Before the Golden Age; A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Doubleday Science Fiction) Book

26 science fiction stories, originally published before 1939 (when the Golden Age of SF began), with autobiographical remarks by Asimov before each story. Includes a previously unpublished story by Asimov, Big Game. Complete text in one volume; some editions split into several volumes. Winner, 1975 Locus Poll Award, Best Reprint Anthology. Stories include: The Man Who Evolved, by Edmond Hamilton; The Jameson Satellite, by Neil R. Jones; Submicroscopic, by Capt S. P. Meek and its sequel, Awlo of Ulm; Tetrahedra of Space, by P. Schuyler Miller; The World of the Red Sun, by Clifford D. Simak; Tumithak of the Corridors, by Charles R. Tanner and its sequel, Tumithak in Shawm; The Moon Era, by Jack Williamson; The Man Who Awoke, by Laurence Manning; Colossus, by Donald Wandrei; Born of the Sun, by Jack Williamson; Sidewise in Time, by Murray Leinster (one of the earliest Alternate History stories, for which the Sidewise Award is named); Old Faithful, by Raymond Z. Gallun; The Parasite Planet, by Stanley Weinbaum; Proxima Centauri, by Murray Leinster; The Accursed Galaxy, by Edmond Hamilton; He Who Shrank, by Henry Hasse; The Human Pets of Mars, by Leslie Frances Stone; The Brain Stealers of Mars, by John W. Campbell, Jr.; Devolution, by Edmond Hamilton; Big Game, by Isaac Asimov; Other Eyes Watching, by John W. Campbell, Jr. (Essay); Minus Planet, by John D. Clark; Past, Present and Future, by Nat Schachner; and The Men and the Mirror, by Ross Rocklynne.Read More