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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 1 mention » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Silverberg, Robert | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Anderson, Poul | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Asimov, Isaac | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Blish, James | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bradbury, Ray | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bradley, Marion Zimmer | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Clarke, Arthur C. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Dick, Philip K. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Farmer, Philip Jose | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kornbluth, C.M. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kuttner, Henry | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Leiber, Fritz | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Miller, Walter M. Jr. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sheckley, Robert | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Silverberg, Robert | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Smith, Cordwainer | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sturgeon, Theodore | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tenn, William | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Vance, Jack | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Di Fate, Vincent | Cover artist | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Rossiter, Richard | Cover designer | secondary author | some editions | confirmed |
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Table of Contents:
Introduction by Robert Silverberg -- Coming Attraction (c1950) by Fritz Leiber -- The Mindworm (c1950) by C. M. Kornbluth -- The Pedestrian (c1951) by Ray Bradbury -- Common Time (c1953) by James Bush -- Crucifixus Etiam (c1953) by Walter M. Miller, Jr. -- Mother (c1953) by Philip Jose Farmer -- The Nine Billion Names of God (c1953) by Arthur C. Clarke -- Or Else (c1952) by Henry Kuttner -- Warm (c1953) by Robert Sheckley -- Down Among the Dead Men (c1954) by William Tenn -- The Father-Thing (c1954) by Philip K. Dick -- Dreaming Is a Private Thing (c1955) by Isaac Asimov -- The Game of Rat and Dragon (c1955) by Cordwainer Smith -- The Gift of Gab (c1955) by Jack Vance -- Call Me Joe (c1957) by Poul Anderson -- World of a Thousand Colors (c1957) by Robert Silverberg -- The Man Who Lost the Sea (c1959) by Theodore Sturgeon -- The Wind People (c1959) by Marion Zimmer Bradley. | |
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The stories presented are, for the most part, very good. Silverberg, himself legendary, was sure to pick some of the finest specimens out of this benchmark era. Of particular note is William Tenn's 'Down Among the Dead Men', a chilling, witty, and fascinating portrayal of an alien war gone on so long, humanity has been forced to reconstitute its dead into clones of heroes to stay the course. Cordwainer Smith's 'The Game of Rat and Dragon' gives us a very clever insight on space travel, the dangers involved, and the unusual lengths people will go to make it safer. Bradbury, Dick, Clarke, the names go on and on, and they are all fantastic. Interestingly enough, the weakest story, I felt, was the one written by the editor himself, not that I'm complaining.
(Might I also add that the book itself is of exceptional quality, with thick, sturdy paper and a binding you could stake your life on. These sort of things matter, when you are piercing the atmosphere at 50 g's.)
If you are a fan of science fiction, vintage or otherwise, try to get your hands on this volume. It's worth the trouble. ( )