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Winston Science Fiction
The ''Winston Science Fiction'' set comprises 35 science fiction juvenile novels by famous science fiction authors such as Poul Anderson, Arthur C. Clarke, Ben Bova, and Lester del Rey, one anthology, and one non-fiction book ''Rockets through Space: The Story of Man's Preparations to Explore the Universe'' by del Rey which details the factual science and technology of rocket flight. The set was published by The John C. Winston Company between 1952 and 1960, then by Holt, Rinehart & Winston until 1961. The dust jackets feature classic science fiction illustrations by artists like Hugo Award winners Ed Emshwiller and Virgil Finlay along with Hugo nominees like Mel Hunter and Alex Schomburg.
==Background==
Juvenile science fiction hard covers had been published for some time prior to the beginning of the Winston series, most notably the Tom Swift series published from 1910-1941. However, as the Tom Swift series declined, and the economic pressures of World War II escalated, juvenile offerings became slim.〔Sands, Karen and Frank, Marietta (1999). ''Back in the Spaceship Again: Juvenile Science Fiction Series Since 1945'', Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30192-1 pp 1-2〕
The Winston Publishing Company had a history of publishing material for youth since the early part of the 20th century, such as the ''Young People's Library of Entertainment and Amusement'' and ''The Forward Series for Boys and Girls''.〔The John C. Winston Company.(1905, December 16). The New York Times〕 After the publication of Robert A. Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo in 1947 revived the juvenile science fiction market, The Winston Publishing Company decided to develop a juvenile science fiction series that would be set apart from the pulp fiction of its time. Known and respected SF authors were hired, and each novel was to include a factual foreword explaining the science and technology referenced in the novel.〔Sands, Karen and Frank, Marietta (1999). ''Back in the Spaceship Again: Juvenile Science Fiction Series Since 1945'', Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30192-1, pp 3-4〕 The publisher's announcement of the series in ''Publishers Weekly'' clearly outlines the goals of the series:
Five compelling tales designed TO SELL to the expanding science fiction market! Only writers who have won the respect of the science fiction audience have been signed to write these accurate yet absorbing books. Each contains an explanation of new terms and a discussion of its scientific aspects. ... For all ages.〔''Publishers Weekly'', 26 Jan. 1952, p. 412.〕
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