American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-58 (LOA #228) - Double Star / The Stars My Destination / A Case of Conscience / Who? / The Big Time (Hardcover)

Following its acclaimed three-volume edition of the novels of science fiction master Philip K. Dick, The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel, works by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these visionary "outsider" novels grappled in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation and have gradually been recognized as American classics that opened new imaginative territory in American writing.This second volume contains: Robert Heinlein / "Double Star"Alfred Bester / "The Stars My Destination"James Blish / "A Case of Conscience"Algis Budrys / "Who?"Fritz Leiber / "The Big Time"

General

Imprint:	The Library of America
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Library of America Classic Science Fiction Collection, 2
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Various
Editors:	Gary K. Wolfe
Dimensions:	208 x 130 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	950
ISBN-13:	978-1-59853-159-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction
LSN:	1-59853-159-X
Barcode:	9781598531596

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