Alfred Bester

134 books

The 1975 Annual World's Best SF by Frederik Pohl, C.M. Kornbluth, Craig Kee Strete, Michael Bishop, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Brian Stableford, Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Bob Shaw, Donald A. Wollheim, Alfred Bester, George R.R. Martin

The 1975 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World’s Best SF #1975

Frederik Pohl, C.M. Kornbluth, Craig Kee Strete, Michael Bishop, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Brian Stableford, Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Bob Shaw, Donald A. Wollheim, Alfred Bester, George R.R. Martin

272 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous medium-paced
Alpha 4 by William Tenn, Norman Spinrod, Brian W. Aldiss, Philip José Farmer, James Blish, R.A. Lafferty, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Terry Carr, Edgar Pangborn, Thomas M. Disch

Alpha 4

Alpha (Silverberg) #4

William Tenn, Norman Spinrod, Brian W. Aldiss, Philip José Farmer, James Blish, R.A. Lafferty, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Terry Carr, Edgar Pangborn, Thomas M. Disch

279 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956–1958: Double Star / The Stars My Destination / A Case of Conscience / Who? / The Big Time by Gary K. Wolfe

American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956–1958: Double Star / The Stars My Destination / A Case of Conscience / Who? / The Big Time

Gary K. Wolfe

835 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1974 June by Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Thomas A. Easton, William T. Silent, Ben Bova, Alfred Bester, George R.R. Martin, Stephen Robinett

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1974 June

Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Thomas A. Easton, William T. Silent, Ben Bova, Alfred Bester, George R.R. Martin, Stephen Robinett

180 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction by Robert Silverberg, Martin H. Greenberg

The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction

Robert Silverberg, Martin H. Greenberg

754 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

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The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer

The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF

David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer

992 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced
Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 by M. Krulfeld, Raymond F. Jones, Caleb Saunders, Norman L. Knight, Isaac Asimov, John W. Campbell Jr., Alfred Bester, Robert A. Heinlein

Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941

Astounding Science Fiction #September 1941

M. Krulfeld, Raymond F. Jones, Caleb Saunders, Norman L. Knight, Isaac Asimov, John W. Campbell Jr., Alfred Bester, Robert A. Heinlein

162 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

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Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology by Hal Clement, Harry Harrison, Mack Reynolds, Poul Anderson, Theodore R. Cogswell, Theodore Sturgeon, George O. Smith, L. Sprague de Camp, Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford D. Simak, Theodore L. Thomas, Alfred Bester

Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology

Hal Clement, Harry Harrison, Mack Reynolds, Poul Anderson, Theodore R. Cogswell, Theodore Sturgeon, George O. Smith, L. Sprague de Camp, Isaac Asimov, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford D. Simak, Theodore L. Thomas, Alfred Bester

324 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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The Best Science Fiction Stories by Frederik Pohl, Harry Harrison, John Wyndham, Poul Anderson, Raymond Z. Gallun, James Alexander, Philip K. Dick, Brian W. Aldiss, Algis Budrys, J.G. Ballard, Chad Oliver, James Blish, Arthur Porges, Fritz Leiber, Isaac Asimov, Bob Shaw, John Christopher, Michael Stapleton, Clifford D. Simak, Garry Kilworth, A.E. van Vogt, Alfred Bester, Arthur C. Clarke, Bill Brown, E.M. Forster, Francis Donovan, Daphne Castell, Larry Niven, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells

The Best Science Fiction Stories

Frederik Pohl, Harry Harrison, John Wyndham, Poul Anderson, Raymond Z. Gallun, James Alexander, Philip K. Dick, Brian W. Aldiss, Algis Budrys, J.G. Ballard, Chad Oliver, James Blish, Arthur Porges, Fritz Leiber, Isaac Asimov, Bob Shaw, John Christopher, Michael Stapleton, Clifford D. Simak, Garry Kilworth, A.E. van Vogt, Alfred Bester, Arthur C. Clarke, Bill Brown, E.M. Forster, Francis Donovan, Daphne Castell, Larry Niven, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells

748 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction by William Tenn, Philip K. Dick, James Blish, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, Terry Carr

Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction

William Tenn, Philip K. Dick, James Blish, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, Terry Carr

219 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced