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Other Worlds, Other Times (1969)

by Sam Moskowitz (Editor), Roger Elwood (Editor)

Other authors: Isaac Asimov (Contributor), Robert Bloch (Contributor), Philip K. Dick (Contributor), Eric Stanley Gardner (Contributor), Edmond Hamilton (Contributor)3 more, Charles Eric Maine (Contributor), Eric Frank Russell (Contributor), Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor)

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What Can I say? Definitely some stories age better than others.
It's probably not fair to state these stories feel mostly unoriginal, given that they are older than most similar stories.

New Worlds, Highway J, The Tin You Touch, The Man Who Saw the Future were all fairly basic. Although they were all published between 1930 & 1952.
The Tin You Touch also had a very casual portrayal of domestic violence as well, which does make me wonder if it was actually that common and accepted in the early 1950s?

Asimov's "Does a Bee Care?" was not his best, but followed an interesting enough idea.
Eric Frank Russel's "The Sin of Hyacinth Peuch" & Phillip K Dick's "Piper in the Woods" were both well-written enough to be quite enjoyable. ( )
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Moskowitz, SamEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Elwood, RogerEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Asimov, IsaacContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bloch, RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dick, Philip K.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gardner, Eric StanleyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hamilton, EdmondContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Maine, Charles EricContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Russell, Eric FrankContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sturgeon, TheodoreContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Faragasso, JackCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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New Worlds by Eric Stanley Gardner
Highway j by Charles Eric Maine
The Sin of Hyacinth Peuch by Eric Frank Russell
Does a Bee Care? by Isaac Asimov
The Tin You Love to Touch by Robert Bloch
Shadow, Shadow, on the Wall by Theodore Sturgeon
The Man Who Saw the Future by Edmond Hamilton
Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick

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