The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949


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"If you are a dyed-in-the-wool science-fiction fan, you will of course place this volume at the top of your MUST reading list. And if you are one of the millions who has heard so much about science-fiction, this is the book that will intrigue, captivate, and enchant you. Therefore, it is with pride that we present this first book that brings together in permanent form the finest science-fiction stories of the year by the world's great science-fiction writers. ... Whether you are a banker or clerk; a science student or teacher; a physicist or an atomic laboratory worker; a reader for knowledge or for escape - in these thrill-providing and thought-provoking stories you will find education and entertainment that will beguile many a pleasant hour. This is a book for everybody" --










Science Fiction Omnibus


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Earth Abides


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The Teacher from Mars


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"The Teacher from Mars" became an instant classic when it was published in the February 1941 issue of the classic pulp magazine, Thrilling Wonder Stories. It concerns a Martian who comes to Earth as a teacher, experiencing—in the wake of a devastating war—racism and intolerance. Told from the first person viewpoint of an alien, it was unusual for its time, and Eando Binder (the pseudonym of Otto O. Binder) selected it as his best work for the 1954 anthology, My Best Scieince Fiction Story.