Description: Contains:1. American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-1956. Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth: The Space Merchants; Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human; Leigh Brackett: The Long Tomorrow; Richard Matheson: The Shrinking Man. DJ illustration by Richard Powers. 2. American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958. Robert Heinlein: Double Star; Alfred Bester: The Stars My Destination; James Blish: A Case of Conscience; Algis Budrys: Who?; Fritz Leiber: The Big Time. DJ illustration by Ralph Brillhart. Both volumes are stated Library Of America First Printing. A beautiful set in collectible condition. The only flaw is a small ink notation on the front endpaper of volume 1. The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these "outsider" novels have gradually been recognized as American classics. Here are genre-defining works by such masters as Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, James Blish, and Alfred Bester. The themes range from time travel (Fritz Leiber's The Big Time ) to post-apocalyptic survival (Leigh Brackett's The Long Tomorrow ), from the prospect of a future dominated by multinational advertising agencies (Pohl and Kornbluth's The Space Merchants ) to the very nature of human identity in a technological age (Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Human and Algis Budrys's Who? ). The range of styles is equally diverse, by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Grappling in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation, these visionary novels opened new imaginative territory in American writing. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Slipcase
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Author: Various
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Publisher: Library Of America
Topic: Science Fiction
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
