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Three cheers for Tor Books! The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume One , is a terrific a collection of stories by the Golden Age writers (in this volume, Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson, Clifford D. Simak, Fritz Leiber, and L. Sprague de Camp) who established the fundamentals of the science fiction genre ... the writers who first dazzled the world with their brilliant ideas and sent our imaginations zooming into the future. Representative short stories from each of the writers--such as a tale of the ever rich and strange world of Nehwon from Leiber--are accompanied by a sample of each writer's nonfiction, an overview of their life and career by Pohl--who knew them all--and a recommended reading list. All together, this volume is both the perfect way to introduce someone just discovering science fiction to the classic writers of the field, and ideal for veteran science fiction readers to remind themselves just why they love the genre so much. "With Folded Hands," anyone? --Blaise Selby

Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1) essay by Frederik Pohl
Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Robert A. Heinlein) essay by Frederik Pohl
The Roads Must Roll (1940) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
The Year of the Jackpot (1952) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
Jerry Was a Man (1947) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
The Farthest Place (excerpt from 'Tramp Royale') (1992) essay by Robert A. Heinlein
The Long Watch (1948) shortstory by Robert A. Heinlein
Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Robert A. Heinlein) essay by uncredited
Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Jack Williamson) essay by Frederik Pohl
With Folded Hands . . . [Humanoids] (1947) novelette by Jack Williamson
Jamboree [Humanoids] (1969) shortstory by Jack Williamson
The Mañana Literary Society (excerpt from 'Wonder's My Life in Science Fiction') (1984) short fiction by Jack Williamson
The Firefly Tree (1997) short story by Jack Williamson
Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Jack Williamson) essay by uncredited
Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Clifford D. Simak) essay by Frederik Pohl
Desertion [City] (1944) short story by Clifford D. Simak
Founding Father (1957) short story by Clifford D. Simak
Grotto of the Dancing Deer (1980) short story by Clifford D. Simak
Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Clifford D. Simak) essay by uncredited
Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; L. Sprague de Camp) essay by Frederik Pohl
A Gun for Dinosaur [Reginald Rivers] (1956) novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
Little Green Men from Afar (1976) essay by L. Sprague de Camp
Living Fossil (1939) short story by L. Sprague de Camp
Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; L. Sprague de Camp) essay by uncredited
Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Fritz Leiber) essay by Frederik Pohl
Sanity (1944) short story by Fritz Leiber
The Mer She [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] (1978) novelette by Fritz Leiber
A Bad Day for Sales (1953) short story by Fritz Leiber
Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Fritz Leiber) essay by uncredited

* 11 Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1) essay by Frederik Pohl
* 13 Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Robert A. Heinlein) essay by Frederik Pohl
* 16 The Roads Must Roll (1940) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
* 56 The Year of the Jackpot (1952) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
* 93 Jerry Was a Man (1947) novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
* 120 The Farthest Place (excerpt from 'Tramp Royale') (1992) essay by Robert A. Heinlein
* 129 The Long Watch (1949) shortstory by Robert A. Heinlein
* 144 Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Robert A. Heinlein) essay by uncredited
* 145 Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Jack Williamson) essay by Frederik Pohl
* 149 With Folded Hands . . . [Humanoids] (1947) novelette by Jack Williamson
* 195 Jamboree [Humanoids] (1969) shortstory by Jack Williamson
* 206 The Mañana Literary Society (excerpt from 'Wonder's My Life in Science Fiction') (1984) shortfiction by Jack Williamson
* 212 The Firefly Tree (1997) shortstory by Jack Williamson
* 216 Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Jack Williamson) essay by uncredited
* 217 Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Clifford D. Simak) essay by Frederik Pohl
* 219 Desertion [City] (1944) shortstory by Clifford D. Simak
* 232 Founding Father (1957) shortstory by Clifford D. Simak
* 244 Grotto of the Dancing Deer (1980) shortstory by Clifford D. Simak
* 263 Recommended Reading (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; Clifford D. Simak) essay by uncredited
* 265 Introduction (The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1; L. Sprague de Camp) essay by Frederik Pohl
* 269 A Gun for Dinosaur (1956) novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
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