Language English Originally published August 1979 Cover artist Jack Gaughan | Publication date August 1979 Publisher DAW Books Country United States of America | |
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Series Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback) Preceded by Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) Followed by Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3 (1941) Genres Anthology, Science Fiction Isaac Asimov books Isaac Asimov Presents, Isaac Asimov Presents, Isaac Asimov Presents, Isaac Asimov Presents, Isaac Asimov Presents | ||
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 2 (1940) is an English language anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg. The series attempts to list the great science fiction stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. They date the Golden Age as beginning in 1939 and lasting until 1963. The book was later reprinted as the second half of Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 36 Stories and Novellas with the first half being Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 1 (1939).
This volume was originally published by DAW books in August 1979.
Contents
A set of stories by Robert A. Heinlein were intended for this volume but arrangements for their use could not be made. Greenberg and Asimov's notes for each are included in their stead.