My Favorite Science Fiction Story

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

Other authors: James Blish (Contributor), Lester del Rey (Contributor), Gordon R. Dickson (Contributor), Norman Kagan (Contributor), C. M. Kornbluth (Contributor) — 11 more, Keith Laumer (Contributor), Barry N. Malzberg (Contributor), Ward Moore (Contributor), Frederik Pohl (Contributor), Eric Frank Russell (Contributor), Robert Sheckley (Contributor), Cordwainer Smith (Contributor), Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor), Howard Waldrop (Contributor), Stanley G. Weinbaum (Contributor), Roger Zelazny (Contributor)

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In 1995 Martin H. Greenberg was honored by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards. Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies and is the president of TEKNO books.… (more)

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Lots of wonderful midcentury SF, including the original short-story form of "Nerves," by Lester Del Rey, which is a memorable reading experience. (

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emilymcmc | Jun 24, 2023 |

Loved it! Some amazing stories from the time when Sci-Fi was just starting to explore the future possibilities of humanity. I reread some of my favourite short stories every once in a while, by far my favourite is "The Last command". (

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sjh4255 | Aug 30, 2022 |

An excellent collection of classic sf chosen by famous science fiction authors who introduce the story they chose. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Greenberg, Martin H.	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Blish, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
del Rey, Lester	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dickson, Gordon R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kagan, Norman	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kornbluth, C. M.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Laumer, Keith	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Malzberg, Barry N.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moore, Ward	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Pohl, Frederik	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Russell, Eric Frank	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sheckley, Robert	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Smith, Cordwainer	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sturgeon, Theodore	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Waldrop, Howard	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Weinbaum, Stanley G.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Zelazny, Roger	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McKie, Angus	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Man Who Lost the Sea [short story] by Theodore Sturgeon

The Last Command [short story] by Keith Laumer

Day Million [short fiction] by Frederik Pohl

The Little Black Bag [novelette] by C. M. Kornbluth

A Galaxy Called Rome [novelette] by Barry N. Malzberg

Diabologic [short story] by Eric Frank Russell

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In 1995 Martin H. Greenberg was honored by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards. Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies and is the president of TEKNO books.

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