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First published in 1983 under the title ''The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces'', this GenreAnthology was edited by Creator/RobertSilverberg andCreator/MartinHGreenberg. Creator/MartinHGreenberg.
It was [[OrwellianRetcon republished under the title]] ''Great Tales of Science Fiction'' in 1985 byCreator/GalahadBooks.Creator/GalahadBooks.
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First published in 1983 under the title ''The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces'', this GenreAnthology was edited by Creator/RobertSilverberg and
It was [[OrwellianRetcon republished under the title]] ''Great Tales of Science Fiction'' in 1985 by
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First published in 1983 under the title ''The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces'', this GenreAnthology was edited by Creator/RobertSilverberg and Creator/MartinHGreenberg. It was [[OrwellianRetcon republished under the title]] ''Great Tales of Science Fiction'' in 1985 by Creator/GalahadBooks.
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!!Thirty-seven works have been reprinted in this book:
[[index]]
* "Literature/MellontaTauta" by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe (1849)
* "Literature/InTheYear2889" by Creator/JulesVerne (1891)
* "Literature/SoldToSatan" by Creator/MarkTwain (1923)
* "Literature/TheNewAccelerator" by Creator/HGWells (1901)
* "{{Literature/Finis}}" by Creator/FrankLilliePollack (1906)
* "[[Literature/AsEasyAsABC As Easy as A.B.C.]]" by Creator/RudyardKipling (1912)
* "Literature/DarkLotOfOneSoul" by Creator/MPShiel (1912)
* "{{Theatre/RUR}}" by Creator/KarelCapek (1920)
* "Literature/TheTissueCultureKing" by Creator/JulianHuxley (1926)
* "Literature/TheMetalMan" by Creator/JackWilliamson (1928)
* "Literature/TheGostakAndTheDoshes" by Creator/MilesJBreuer (1930)
* "[[Literature/AlasAllThinking Alas, All Thinking!]]" by Creator/HarryBates (1935)
* "Literature/TheMadMoon" by Creator/StanleyGWeinbaum (1935)
* "Literature/AsNeverWas" by Creator/PSchuylerMiller (1912)
* "{{Literature/Desertion}}" by Creator/CliffordSimak (1944)
* "Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfJohnKingman" by Creator/MurrayLeinster (1948)
* "Literature/DreamsAreSacred" by Creator/PeterPhillips (1948)
* "[[Literature/GreenPatches Misbegotten Missionary]]" by Creator/IsaacAsimov (1950) %%As an index, we can't link to a redirect. The story was published under the older name.
* "Literature/DuneRoller" by Creator/JulianMay (1951)
* "{{Literature/Warm}}" by Creator/RobertSheckley (1953)
* "Literature/ABadDayForSales" by Creator/FritzLeiber (1953)
* "Literature/ManOfParts" by Creator/HLGold (1954)
* "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly" by Creator/PoulAnderson (1956)
* "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain" by Creator/CordwainerSmith (1958)
* "Literature/TheMenWhoMurderedMohammed" by Creator/AlfredBester (1958)
* "Literature/TheManWhoLostTheSea" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon (1959)
* "{{Literature/Goodlife}}" by Creator/FredSaberhagen (1963)
* "[[Literature/TheSlicedCrosswiseOnlyOnTuesdayWorld The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World]]" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer (1971)
* "{{Literature/Gehenna}}" by Creator/KMODonnell (1971)
* "Literature/AMeetingWithMedusa" by Creator/ArthurCClarke (1971)
* "{{Literature/Painwise}}" by Creator/JamesTriptreeJr (1972)
* "[[Literature/NobodysHome Nobody's Home]]" by Creator/JoannaRuss (1972)
* "Literature/ThinkOnlyThisOfMe" by Creator/MichaelKurland (1973)
* "Literature/CapricornGames" by Creator/RobertSilverberg (1974)
* "Literature/TheAuthorOfTheAcaciaSeedsAndOtherExtractsFromTheJournalOfTheAssociationOfTherolinguistics" by Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin (1974)
* "{{Literature/Travels}}" by Creator/CarterScholtz (1980)
* "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford (1975)
[[/index]]
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!!Tropes appearing in this anthology:
* BrainComputerInterface: In "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain", by Creator/CordwainerSmith, except for one symbolic lever, the controls of the ''Wu-Feinstein'' are either electronic or telepathically controlled.
* {{Doorstopper}}: This {{Anthology}} has just over 700 pages and almost forty stories. Even the abridged versions (missing ''{{Literature/Travels}}'' by Creator/CarterSholz and [[TheAnnotatedEdition annotations]] to "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford) are over 500 pages.
* ExtyYearsFromNow: "Literature/InTheYear2889", published in 1889. (The story's actually by Verne's son, Michel, a creative sci-fi author in his own right, but Jules let Michel use his more famous name so the story would have a better chance of being published.)
* ForScience: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, the story ends with {{The Protagonist}}s casually preparing to mass-produce and sell [[SuperSerum a product to grant a standard set of superpowers]] which will likely upend human society in countless ways.
* GenreAnthology: This anthology is focused on ScienceFiction.
