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• 6 •  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, April 1950 • (1950) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 7 • Introduction (The Science Fiction Book) • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 9 •  The Lovers • (1952) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 12 •  Illustration for a Novel by Stanislaw Lem • interior artwork by
  Hegedüs István^?Hegedus Istvan
• 13 •  Science Fiction Times, November-December 1972 • (1972) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 15 •  A Monster • interior artwork by
  Gustave Doré^?Gustave Dore
• 16 •  The Fox Woman • (1946) • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 21 •  The Time Machine • (1950) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 22 •  Science Fiction Times, November-December 1972 [2] • (1972) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 26 •  The Time Machine • interior artwork by Almos Zaschik
• 27 • Setting the Patterns: H. G. Wells • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 27 •  When the Sleeper Wakes (frontispiece) • (1899) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 27 •  Zamen Makinesi (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 28 •  The Time Machine [2] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 30 • Fantasies of Flight • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 30 •  Alexander the Great Borne into Space by Two Griffins • interior artwork by Hans Leonhard Schaüffelein
• 30 •  Navis Aerea • interior artwork by uncredited
• 31 •  Die Geschwinde Reise • interior artwork by uncredited
• 31 •  Passarola • (1709) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 31 •  La Découverte Australe (cover) • (1871) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 32 • The Modern Prometheus: Frankenstein, Mr Hyde, Dr Moreau • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 32 •  Frankenstein (endpapers) • interior artwork by Uwe Bremer
• 34 •  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946 (cover) • interior artwork by Lawrence
• 36 • The Invasion from Mars • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 36 •  The Invasion from Mars • interior artwork by uncredited
• 37 •  Amazing Stories, August 1927 (cover) • (1970) • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, August 1927 1927)
• 38 •  Doc Savage Magazine, April 1933 (cover) • interior artwork by Walter M. Baumhofer (variant of cover art for Doc Savage Magazine, April 1933 1933)
• 39 • Dime Novels and Pulp Heroes • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 39 •  Operator #5, October 1935 (cover) • (1935) • interior artwork by John Howitt (variant of cover art for Operator #5, October 1935)
• 40 •  Der Luftpirat und Sein Lenkbares Luftschiff (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 41 • Cyrano de Bergerac: Journeys to the Moon • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 41 •  A Modern Caricature of Cyrano Being Launched • interior artwork by uncredited
• 41 •  A Representation of Francesco Lana's Flying Machine • interior artwork by uncredited
• 42 • The Father of Science Fiction: Hugo Gernsback • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 42 •  Wonder Stories, January 1932 (cover) • (1932) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 42 •  Astounding Stories, August 1934 (cover) • interior artwork by Howard V. Brown (variant of cover art for Astounding Stories, August 1934 1934)
• 42 •  Amazing Stories, April 1926 (cover) • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, April 1926 1926)
• 43 •  Electrical Experimenter, February 1920 (cover) • (1920) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 43 •  Science and Invention, April 1921 (cover) • interior artwork by Howard V. Brown (variant of cover art for Science and Invention, April 1921 1921)
• 44 • Tsiolkovsky, the Russian Father of Rocketry • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 44 •  Sketch of a Jet-Propelled Space Ship • interior artwork by
  Константин Циолковский^?Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
  Konstantin Tsiolkovskiy
  [as by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]
• 45 • ... and Two Hungarians • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 46 • To Barsoom!: The SF Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 46 •  ERB-Dom, April 1971 (cover) • (1971) • interior artwork by Pit Capili (variant of cover art for ERB-dom, April 1971)
• 46 •  The Land That Time Forgot • (1927) • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul
• 47 •  The All-Story, December 1913 (cover) • interior artwork by F. W. Small (variant of cover art for The All-Story, December 1913 1913)
• 48 • The Tales of A. Merritt • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 48 •  The Tales of A. Merritt • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 48 •  The Tales of A. Merritt • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 48 •  The Ship of Ishtar • (1945) • interior artwork by Paul Stahr (variant of cover art for The Ship of Ishtar)
• 48 •  The Tales of A. Merritt • interior artwork by uncredited
• 49 •  The Tales of A. Merritt [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 49 •  The Tales of A. Merritt [3] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 50 •  Fantastic Novels Magazine, November 1940 (cover) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for Fantastic Novels Magazine, November 1940 1940)
• 51 • Robots ... • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 51 •  Scoops, February 10, 1934 (cover) • interior artwork by Serge Drigin (variant of cover art for Scoops, February 10, 1934 1934)
• 52 • ... and Golems • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 52 •  The Golem • interior artwork by uncredited
• 54 • Space-Time Jugglers: E. E. Smith and Others • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 54 •  Cometeers • interior artwork by M. Marchioni [as by Marchioni]
• 54 •  Galactic Patrol • interior artwork by H. W. Wesso [as by Wesso]
• 54 •  Triplanetary • interior artwork by Leo Morey [as by Morey]
• 55 •  Weird Tales, February 1929 (cover) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, February 1929 1929)
• 56 • Elder Gods and Eldritch Horror: H. P. Lovecraft • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 56 •  Elder Gods and Eldritch Horror: H. P. Lovecraft • interior artwork by uncredited
• 58 •  The Outsider and Others (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for The Outsider and Others 1939)
• 59 •  Astounding Stories, June 1936 (cover) • (1970) • interior artwork by Howard V. Brown (variant of cover art for Astounding Stories, June 1936 1936)
