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    The Milton A. Rothman Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 19 Classic Stories
    The Milton A. Rothman Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 19 Classic Stories
    The Milton A. Rothman Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 19 Classic Stories
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    The Milton A. Rothman Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 19 Classic Stories

    By Milton A. Rothman, Frederik Pohl and Robert A. Madle

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    Milton A. Rothman was best known to generations of science-fiction readers for a single classic story written at age 19: "Heavy Planet," published under the byline of "Lee Gregor" in 'Astounding Science Fiction' in 1939 at the beginning of the Golden Age and kept in print for decades in the classic anthology 'Adventures in Time and Space'.


    He was also a pioneer of early fandom, a founder of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, a fanzine publisher, and a World Science Fiction Convention chairman. After World War II, he became one of the country's leading nuclear physicists, but continued to write science fiction throughout his life. Here, for the first time, all his science fiction stories are collected in one volume, giving a clear picture of the author's development from youth to old age, reflecting lifelong preoccupations with physics, mathematics, music, the futility of war, and, of course, science fiction itself.


    Here is an authentic voice from the early years of the modern science fiction field. Features an introduction by science fiction master Frederik Pohl, and afterwords by son Tony Rothman as well as fan and fellow author Robert A. Madle. Edited by Darrell Schweitzer and Lee Weinstein. An earlier version of this book appeared as "Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories."


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    MILT ROTHMAN, by Frederik Pohl

    HEAVY PLANET

    SHAWN'S SWORD

    ASTEROID

    FLIGHT TO GALILEO

    POWER PLANT

    LAST NIGHT OUT

    FORMULA FOR GALAXY 1

    FORMULA FOR MURDER

    GETTING TOGETHER

    FUSION

    PRIME CRIME

    THE ETERNAL GENESIS

    HOLOCAUST

    SKYLARK VS. THOUGHT

    THE MUSICIAN

    THE BRIDGE

    EDWARD: A NEW BALLAD

    THE REUNION

    THE DIRECT LINE

    THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MILTON ROTHMAN, by Tony Rothman

    MILTON A. ROTHMAN—SCIENCE FICTION PIONEER, by Robert A. Madle

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateOct 29, 2014
    ISBN9781479404339
    The Milton A. Rothman Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 19 Classic Stories

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      Of the SF Megapacks to date, this is by far the best. Modern stories seem to outweigh Golden Age stories, but there are stories from the 60s, 70s, and 80s here as well. Several are Hugo and Nebula nominees, though I don't think there are any actual winners. A fine collection and absolutely unbeatable at the price.

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