* LoudOfWar: In "[[Literature/AsEasyAsABC As Easy as A.B.C.]]" the airships of the Aerial Board of Control use an industrial-strength sound and light show to pacify a PowderKegCrowd.
--> "I hate to interrupt a specialist when he's enjoying himself," said De Forest. "But, as a matter of fact, all Illinois has been asking us to stop for these last fifteen seconds." \\
"What a pity." Arnott slipped off his mask. "I wanted you to hear us really hum. Our lower C can lift street-paving."
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The original front cover features a slate grey background, black text for ''The Arbor House Treasury'' and "Introduction by Robert Silverberg", and bright red text for ''of Science Fiction Masterpieces'' and the editor names.
* NonMaliciousMonster: In "Literature/DuneRoller", by Creator/JulianMay, a monster crashed on Earth long ago. The landing caused it to break up into many pieces (its "children"), and those are widely scattered. It doesn't go out of its way to harm other creatures, but if you get in its way when it tries to reabsorb its children, it ''will'' go MamaBear on you.
* OneWordTitle:
** "{{Literature/Finis}}", a ShortStory by Creator/FrankLilliePollack.
** "{{Literature/Desertion}}", a ShortStory by Creator/CliffordDSimak.
** "{{Literature/Warm}}", a ShortStory by Creator/RobertSheckley.
** "{{Literature/Goodlife}}", a {{Novelette}} by Creator/FredSaberhagen.
* "{{Literature/Gehenna}}", a ShortStory by Creator/KMODonnell.
** "{{Literature/Painwise}}", a {{Novelette}} by Creator/JamesTriptreeJr.
** "{{Literature/Travels}}", a ShortStory by Creator/CarterScholtz.
* OrwellianRetcon: Galahad Books had ''The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces'' reprinted with the name ''Great Tales of Science Fiction''. They also omitted ''{{Literature/Travels}}'' by Creator/CarterSholz and [[TheAnnotatedEdition annotations]] to "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford.
* RealityEnsues: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, scientists are attempting to research the ramifications of an elixir that grants SuperSpeed (ie, clothes catching on fire due to the friction).
* SuperSpeed: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, scientists have created a [[SuperSerum new elixir]] that causes the subject's body and mind to [[TheNamesake accelerate]] fast enough that the world around them appears to slow to a crawl. The characters in the story [[DeconstructedTrope experiment with some of the ramifications]].
* TimeTravel: In "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly", by Creator/PoulAnderson, an American soldier stationed in Iceland is sent back to the Viking Era after being hit by lightning.
* TrappedInThePast: In "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly", by Creator/PoulAnderson, an American soldier is stuck in a Viking settlement after being sent back in time by a lightning strike.
* UnusualUserInterface: In "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain", by Creator/CordwainerSmith, there's an entire wall of laminated star charts, which aids in [[BrainComputerInterface telepathic control]] of the ''Wu-Feinstein''. [[spoiler: It fails catastrophically at the worst time.]]
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!!Thirty-seven works have been reprinted in this book:
[[index]]
* "Literature/MellontaTauta" by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe (1849)
* "Literature/InTheYear2889" by Creator/JulesVerne (1891)
* "Literature/SoldToSatan" by Creator/MarkTwain (1923)
* "Literature/TheNewAccelerator" by Creator/HGWells (1901)
* "{{Literature/Finis}}" by Creator/FrankLilliePollack (1906)
* "[[Literature/AsEasyAsABC As Easy as A.B.C.]]" by Creator/RudyardKipling (1912)
* "Literature/DarkLotOfOneSoul" by Creator/MPShiel (1912)
* "{{Theatre/RUR}}" by Creator/KarelCapek (1920)
* "Literature/TheTissueCultureKing" by Creator/JulianHuxley (1926)
* "Literature/TheMetalMan" by Creator/JackWilliamson (1928)
* "Literature/TheGostakAndTheDoshes" by Creator/MilesJBreuer (1930)
* "[[Literature/AlasAllThinking Alas, All Thinking!]]" by Creator/HarryBates (1935)
* "Literature/TheMadMoon" by Creator/StanleyGWeinbaum (1935)
* "Literature/AsNeverWas" by Creator/PSchuylerMiller (1912)
* "{{Literature/Desertion}}" by Creator/CliffordSimak (1944)
* "Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfJohnKingman" by Creator/MurrayLeinster (1948)
* "Literature/DreamsAreSacred" by Creator/PeterPhillips (1948)
* "[[Literature/GreenPatches Misbegotten Missionary]]" by Creator/IsaacAsimov (1950) %%As an index, we can't link to a redirect. The story was published under the older name.
