Alfred Bester

138 books

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

The 1975 Annual World's Best SF

Annual World’s Best SF #1975

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

272 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

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

Alpha 4

Alpha (Silverberg) #4

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

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

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1974 June

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

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

Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941

Astounding Science Fiction #September 1941

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

162 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

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

Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology

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

324 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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

The Best Science Fiction Stories

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

748 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

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

Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction

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

219 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced