A Science Fiction Omnibus

10 best books like A Science Fiction Omnibus (Brian W. Aldiss): Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, The Secret History of Science Fiction, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B, 50 Short Science Fiction Tales, Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century, The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction, The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories, Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Author	Ken Liu
ISBN	1250297664

Broken Stars, edited by multi award-winning writer Ken Liu--translator of the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel The Three Body Problem by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu-- is his second thought-provoking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. Following Invisible Planets,...

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964

Author	Robert Silverberg
ISBN	0765305372

If you own only one anthology of classic science fiction, it should be The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964. Selected by a vote of the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), these 26 reprints represent the best, most important, and most influential stories and...

The World Treasury of Science Fiction

Author	David G. Hartwell
ISBN	0316349410

Table of contents

Introduction 1988 essay by David G. Hartwell
Harrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Forgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell Jr
Special Flight 1939 story by John Berryman
Chronopolis 1960 story by J.G. Ballard
Triceratops 1974 story...

The Secret History of Science Fiction

Author	James Patrick Kelly
ISBN	1892391937

This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question, If Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow had won the Nebula award in 1973, would the future distinction between literary fiction and science fiction have been erased? Exploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative...

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B

Author	Ben Bova
ISBN	0380000547

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.

Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution...

50 Short Science Fiction Tales

Author	Isaac Asimov
ISBN	0020163908

Fifty Exciting Experiences
You visit a world where Robots strain to remember the existence of the Men who created them; hear the tantalizingly brief report of a man who returns from a trip to the future; see the snake-armed Thing that emerges from the minds of the people who conjure it. You meet a souvenir...

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century

Author	Orson Scott Card
ISBN	0441011330

Well, I finally finished it going about 1 story a day. "sandkings," "call me joe," "all you zombies--," "tunesmith," "dark they were, and golden-eyed," "repent harlequin," and "inconstant moon" are probably my favorites in this collection. Overall a wonderful collection. A must read for everyone....

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction

Author

Mike Ashley

Anomalies (2001) by Gregory Benford 4/5
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2003) by Paul Di Filippo 5/5
Crucifixion Variations (1998) by Lawrence Person 4/5
The Pacific Mystery by (2006) Stephen Baxter 4.5.5
Flowers from Alice (2003) by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow 3/5
Merlin's...

The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

Author	Ian Watson
ISBN	1845297792

As usual, I've reviewed each story as I've come to it.

The Raft of the Titanic by James Murrow
The problem with taking the obvious route when applying alternative history to HMS Titanic is that if you create a story where the Titanic doesn’t ship it becomes a case of “so what?” The interesting...

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

Author	Isaac Asimov
ISBN	0060556528

Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.

The first section contains stories that...

The Big Book of Science Fiction

Author	Ann VanderMeer
ISBN	1101910097

Quite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time - past, present and future. What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions...