Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• vii • Introduction (My Best Science Fiction Story) • (1949) • essay by Oscar J. Friend and Leo Margulies
• 3 • Why I Selected- Robot AL 76 Goes Astray • (1949) • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 4 • Robot AL 76 Goes Astray • (1942) • short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Robot AL-76 Goes Astray)
• 20 • Why I Selected- Grief of Bagdad • (1949) • essay by Arthur K. Barnes
• 22 • Grief of Bagdad • [Pete Manx] • (1943) • short story by Arthur K. Barnes
• 44 • Why I Selected- The Teacher from Mars • (1949) • essay by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder]
• 46 • The Teacher from Mars • (1941) • short story by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder]
• 64 • Why I Selected- Almost Human • (1949) • essay by Robert Bloch
• 66 • Almost Human • (1943) • short story by Robert Bloch
• 89 • Why I Selected- Zero Hour • (1949) • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 91 • Zero Hour • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 103 • Why I Selected- Nothing Sirius • (1949) • essay by Fredric Brown
• 104 • Nothing Sirius • (1944) • short story by Fredric Brown
• 124 • Why I Selected- Blindness • (1949) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• 126 • Blindness • (1935) • short story by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• 145 • Why I Selected- Visiting Yokel • (1949) • essay by Cleve Cartmill
• 146 • Visiting Yokel • (1943) • short story by Cleve Cartmill
• 165 • Why I Selected- The Hibited Man • (1949) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
• 167 • The Hibited Man • (1949) • short story by L. Sprague de Camp
• 193 • Why I Selected- The Thing in the Pond • (1949) • essay by Paul Ernst
• 194 • The Thing in the Pond • (1934) • short story by Paul Ernst
• 207 • Why I Selected- Wanderer of Time • (1949) • essay by John Russell Fearn
• 209 • Wanderer of Time • (1944) • short story by John Russell Fearn
• 228 • Why I Selected- The Inn Outside the World • (1949) • essay by Edmond Hamilton
• 229 • The Inn Outside the World • (1945) • short story by Edmond Hamilton
• 247 • Why I Selected- The Professor was a Thief • (1949) • essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• 249 • The Professor Was a Thief • (1940) • novelette by L. Ron Hubbard
• 285 • Why I Selected- Don't Look Now • (1949) • essay by Henry Kuttner
• 286 • Don't Look Now • (1948) • short story by Henry Kuttner
• 302 • Why I Selected- The Green Hills of Earth • (1949) • essay by Robert A. Heinlein
• 303 • The Green Hills of Earth • [Future History] • (1947) • short story by Robert A. Heinlein
• 317 • Why I Selected- The Lost Race • (1949) • essay by Murray Leinster
• 319 • The Lost Race • (1949) • short story by Murray Leinster
• 344 • Why I Selected- The House of Rising Winds • (1949) • essay by Frank Belknap Long
• 345 • The House of Rising Winds • (1948) • short story by Frank Belknap Long
• 366 • Why I Selected- The Carriers • (1949) • essay by Sam Merwin, Jr.
• 367 • The Carriers • (1949) • short story by Sam Merwin, Jr.
• 384 • Why I Selected- Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium • (1949) • essay by Fletcher Pratt
• 385 • Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium • (1934) • short story by Fletcher Pratt
• 402 • Why I Selected- The Uncharted Isle • (1949) • essay by Clark Ashton Smith
• 403 • The Uncharted Isle • (1930) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
• 416 • Why I Selected- Thunder and Roses • (1949) • essay by Theodore Sturgeon
• 417 • Thunder and Roses • (1947) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
• 444 • Why I Selected- The Ultimate Catalyst • (1949) • essay by John Taine
• 445 • The Ultimate Catalyst • (1939) • novelette by John Taine
• 473 • Why I Selected- Project Spaceship • (1949) • essay by A. E. van Vogt
• 474 • Project Spaceship • (1949) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
• 503 • Why I Selected- Space Station No. 1 • (1949) • essay by Manly Wade Wellman
• 504 • Space Station No. 1 • (1936) • short story by Manly Wade Wellman
• 523 • Why I Selected- Star Bright • (1949) • essay by Jack Williamson
• 525 • Star Bright • (1939) • novelette by Jack Williamson