The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction, Volume I

So says David G. Hartwell in his introduction to The Science Fiction Century, an anthology spanning a century of sf writing, from its birth in the 1890's to the future it predicted. He's compiled the mother of all definitive anthologies, guaranteed to change not only the way the field views itself but also the way the rest of literature views the field.Introduction (2003) essay by David G. HartwellBeam Us Home (1969) story by James Tiptree JrThe Music Master of Babylon (1954) novelette by Edgar PangbornHot Planet (1963) story by Hal ClementThe Hounds of Tindalos (1929) story by Frank Belknap LongThe Angel of Violence (1978) story by Adam Wisniewski-SnergNobody Bothers Gus (1955) story by Algis Budrys [=Paul Janvier]As Easy as ABC (1912) novelette by Rudyard KiplingGinungagap (1980) novelette by Michael SwanwickMinister Without Portfolio (1952) story by Mildred ClingermanTime in Advance (1956) novelette by William TennGood Night, Sophie (1973) novelette by Lino Aldani (=Buonanotte Sofia 1963)Fire Watch/Time Travel (1982) novelette by Connie WillisGoat Song (1972) novelette by Poul AndersonThe Scarlet Plague (1912) novella by Jack London"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (1965) story by Harlan EllisonBlood's a Rover (1952) novella by Chad OliverSail the Tide of Mourning/Bentfin Boomers (1975) story by Richard A. LupoffGreat Work of Time (1989) novella by John CrowleyThe Dimple in Draco (1967) story by R.S. Richardson [=Philip Latham]Consider Her Ways (1956) novella by John WyndhamSomething Ending (1973) story by Eddy C. BertinSundance (1969) story by Robert SilverbergSwarm/ShaperMechanist (1982) novelette by Bruce Sterling