My Best Science Fiction Story

Two editors asked twelve top writers a "loaded" question: "What do you think is your best science fiction story?" The result? This book, in which you'll find their selections - stories of robots, space ships, startling scientific ideas and even more startling people both in and out of this world! Contents: Introduction to the Pocket Book Edition by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend Why I Selected Robot AL-76 Goes Astray by Isaac Asimov Robot AL-76 Goes Astray by Isaac Asimov Why I Selected The Teacher from Mars by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder ] The Teacher from Mars by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder ] Why I Selected Almost Human by Robert Bloch Almost Human by Robert Bloch [as by Tarleton Fiske ] Why I Selected Blindness by John W. Campbell, Jr. Blindness by John W. Campbell, Jr. Why I Selected The Inn Outside the World by Edmond Hamilton The Inn Outside the World by Edmond Hamilton Why I Selected Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner Why I Selected The Lost Race by Murray Leinster The Lost Race by Murray Leinster Why I Selected Doctor Grimshaw's Sanitarium by Fletcher Pratt Doctor Grimshaw's Sanitarium by Fletcher Pratt Why I Selected The Ultimate Catalyst by Eric Temple Bell [as by John Taine ] The Ultimate Catalyst by Eric Temple Bell [as by John Taine ] Why I Selected Project-Spaceship A. E. van Vogt Project-Spaceship A. E. van Vogt (aka The Problem Professor) Why I Selected Space Station No. 1 by Manly Wade Wellman Space Station No. 1 by Manly Wade Wellman Why I Selected Star Bright essay by Jack Williamson Star Bright by Jack Williamson