《The best of British sf 》作者：- Mike Ashley 【EPUB】

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The Best of British SF 2 Edited By Mike Ashley Scanned & Proofed By MadMaxAU * * * * CONTENTS Prologue Tableau by James White Starting Course by Arthur Sellings Advertise Your Cyanide by Kenneth Bulmer A Full Member of the Club by Bob Shaw The Jackson Killer by Philip E High The Emptiness of Space by John Wyndham The Teacher by Colin Kapp Transit of Earth by Arthur C Clarke Zoomen by Fred Hoyle Something Strange by Kingsley Amis Manuscript Found in A Police State by Brian W Aldiss Now: Zero by J G Ballard Pale Roses by Michael Moorcock The Signaller by Keith Roberts Epilogue * * * * PROLOGUE Volume one traced the development of science fiction in Britain from its birth to its blossoming in the early 1950s. Volume two continues with a more select representation of the post-war era. This is because so great a profusion of new science fiction writers appeared in Britain with the growth of the post-war market that it proved impossible for me to include all of them in this already large anthology. Therefore, in order to do some justice to a few of the missing names, I shall briefly look at some of the other important authors of the period. Probably the best known name in British sf not included in this collection is Charles Eric Maine. Maine (born 1921) is the pen-name of Liverpudlian David McIlwain, who was another of the small clan of pre-war sf fans. He was a great friend of Jonathan