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* TidallyLockedPlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place on a potential future earth where the planet has become tidally locked with the sun. Being locked in place has made the sunside an oppressive jungle full of heat and humidity. On the opposite side of the planet, the Moon's tidal locking has progressed to the point that it travels on a parallel orbit; it remains over one sole area of Earth's surface, and enormous spiders have formed silk strands through space, linking the Earth to the Moon.
--> ''Above them, paralyzing half the heavens, burned a great sun. It burnt without cease, always fixed and still at one point in the sky, and so would burn until that day--now no longer impossibly distant--when it burnt itself out.''
* TidallyLockedPlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place on a potential future earth where the planet has become tidally locked with the sun. Being locked in place has made the sunside an oppressive jungle full of heat and humidity. On the opposite side of the planet, the Moon's tidal locking has progressed to the point that it travels on a parallel orbit; it remains over one sole area of Earth's surface, and enormous spiders have formed silk strands through space, linking the Earth to the Moon.
--> ''Above them, paralyzing half the heavens, burned a great sun. It burnt without cease, always fixed and still at one point in the sky, and so would burn until that day--now no longer impossibly distant--when it burnt itself out.''
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First published in 1991 by editors Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/MartinHGreenberg. This GenreAnthology contains thirteen ScienceFiction stories that were first published in 1961, 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, as the NewWave of Science Fiction begins.
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!!Works in this anthology:
[[index]]
* "Literature/TheHighestTreason", by Creator/RandallGarrett
* "{{Literature/Hothouse}}", by Creator/BrianWAldiss
* "Literature/HidingPlace", by Creator/PoulAnderson
* "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "Literature/APrizeForEdie", by Creator/JFBone
* "[[Literature/TheShipWho The Ship Who Sang]]", by Creator/AnneMcCaffrey
* "Literature/DeathAndTheSenator", by Creator/ArthurCClarke
* "Literature/TheQuakerCannon", by Creator/CMKornbluth and Creator/FrederikPohl
* "Literature/TheMoonMoth", by Creator/JackVance
* "Literature/APlanetNamedShayol", by Creator/CordwainerSmith
* "{{Literature/Rainbird}}", by Creator/RALafferty
* "Literature/WallOfCrystalEyeOfNight", by Creator/AlgisBudrys
* "Literature/RememberTheAlamo!", by Creator/RRFehrenbach
[[/index]]
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!!''Isaac Asimov Presents: The Great Science Fiction Stories, Volume 23 (1961)'' provides examples of:
* AfterTheEnd: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place after untold centuries has changed the planet into a [[SingleBiomePlanet jungle planet]] where animals are practically extinct and vegetation has become carnivorous.
* {{Biography}}: Each story is prefaced by a short description of why this story (from this author) was chosen to represent one of the thirteen best stories of the year along with a paragraph from Creator/IsaacAsimov's perspective.
* {{Epigraph}}: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story begins by quoting two lines from Creator/AndrewMarvell, a [[Main/TheCavalierYears 17th century]] poet.
-->''My vegetables love should grow\\
Vaster than empires and more slow'' -- "To His Coy Mistress" by Creator/AndrewMarvell
* GildedCage: Creator/RandallGarrett's "Literature/TheHighestTreason": Sebastian [=MacMaine=] is a prisoner of war from Earth, in their fight against the Kerothi. He's held in what amounts to a reasonably nice hotel room (the aliens compare it to the rooms of a general), the illusion of privacy, and perfect room service. He's been trying for nearly an Earth year to offer his services as a general for the Kerothi military.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": One Captain Torrance has sent away the messenger, he pours himself a triple whiskey. His ship is in danger of breaking down, getting caught by the enemy, or searching the nearby stars for an industrial age civilization. None of which are likely to be good fortune.
* KlingonPromotion: Creator/RandallGarrett's "Literature/TheHighestTreason": The narration briefly exposits that Kerothi society is entirely military, with a rank structure that allows for merit-based promotions, which includes personally assassinating your superior officer.
* ManEatingPlant: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": In this story, plants have outcompeted animals. The humans must be quick and courageous or the local vegetation will devour them.
* TheNamesake: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": After the ''Hebe G.B.'' captures the alien ship, they disvover that the crew have hidden themselves amoung the animals they're taking home for study. Now they have to figure out which race of nonhumanoids are intelligent and convince them to help before the Adderkops catch up and kill both crews.
