Line #31 Literature/ModernMasterpiecesOfScienceFiction


1	First published in 1965 by Creator/SamMoskowitz. This GenreAnthology of short ScienceFiction stories collects twenty-one famous tales. In 1966, it was republished [[CompressedAdaptation with only six of the stories]] under the title ''Doorway Into Time''.
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3	!!Works published in this {{Anthology}}:
4	* Introduction by Creator/SamMoskowitz
5	[[index]]
6	* "Literature/TheVortexBlaster" by Creator/EEDocSmith (1941)
7	* "[[Literature/Night1935 Night (1935)]]" by Creator/JohnWCampbell (1935)
8	* "Literature/ALogicNamedJoe" by Creator/MurrayLeinster (1946)
9	* "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton (1962)
10	* "[[Literature/WithFoldedHands With Folded Hands ...]]" by Creator/JackWilliamson (1947)
11	* "[[Literature/Adaptation1949 Adaptation (1949)]]" by Creator/JohnWyndham (1949)
12	* "[[Literature/TheWitness1951 The Witness (1951)]]" by Creator/EricFrankRussell (1951)
13	* "Literature/TheCommand" by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp (1938)
14	* "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey (1944)
15	* "Literature/WeAlsoWalkDogs" by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (1941)
16	* "Literature/EnchantedVillage" by Creator/AEVanVogt (1950)
17	* "Literature/Liar1941" by Creator/IsaacAsimov (1941)
18	* "Literature/MicrocosmicGod" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon (1941)
19	* "Literature/HuddlingPlace" by Creator/CliffordSimak (1944)
20	* "Literature/ComingAttraction" by Creator/FritzLeiber (1950)
21	* "Literature/DoorwayIntoTime" by Creator/CLMoore (1943)
22	* "Literature/WeGuardTheBlackPlanet!" by Creator/HenryKuttner (1942)
23	* "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton" by Creator/RobertBloch (1939)
24	* "Literature/WakeForTheLiving" by Creator/RayBradbury (1947)
25	* "Literature/BeforeEden" by Creator/ArthurCClarke (1961)
26	* "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer (1953)
27	[[/index]]
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29	!!This {{Anthology}} provides examples of:
30	* AllJustADream: In "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton", by Creator/RobertBloch, several times Clayton lands on {{UsefulNotes/Mars}}, only to die and realize that the ship hadn't landed yet. [[spoiler:Clayton didn't even leave Earth; the rocket's engines failed in a way that made it too dangerous to approach for a week and the constant shaking was driving Clayton insane.]]
31	* BestOfAnthology: In 1965, editor Creator/SamMoskowitz anthologized twenty-one famous tales of ScienceFiction from the past thirty years.
32	* BilledAboveTheTitle: The 1973 ''Doorway Into Time'' cover (by Creator/ManorBooks) puts all short fiction authors at the top of the cover, then lists the title and {{Tagline}}. [[AvertedTrope However]], the editor, Creator/SamMoskowitz, is included below the tagline.
33	* CompressedAdaptation: This GenreAnthology was reprinted in 1966 as ''Doorway Into Time'', but only included six of the eighteen stories from the original.
34	* ExplosiveInstrumentation: (DownplayedTrope) In "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton", by Creator/RobertBloch, the instrument panel of ''Future'' was broken under the stress of launch. Without the instruments, Clayton doesn't have access to the radio, to the external cameras, or even to simple measuring devices, so for ten years he'll be unable to do anything more than eat, drink, and sleep.
35	* HumansAreCthulhu: "Literature/MicrocosmicGod", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon, in which a scientist creates hyper-accelerated intelligent creatures, who regard him as a god. They surpass human technology, and the scientist passes off their inventions as his... for a while.
36	* {{Novelette}}:
37	** "Literature/MicrocosmicGod" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
38	** "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer
39	** "Literature/WeAlsoWalkDogs" by Creator/RobertAHeinlein
40	** "Literature/WeGuardTheBlackPlanet!" by Creator/HenryKuttner
41	** "[[Literature/WithFoldedHands With Folded Hands ...]]" by Creator/JackWilliamson
42	** "Literature/TheWitness" by Creator/EricFrankRussell
43	* OneWordTitle:
44	** "[[Literature/Adaptation1949 Adaptation (1949)]]" by Creator/JohnWyndham
45	** "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey
46	** "{{Literature/Mother}}" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer
47	** "[[Literature/Night1935 Night (1935)]]" by Creator/JohnWCampbell
48	** "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton
49	* ShortStory:
50	** "[[Literature/Adaptation1949 Adaptation (1949)]]" by Creator/JohnWyndham
51	** "Literature/BeforeEden" by Creator/ArthurCClarke
52	** "Literature/ComingAttraction" by Creator/FritzLeiber
53	** "Literature/TheCommand" by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
54	** "Literature/DoorwayIntoTime" by Creator/CLMoore
55	** "Literature/EnchantedVillage" by Creator/AEVanVogt
56	** "Literature/HuddlingPlace" by Creator/CliffordSimak
57	** "{{Literature/Kindness}}" by Creator/LesterDelRey
58	** "Literature/ALogicNamedJoe" by Creator/MurrayLeinster
59	** "[[Literature/Night1935 Night (1935)]]" by Creator/JohnWCampbell
60	** "{{Literature/Requiem}}" by Creator/EdmondHamilton
61	** "Literature/TheStrangeFlightOfRichardClayton" by Creator/RobertBloch
62	** "Literature/TheVortexBlaster" by Creator/EEDocSmith
63	** "Literature/WakeForTheLiving" by Creator/RayBradbury
64	* {{Tagline}}:
65	** "A distinguished anthology of Twentieth Century science fiction" -- Creator/WorldPublishingCo 1965 cover.
66	** "A unique collection of tales that are contemporary classics--from the most productive period of ScienceFiction by [[Creator/EEDocSmith Edward E. Smith]], Creator/JohnWCampbell, Creator/EdmondHamilton, Creator/RobertHeinlein, Creator/IsaacAsimov, Creator/AEVanVogt, Creator/ArthurCClarke, Creator/RayBradbury, and other great modern writers" -- Creator/HyperionPress paperback 1974 cover.
67	** "and other short stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" -- ''Doorway Into Time'' cover.
68	* TitleDropChapter: The [[CompressedAdaptation abridged volume]], ''Doorway Into Time'', takes its title from Creator/CLMoore's ScienceFiction ShortStory.
69	* UndefeatableLittleVillage: The story "Literature/MicrocosmicGod", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon, posits a scientist living on an island creating a population of small, intelligent creatures that live short lives in an ammonia environment in tanks in his lab. He communicates with them through a teletype connection (it's an old story). They make many great inventions for him because their generations are short in time, so many generations can work on a problem. The outside world wants them, so the navy is poised to attack him. He requires his creatures to build a completely impregnable shield around the island, which they do. The navy spends the rest of time bombarding the grey sphere, and he spends the rest of his days with his creatures.

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