Line #14 Literature/IsaacAsimovPresentsTheGreatScienceFictionStoriesVolume111949


1	First published in 1984 by editors Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/MartinHGreenberg. This GenreAnthology contains fifteen ScienceFiction stories that were first published in 1949, ranging in length from ShortStory to {{Novelette}}. The introduction describes "the world outside reality" first, marking significant historical events, sports trivia, and literary publications. The "real world" is the science fiction and fantasy pop culture, the Diamond Age of Science Fiction.
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4	!!Works in this anthology:
5	[[index]]
6	* "Literature/TheRedQueensRace", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
7	* "{{Literature/Flaw}}", by Creator/JohnDMacDonald
8	* "Literature/PrivateEye", by Creator/LewisPadgett
9	* "{{Literature/Manna}}", by Creator/PeterPhillips
10	* "Literature/ThePrisonerInTheSkull", by Creator/LewisPadgett
11	* "Literature/AlienEarth", by Creator/EdmondHamilton
12	* "Literature/HistoryLesson", by Creator/ArthurCClarke
13	* "Literature/EternityLost", by Creator/CliffordSimak
14	* "Literature/TheOnlyThingWeLearn", by Creator/CyrilMKornbluth
15	* "[[Literature/PrivateKeepOut Private - Keep Out!]]", by Creator/PhilipMacDonald
16	* "Literature/TheHurkleIsAHappyBeast", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
17	* "{{Literature/Kaleidoscope}}", by Creator/RayBradbury
18	* "Literature/DefenseMechanism", by Creator/KatherineMacLean
19	* "Literature/ColdWar", by Creator/HenryKuttner
20	* "Literature/TheWitchesOfKarres", by Creator/JamesHSchmitz
21	[[/index]]
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23	!!''Isaac Asimov Presents: The Great Science Fiction Stories, Volume 11 (1949)'' provides examples of:
24	* BecomingTheMask: Creator/LewisPadgett's "Literature/PrivateEye": The main character radically changes his identity in order to give himself an alibi for a murder he is planning. Since the police have {{chronoscope}}s in the future, he needs to play the role to the hilt. At the end he realizes he liked his new identity better.
25	* {{Biography}}: Each story is prefaced by a short description of why this story (from this author) was chosen to represent one of the fifteen best stories of the year along with a paragraph from Creator/IsaacAsimov's perspective.
26	* CallASmeerpARabbit: Creator/TheodoreSturgeon's "Literature/TheHurkleIsAHappyBeast": The titular Hurkle has got six legs, the middle pair of which is essentially a pair of prongs it can rock back and forth on, and it turns invisible when anxious, among other things. The narrator happily calls it a "kitten" anyway.
27	* Dramatic Space Drifting: Creator/RayBradbury's "{{Literature/Kaleidoscope}}": Most of them are alive (for now), and able to talk to each other by radio till they get out of range.
28	* FutureImperfect: Creator/ArthurCClarke's "Literature/HistoryLesson": Venusian reptiles discover a few relics of now-extinct humanity. One of them is a canister containing a reel of film, which the Venusians view and attempt to interpret for clues about human civilization -- an effort that will lead to nothing but confusing false conclusions:
29	-->Millions of times in the ages to come those last few words would flash across the screen, and none could ever guess their meaning: ''[[Creator/WaltDisneyPictures A Walt Disney Production]]''.
30	* GadgeteerGenius: "Norman" from "Literature/ThePrisonerInTheSkull" is a strange variation: he has no will of his own, so he will not do anything unless told to -- but his solution to most requests is to build a futuristic contraption from junk.
31	* LaserGuidedKarma: Creator/LewisPadgett's "Literature/ThePrisonerInTheSkull": Fowler exploits this major telepath devoid of volition for his own gain, only for it to turn out that [[spoiler:"Norman" is really Fowler himself given powers his brain cannot handle and sent back in time]].
32	* MySkullRunnethOver / TooMuchForManToHandle: It is revealed in "Literature/ThePrisonerInTheSkull" that [[spoiler:"Norman", the savant with SuperIntelligence but no free will, became like this by unlocking functions of his brain he was not meant to use -- and frying the rest.]]
33	* OneWordTitle:
34	** "{{Literature/Flaw}}", by Creator/JohnDMacDonald
35	** "{{Literature/Kaleidoscope}}", by Creator/RayBradbury
36	** "{{Literature/Manna}}", by Creator/PeterPhillips
37	* PenName: Three stories from Creator/HenryKuttner and Creator/CLMoore were published in this volume; "Literature/PrivateEye" and "Literature/ThePrisonerInTheSkull" under the name Creator/LewisPadgett, and "Literature/ColdWar" under the name Creator/HenryKuttner. In the introductions, the editors remind us that regaurdless of the name used, they were a ''team'', and would influence the stories each other wrote, even when not co-authoring. They believe "Literature/PrivateEye" was written mostly by Creator/HenryKuttner.
