The Amazing, Astounding Galaxy: The Foundation of Modern Speculative Fiction

Imaginative storytelling lights up our TVs and invades our bestseller lists, but what was the modern foundation for these fantastic tales? Investigate science fiction magazine publishing from 1930 to 1960 while reading short stories by authors of the period from Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury to Fritz Leiber and Clifford D. Simak. Required reading: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time, Volume One, 1929-1964, edited by Robert Silverberg ($13.99 online)