* NamesGivenToComputers: Creator/JFBone's "Literature/APrizeForEdie": The titular Edie is a nickname "C. Edie", for a computer named "Computer, Extrapolating, Discriminatory". The analysis published by the computer never mentions its status as an artificial intelligence, so the committee that awards the [[RealAwardFictionalCharacter Nobel Prize in Medicine]] before they realize that "Edie" isn't human.
* NamingYourColonyWorld: In "Literature/TheShipWhoSang", by Creator/AnneMcCaffrey (the original short story that became the first section of the novel), the climax takes place in the [[Music/MauriceRavel Ravel]] star system, with its two colony worlds [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9 Daphnis and Chloe]].
* OneWordTitle:
** Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}"
** Creator/RALafferty's "{{Literature/Rainbird}}"
* PoirotSpeak: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": Nicholas van Rijn is steward aboard ship, and speaks with a heavy germanic-derived accent. His grammar is out of typical English order, and he peppers his sentences with the occasional "hokay", "''ja''", and "''nie''".
* PunnyName: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": The ship is named the ''Hebe G.B.'', or "heebie-jeebies", slang for a state of nervousness or general fear.
* RealAwardFictionalCharacter: Creator/JFBone's "Literature/APrizeForEdie": The steering committee of the Nobel Prize has realized, too late, that they've offered the award in Medicine to a computer ([[NamesGivenToComputers C.E.D.--Computer, Extrapolating, Discriminatory--C Edie]]).
* ShoutOut: In the introduction, multiple works are mentioned as being first published or becoming hits in 1961:
** ''Film/TheAbsentMindedProfessor'' is (jokingly) mentioned as being editor Greenberg's {{Biopic}}.
** ''{{Magazine/Analog}}'' was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Professional Magazine.
** ''Film/AtlantisTheLostContinent''
** The introduction mentions America's disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in the UsefulNotes/BayOfPigsInvasion.
** '’Film/TheBeastOfYuccaFlats''
** ''Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz'', by Creator/WalterMMiller, was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Novel.
** ''Theatre/TheCaretaker'', by Creator/HaroldPinter, began performances.
** ''Literature/Catch22'' was a popular novel published by Creator/JosephHeller in 1961.
** ''Literature/DarkUniverse'', by Creator/DanielFGalouye, was the best novel of the year.
** '’Film/TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire''
** Creator/EdEmshwiller was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Professional Artist.
** '’Film/TheFabulousWorldOfJulesVerne'' (from Checholovakia)
** ''Magazine/{{Galaxy}}'' editor Creator/HLGold retired from his job as Managing Editor, replaced by Creator/FrederikPohl.
** ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'', for being a hit movie in America and Creator/ClarkGable's last film.
** ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', by Creator/FrankLoesser, began performances.
** "Literature/JoinOurGang" was Creator/SterlingELanier's first published SpeculativeFiction story.
** ''{{Film/Konga}}''
** "Literature/TheLongestVoyage", by Creator/PoulAnderson, was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Short Fiction.
** '’Film/MasterOfTheWorld'', based on Creator/JulesVerne's novel
** '’Film/MostDangerousManAlive''
** '’Film/MysteriousIsland'', based on Creator/JulesVerne's novel
** ''Literature/ANationOfSheep'' was published by Creator/WilliamLederer
** ''Theatre/TheNightOfTheIguana'', by Creator/TennesseeWilliams, began performances.
** ''Film/OneEyedJacks'', with Creator/MarlonBrando starring and directing, was a hit film in this year.
** ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand'', by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, was one of the two most important novels of the year, according to this anthology's introduction.
** ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' was a popular novel published by Creator/HarperLee in 1961.
** ''Literature/TheTropicOfCancer'', by Creator/TheodoreHWhite
** ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Dramatic Presentation.
** "[[Literature/VolumePaaPyx Volume Paa-Pyx]]" was Creator/FredSaberhagen's first published SpeculativeFiction story.
** '’Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''
** ''Series/WagonTrain'' was still one of the most popular television programs
** ''Film/WestSideStory'' was a hit movie in 1961 and earned the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for Best Picture.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place in a multi-level jungle, and the jungle is indicated to cover the entire ([[TidallyLockedPlanet sunside]]) of the planet because certain plant spores (dumbler) float for centuries before finding a patch of soil to be planted in.
* TidallyLockedPlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place on a potential future earth where the planet has become tidally locked with the sun. Being locked in place has made the sunside an oppressive jungle full of heat and humidity. On the opposite side of the planet, the Moon's tidal locking has progressed to the point that it travels on a parallel orbit; it remains over one sole area of Earth's surface, and enormous spiders have formed silk strands through space, linking the Earth to the Moon.
--> ''Above them, paralyzing half the heavens, burned a great sun. It burnt without cease, always fixed and still at one point in the sky, and so would burn until that day--now no longer impossibly distant--when it burnt itself out.''
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!!Works in this anthology:
[[index]]
* "Literature/TheHighestTreason", by Creator/RandallGarrett
* "{{Literature/Hothouse}}", by Creator/BrianWAldiss
* "Literature/HidingPlace", by Creator/PoulAnderson
* "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "Literature/APrizeForEdie", by Creator/JFBone
* "[[Literature/TheShipWho The Ship Who Sang]]", by Creator/AnneMcCaffrey
* "Literature/DeathAndTheSenator", by Creator/ArthurCClarke
* "Literature/TheQuakerCannon", by Creator/CMKornbluth and Creator/FrederikPohl
* "Literature/TheMoonMoth", by Creator/JackVance
* "Literature/APlanetNamedShayol", by Creator/CordwainerSmith
* "{{Literature/Rainbird}}", by Creator/RALafferty
* "Literature/WallOfCrystalEyeOfNight", by Creator/AlgisBudrys
* "Literature/RememberTheAlamo!", by Creator/RRFehrenbach
[[/index]]
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!!''Isaac Asimov Presents: The Great Science Fiction Stories, Volume 23 (1961)'' provides examples of:
* AfterTheEnd: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place after untold centuries has changed the planet into a [[SingleBiomePlanet jungle planet]] where animals are practically extinct and vegetation has become carnivorous.
* {{Biography}}: Each story is prefaced by a short description of why this story (from this author) was chosen to represent one of the thirteen best stories of the year along with a paragraph from Creator/IsaacAsimov's perspective.
* {{Epigraph}}: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story begins by quoting two lines from Creator/AndrewMarvell, a [[Main/TheCavalierYears 17th century]] poet.
-->''My vegetables love should grow\\
Vaster than empires and more slow'' -- "To His Coy Mistress" by Creator/AndrewMarvell
* GildedCage: Creator/RandallGarrett's "Literature/TheHighestTreason": Sebastian [=MacMaine=] is a prisoner of war from Earth, in their fight against the Kerothi. He's held in what amounts to a reasonably nice hotel room (the aliens compare it to the rooms of a general), the illusion of privacy, and perfect room service. He's been trying for nearly an Earth year to offer his services as a general for the Kerothi military.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": One Captain Torrance has sent away the messenger, he pours himself a triple whiskey. His ship is in danger of breaking down, getting caught by the enemy, or searching the nearby stars for an industrial age civilization. None of which are likely to be good fortune.
* KlingonPromotion: Creator/RandallGarrett's "Literature/TheHighestTreason": The narration briefly exposits that Kerothi society is entirely military, with a rank structure that allows for merit-based promotions, which includes personally assassinating your superior officer.
* ManEatingPlant: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": In this story, plants have outcompeted animals. The humans must be quick and courageous or the local vegetation will devour them.
* TheNamesake: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": After the ''Hebe G.B.'' captures the alien ship, they disvover that the crew have hidden themselves amoung the animals they're taking home for study. Now they have to figure out which race of nonhumanoids are intelligent and convince them to help before the Adderkops catch up and kill both crews.
* NamesGivenToComputers: Creator/JFBone's "Literature/APrizeForEdie": The titular Edie is a nickname "C. Edie", for a computer named "Computer, Extrapolating, Discriminatory". The analysis published by the computer never mentions its status as an artificial intelligence, so the committee that awards the [[RealAwardFictionalCharacter Nobel Prize in Medicine]] before they realize that "Edie" isn't human.
* NamingYourColonyWorld: In "Literature/TheShipWhoSang", by Creator/AnneMcCaffrey (the original short story that became the first section of the novel), the climax takes place in the [[Music/MauriceRavel Ravel]] star system, with its two colony worlds [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9 Daphnis and Chloe]].
