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A ScienceFiction GenreAnthology edited by Creator/LeoMargulies and Creator/OscarJFriend, first published in 1949. An [[AdaptationDistillation abridged]] copy was published in 1954 with only twelve of the following twenty-five stories (stories ending with an asterisk* are included in the abridged version).
Each story contains an introduction by the editors about [[{{Biography}} the author in general]], and a blurb titled "Why I Selected-" with the title of the work, so that each author can give context for why this story is [[BestOfAnthology their best work]]. The stories are all of {{novelette}}-length or shorter.
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!!Works published in this {{Anthology}}:
[[index]] %%Listed in order of appearence
* "Introduction"
* "Literature/RobotAL76GoesAstray", by Creator/IsaacAsimov*
* "Literature/GriefOfBagdad", by Creator/ArthurKBarnes
* "Literature/TheTeacherFromMars", by Creator/EandoBinder*
* "Literature/AlmostHuman", by Creator/RobertBloch*
* "Literature/ZeroHour", by Creator/RayBradbury
* "Literature/NothingSirius", by Creator/FredricBrown
* "Blindness", by Creator/JohnWCampbell*
* "Literature/VisitingYokel", by Creator/CleveCartmill
* "Literature/TheHibitedMan", by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
* "Literature/TheThingInThePond", by Creator/PaulErnst
* "Literature/WandererOfTime", by Creator/JohnRussellFearn
* "Literature/TheInnOutsideTheWorld", by Creator/EdmondHamilton*
* "Literature/TheProfessorWasAThief", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "Literature/DontLookNow", by Creator/HenryKuttner*
* "Literature/TheGreenHillsOfEarth", by Creator/RobertAHeinlein
* "Literature/TheLostRace", by Creator/MurrayLeinster*
* "Literature/TheHouseOfRisingWinds", by Creator/FrankBelknapLong
* "Literature/TheCarriers", by Creator/SamMerwin
* "Literature/DrGrimshawsSanitarium", by Creator/FletcherPratt*
* "Literature/TheUnchartedIsle", by Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith
* "Literature/ThunderAndRoses", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
* "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst", by Creator/JohnTaine*
* "Literature/ProjectSpaceship", by Creator/AEVanVogt*
* "Literature/SpaceStationNo1", by Creator/ManlyWadeWellman*
* "Literature/StarBright", by Creator/JackWilliamson*
[[/index]]
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!!Tropes present in this {{Anthology}}:
* BestOfAnthology: Edited by Creator/LeoMargulies and Creator/OscarJFriend, this book contains 25 different stories, chosen by each of their respective authors as the best stories they've written. Each story is preceded by biography and a short blurb by the author, explaining how they decided which story to submit for the {{Anthology}}.
* CassandraTruth: Creator/RayBradbury's "Literature/ZeroHour": A daughter tells her mother about the upcoming AlienInvasion and all the promises the Martians made the children in exchange for help. The mother brushes it off as a new game until it's too late.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Satirized in "Literature/DontLookNow".
* DomedHometown: The cover of the 1954 Creator/PocketBooks version has multiple clear domes spread over a barren landscape that appears to have no atmosphere. Each dome contains at least one building, and the roadways that snake around the domes have domed cars, as well.
* {{Doorstopper}}: The original hardcover version clocks in at around 560 pages, depending on how you count the ''i'' - ''xiv'' pages.
* EnfantTerrible: Creator/RayBradbury's "Literature/ZeroHour": ''Every child in the world'' is convinced by [[AlienInvasion an alien race to set things up to let them invade Earth]] and kill all of the adults. And they agree because they are promised later bedtimes, no baths, and all the TV they want. At the end of the story, the viewpoint character's daughter is leading a group of aliens straight to her parents, calling for them to come out as she searches the house.
* ExactWords: Creator/JohnTaine's "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst": The scientist, Doctor Beetle, had told his daughter that chlorophyll couldn't be turned into haemoglobin. At the climax, he reveals that the reverse, haemoglobin to chlorophyll, is possible.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Creator/EdmondHamilton's "Literature/TheInnOutsideTheWorld": Events in this story takes place in an inn where famous historical figures regularly meet. Figures from ''different'' eras of history.
* MistakenForMasturbating: Creator/TheodoreSturgeon's "Literature/ThunderAndRoses": The marine narrator thinks the creaking cot behind him is because his bunkmate is enjoying the singing star's broadcast immensely. The bunkmate is actually committing suicide.
* PenName:
** In his introduction to "Literature/DontLookNow", Creator/HenryKuttner claims this story was actually written by his wife, Creator/CLMoore. This husband-and-wife writing team wrote under each other's name and shared pseudonyms often enough that it is difficult to determine how much each contributed to any given story.
** "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst" is credited to Creator/JohnTaine because Creator/EricTempleBell never used his legal name for writing.
* RetroRocket:
** A very simple (and small) dart-like rocket with four large fins appears on the top of the 1949 Creator/MerlinPress cover, with a dotted line extending behind it to indicate constant velocity.
** The cover of the 1954 Creator/PocketBooks version has a couple of light grey spaceships that look like darts flying above a [[DomedHometown city of domed habitats]].
