- SF Masterworks
SF Masterworks is a series of
science fiction books originally published by Millennium, but currently byGollancz (both being imprints of the UK basedOrion Publishing Group ). It began in 1999 and comprises selected pieces of science-fiction literature from 1950 onwards (with a few exceptions). The list was compiled by the managing director ofOrion Books ,Malcolm Edwards , with the help of "leading SF writers and editors" and the goal of bringing important books back into print. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/03Edwards.html Locus Online: Malcolm Edwards interview excerpts ] ]The list was described by science fiction author Iain M. Banks as "amazing - genuinely the best novels from sixty years of SF".
It has a companion series in the
Fantasy Masterworks line. A separate "Future Classics" [ [http://www.uksfbooknews.net/2007/09/06/gollancz-editor-simon-spanton-on-the-future-classics-promotion/ Gollancz editor Simon Spanton on the Future Classics promotion ] ] line has also started featuring eight science fiction novels from the last few decades.Paperback titles
* Year of original publication.References
External links
* [http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/Masterworks-SF-list.aspx Official SF Masterworks Website] — An incomplete list of all novels published to date (several titles are missing).
* [http://www.sfsite.com/lists/orion01.htm SF Masterworks overview and reviews] — Overview and reviews of the series.
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