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Many of the most enduring science fiction tropes were established in Golden Age literature. Space opera came to prominence with the works of E. E. "Doc" Smith; Isaac Asimov established the canonical Three Laws of Robotics beginning with the 1941 short story "Runaround"; the same period saw the writing of genre classics such as the Asimov's Foundation and Smith's Lensman series.
Jack Vance. John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen.
"Scanners Live in Vain" was judged by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction short stories prior to 1965 and, as such, was included in the anthology The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964. The story was nominated for a Retro-Hugo award for Best Novelette in 2001. It has been published in ...
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 2: 2008 Exhalation (short story) Ted Chiang: Eclipse 2: New Science Fiction and Fantasy: 2008 Exhibit Piece: Philip K. Dick: 1954 Exile of the Eons: Arthur C. Clarke: Super Science Stories: 1950 Exile to Hell: Isaac Asimov: Analog Science Fiction: 1968 Expendable (short story) Philip K. Dick
Doubleday. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964 is a 1970 anthology of English language science fiction short stories, edited by Robert Silverberg. Author Lester del Rey said that "it even lives up to its subtitle", referring to the volume's boast of containing "The Greatest Science-Fiction Stories of All Time".
The Augmented Agent and Other Stories (1986) The Dark Side of the Moon (1986) Chateau D'If and Other Stories (1990) When the Five Moons Rise (1992) Tales of the Dying Earth (1999) The Jack Vance Treasury (2007), ISBN 1-59606-077-8; Wild Thyme, Green Magic (2009) Dowling, Terry & Jonathan Strahan, eds. (2010). Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack ...
1928–2006 [1] Genre. Science fiction. John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". [2] He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. [3]
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) is an English language collection of science fiction short stories, edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg. [1] [2] The series 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.