The Mammoth Book of Golden Age: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing

Isaac Asimov · Martin H. Greenberg

Mar 2012 · Sold by Robinson

About this ebook

Ten classic stories from the birth of modern science fiction writing


The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke.


Their writing helped science fiction gained wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mould for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then.


Collected in one giant volume, here is the very best of the golden era. The stories include: A.E. van Vogt, 'The Weapons Shop' Isaac Asimov, 'The Big and the Little' Lester del Rey, 'Nerves' Fredric Brown, 'Daymare' Theodore Sturgeon, 'Killdozer!' C.L. Moore, 'No Woman Born' A. Bertram Chandler, 'Giant Killer'

Ratings and reviews

some good stuff from the 40's. a lot different from today's mess of thrillers-full-of-plot-error. if today's writers would turn off the action movies and read this stuff we'd see a lot better new fiction

Very old fashion, but it was refreshing to this old SF reader. I can thank your book for a nights fun! It was like rereading one of my Heinlein collection again to find something new and/or exciting. That never gets old.!!

Wish there were more for the price, but all were well written and entertaining.

About the author

Martin H. Greenberg, dubbed the king of anthologists, has more than 1000 anthologies to his credit, including the Murder Most... series. Bill Pronzini, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, is author of over 50 novels, including the Nameless Detective series.