Who do today's top science fiction writers read - and why? This was the question posed to some of the most influential authors in the field today. This book is their answer. Here are seventeen of the most memorable stories in the genre, each one personally selected by a well-known writer, and each prefaced by that writer's explanation of his or her choice. Here's your chance to enjoy familiar favourites, and perhaps to discover some wonderful treasures. In each case, you'll have the opportunity to see the story from the perspective of a master of the field. My Favourite Science Fiction Story contains award-winning, career-changing, classic stories by such masters as: Theodore Sturgeon; Gordon R. Dickson; Robert Sheckley; Lester Del Rey; and Roger Zelazny. The stories are personally selected by such modern-day greats as: Arthur C. Clarke; Anne McCaffrey; Connie Willis; and Lois McMaster Bujold.