38	* ShoutOut: In the introduction, multiple works are mentioned as being first published or becoming hits in 1949:
39	** ''Film/AdamsRib''
40	** ''Film/AllTheKingsMen''
41	** ''[[Radio/AmosAndAndy Amos 'n' Andy]]'' makes the jump from radio to television.
42	** ''Literature/TheBestScienceFictionStories1949'', the first of an annual "Best Of" GenreAnthology.
43	** Creator/JeromeBixby published their first story, "{{Literature/Tubemonkey}}", in the winter issue of ''Literature/PlanetStories''.
44	** Creator/MelBrooks is singled out as (probably) still using the name Melvin Kaminsky.
45	** ''Series/CaptainVideo'' began airing.
46	** Creator/JohnChristopher published their first story, "Literature/ChristmasTree", in February.
47	** "Music/DearHeartsAndGentlePeople"
48	** ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'', by Creator/ArthurMiller
49	** Creator/RogerDee published their first story, "Literature/TheWheelIsDeath", in the fall issue of ''Magazine/PlanetStories''.
50	** ''Theatre/DetectiveStory'', by Creator/SidneyKingsley
51	** ''Literature/ExilesOfTime'', by Creator/NelsonBond
52	** ''Literature/FlightIntoYesterday'', by Creator/CharlesLHarness was [[SerialNovel serialized]] in a PulpMagazine.
53	** ''Literature/TheFoxWoman'', by Creator/AMerritt
54	** ''Theatre/GentlemenPreferBlondes'', starring Creator/CarolChanning
55	** ''Literature/TheGirlWithTheHungryEyesAndOtherStories'', edited by Creator/DonaldAWollheim
56	** Creator/GnomePress, run by Creator/DavidKyle and Creator/MartinGreenberg ("the ''other'' Marty Greenberg"), began their publishing business.
57	** ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' premiered the SitCom genre.
58	** "Music/IDontCareIfTheSunDontShine"
59	** ''Literature/TheIncrediblePlanet'', by JohnWCampbell
60	** "Art/{{Lazarus}}", the sculpture by Creator/JacobEpstein
61	** ''Literature/LordsOfCreation'', by Creator/EandoBinder
62	** Creator/KatherineMacLean published their first story, "Literature/DefenseMechanism", in October.
63	** ''The Magazine of Fantasy'' went on sale in October, edited by Creator/AnthonyBoucher and Creator/JFrancisMcComas. It would later change its name to ''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction''.
64	** ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenArm'', published by Creator/NelsonAlgren
65	** ''Literature/AMartainOdyssey'' by Creator/StanleyGWeinbaum
66	** ''Magazine/AMerrittsFantasyMagazine'' appears on shelves for the first time.
67	** ''Film/MightyJoeYoung''
68	** ''Literature/{{Needle}}'', by Creator/HalClement was [[SerialNovel serialized]] in a PulpMagazine.
69	** Creator/KrisNeville published their first story, "Literature/TheHandFromTheStars" in July.
70	** ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', by Creator/GeorgeOrwell
71	** ''Magazine/OtherWorldsScienceStories'' appear for the first time, edited by Creator/RaymondAPalmer.
72	** ''Film/ThePerfectWoman''
73	** "Art/RedSun", painted by Creator/MarcChagall
74	** "Music/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer"
75	** ''Film/SandsOfIwoJima''
76	** "Music/ScarletRibbons"
77	** ''Literature/SeeteeShock'', by Creator/JackWilliamson was [[SerialNovel serialized]] in a PulpMagazine.
78	** ''Film/SheWoreAYellowRibbon''
79	** ''Literature/SixthColumn'', by Creator/RobertAHeinlein
80	** ''[[Literature/SkylarkSeries Skylark of Valeron]]'', by Creator/EEDocSmith
81	** ''Theatre/SouthPacific'', starring Creator/EzioPinza and Creator/MaryMartin
82	** ''Literature/TheStarKings'', by Creator/EdmondHamilton
83	** ''Literature/TheSunkenWorld'', by Creator/StantonACoblentz
84	** ''Magazine/SuperScienceFiction'' issues are selling again, with editor Creator/EijerJacobsson.
85	** ''Theatre/TheThirdMan'', by Creator/{{Graham Greene\|Author}}
86	** ''Film/TwelveOClockHigh''
87	** ''Literature/WhatMadUniverse'', by Creator/FredricBrown
88	** ''Film/WhiteHeat''
89	** Future ScienceFiction author Creator/MalcolmEdwards is singled out for being born.

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