• 60 • The Guru of the Engineering Mind: John W. Campbell, Jr • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 60 •  The Guru of the Engineering Mind: John W. Campbell, Jr • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 61 •  The Guru of the Engineering Mind: John W. Campbell, Jr • interior artwork by uncredited
• 61 •  The Guru of the Engineering Mind: John W. Campbell, Jr [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 62 • The Golden Age of SF • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 62 •  Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1939 (cover) • (1939) • interior artwork by Charles Schneeman (variant of cover art for Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1939)
• 63 •  Final Blackout • (1940) • interior artwork by Charles Schneeman
• 63 •  Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1940 (cover) • (1940) • interior artwork by Hubert Rogers (variant of cover art for Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1940)
• 63 •  One Was Stubborn • (1940) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier
• 63 •  Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1940 (cover) • (1940) • interior artwork by Hubert Rogers (variant of cover art for Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1940)
• 64 • Living Suns and Sentient Planets: Stapledon and Lewis • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 64 •  Odd John (cover) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller (variant of cover art for Odd John 1951)
• 64 •  Last and First Men • (1931) • interior artwork by Arthur Hawkins (variant of cover art for Last and First Men)
• 65 •  Mars • (1954) • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell
• 66 • The French Father of Science Fiction: Jules Verne • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 66 •  Robur the Conqeror • interior artwork by uncredited
• 67 •  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea • interior artwork by uncredited
• 68 • The Mysterious Captain Nemo • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 68 •  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 69 •  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [3] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 69 •  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [4] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 70 • A World in the Moon: Precursors of SF • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 70 •  The Voyage to the World in the Moon • interior artwork by uncredited
• 71 •  A Moon Station • interior artwork by uncredited
• 72 • Two Moon Journeys: Verne and Wells • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 74 •  A Rocket to the Moon • interior artwork by uncredited
• 74 •  From the Earth to the Moon • interior artwork by uncredited
• 75 • Into the Hollow Earth • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 75 •  Niels Klim Falls to the Center of the Earth • interior artwork by uncredited
• 76 •  Niels Klims' Journey Underground • (1828) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 77 •  Niels Klims' Journey Underground [2] • (1828) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 77 •  Niels Klims' Journey Underground [3] • (1828) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 77 •  Niels Klims' Journey Underground [4] • (1828) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 77 •  Journey to the Center of the Earth • interior artwork by uncredited
• 78 • Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 78 •  The Naked Sun • interior artwork by uncredited
• 79 •  The Naked Sun [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 82 • ... and Still More Robots • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 82 •  ... and Still More Robots • interior artwork by uncredited
• 82 •  Astounding Science Fiction, December 1947 (cover) • (1947) • interior artwork by Alejandro (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, December 1947)
• 84 • Lost Worlds: Arthur Conan Doyle • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 85 •  The Lost World • (1912) • interior artwork by Harry Rountree and Maple White
• 85 •  The Poison Belt • (1913) • interior artwork by Harry Rountree
• 87 •  The Poison Belt • interior artwork by uncredited
• 87 •  When the World Screamed • interior artwork by uncredited
• 88 • Cosmic Forces and Messages of Salvation • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 88 •  Vault of the Beast • (1940) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier
• 89 •  The Monster • interior artwork by uncredited
• 89 •  Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1939 • (1939) • interior artwork by Graves Gladney (variant of cover art for Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1939)
• 90 • Big Brother Is Watching You: Anti-Utopia • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 93 • The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 93 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 93 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida [2] • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 94 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida [3] • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 94 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida [4] • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 95 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida [5] • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 95 •  The Illustrator of Worlds: Albert Robida [6] • interior artwork by Albert Robida
• 96 •  Fall of the House of Usher • interior artwork by
  Hegedüs István^?Hegedus Istvan
• 97 • Verisimilitude in Science Fiction: Edgar Allan Poe • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 98 • The Work of Robert A. Heinlein • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 98 •  The Work of Robert A. Heinlein • interior artwork by uncredited
• 98 •  Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1941 (cover) • (1941) • interior artwork by Hubert Rogers (variant of cover art for Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1941)
• 99 •  The Work of Robert A. Heinlein [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 100 •  Life-Line • interior artwork by uncredited
• 101 • A Pole on the Moon • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 101 •  A Pole on the Moon • interior artwork by uncredited
• 102 • Ray Bradbury and the Lost Voice of Childhood • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 103 •  Dark Carnival (cover) • interior artwork by George Barrows (variant of cover art for Dark Carnival 1947)
