The Ultimate SF Collection: 140 Stories of Dystopias, Space Adventures & Lost Worlds is a sweeping anthology that captures the imagination and broadens the horizons of speculative fiction. This collection spans a variety of literary styles from the haunting and revelatory to the adventurous and introspective. The anthology stands as a testament to the power of speculative fiction to probe the human condition, question societal norms, and explore possibilities beyond the known world. Readers will find themselves venturing into dystopian landscapes, traversing vast space odysseys, and uncovering the mysteries of lost civilizations'Äîeach story a portal into imaginative worlds where the extraordinary becomes tangible. The contributing authors comprise a pantheon of speculative fiction luminaries whose collective works have significantly shaped the genre. From the science fiction forebears like H. G. Wells and Mary Shelley to intricate dystopian weavers such as Jules Verne and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, this anthology is underpinned by authors across eras who have defined and redefined the genre. These authors bring a multitude of cultural and historical perspectives, each echoing the societal questions and technological marvels of their time, while projecting visions of future possibilities. Their shared insights create a polyphony of voices that enrich and expand the reader's understanding of science fiction. This collection is a vital resource for any reader eager to explore the multifaceted world of speculative fiction. Within its pages lies the opportunity to engage with an echelon of visionary authors whose works continue to inspire and challenge us. As a comprehensive anthology, it invites readers to experience the thrilling and contemplative energy of dystopian futures, exhilarating space adventures, and enigmatic lost worlds. The Ultimate SF Collection not only provides a profound literary experience but also fosters an intellectual dialogue among its diverse themes and styles, making it an indispensable addition to any booklover's library.
The Ultimate SF Collection: 140 Stories od Dystopias, Space Adventures & Lost Worlds : Visions of Dystopias, Galactic Adventures & Forgotten Realms
Authors:
- Jules Verne
- Mark Twain
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Edgar Allan Poe
- William Hope Hodgson
- George MacDonald
- Percy Greg
- Jack London
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Ernest Bramah
- Jonathan Swift
- Cleveland Moffett
- William Morris
- Anthony Trollope
- Richard Jefferies
- Samuel Butler
- David Lindsay
- Edward Everett Hale
- Edward Bellamy
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Edgar Wallace
- Francis Bacon
- Robert Cromie
- Abraham Merritt
- Ignatius Donnelly
- Owen Gregory
- H. G. Wells
- Stanley G. Weinbaum
- Fred M. White
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Garrett P. Serviss
- Henry Rider Haggard
- Mary Shelley
- Malcolm Jameson
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Lewis Grassic Gibbon
- Otis Adelbert Kline
- C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- Edwin A. Abbott
- Arthur Dudley Vinton
- Gertrude Barrows Bennett
- Hugh Benson
- Margaret Cavendish
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Duration:
- 13095 pages
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English
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Jules Verne
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Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a prolific French author whose writing about various innovations and technological advancements laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Verne’s love of travel and adventure, including his time spent sailing the seas, inspired several of his short stories and novels.
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, left school at age 12. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, and publisher, which furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity and the perfect grasp of local customs and speech manifested in his writing. It wasn't until The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), that he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce. Toward the end of his life, plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Twain grew more and more cynical and pessimistic. Though his fame continued to widen--Yale and Oxford awarded him honorary degrees--he spent his last years in gloom and desperation, but he lives on in American letters as "the Lincoln of our literature."
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on 13 November 1850, changing his second name to ‘Louis’ at the age of eighteen. He has always been loved and admired by countless readers and critics for ‘the excitement, the fierce joy, the delight in strangeness, the pleasure in deep and dark adventures’ found in his classic stories and, without doubt, he created some of the most horribly unforgettable characters in literature and, above all, Mr. Edward Hyde.
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) was a prolific and popular nineteenth century American writer who wrote historical fiction of frontier and Native American life. He is best remembered for the Leatherstocking Tales, one of which was The Last of the Mohicans.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world.
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Jack London
Jack London (1876–1916) was a prolific American novelist and short story writer. His most notable works include White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and The Sea-Wolf. He was born in San Francisco, California.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.
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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was born of English descent in Dublin, Ireland in 1667. He went to school at Trinity College in Ireland, before moving to England at the age of 22. After a short stint in the Anglican Church, he began his career as a writer, satirizing religious, political, and educational institutions. He wrote in defense of the Irish people, especially in his A Modest Proposal, which made him a champion of his people. His most famous work is Gulliver’s Travels which was published anonymously in 1726.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Celebrated feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She is perhaps best remembered as the author of the short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, which details a woman’s descent into madness after she is cooped up in a misguided attempt to restore her to health. The story was a clear indicator of Gilman’s views on the restraints of women and related to her own treatment for postpartum depression.
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H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more.
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H. P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft was a master of horror and gothic fiction, influencing a generation of writers and creating dark worlds that still haunt the speculative fiction of today. In his early years Lovecraft corresponded with amateur writers and editors, wrote essays, poetry and reviews for amateur magazines. In the 1920s he began to sell to the popular pulp magazines of the day, like Weird Tales and Astonishing Tales.
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Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley (1797–1851) was born to well-known parents: author and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and philosopher William Godwin. When Mary was sixteen, she met the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a devotee of her father’s teachings. In 1816, the two of them travelled to Geneva to stay with Lord Byron. One evening, while they shared ghost stories, Lord Byron proposed that they each write a ghost story of their own. Frankenstein was Mary’s contribution. Other works of hers include Mathilda, The Last Man, and The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck.
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Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901-1935) was the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell, one of the outstanding figures in Scottish literature. Acclaimed the world over for stories of great power and originality, his trilogy of novels A Scots Quair is his most renowned literary work. Gibbon was amazingly prolific and literally worked himself to death, producing seventeen books in seven years.
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