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The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2

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The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2
Cover of first edition
Authoredited by Frederik Pohl
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages432 pp.
ISBN0-312-86879-0
Preceded byThe SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1 
Followed byThe SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 

The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in April 2000, and in trade paperback by the same publisher in April 2001. It has been translated into Italian.[1]

The book collects twenty-three novellas, novelettes, short stories and essays by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester and Ray Bradbury, the sixth through tenth SFWA Grand Masters named by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America between 1984 and 1989, together with a general introduction and introductions and recommended reading lists for each Grand Master by the editor.

Contents

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  • "Introduction" (Frederik Pohl)
  • "Andre Norton" (Frederik Pohl)
    • "Recommended Reading by Andre Norton"
    • "Mousetrap" (Andre Norton)
    • "Were-Wrath" (Andre Norton)
    • "All Cats Are Gray" (Andre Norton)
    • "Serpent's Tooth" (Andre Norton)
  • "Arthur C. Clarke b. 1917" (Frederik Pohl)
  • "Isaac Asimov 1920-1992" (Frederik Pohl)
  • "Alfred Bester 1913-1987" (Frederik Pohl)
    • "Recommended Reading by Alfred Bester"
    • "Disappearing Act" (Alfred Bester)
    • "Fondly Fahrenheit" (Alfred Bester)
    • "Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit" (Alfred Bester)
    • "The Four-Hour Fugue" (Alfred Bester)
    • "Hobson's Choice" (Alfred Bester)
  • "Ray Bradbury b. 1920" (Frederik Pohl)
    • "Recommended Reading by Ray Bradbury"
    • "The City" (Ray Bradbury)
    • "The Million-Year Picnic" (Ray Bradbury)
    • "All Summer in a Day" (Ray Bradbury)
    • "There Will Come Soft Rains" (Ray Bradbury)
    • "The Affluence of Despair" (Ray Bradbury)

Notes

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