* {{Tagline}}:
** "As chosen by 25 outstanding authors" -- 1949 Creator/MerlinPress cover
** "The top science fiction authors choose the best stories they ever wrote" -- 1954 Creator/PocketBooks cover
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Each story contains an introduction by the editors about [[{{Biography}} the author in general]], and a blurb titled "Why I Selected-" with the title of the work, so that each author can give context for why this story is [[BestOfAnthology their best work]]. The stories are all of {{novelette}}-length or shorter.
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!!Works published in this {{Anthology}}:
[[index]] %%Listed in order of appearence
* "Introduction"
* "Literature/RobotAL76GoesAstray", by Creator/IsaacAsimov*
* "Literature/GriefOfBagdad", by Creator/ArthurKBarnes
* "Literature/TheTeacherFromMars", by Creator/EandoBinder*
* "Literature/AlmostHuman", by Creator/RobertBloch*
* "Literature/ZeroHour", by Creator/RayBradbury
* "Literature/NothingSirius", by Creator/FredricBrown
* "Blindness", by Creator/JohnWCampbell*
* "Literature/VisitingYokel", by Creator/CleveCartmill
* "Literature/TheHibitedMan", by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
* "Literature/TheThingInThePond", by Creator/PaulErnst
* "Literature/WandererOfTime", by Creator/JohnRussellFearn
* "Literature/TheInnOutsideTheWorld", by Creator/EdmondHamilton*
* "Literature/TheProfessorWasAThief", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "Literature/DontLookNow", by Creator/HenryKuttner*
* "Literature/TheGreenHillsOfEarth", by Creator/RobertAHeinlein
* "Literature/TheLostRace", by Creator/MurrayLeinster*
* "Literature/TheHouseOfRisingWinds", by Creator/FrankBelknapLong
* "Literature/TheCarriers", by Creator/SamMerwin
* "Literature/DrGrimshawsSanitarium", by Creator/FletcherPratt*
* "Literature/TheUnchartedIsle", by Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith
* "Literature/ThunderAndRoses", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
* "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst", by Creator/JohnTaine*
* "Literature/ProjectSpaceship", by Creator/AEVanVogt*
* "Literature/SpaceStationNo1", by Creator/ManlyWadeWellman*
* "Literature/StarBright", by Creator/JackWilliamson*
[[/index]]
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!!Tropes present in this {{Anthology}}:
* BestOfAnthology: Edited by Creator/LeoMargulies and Creator/OscarJFriend, this book contains 25 different stories, chosen by each of their respective authors as the best stories they've written. Each story is preceded by biography and a short blurb by the author, explaining how they decided which story to submit for the {{Anthology}}.
* CassandraTruth: Creator/RayBradbury's "Literature/ZeroHour": A daughter tells her mother about the upcoming AlienInvasion and all the promises the Martians made the children in exchange for help. The mother brushes it off as a new game until it's too late.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Satirized in "Literature/DontLookNow".
* DomedHometown: The cover of the 1954 Creator/PocketBooks version has multiple clear domes spread over a barren landscape that appears to have no atmosphere. Each dome contains at least one building, and the roadways that snake around the domes have domed cars, as well.
* {{Doorstopper}}: The original hardcover version clocks in at around 560 pages, depending on how you count the ''i'' - ''xiv'' pages.
* EnfantTerrible: Creator/RayBradbury's "Literature/ZeroHour": ''Every child in the world'' is convinced by [[AlienInvasion an alien race to set things up to let them invade Earth]] and kill all of the adults. And they agree because they are promised later bedtimes, no baths, and all the TV they want. At the end of the story, the viewpoint character's daughter is leading a group of aliens straight to her parents, calling for them to come out as she searches the house.
* ExactWords: Creator/JohnTaine's "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst": The scientist, Doctor Beetle, had told his daughter that chlorophyll couldn't be turned into haemoglobin. At the climax, he reveals that the reverse, haemoglobin to chlorophyll, is possible.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Creator/EdmondHamilton's "Literature/TheInnOutsideTheWorld": Events in this story takes place in an inn where famous historical figures regularly meet. Figures from ''different'' eras of history.
* MistakenForMasturbating: Creator/TheodoreSturgeon's "Literature/ThunderAndRoses": The marine narrator thinks the creaking cot behind him is because his bunkmate is enjoying the singing star's broadcast immensely. The bunkmate is actually committing suicide.
* PenName:
** In his introduction to "Literature/DontLookNow", Creator/HenryKuttner claims this story was actually written by his wife, Creator/CLMoore. This husband-and-wife writing team wrote under each other's name and shared pseudonyms often enough that it is difficult to determine how much each contributed to any given story.
** "Literature/TheUltimateCatalyst" is credited to Creator/JohnTaine because Creator/EricTempleBell never used his legal name for writing.
* RetroRocket:
** A very simple (and small) dart-like rocket with four large fins appears on the top of the 1949 Creator/MerlinPress cover, with a dotted line extending behind it to indicate constant velocity.
** The cover of the 1954 Creator/PocketBooks version has a couple of light grey spaceships that look like darts flying above a [[DomedHometown city of domed habitats]].
* {{Tagline}}:
** "As chosen by 25 outstanding authors" -- 1949 Creator/MerlinPress cover
** "The top science fiction authors choose the best stories they ever wrote" -- 1954 Creator/PocketBooks cover
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