* OneWordTitle:
** Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}"
** Creator/RALafferty's "{{Literature/Rainbird}}"
* PoirotSpeak: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": Nicholas van Rijn is steward aboard ship, and speaks with a heavy germanic-derived accent. His grammar is out of typical English order, and he peppers his sentences with the occasional "hokay", "''ja''", and "''nie''".
* PunnyName: Creator/PoulAnderson's "Literature/HidingPlace": The ship is named the ''Hebe G.B.'', or "heebie-jeebies", slang for a state of nervousness or general fear.
* RealAwardFictionalCharacter: Creator/JFBone's "Literature/APrizeForEdie": The steering committee of the Nobel Prize has realized, too late, that they've offered the award in Medicine to a computer ([[NamesGivenToComputers C.E.D.--Computer, Extrapolating, Discriminatory--C Edie]]).
* ShoutOut: In the introduction, multiple works are mentioned as being first published or becoming hits in 1961:
** ''Film/TheAbsentMindedProfessor'' is (jokingly) mentioned as being editor Greenberg's {{Biopic}}.
** ''{{Magazine/Analog}}'' was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Professional Magazine.
** ''Film/AtlantisTheLostContinent''
** The introduction mentions America's disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in the UsefulNotes/BayOfPigsInvasion.
** '’Film/TheBeastOfYuccaFlats''
** ''Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz'', by Creator/WalterMMiller, was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Novel.
** ''Theatre/TheCaretaker'', by Creator/HaroldPinter, began performances.
** ''Literature/Catch22'' was a popular novel published by Creator/JosephHeller in 1961.
** ''Literature/DarkUniverse'', by Creator/DanielFGalouye, was the best novel of the year.
** '’Film/TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire''
** Creator/EdEmshwiller was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Professional Artist.
** '’Film/TheFabulousWorldOfJulesVerne'' (from Checholovakia)
** ''Magazine/{{Galaxy}}'' editor Creator/HLGold retired from his job as Managing Editor, replaced by Creator/FrederikPohl.
** ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'', for being a hit movie in America and Creator/ClarkGable's last film.
** ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', by Creator/FrankLoesser, began performances.
** "Literature/JoinOurGang" was Creator/SterlingELanier's first published SpeculativeFiction story.
** ''{{Film/Konga}}''
** "Literature/TheLongestVoyage", by Creator/PoulAnderson, was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Short Fiction.
** '’Film/MasterOfTheWorld'', based on Creator/JulesVerne's novel
** '’Film/MostDangerousManAlive''
** '’Film/MysteriousIsland'', based on Creator/JulesVerne's novel
** ''Literature/ANationOfSheep'' was published by Creator/WilliamLederer
** ''Theatre/TheNightOfTheIguana'', by Creator/TennesseeWilliams, began performances.
** ''Film/OneEyedJacks'', with Creator/MarlonBrando starring and directing, was a hit film in this year.
** ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand'', by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, was one of the two most important novels of the year, according to this anthology's introduction.
** ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' was a popular novel published by Creator/HarperLee in 1961.
** ''Literature/TheTropicOfCancer'', by Creator/TheodoreHWhite
** ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' was awarded the UsefulNotes/HugoAward for Best Dramatic Presentation.
** "[[Literature/VolumePaaPyx Volume Paa-Pyx]]" was Creator/FredSaberhagen's first published SpeculativeFiction story.
** '’Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''
** ''Series/WagonTrain'' was still one of the most popular television programs
** ''Film/WestSideStory'' was a hit movie in 1961 and earned the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for Best Picture.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place in a multi-level jungle, and the jungle is indicated to cover the entire ([[TidallyLockedPlanet sunside]]) of the planet because certain plant spores (dumbler) float for centuries before finding a patch of soil to be planted in.
* TidallyLockedPlanet: Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}": This story takes place on a potential future earth where the planet has become tidally locked with the sun. Being locked in place has made the sunside an oppressive jungle full of heat and humidity. On the opposite side of the planet, the Moon's tidal locking has progressed to the point that it travels on a parallel orbit; it remains over one sole area of Earth's surface, and enormous spiders have formed silk strands through space, linking the Earth to the Moon.
--> ''Above them, paralyzing half the heavens, burned a great sun. It burnt without cease, always fixed and still at one point in the sky, and so would burn until that day--now no longer impossibly distant--when it burnt itself out.''
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