The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction is a general anthology of science fiction, appropriate for use as a SF studies textbook. It is broken down into topical sections.

Contents

Table of Contents • Introduction • CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF STORIES • Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (1844) • Jules Verne, from Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) • H. G. Wells, “The Star” (1897) • E. M. Forster, “The Machine Stops” (1909) • Edmond Hamilton, “The Man Who Evolved” (1931) • Leslie F. Stone, “The Conquest of Gola” (1931) • C. L. Moore, “Shambleau” (1933) • Stanley Weinbaum, “A Martian Odyssey” (1934) • Isaac Asimov, “Reason” (1941) • Clifford D. Simak, “Desertion” (1944) • Theodore Sturgeon, “Thunder and Roses” (1947) • Judith Merril, “That Only a Mother” (1948) • Fritz Leiber, “Coming Attraction” (1950) • Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950) • Arthur C. Clarke, “The Sentinel” (1951) • Robert Sheckley, “Specialist” (1953) • William Tenn, “The Liberation of Earth” (1953) • Alfred Bester, “Fondly Fahrenheit” (1954) • Avram Davidson, “The Golem” (1955) • Cordwainer Smith, “The Game of Rat and Dragon” (1955) • Robert A. Heinlein, “ ‘All You Zombies—’” (1959) • J. G. Ballard, “The Cage of Sand” (1962) • R. A. Lafferty, “Slow Tuesday Night” (1965) • Harlan Ellison, “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” (1965) • Frederik Pohl, “Day Million” (1966) • Philip K. Dick, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” (1966) • Samuel R. Delany, “Aye, and Gomorrah . . .” (1967) • Pamela Zoline, “The Heat Death of the Universe” (1967) • Robert Silverberg, “Passengers” (1968) • Brian Aldiss, “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” (1969) • Ursula K. Le Guin, “Nine Lives” (1969) • Frank Herbert, “Seed Stock” (1970) • Stanislaw Lem, “The Seventh Voyage,” from The Star Diaries (1971) • Joanna Russ, “When It Changed” (1972) • James Tiptree Jr., “And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side” (1972) • John Varley, “Air Raid” (1977) • Carol Emshwiller, “Abominable” (1980) • William Gibson, “Burning Chrome” (1982) • Octavia E. Butler, “Speech Sounds” (1983) • Nancy Kress, “Out of All Them Bright Stars” (1985) • Pat Cadigan, “Pretty Boy Crossover” (1986) • Kate Wilhelm, “Forever Yours, Anna” (1987) • Bruce Sterling, “We See Things Differently” (1989) • Misha Nogha, “Chippoke Na Gomi” (1989) • Eileen Gunn, “Computer Friendly” (1989) • John Kessel, “Invaders” (1990) • Gene Wolfe, “Useful Phrases” (1992) • Greg Egan, “Closer” (1992) • James Patrick Kelly, “Think Like a Dinosaur” (1995) • Geoff Ryman, “Everywhere” (1999) • Charles Stross, “Rogue Farm” (2003) • Ted Chiang, “Exhalation” (2008) • THEMATIC LISTING OF STORIES • Alien Encounters • C. L. Moore, “Shambleau” (1933) • Stanley Weinbaum, “A Martian Odyssey” (1934) • Arthur C. Clarke, “The Sentinel” (1951) • Robert Sheckley, “Specialist” (1953) • Robert Silverberg, “Passengers” (1968) • Nancy Kress, “Out of All Them Bright Stars” (1985) • Gene Wolfe, “Useful Phrases” (1992) • James Patrick Kelly, “Think Like a Dinosaur” (1995) • Apocalypse and Post-apocalypse • H. G. Wells, “The Star” (1897) • Fritz Leiber, “Coming Attraction” (1950) • Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950) • J. G. Ballard, “The Cage of Sand” (1962) • Octavia E. Butler, “Speech Sounds” (1983) • Misha Nogha, “Chippoke Na Gomi” (1989) • Artificial/Posthuman Life-forms • Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (1844) • Isaac Asimov, “Reason” (1941) • Alfred Bester, “Fondly Fahrenheit” (1954) • Avram Davidson, “The Golem” (1955) • Brian Aldiss, “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” (1969) • Ursula K. Le Guin, “Nine Lives” (1969) • Ted Chiang, “Exhalation” (2008) • Computers and Virtual Reality • Philip K. Dick, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” (1966) • William Gibson, “Burning Chrome” (1982) • Pat Cadigan, “Pretty Boy Crossover” (1986) • Eileen Gunn, “Computer Friendly” (1989) • Evolution and Environment • Jules Verne, from Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) • Edmond Hamilton, “The Man Who Evolved” (1931) • Clifford D. Simak, “Desertion” (1944) • Frank Herbert, “Seed Stock” (1970) • Charles Stross, “Rogue Farm” (2003) • Gender and Sexuality • Leslie F. Stone, “The Conquest of Gola” (1931) • Frederik Pohl, “Day Million” (1966) • Samuel R. Delany, “Aye, and Gomorrah . . .” (1967) • Pamela Zoline, “The Heat Death of the Universe” (1967) • Joanna Russ, “When It Changed” (1972) • James Tiptree Jr., “And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side” (1972) • Carol Emshwiller, “Abominable” (1980) • Greg Egan, “Closer” (1992) • Time Travel and Alternate History • Robert A. Heinlein, “ ‘All You Zombies—’” (1959) • Stanislaw Lem, “The Seventh Voyage” from Star Diaries (1971) • John Varley, “Air Raid” (1977) • Kate Wilhelm, “Forever Yours, Anna” (1987) • John Kessel, “Invaders” (1990) • Utopias/Dystopias • E. M. Forster, “The Machine Stops” (1909) • R. A. Lafferty, “Slow Tuesday Night” (1965) • Harlan Ellison, “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” (1965) • Geoff Ryman, “Everywhere” (1999) • War and Conflict • Theodore Sturgeon, “Thunder and Roses” (1947) • Judith Merril, “That Only a Mother” (1948) • William Tenn, “The Liberation of Earth” (1953) • Cordwainer Smith, “The Game of Rat and Dragon” (1955) • Bruce Sterling, “We See Things Differently” (1989) • Acknowledgments • Further Reading