• 103 •  Fahrenheit 451 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 104 • The Fabulous Art of Hannes Bok • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 104 •  The Fabulous Art of Hannes Bok • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 104 •  The Fabulous Art of Hannes Bok [2] • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 105 •  The Fabulous Art of Hannes Bok [3] • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 106 • 2001 — A Space Odyssey • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 108 •  Startling Stories, November 1948 (cover) • (1948) • interior artwork by Earle Bergey (variant of cover art for Startling Stories, November 1948)
• 108 •  
  2001 — A Space Odyssey^?2001 - A Space Odyssey
  • interior artwork by Hannes Bok
• 109 • Buck Rogers, Superman, et al. • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 109 •  Buck Rogers, Superman, et al. • interior artwork by uncredited
• 110 •  Superman, No. 222 (cover) • (1969) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 111 •  Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder • interior artwork by uncredited
• 112 • Secondary Universes and Magic Lands • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 112 •  In de Ban van de Ring (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 112 •  The Wood Beyond the World (cover) • interior artwork by Gervasio Gallardo (variant of cover art for The Wood Beyond the World 1969)
• 112 •  The High Place (cover) • interior artwork by
  Frank C. Papé^?Frank C. Pape
  (variant of The High Place (endpapers) 1923)
• 113 •  The Worm Ouroborus (frontispiece) • (1967) • interior artwork by Keith Henderson
• 114 • First Contact: Forms of Life in Outer Space • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 114 •  Astounding Science Fiction, May 1945 (cover) • (1945) • interior artwork by William Timmins (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, May 1945)
• 115 •  First Contact: Forms of Life in Outer Space • interior artwork by uncredited
• 116 • Why There Is No Sex in Science Fiction • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 116 •  Why There Is No Sex in Science Fiction • interior artwork by uncredited
• 116 •  Why There Is No Sex in Science Fiction [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 116 •  Why There Is No Sex in Science Fiction • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 117 •  Flesh • interior artwork by Gerald McConnell (variant of cover art for Flesh 1960) [as by Gerald McConnel]
• 117 •  Flesh (cover) • (1968) • interior artwork by Ellen Raskin (variant of cover art for Flesh)
• 118 •  New Mystery Adventures, December 1935 (cover) • (1935) • interior artwork by Norman Saunders [as by Blaine]
• 119 • SF on TV • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 122 • Science Fiction in the Soviet Union • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 122 •  Science Fiction in the Soviet Union • interior artwork by Andrei Sokolov
• 123 •  Space Ship Passing Double Star • interior artwork by Andrei Sokolov
• 123 •  The Second Invasion of the Martians (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 124 •  The Snail on the Slope • interior artwork by uncredited
• 125 • The Literature of Cataclysm • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 126 •  Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1948 (cover) • (1948) • interior artwork by Lawrence (variant of cover art for Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1948)
• 127 •  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1949 (cover) • interior artwork by Lawrence (variant of cover art for Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1949 1949)
• 130 • The 'New Wave' • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 130 •  The 'New Wave' • interior artwork by uncredited
• 130 •  The 'New Wave' [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 131 •  The 'New Wave' [3] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 132 •  The Pieces of the Game • (1968) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 133 •  Roof Garden Under Saturn • (1969) • interior artwork by Richard Glyn Jones [as by R. Glyn Jones]
• 133 •  The Killing Ground • (1969) • interior artwork by Dean
• 134 •  The 'New Wave' [4] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 135 • Hard SF • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 136 •  Hard SF • interior artwork by uncredited
• 136 •  Hard SF [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 137 •  Mission of Gravity • interior artwork by uncredited
• 138 • SF Achievements in ... France ... • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 140 •  Fiction: Science-Fiction Insolite Fantastique, Mai 1971 (cover) • (1971) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 140 •  Fiction: Science-Fiction Insolite Fantastique, Novembre 1969 • (1969) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 141 • Japan ... • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 141 •  Japan ... • interior artwork by uncredited
• 143 •  Inter Ice-Age 4 • interior artwork by Machi
• 143 •  Inter Ice-Age 4 [2] • interior artwork by Machi
• 144 • Italy, Spain, Rumania ... • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 144 •  Italy, Spain, Rumania ... • interior artwork by Jordi Paris
• 145 •  L'Asteroide Dei Paria (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 145 •  Durrenmatt (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 145 •  Italy, Spain, Rumania ... • interior artwork by uncredited
• 146 • And Germany • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 146 •  Utopia (No. 2) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 146 •  Perry Rhodan's Spaceship • interior artwork by uncredited
• 147 • A Joyfully Mad Cosmos: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 147 •  A Joyfully Mad Cosmos: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr • interior artwork by Fowler
• 148 • Stanislaw Lem, the Greatest Contemporary SF Writer • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 148 •  Stanislaw Lem, the Greatest Contemporary SF Writer • interior artwork by
  Hegedüs István^?Hegedus Istvan
• 149 •  Solaris (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 149 •  Inwazja z Aldebarana (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 150 • Some Other SF Authors • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 150 •  Time Killer • (1958) • interior artwork by Wallace Wood [as by Wood]
• 151 •  A Planet Named Shagol • (1961) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 151 •  Galaxy Magazine, December 1958 (cover) • (1958) • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 152 • SF Fandom • essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 153 • Chronology of Science Fiction • essay by Franz Rottensteiner