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Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology. A great collection from 1843-1984. The 26 stories in this anthology were selected during 1984 and 1985 by the members of the Science Fiction Research Association. For years, those bringing SF into the classroom have had to improvise their course materials from anthologies and collections not designed for classwork. Now here is presented a carefully selected reading anthology reflecting the SF field in all its modern diversity. Cover by Maria Carella. Collection of 26 chronologically-arranged stories by 25 authors (H. G. Wells is represented twice) that illustrate the historical development of the genre from Nathaniel Hawthorne into the 1980s. All three of the editors are academics, and each story is followed by commentary from another academic critic; the sponsoring organization is dedicated to the study of science fiction, and the collection is intended as a college textbook. Come along for a fascinating glance into...Science Fiction Contents: * Preface (Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology) essay by editors * The Birthmark (1854) / short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne (variant of The Birth-Mark 1843); Afterword to "The Birthmark" essay by Francis J. Molson * The Star (1897) / short story by H. G. Wells; Afterword to "The Star" essay by James E. Gunn [as by James Gunn] * The Country of the Blind (1904) / novelette by H. G. Wells;Afterword to "The Country of the Blind essay by Jack Williamson * The Machine Stops (1909) / novelette by E. M. Forster; Afterword to "The Machine Stops" essay by Charles L. Elkins [as by Charles Elkins] * A Martian Odyssey [Tweel 1] (1934) / novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum; Afterword to "A Martian Odyssey" essay by Frederik Pohl * Who Goes There? (1938) / novella by John W. Campbell Jr.; Afterword to "Who Goes There?" essay by Sam Moskowitz * Nightfall (1941) / novelette by Isaac Asimov; After