John W. Campbell
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John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely." As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody stories under his primary and most famous pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also wrote under the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. - Wikipedia
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Toni Morrison
Where do we go from here
Examines the Black struggle for equality and reaffirms King's belief in nonviolence.
The Future in Question
The Nature of the Title - essay by Isaac Asimov What's It Like Out There? - novelette by Edmond Hamilton Who Can Replace a Man? - short story by Brian W. Aldiss What Have I Done? - short story by Mark Clifton Who's There? - short story by Arthur C. Clarke Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? - short story by Robert Sheckley Why? - short story by Robert Silverberg What's Become of Screwloose? - short story by Ron Goulart Houston, Houston, Do You Read? - novella by James Tiptree, Jr. Where Have You Been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? - short story by Kate Wilhelm If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister? - novella by Theodore Sturgeon Will You Wait? - short story by Alfred Bester Who Goes There? - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. An Eye for a What? - novelette by Damon Knight I Plinglot, Who You? - novelette by Frederik Pohl (variant of I Plinglot — Who You?) Will You Walk a Little Faster? - short story by William Tenn (variant of "Will You Walk a Little Faster") Who's in Charge Here? - short story by James Blish The Last Question - short story by Isaac Asimov
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction
Contains: The Shadow Out of Time - novella by H. P. Lovecraft A Matter of Form - novella by H. L. Gold [as by Horace L. Gold] Jane Brown's Body - novella by Cornell Woolrich Who Goes There? - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. Sidewise in Time - novella by Murray Leinster Alas, All Thinking! - novelette by Harry Bates Seeker of Tomorrow - novella by Leslie J. Johnson and Eric Frank Russell (variant of Seeker of To-morrow) [as by L. T. Johnson and Eric Frank Russell] Dawn of Flame - novella by Stanley G. Weinbaum Divide and Rule - novella by L. Sprague de Camp Wolves of Darkness - novella by Jack Williamson
Invaders from the Infinite
The alien spaceship was unthinkably huge, enormously powerful, apparently irresistible. It came from the void and settled on Earth, striking awe into the hearts of all who saw it. Its mission, however, was not conquest -- but a call for help!First contact was a job for the brilliant team of scientists, Arcot, Wade, and Morey. And what they received was an offer of an alliance against an invading foe so powerful that no known force could turn it back!John W. Campbell's INVADERS FROM THE INFINITE is a veritable odyssey of the universe, exploring world after world and uncovering cosmic secret after cosmic secret. Here is a classic space opera that may never be surpassed!
Before the Golden Age, Book 3
Part Six: 1935 - essay by Isaac Asimov The Parasite Planet - novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum (variant of Parasite Planet) Proxima Centauri - novella by Murray Leinster The Accursed Galaxy - short story by Edmond Hamilton Part Seven: 1936 - essay by Isaac Asimov He Who Shrank - novella by Henry Hasse The Human Pets of Mars - novella by Leslie F. Stone [as by Leslie Francis Stone] The Brain Stealers of Mars - short story by John W. Campbell, Jr. Devolution - short story by Edmond Hamilton Big Game - short story by Isaac Asimov Part Eight: 1937 - essay by Isaac Asimov Other Eyes Watching - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. Minus Planet - novelette by John D. Clark, Ph.D. Past, Present and Future - novelette by Nat Schachner Part Nine: 1938 - essay by Isaac Asimov The Men and the Mirror - novelette by Ross Rocklynne
The Astounding science fiction anthology
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology is a selection of stories from Astounding Science Fiction, chosen by the magazine's longtime editor John W. Campbell Jr.. It was originally published in hardcover in 1952 by Simon & Schuster, and reprinted in various forms and editions over the next two decades. P. Schuyler Miller, reviewing the anthology in Astounding itself, noted that "none of these stories are dated [but] read as well today as they did when first published." He concluded that while the stories are "not the best stories" from the magazine, but were selected by Campbell because they "make a dynamic response to the need for change."
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1956
The Invisible River - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor] Sour Note on Palayata - novelette by James H. Schmitz The Doorstop - short story by Reginald Bretnor [as by R. Bretnor] In Times to Come - essay by The Editor With All the Trappings - novelette by Randall Garrett The Analytical Laboratory: August 1956 - essay by The Editor The Troublesome Dimensions - essay by Poul Anderson Sourdough - short story by Robert Silverberg The Naked Sun (Part 2 of 3) - serial by Isaac Asimov The Reference Library: Second-Guessing the Poll - essay by P. Schuyler Miller Review of the fanzine (?) "It #6: UPA Issue" by Walter L. Lee, Jr. - essay by P. Schuyler Miller
Isaac Asimov presents the great science fiction stories -- Volume 1, 1939
I, Robot - short story by Otto Binder (variant of "I, Robot" 1939) [as by Eando Binder] The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton - short story by Robert Bloch Trouble with Water - short story by H. L. Gold Cloak of Aesir - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by Don A. Stuart] The Day Is Done - short story by Lester del Rey The Ultimate Catalyst - novelette by John Taine The Gnarly Man - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp Black Destroyer - novelette by A. E. van Vogt Greater Than Gods - novelette by C. L. Moore Trends - short story by Isaac Asimov The Blue Giraffe - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp The Misguided Halo - short story by Henry Kuttner Heavy Planet - short story by Milton A. Rothman Life-Line - short story by Robert A. Heinlein Ether Breather - short story by Theodore Sturgeon Pilgrimage - novelette by Nelson S. Bond [as by Nelson Bond] Rust - short story by Joseph E. Kelleam The Four-Sided Triangle - novelette by William F. Temple (variant of The 4-Sided Triangle) Star Bright - novelette by Jack Williamson Misfit - novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby
A complete critical survey of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.