A Century of Science Fiction
| Book | The Ideal |
| Editor | Damon Knight |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
| Copyright Holder | Damon Knight |
| Introduction by | Damon Knight |
| Notes by | Damon Knight |
| Translated by | Damon Knight |
| Contributing Writer | Stanley G. Weinbaum, Ambrose Bierce, Isaac Asimov, Brian Aldiss, H. G. Wells, Philip José Farmer, Keith Laumer, Mack Reynolds, Edmond Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Katherine MacLean, Fitz-James O'Brien, Claude Veillot, Theodore L. Thomas, Edgar Pangborn, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Olaf Stapledon, Poul Anderson, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Will Stanton, Frank Herbert |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | H. Lawrence Hoffman |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| Copyright | 1962 |
| Pages / Font | 352 pages |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 62-12409 |
| Price | $4.95 |
| Chapters | Introduction . . Damon Knight . . . 9 . . I ROBOTS A selection from 'The Ideal' . . Stanley G. Weinbaum . . . 15 Maxon's Master . . Ambrose Bierce . . . 17 Reason . . Isaac Asimov . . . 26 But Who Can Replace a Man? . . Brian W. Aldiss . . . 42 II TIME TRAVEL A selection from 'The Time Machine' . . H. G. Wells . . . 51 Of Time And Third Avenue . . Alfred Beater. . . 56 Sail On! Sail On! . . Philip José Farmer . . . 64 A selection from 'Worlds of the Imperium' . . Keith Laumer . . . 73 The Business, As Usual . . Mack Reynolds . . . 74 III Space What's It Like Out There? . . Edmond Hamilton . . . 80 Sky Lift . . Robert A. Heinlein . . . 101 The Star . . Arthur C. Clarke . . . 115 IV Other Worlds and Other People The Crystal Egg . . H. G. Wells . . . 121 The Wind People . . Marion Zimmer Bradley . . . 136 Unhuman Sacrifice . . Katherine MacLean . . . 152 V Aliens Among Us What Was It? . . Fitz-James O'Brien . . . 180 The First Days of May . . Claude Veillot . . . 192 Day of Succession . . Theodore L. Thomas . . . 208 Angel's Egg . . Edgar Panborn . . . 215 VI SUPERMAN Another World . . . J.-H. Rosny Aîné . . . 249 A selection from 'Odd John' . . Olaf Stapledon . . . 273 Call Me Joe . . Poul Anderson . . . 277 VII MARVELOUS INVENTIONS From the 'London Times of 1904' . . Mark Twain . . . 309 A selection from 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea . . Jules Verne 319 You Are With It! . . Will Stanton . . . 324 Cease Fire . . Frank Herbert . . . 331 . . . Suggested Reading . . . 351 |
| Notes | The Works 'The Ideal', 'The Time Machine', 'Worlds of Imperium' 'Odd John' and ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' are excerpts. |
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