Classics of Science Fiction -- the real deal...

Because I live under a rock, I missed this when it launched, but anyone interested in the history of the field (or just wild reading experiences) should take note: my old buddy Ron Miller has been editing a series of really early SF for Baen e-reprint. The list so far is here:

http://www.baenebooks.com/s-307-ron-m...

I see Baen also offers some bargain bundles of same.

I read (by Ron's recommendation, if I recall correctly) John Jacob Astor's A Journey in Other Worlds back in college, where I had to check out the sole copy from the OSU library's rare books room, with oaths of fealty. In many cases, these books will not only bend your mind with visions of the future, but also with glimpses into our past, quite as alien.

There is far more to the fields of fantasy and science fiction writing, going back farther, than the short list of 3 or 4 authors' names that everyone hears. (Nobody writes in a vacuum, despite the way it seems from how books are taught in schools.)

Ta, L.