Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 10 (1948)
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''Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 10 (1948)'' is the tenth volume of Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories, which is a series of short story collections, edited by
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and Martin H. Greenberg, which attempts to list the great science fiction stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. They date the Golden Age as beginning in 1939 and lasting until 1963. The book was later reprinted as the second half of Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction, Fifth Series with the first half being Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 9 (1947). This volume was originally published by DAW books in August 1983.


Contents

* "Don't Look Now" by
Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Early life Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Kuttner (1829–1903) and Amelia Bush (c. 1834–1911), the ...
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He Walked Around the Horses "He Walked Around the Horses" is a science fiction short story by American writer H. Beam Piper. It is initially based on the true story of diplomat Benjamin Bathurst, who mysteriously disappeared in 1809. It was first published in the April 1948 ...
" by
H. Beam Piper Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – ) was an American science fiction writer. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alt ...
* "The Strange Case of John Kingman" by Murray Leinster * "
That Only a Mother "That Only a Mother" is a science fiction short story by American writer Judith Merril, originally published in June 1948 in '' Astounding Science Fiction''. Plot summary The story is set five years in the future in 1953. World War III has been g ...
" by Judith Merril * "The Monster" by
A. E. van Vogt Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the ...
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Dreams Are Sacred "Dreams are Sacred" is a science fiction short story by British writer Peter Phillips. It was first published in the American magazine '' Astounding Science Fiction'' in September 1948. It is an early example of what later came to be called a " ...
" by
Peter Phillips Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born 15 November 1977) is a British businessman and the son of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips. He is the eldest nephew of King Charles III, and 17th in the line of succession to the British throne. ...
* " Mars is Heaven!" by
Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...
* "Thang" by Martin Gardner * "Brooklyn Project" by
William Tenn William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 – February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements. Biography Born to a Jewish family in London, Phillip Klass mo ...
* "Ring Around the Redhead" by
John D. MacDonald John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. On ...
* "Period Piece" by J. J. Coupling * "Dormant" by A. E. van Vogt * " In Hiding" by Wilmar H. Shiras * " Knock" by Fredric Brown * "A Child is Crying" by John D. MacDonald * "Late Night Final" by
Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's '' Astounding Science ...


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