Vintage Alpha 2 3 4 5 7 Robert Silverberg 5 PB Sci-Fi Anthology Books Set
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Vintage Alpha 2 3 4 5 7 Robert Silverberg 5 PB Sci-Fi Anthology Books Set. Author: Edited by Robert Silverberg. Content Alpha Two: Ten stories by Poul Anderson, J. G. Ballard, Algis Budrys, Philip K. Dick, Wyman Guin, Gerald Jones, C. M. Kornbluth, Wilma Shore, Cordwainer Smith, and Jack Vance, introduced by Robert Silverberg. Title: Alpha Two / Alpha Three / Alpha 4 / Alpha 5 / Alpha 7. Author: Edited by Robert Silverberg. Publisher: Ballantine Books (Alpha Two, Alpha Three, Alpha 4, Alpha 5); Berkley Medallion Books (Alpha 7). Publication year: 1971 (Alpha Two); 1972 (Alpha Three); 1973 (Alpha 4); 1974 first printing (Alpha 5); 1977 (Alpha 7). Format: Vintage mass-market paperback science-fiction anthology volumes sold together as a five-book set. Language: English. Genre: Science Fiction; Science Fiction Anthologies. Book series: Alpha. Type: Short story collections. Narrative type: Fiction. Vintage: Yes; Era: 1970s. Intended audience: Adult readers and collectors of classic science-fiction short stories and anthologies. Country of origin: Printed in the United States of America. Topic: Curated selections of outstanding twentieth-century science-fiction tales originally published in magazines and earlier collections, highlighting the range and possibilities of the genre. Content Alpha Two: Ten stories by Poul Anderson, J. G. Ballard, Algis Budrys, Philip K. Dick, Wyman Guin, Gerald Jones, C. M. Kornbluth, Wilma Shore, Cordwainer Smith, and Jack Vance, introduced by Robert Silverberg. Content Alpha Three: Ten stories by Brian W. Aldiss, Arthur C. Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, Philip K. Dick, Thomas M. Disch, Philip José Farmer, R. A. Lafferty, Frederik Pohl, Cordwainer Smith, and Jack Vance, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg. Content Alpha 4: Stories by Brian W. Aldiss, Alfred Bester, James Blish, Terry Carr, Thomas M. Disch, Philip José Farmer, Damon Knight, R. A. Lafferty, Edgar Pangborn, Norman Spinrad, William Tenn, and others, plus an introduction by Robert Silverberg. Content Alpha 5: Nine superb science-fiction stories by Samuel R. Delany, Kate Wilhelm, Geo. Alec Effinger, P. Schuyler Miller, Philip K. Dick, Fritz Leiber, John Clute, Theodore Sturgeon, and Gardner R. Dozois, with acknowledgments and editorial material by Robert Silverberg. Content Alpha 7: A later entry in the Alpha series featuring stories by Julian May, Robert Sheckley, Anthony Boucher, Barry N. Malzberg, Terry Carr, Michael Shaara, C. M. Kornbluth, Algis Budrys, George Alec Effinger, and Richard McKenna. Features: Each volume includes a brief editor's introduction or headnotes, story title pages, contents listing, and publisher advertisements or recommendations for additional Robert Silverberg titles. Physical details: Five small-format paperbacks with distinctive Ballantine and Berkley cover designs, including white pictorial covers for Alpha Two through Alpha 5 and a blue pictorial cover for Alpha 7, with black or colored typography and printed spine titles as shown in the listing photos. Identification numbers: Alpha Two SBN 345-02419-2-095; Alpha Three SBN 345-02883-X-125; Alpha 4 SBN 345-23564-9-125; Alpha 5 ISBN 0-345-24140-X and SBN 345-24140-1-125; Alpha 7 ISBN 0-425-03530-1 and SBN 425-03530-1; Alpha 7 UPC: 071835003530. Ideal for fans of Robert Silverberg, Philip K. Dick, and other major science-fiction authors seeking a cohesive group of classic anthology volumes for reading, collecting, or completing an Alpha series run.
