The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction

The second edition of The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction is a collection of speculative fiction from across the nineteenth century, and into the early twentieth, that showcases many of the genre's earliest achievements. Each of the stories included in this volume has stood the test of time, many of the themes reflected by their authors still relevant to us today. They will move you, they will make you think, but better still, these words from the past will fill you with a sense of wonder for the future.THE BIRTH MARK (1843) by Nathaniel HawthorneTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR (1845) by Edgar Allan PoeTHE BELL TOWER (1855) by Herman MelvilleTHE TALE OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY (1884) by Frank R. StocktonTO WHOM THIS MAY COME (1889) by Edward BellamyIN THE YEAR 2889 (1889) by Jules VerneIN THE YEAR TEN THOUSAND (1892) by William HarbenTHE DAMNED THING (1893) by Ambrose BierceTHE RAY OF DISPLACEMENT (1903) by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott SpoffordTHE EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1905) by H. G. WellsFINIS (1906) by Frank Lillie PollockTHE MACHINE STOPS (1909) by E. M. ForsterAS EASY AS A.B.C (1912) by Rudyard KiplingTHE RED ONE (1918) by Jack LondonFRIEND ISLAND (1918) by Francis StevensDAGON (1919) by H. P. LovecraftFESSENDEN'S WORLDS (1937) by Edmond HamiltonTHE BLUE GIRAFFE (1939) by L. Sprague de CampTHEY (1941) by Robert A. HeinleinTHE FIRST SCIENCE FICTIONS: Afterword by Paul Cook