The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B - (SF Hall of Fame) by Ben Bova (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Edited by multi Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova, <i>The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B</i> is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas--chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America. </b> <p/>There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories written before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country. <p/>Includes stories by Ray Bradbury, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore Cogswell, E. M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T. L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Libraries can toss out worn collections of partly good/partly poor and buy this volume of the creme de la creme." --<i>Library Journal on The Science Fiction Hall of Fame</i> <p/>"Not for years has there appeared a collection of stories so remarkable, so profoundly enjoyable, so full of that marvelous 'remember when' quality, and, for the absolute beginner, so rewarding and informative a reading experience." --<i>Theodore Sturgeon in the National Review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Ben Bova</b> (1932-2020) was the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction, including <i>Able One, Transhuman, Orion</i>, the Star Quest Trilogy, and the Grand Tour novels, including <i>Titan</i>, winner of John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. His many honors include the Isaac Asimov Memorial Award in 1996, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award "for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature" in 2008. <p/>Dr. Bova was President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, and a former editor of <i>Analog</i> and former fiction editor of <i>Omni</i>. As an editor, he won science fiction's Hugo Award six times. His writings predicted the Space Race of the 1960s, virtual reality, human cloning, the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars), electronic book publishing, and much more. <p/>In addition to his literary achievements, Bova worked for Project Vanguard, America's first artificial satellite program, and for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, the company that created the heat shields for Apollo 11, helping the NASA astronauts land on the moon. He also taught science fiction at Harvard University and at New York City's Hayden Planetarium and worked with such filmmakers as George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry.</p>
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