Moonrise : the golden age of lunar adventures / edited by Mike Ashley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashley, Michael, author.

Contributor:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- editor.

Series:

British Library science fiction classics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moon--Fiction.

Moon.

Genre:

Fiction.

Science fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

348 pages ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : The British Library, 2018.

Summary:

"Before the Apollo 11 mission succeeded in landing on the Moon in 1969, writers and visionaries were fascinated by how we might get there and what we might find. The Greeks and Romans speculated about the Moon almost two thousand years before H. G. Wells or Jules Verne wrote about it, but interest peaked from the late 1800s when the prospect of lunar travel became more viable. This anthology presents twelve short stories from the most popular magazines of the golden age of SF - including The Strand Magazine, Astounding Science Fiction and Amazing Stories - and features classic SF writers as well as lesser-known writers for dedicated fans of the genre to discover. Includes stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Judith Merril and John Wyndham."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Dead centre / by Judith Merril

A visit to the moon / by George Griffith

Sunrise on the Moon / by John Munro

First men in the Moon / by H.G. Wells

Sub-satellite / by Charles Cloukey

Lunar lilliput / by William F. Temple

Nothing happens on the Moon / by Paul Ernst

Whatever gods there be / by Gordon R. Dickson

Idiot's delight / by John Wyndham

After a judgement day / by Edmond Hamilton

The sentinel / by Arthur C. Clarke.

ISBN:

9780712352758

0712352759

OCLC:

1040995933