The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction, Volume I

So says David G. Hartwell in his introduction to The Science Fiction Century, an anthology spanning a century of sf writing, from its birth in the 1890's to the future it predicted. He's compiled the mother of all definitive anthologies, guaranteed to change not only the way the field views itself but also the way the rest of literature views the field. Introduction (2003) essay by David G. Hartwell Beam Us Home (1969) story by James Tiptree Jr The Music Master of Babylon (1954) novelette by Edgar Pangborn Hot Planet (1963) story by Hal Clement The Hounds of Tindalos (1929) story by Frank Belknap Long The Angel of Violence (1978) story by Adam Wisniewski-Snerg Nobody Bothers Gus (1955) story by Algis Budrys [=Paul Janvier] As Easy as ABC (1912) novelette by Rudyard Kipling Ginungagap (1980) novelette by Michael Swanwick Minister Without Portfolio (1952) story by Mildred Clingerman Time in Advance (1956) novelette by William Tenn Good Night, Sophie (1973) novelette by Lino Aldani (=Buonanotte Sofia 1963) Fire Watch/Time Travel (1982) novelette by Connie Willis Goat Song (1972) novelette by Poul Anderson The Scarlet Plague (1912) novella by Jack London "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (1965) story by Harlan Ellison Blood's a Rover (1952) novella by Chad Oliver Sail the Tide of Mourning/Bentfin Boomers (1975) story by Richard A. Lupoff Great Work of Time (1989) novella by John Crowley The Dimple in Draco (1967) story by R.S. Richardson [=Philip Latham] Consider Her Ways (1956) novella by John Wyndham Something Ending (1973) story by Eddy C. Bertin Sundance (1969) story by Robert Silverberg Swarm/ShaperMechanist (1982) novelette by Bruce Sterling