In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book.

In this episode, I am joined by two returning guests. First up is the Hugo award-winning fan writer Cora Buhlert who knows her Science Fiction. Steve Davison is the current owner and publisher of one of the longest-running Science Fiction magazines Amazing Stories. Because this is the first episode we talk a lot about the make-up of the book and the process editor Robert Silverberg used to put the book together.

The story we are covering is the 1934 classic “A Martian Odessey by Stanley G. Weinbaum. This story is considered a game-changer that changed Science Fiction forever. Don’t have the story to read before you listen? I got you. So use the link below to read the story before listening. Or listen to an audio version of the story on YouTube

An Internet archive of the original magazine appearance: https://archive.org/details/Wonder_Stories_v06n02_1934-07/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater

Audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SikXI-x-5UA&t=143s

The next episode will be Twilight by John W. Campbell featuring Alec Nevala-Lee, James Reich, and Kate Heffner.

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