Out of This World Science Fiction Stories

by Blishen, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780753462461
• ISBN10: 075346246X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-16
• Publisher: Kingfisher

Summary

This collection of twenty stories reads like a who's who of the best in science fiction'”Asimov, Wells, Chandler, Verne, Clarke, Le Guin, Bradbury'”among others. Readers will go beyond the limits of human possibility in this perfect introduction to the genre for newcomers. The masterful collection captures the feeling of alienation that makes science fiction so popular among tweens and young teens and is sure to be read, reread, and passed around as a favorite.

Author Biography

 

Edward Blishen (1920-1996) was an English author and children’s literature expert who is best known for his collaborative novel The God Beneath the Sea (1970) for which he won the Carnegie Medal.

Table of Contents

THE BOY, THE DOG, AND THE SPACESHIP by Nicholas FiskINVISIBLE IN LONDON by H.G. Wells (from The Invisible Man)THE DRAGON OF PENDOR by Ursula Le Guin (from A Wizard of Earthsea)BOBO'S STAR by Glenn ChandlerTHE YELLOW HANDS T.H. White (from The Master)THE SPECIMEN by Tim StoutOF POLYMUF STOCK by John ChristopherHURLED INTO SPACE by Jules Verne (from Round the Moon)GOODBYE TO THE MOON by Monica Hughes (from Crisis on Conshelf Ten)THE SHOT FROM THE MOON by Arthur C. Carke (from Islands in the Sky)THE FUN THEY HAD by Isaac AsimovA FIGHT BETWEEN LIZARDS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH by Jules Verne (from Voyage to the Center of the Earth)THE LAST MAN ALIVE by M.P. Shiel (from The Purple Cloud)HOW WE WERE TRACKED BY A TRIPOD by John Christopher (from The White Mountains)THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (an excerpt) by H.G. WellsHOMECOMING by Stephen DavidALL SUMMER IN A DAY by Ray BradburyGRENVILLE'S PLANET by Michael ShaaraTHE FEAR SHOUTER by Jay WilliamsTHE WIND FROM THE SUN by Arthur C. Clarke

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