Science Fiction: Great Stories of the Golden Age of Science Fiction

The pommie version of this was apparently called the Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction, from Robinson. A book of short novels, or novellas, whichever you prefer, from the forties. Giant Book of Golden Age SF : Time Wants a Skeleton - Ross Rocklynne Giant Book of Golden Age SF : The Weapons Shop - A. E. Van Vogt Giant Book of Golden Age SF : Nerves - Lester del Rey Giant Book of Golden Age SF : Daymare - Fredric Brown Giant Book of Golden Age SF : Killdozer! - Theodore Sturgeon Giant Book of Golden Age SF : No Woman Born - C. L. Moore Giant Book of Golden Age SF : The Big and the Little - Isaac Asimov Giant Book of Golden Age SF : Giant Killer - A. Bertram Chandler Giant Book of Golden Age SF : E for Effort - T. L. Sherred Giant Book of Golden Age SF : With Folded Hands - Jack Williamson Skull ring graviton past xmas present. 3 out of 5 An incontrovertible supply of bang and zap is important. 3.5 out of 5 Atomic accident surgery improvisation. 3.5 out of 5 Night whisper wheel takeover takedown. 3.5 out of 5 Neutronium activated lethal load. 3 out of 5 High performance machine act. 4 out of 5 Trading atomic religion in. 3 out of 5 Rat race ship slaughter. 4 out of 5 Historical record breakthough chaos. 4 out of 5 Robot home help useless. 2.5 out of 5 3.5 out of 5

This book, which covers SF of the decade of the 1940's, is actually one volume of a series of books on "classic" sci-fi.The short novels in this book are fair; the volume contains some of the more popular tales (seen in SF anthologies everywhere), and some stories that don't get printed as often.Interesting note: The Introduction (penned by Isaac Asimov) refers to the work (sci-fi) of the 1940's as "The Age of John W. Campbell", whose work is notably absent from the volume.The short novels are:"Time Wants a Skeleton", Ross Rocklynne; "The Weapons Shop", A.E. van Vogt; "Nerves", Lester del Rey; "Daymare", Frederic Brown; "Killdozer!", Theodore Sturgeon; "No Woman Born", C.L. Moore; "The Big and the Little", Isaac Asimov; "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler; "E for Effort", T.L. Sherred; "With Folded Hands", Jack Williamson