The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in June 1999, and in trade paperback by the same publisher in August 2001. It has been translated into Italian.
The book collects eighteen novelettes, short stories and essays by Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson, Clifford D. Simak, L. Sprague de Camp and Fritz Leiber, the five initial SFWA Grand Masters named by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America between 1975 and 1981, together with a general introduction and introductions and recommended reading lists for each Grand Master by the editor.
Contents
- "Introduction"
- "Robert A. Heinlein 1907-1988"
- *"The Roads Must Roll"
- *"The Year of the Jackpot"
- *"Jerry Was a Man"
- *"The Farthest Place"
- *"The Long Watch"
- *"Recommended Reading by Robert A. Heinlein"
- "Jack Williamson b. 1908"
- *"With Folded Hands..."
- *"Jamboree"
- *"The Mañana Literary Society"
- *"The Firefly Tree"
- *"Recommended Reading by Jack Williamson"
- "Clifford D. Simak 1904-1988"
- *"Desertion"
- *"Founding Father"
- *"Grotto of the Dancing Deer"
- *"Recommended Reading by Clifford D. Simak"
- "L. Sprague de Camp b. 1907"
- *"A Gun for Dinosaur"
- *"Little Green Men from Afar"
- *"Living Fossil"
- *"Recommended Reading by L. Sprague de Camp"
- "Fritz Leiber 1910-1992"
- *"Sanity"
- *"The Mer She"
- *"A Bad Day for Sales"
- *"Recommended Reading by Fritz Leiber"