OTHER EARTHS - Classic Futuristic Tales Including: Dawn of Flame & its Sequel The Black Flame, plus The ...
STANLEY, G WEINBAUM

Oakpast, 2006

Almost a thousand years from now a new empire, governed by the immortals Joaquin Smith and his beautiful, but evil, sister Black Margot, has arisen on Earth after a planet wide holocaust. In the gigantic city of Urbs every aspect of life is monitored around the clock by security services, the inhabitants seem happy.....but in the wider world discontent is growing. This colourful vision of the ...
  
  











  



  
Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 22 reviews
William Tenn, Mary C. Tabasko

Nesfa Press, 2001

Another Classic SF Author Rescued From (Near) Oblivion

+ Paradigmatic, memorable stories

This volume is one of NESFA's superlative "Choice" series, a series dedicated to bringing back into print the works of many of SF's classic authors who are in danger of being forgotten. If you are a fan of classic SF from the 1940s, '50, and '60s, this book (and its companion, "Immodest ...
  
  











  



  
Martians and Madness (Nesfa's Choice Series)2 reviews
Fredric Brown

NESFA Press, 2002

Invites both newcomers and prior fans

+ A treasure

Martians And Madness is the second of a two-volume set gathering all of Frederic Brown's fine science fiction writings, and holds the complete novels What Mad Universe, Martins Go Home, Rogue In Space, Lights In The Sky Are Stars and The Mind Thing - plus the two novelettes Gateway To Darkness and ...
  
  











  



  
STRANGE GENIUS - Classic Tales of the Human Mind at Work Including the Complete Novel The New Adam, the 'van ...
STANLEY, G WEINBAUM

Oakpast, 2006

Strange Genius is a collection of stories about people whose minds are beyond the ordinary. Included is the hard to find novel The New Adam, a surprising tale of homo superior born among us, the first of a new human race, an evolutionary leap and a man whose mind is so different that he's an alien on his own planet. Also included are the humorous van Manderpootz stories about a scientific genius ...
  
  











  



  
Gateway to Paradise, The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Six1 review
Jack Williamson

Haffner Press, 2008

The Gold Age of pulp magazines

Jack Williamson was one of the enduringly popular luminaries from the Gold Age of pulp magazines. While he wrote stories across a spectrum of genre subjects, he is best known for his creative imagination in spinning out science fiction and fantasy yarns. Haffner Press is collecting his works in an ...
  
  











  



  
Dimensions of Sheckley : The Selected Novels of Robert Sheckley3 reviews
Robert Sheckley

Nesfa Press, 2002

A compilation of selected novels by a master science fiction

+ The Guide to the Hitchhiker
+ Political Polemics Disguised as Science Fiction

Dimensions Of Sheckley is a compilation of selected novels by master science fiction author Robert Sheckley, and include several of his works which had fallen out of print. All these terrific stories are collected under one cover and newly accessible for the discriminating science fiction ...
  
  











  



  
Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances4 reviews
Leigh Brackett

Haffner Press, 2007

A 'must read' by the legions of Leigh Brackett fans.

+ The Good (Old) Stuff
+ A keeper
+ An old master at the genre
  
  











  



  
Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch ...19 reviews
Philip K. Dick

Library of America, 2007

A Great Introduction to the World of Philip K. Dick

+ Great Volume of Sci-Fi
+ Revernt treatment of science fiction classics
+ A "religious preoccupation"
+ Welcome to the dark, thrilling, paranoid world of PKD
  
  











  



  
Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s1 review
Philip K. Dick

Library of America, 2008

Re: Excellent collection

As with all the Library of America titles, this collection is superbly edited and presents the best available drafts of the selections. These selections, although less famous than the titles in the earlier Library of America volume, are still interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining to ...
  
  











  



  
The Past through Tomorrow (Future History Series)18 reviews
Robert A Heinlein

Science Fiction Book Club, 1987

Classic Heinlein Stories

+ Essential Heinlein
+ A Master Shining Bright!
+ I wonder why nobody reprints it:...
  
  











  



  
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown17 reviews
Fredric Brown

Nesfa Press, 2001

Another forgotten genius of early scifi

+ Superb
+ Master Of The Vignette
+ The best!
+ The master of short-short SF
  
  











  



  
Interplanetary Odysseys - Classic Tales of Interplanetary Adventure Including: A Martian Odyssey, its Sequel ...1 review
Stanley, G Weinbaum

Oakpast, 2006

Classic Pulp SF

I was delighted to see these new editions of Weinbaum's fiction. My paperback copy of "The Best of Stanley Weinbaum" is now over 30 years old, and my other paperbacks are older. There's no introduction with biography or criticism of Weinbaum, just the stories. You've probably come across "A ...
  
  











  



  
The Masque Of Manana4 reviews
Robert Sheckley

Nesfa Pr, 2005

Sheckley at his best

+ An SF collection that oozes with wit and whimsy
+ Over forty works of short fiction

I think Robert Sheckley is one of the most underrated writers in US. The rest of the world loves his books, while in US most of his publications are out of print. Check this book out. while the stories are fun, they also make you think about lots of things in very unusual ways. If I could I ...
  
  











  



  
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 15 reviews
William Tenn, James A. Mann, ...

Nesfa Press, 2001

A First-Rate Satirist

+ Paradigmatic, memorable stories
+ Philip the Faust
+ Thought provoking cynical fun
+ A Sheer Joy
  
  











  



  
Entities: The Selected Novels of Eric Frank Russell5 reviews
Eric Frank Russell

Nesfa Press, 2001

Too Often Forgotten.

+ Rediscovering an Overlooked Great!
+ Excellent sci-fi!
+ A slice of the past
+ Highly recommended both for newcomers and prior fans
  
  











  



  
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories (Nesfa's Choice Series, Volume 22)2 reviews
John W. Campbell

Nesfa Press, 2003

Essential John W. Campbell, Jr.

+ Don A Stuart alias John W. Campbell

First, a brief note: the following review is predicated on the assumption that the reader of it is familiar with John W. Campbell, Jr. (Don A. Stuart) and his works. This book A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories (Nesfa's Choice Series, Volume 22) contains all of the short stories ...
  
  











  



  
Major Ingredients5 reviews
Eric Frank Russell

Nesfa Press, 2001

GREAT Fun to read

+ Delightfull
+ A fine selection of Russell's best short SF. 4.7 stars
+ Long Forgotten Treasures
  
  











  



  
Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber3 reviews
Fritz Leiber

Dark Harvest Books, 1990

The best intro to Leiber

+ Bazaar of the Bizarre
+ Good place to start for an intro to the author's work.

In his writing career of over fifty years, Fritz Leiber made major contributions to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In sf, Leiber was one of the first writers (along with Alfred Bester) to depict futures in which high technology coexisted with cultural decadence, thereby ...
  
  











  



  
THE BLACK HEART - Classic Strange Tales Including: the Complete Novel The Dark Other, Plus Proteus Island and ...
STANLEY, G WEINBAUM

Oakpast, 2006

This is a book of strange tales about strange people and sometimes stranger places. It includes Weinbaum's novel The Dark Other, in which Nicholas Devine and his girlfriend Pat are deeply in love, but before they can fulfil their dreams they must exorcise a demonic presence that threatens both their future together and their lives. Also included is another love story that takes place in a ...
  
  











  



  
Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s1 review
Philip K. Dick

Library of America, 2008

Re: Excellent collection

As with all the Library of America titles, this collection is superbly edited and presents the best available drafts of the selections. These selections, although less famous than the titles in the earlier Library of America volume, are still interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining to ...