history of the early years of that colorful writing cycle and puts it into perspective of the publishing world of the period. It also includes a selection from each of the most acclaimed who wrote in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The history is chronological, with appropriate flashbacks, and written to be read for entertainment as well as information. Yet it is in every sense a reference, for careful attention has been paid to precise accuracy of titles, dates, rates of payment, biographical matter, and factuality. The bulk of the information provided was obtained from primary sources and has not appeared elsewhere.
This volume is a continuation of the editor's Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911.
Contents:
- PREFACE
UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs (The All-Story Magazine, February-July, 1912)
DARKNESS AND DAWN by George Allan England (The Cavalier and the Scrap Book, January [undated]-January 20, 1912)
POLARIS OF THE SNOWS by Charles B. Stilson (All-Story Weekly, December 18, 1915-January 1, 1916)
PALOS OF THE DOG STAR PACK by J. U. Giesy (All-Story Weekly, July 13-August 10, 1918)
FRIEND ISLAND by Francis Stevens (All-Story Weekly, September 7, 1918)
THE MOON POOL by A. Merritt (All-Story Weekly, June 22, 1918)
THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM by Ray Cummings (All-Story Weekly, March 15, 1919)
THE MAD PLANET by Murray Leinster (The Argosy, June 12, 1920)
THE BLIND SPOT by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint (Argosy All Story Weekly, May 14-June 18, 1921)
A HISTORY OF "THE SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE" IN THE MUNSEY MAGAZINES, 1912-1920, by Sam Moskowitz
Horrors Unknown: Newly Discovered Masterpieces by Great Names in Fantastic Terror:
The title of this book—Horrors Unknown—has a double meaning. It is, first, a collection of fine stories whose plots or approach to horror is so different, so unusual, so off-beat, as to present the reader with an element of novelty in the reading of the macabre which will almost seem to broaden the scope of the genre. Secondly, it offers an unparalleled assembly of previously unanthologized, and in many cases literally undiscovered, masterpieces of fantastic terror by authors so famous it seems almost incredible that so many works could have been overlooked.
Collection of horror stories, with preface and story introductions by the editor.
Contents:
- The Challenge from Beyond (Part 1 of 5) (1935) by C. L. Moore;
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 2 of 5) (1935) by A. Merritt;
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 3 of 5) (1935) by H. P. Lovecraft;
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 4 of 5) (1935) by Robert E. Howard;
The Challenge from Beyond (Part 5 of 5) (1935) by Frank Belknap Long;
The Flying Lion (1919) by Edison Marshall;
Grettir at Thorhall-stead (1903) by Frank Norris;
Werewoman [Northwest Smith] (1938) by C. L. Moore;
From Hand to Mouth (1858) by Fitz-James O'Brien;
Body and Soul [Jules de Grandin] (1928) by Seabury Quinn;
Unseen - Unfeared (1919) by Francis Stevens;
The Pendulum (1939) by Ray Bradbury;
Pendulum (1941) by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse;
The Devil of the Picuris (1921) by Edwin L. Sabin;
The Pool of the Stone God (1923) by A. Merritt [as by W. Fenimore ].
Alien Earth and Other Stories:
This is a nice paperback collection of science fiction tales, including:
- Alien Earth (1949) by Edmond Hamilton;
The Past Master (1955) by Robert Bloch;
Rain Magic (1928) by Erle Stanley Gardner;
Ultimate Melody [Tales from the White Hart] (1957) by Arthur C. Clarke;
The Loot of Time (1938) by Clifford D. Simak;
Doodad (1943) by Ray Bradbury;
Automaton (1950) by A. E. van Vogt;
The People of the Crater (1947) by Andre Norton;
Franchise (1955) by Isaac Asimov.
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
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.
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."
Contents:
- Introduction Sam Moskowitz
The Vortex Blasters by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.
Night by John W. Campbell
A Logic Named Joe by Murray Leinster
Requiem by Edmond Hamilton
With Folded Hands by Jack Williamson
Adaptation by John Wyndham
The Witness by Eric Frank Russell
The Command by L. Sprague de Camp
Kindness by Lester del Rey
"...We Also Walk Dogs" by Robert A. Heinlein
The Enchanted Village by A. E. van Vogt
Liar! by Isaac Asimov
Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon
Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak
Coming Attraction by Fritz Leiber
Doorway Into Time by C. L. Moore
We Guard the Black Planet! by Henry Kuttner
The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton by Robert Bloch
Wake for the Living by Ray Bradbury
Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke
Mother by Philip Jose Farmer
As The Vortex Blasters is already on here (link at the end of the post) I'll also include the two books that Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction was split into, but in a separate zip:
Doorway Into Time and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
This is a partial reprint of the anthology "Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" (1965), containing 6 of the 21 stories.
Contents:
- Introduction - Sam Moskowitz
Doorway Into Time - C. L. Moore
A Logic Named Joe - Murray Leinster
With Folded Hands - Jack Williamson
The Command - L. Sprague de Camp
Liar! - Isaac Asimov
Before Eden - Arthur C. Clarke
The Microcosmic God and Other Stories From Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction:
This is a partial reprint of the anthology "Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" (1965), containing 7 of the 21 stories. Included:
- Microcosmic God (1941) by Theodore Sturgeon;
Night (1935) by John W. Campbell;
Adaptation (1949) by John Wyndham;
Enchanted Village (1950) by A. E. van Vogt;
Huddling Place [City] (1944) by Clifford D. Simak;
Wake for the Living (1947) by Ray Bradbury;
Mother (1953) by Philip José Farmer.
Download Instructions:
The 6 main books:
I've included the 2 collections derived from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction separately (see below for the third of this set):
See also:
- The Vortex Blasters: viewtopic.php?t=420361
Under the Moons of Mars is also the title of a more recent anthology: viewtopic.php?t=343060
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Strange is the night where black stars rise,
And strange moons circle through the skies,
But stranger still is Lost Carcosa.
Strange is the night where black stars rise,
And strange moons circle through the skies,
But stranger still is Lost Carcosa.