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Science Fiction — Editor’s Selection

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Office call — Story, Setting & I... Authors: Fritch, Charles E., 1927-...
In A Guide...
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The woman obsession — Context an... Authors: Gault, William Campbell, ...
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The yes men of Venus — A Reader’... Authors: Summers, Leo, 1925-1985 [...
In A Guide...
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The grandfathers' war — A Reader... Authors: Leinster, Murray, 1896-19...
In A Guide...
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Fugue — Reading Notes Authors: Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008
In A Guide...
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Second stage Lensmen — Key Ideas... Authors: Smith, E. E. (Edward Elme...
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Hunt the Hog of Joe — Key Ideas ... Authors: Gilbert, Robert E., 1924-...
In Space V...
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Stop Look and Dig — Context and ... Authors: Smith, George O. (George ...
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Even Stephen — Themes and Context Authors: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990...
In A Guide...
The angry house — A Reader’s Guide Authors: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990...
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The crystal ray — Key Ideas to E... Authors: Gallun, Raymond Z. (Raymo...
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The band played on — Themes and ... Authors: Bok, Hannes, 1914-1964 [I...
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Woman's touch — Reading Companion Authors: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990...
In A Guide...
Dark recess — A Closer Reading Authors: Smith, George O. (George ...
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The cottage — Key Ideas to Explore Authors: Long, Frank Belknap, 1903...
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The mystery of Deneb IV — Backgr... Authors: Silverberg, Robert, 1935-...
In Space V...

Newly Catalogued by RVIZI

The crystal planetoids — A Reade... Authors: Coblentz, Stanton A. (Sta...
In Space V...
Secret of the Earth Star — Readi... Authors: Kuttner, Henry, 1915-1958
In A Guide...
Strangers to Straba — Inside the... Authors: Jacobi, Carl, 1908-1997
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Jackie sees a star — Key Ideas t... Authors: Bradley, Marion Zimmer, 1...
In Space V...
The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs — I... Authors: Bond, Nelson S., 1908-2006
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Evans of the Earth-Guard — A Clo... Authors: Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rud...
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The genius of Lancelot Biggs — T... Authors: Bond, Nelson S., 1908-200...
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The second shell — Reading Notes Authors: Williamson, Jack, 1908-20...
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RVIZI Classic Science Fiction Archive is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Science Fiction. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This collection brings together 100 science fiction works from the mid-20th century, featuring stories of space travel, alien encounters, and technological speculation. Categories include Space & Future, Machines & Invention, Other Worlds, and Social Speculation. Representative authors include Murray Leinster, George O. Smith, and Randall Garrett, with illustrations by Virgil Finlay and John Schoenherr.

Titles such as Problem in Solid, Hunt the Hog of Joe, and The Impossible Invention explore themes of interstellar travel, human-alien relationships, and the consequences of invention. The collection is curated for readers interested in classic speculative fiction and its imaginative visions of the future.

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