* "Literature/DuneRoller" by Creator/JulianMay (1951)
* "{{Literature/Warm}}" by Creator/RobertSheckley (1953)
* "Literature/ABadDayForSales" by Creator/FritzLeiber (1953)
* "Literature/ManOfParts" by Creator/HLGold (1954)
* "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly" by Creator/PoulAnderson (1956)
* "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain" by Creator/CordwainerSmith (1958)
* "Literature/TheMenWhoMurderedMohammed" by Creator/AlfredBester (1958)
* "Literature/TheManWhoLostTheSea" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon (1959)
* "{{Literature/Goodlife}}" by Creator/FredSaberhagen (1963)
* "[[Literature/TheSlicedCrosswiseOnlyOnTuesdayWorld The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World]]" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer (1971)
* "{{Literature/Gehenna}}" by Creator/KMODonnell (1971)
* "Literature/AMeetingWithMedusa" by Creator/ArthurCClarke (1971)
* "{{Literature/Painwise}}" by Creator/JamesTriptreeJr (1972)
* "[[Literature/NobodysHome Nobody's Home]]" by Creator/JoannaRuss (1972)
* "Literature/ThinkOnlyThisOfMe" by Creator/MichaelKurland (1973)
* "Literature/CapricornGames" by Creator/RobertSilverberg (1974)
* "Literature/TheAuthorOfTheAcaciaSeedsAndOtherExtractsFromTheJournalOfTheAssociationOfTherolinguistics" by Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin (1974)
* "{{Literature/Travels}}" by Creator/CarterScholtz (1980)
* "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford (1975)
[[/index]]
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!!Tropes appearing in this anthology:
* BrainComputerInterface: In "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain", by Creator/CordwainerSmith, except for one symbolic lever, the controls of the ''Wu-Feinstein'' are either electronic or telepathically controlled.
* {{Doorstopper}}: This {{Anthology}} has just over 700 pages and almost forty stories. Even the abridged versions (missing ''{{Literature/Travels}}'' by Creator/CarterSholz and [[TheAnnotatedEdition annotations]] to "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford) are over 500 pages.
* ExtyYearsFromNow: "Literature/InTheYear2889", published in 1889. (The story's actually by Verne's son, Michel, a creative sci-fi author in his own right, but Jules let Michel use his more famous name so the story would have a better chance of being published.)
* ForScience: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, the story ends with {{The Protagonist}}s casually preparing to mass-produce and sell [[SuperSerum a product to grant a standard set of superpowers]] which will likely upend human society in countless ways.
* GenreAnthology: This anthology is focused on ScienceFiction.
* LoudOfWar: In "[[Literature/AsEasyAsABC As Easy as A.B.C.]]" the airships of the Aerial Board of Control use an industrial-strength sound and light show to pacify a PowderKegCrowd.
--> "I hate to interrupt a specialist when he's enjoying himself," said De Forest. "But, as a matter of fact, all Illinois has been asking us to stop for these last fifteen seconds." \\
"What a pity." Arnott slipped off his mask. "I wanted you to hear us really hum. Our lower C can lift street-paving."
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The original front cover features a slate grey background, black text for ''The Arbor House Treasury'' and "Introduction by Robert Silverberg", and bright red text for ''of Science Fiction Masterpieces'' and the editor names.
* NonMaliciousMonster: In "Literature/DuneRoller", by Creator/JulianMay, a monster crashed on Earth long ago. The landing caused it to break up into many pieces (its "children"), and those are widely scattered. It doesn't go out of its way to harm other creatures, but if you get in its way when it tries to reabsorb its children, it ''will'' go MamaBear on you.
* OneWordTitle:
** "{{Literature/Finis}}", a ShortStory by Creator/FrankLilliePollack.
** "{{Literature/Desertion}}", a ShortStory by Creator/CliffordDSimak.
** "{{Literature/Warm}}", a ShortStory by Creator/RobertSheckley.
** "{{Literature/Goodlife}}", a {{Novelette}} by Creator/FredSaberhagen.
* "{{Literature/Gehenna}}", a ShortStory by Creator/KMODonnell.
** "{{Literature/Painwise}}", a {{Novelette}} by Creator/JamesTriptreeJr.
** "{{Literature/Travels}}", a ShortStory by Creator/CarterScholtz.
* OrwellianRetcon: Galahad Books had ''The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces'' reprinted with the name ''Great Tales of Science Fiction''. They also omitted ''{{Literature/Travels}}'' by Creator/CarterSholz and [[TheAnnotatedEdition annotations]] to "Literature/DoingLennon" by Creator/GregoryBenford.
* RealityEnsues: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, scientists are attempting to research the ramifications of an elixir that grants SuperSpeed (ie, clothes catching on fire due to the friction).
* SuperSpeed: In "Literature/TheNewAccelerator", by Creator/HGWells, scientists have created a [[SuperSerum new elixir]] that causes the subject's body and mind to [[TheNamesake accelerate]] fast enough that the world around them appears to slow to a crawl. The characters in the story [[DeconstructedTrope experiment with some of the ramifications]].
* TimeTravel: In "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly", by Creator/PoulAnderson, an American soldier stationed in Iceland is sent back to the Viking Era after being hit by lightning.
* TrappedInThePast: In "Literature/TheManWhoCameEarly", by Creator/PoulAnderson, an American soldier is stuck in a Viking settlement after being sent back in time by a lightning strike.
* UnusualUserInterface: In "Literature/TheBurningOfTheBrain", by Creator/CordwainerSmith, there's an entire wall of laminated star charts, which aids in [[BrainComputerInterface telepathic control]] of the ''Wu-Feinstein''. [[spoiler: It fails catastrophically at the worst time.]]
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