The first of three volumes anthologising classic stories published in a
specific decade.
Introduction, by Brian W. Aldiss
"Co-operate - or Else" by A.E. van Vogt
"Reason" by Isaac Asimov
"Arena" by Fredric Brown
"Fireproof" by Hal Clement
"The Last Objective" by Paul Carter
"Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak
"Hobbyist" by Eric Frank Russell
"The Xi Effect" by Philip Latham
London: Macmillan, November 1975, 213pp., ISBN: 0-333-18832-2, hbk. Jacket: Ken Leeder.
London: Pan, March 1977, 223pp., ISBN: 0-330-25033-7, pbk.
New York: St. Martin's Pres, May 1978, 213pp.ISBN: 0-312-18984-2, hbk.
New York: St. Martin's Press, December 1979, ISBN: 0-312-18986-9, pbk.
Kirkus Review, 15th February 1978.
Publishers Weekly, 3rd April 1978.
The Times, 5th February 1976, p.11e. Review by Tom
Hutchinson.
" ... while the eight stories chosen may not be everybody's choice, there
are some fascinating golden oldies of the hardcore kind ... "
The Times Literary Supplement, 20th February 1976,
p.186c. Review by Eric Korn.
"Life was brisker in the 1940s, as Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison
demonstrate in their enjoyable anthology."
Decade Series