The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time is a 1970 anthology of science fiction short stories, edited by Robert Silverberg. It is generally considered one of the best, if not the best, of the many science fiction anthologies. Author Lester del Rey said that “it even lives up to its subtitle.” It was first published by Doubleday and subsequently reprinted by Orb.
The content of the book was decided by a vote of the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America, choosing among stories that predated the Nebula Awards. The top 15 vote-getters were included; Silverberg then used his judgment, rather than the number of votes, in selecting most, but not all of the next 15. Nightfall was chosen as the best short story, followed by A Martian Odyssey and Flowers for Algernon.
Only stories up to 15,000 words long were considered. In 1973, it was followed by The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time. Further volumes followed, but strayed outside the original "pre-Nebula" concept.
