The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2: Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Frederik Pohl (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2001

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (or SWFA)—and the Grand Master Award is given by the SWFA to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.

Frederik Pohl, one of the world's finest SF authors and editors, has been authorized to edit an anthology in three large-format volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. These are the seminal writers within the modern SF field, those whose works are of dominant importance and lasting influence.

Volume Two, presenting the second five writers to receive the award, offers fiction by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The second anthology of short fiction by winners of the Grand Master Nebula Award offers work by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury. It is something of a mixed bag, because Norton wrote comparatively little short fiction and because, of Asimov's host of short pieces, the only major one included is "The Martian Way." On the other hand, Bester's stories haven't been reprinted nearly often enough, except for "Fondly Fahrenheit" (which reappears here). Furthermore, Clarke and Bradbury are represented by mixtures of well-known classics and superior but less well known pieces. Finally, in the separate author introductions, Grand Master Pohl cogently remarks on his peers. So although this may not be the most useful acquisition for collections possessing shelves of anthologies already, it ranks high in readability and sf historical and critical interest. Roland Green --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"Pohl has done an excellent job of including stories that capture the essence of their authors while representing a variety of their work . . . The SFWA Grand Masters is a fascinating and entertaining sampler tray, an excellent starting point and hors d'oeuvre for the whole of modern SF."—Gary K. Wolfe, Locus
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"Pohl has done an excellent job of including stories that capture the essence of their authors while representing a variety of their work . . . The SFWA Grand Masters is a fascinating and entertaining sampler tray, an excellent starting point and hors d'oeuvre for the whole of modern SF."—Gary K. Wolfe, Locus

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (April 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140481194X
• ASIN: B000VYIJL2
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,243,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice sampler for a beginning SF reader., March 24, 2003

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Haplo Wolf (Los Angeles.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2: Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury (Paperback)

I'm the first to review this book. Hope this will be helpful to would be buyers.
This book is not very interesting for an advanced SF reader. Why?
Writers featured in this book are Asimov, Bester, Bradbury, Clarke and Norton. Good and popular writers, but their work is still very easy to come by. Want stories of Asimov? Buy his two-volume collection. Same for Bradbury, who has a very nice one-volume collection, and for Clarke and Bester. The stories in this anthology will tell you that these writers deserve to have a single-author collection on your bookshelves. Why buy stories you already own?
For starters then. Buy this book. Some stories in here are classics, others are mere filler. They point out to you their writers' vision. Still, it's your decision. The truth: There are better anthologies out there.
Whatever your decision, do check out the first item in this series. It's somewhat better.
I appreciate this series. A good Idea. You won't throw your money away.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids who love art and monster trucks, February 17, 2007

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for exposure..., September 6, 2003

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This review is from: The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2: Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury (Paperback)

...to older authors. If you read Gardner Dozois' anthology, you get a lot of the new writers, but this is where I first read some of Bester's work--great stuff.