The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published featuring the works of such luminaries as: Isaac Asimov * Robert Silverberg * Philip Jos, Farmer * Robert Bloch * Philip K. Dick * Larry Niven * Fritz Leiber * Poul Anderson * Damon Knight * J.G. Ballard * John Brunner * Frederik pohl * Roger Zelazny
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GamesThis classic anthology of speculative fiction (a deeper form that standard sci-fi) deserves the praise and influence it has enjoyed since 1967. These stories were indeed dangerous for their era, and most of them have proven to be well ahead of their time, retaining the power of expanding your literary horizons even today. Some of these stories are downright shocking - including the submissions from Miriam Allen deFord, Robert...
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Too many good and great stories in this one to list in this review. Keep in mind that these were original stories which were never before published. A rare phenomena indeed for SF. Often, it turns out that only a small portion of the yearly writings in the SF field is good. It was a time of changes back then. Many daring, not before tolerated ideas.At the time these stories were written they were considered _dangerous_. They...
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Say what you will about Harlan Ellison, but you've got to admit he's got great taste.I was lucky enough to this up for a measly $.75 at a local used bookstore. Believe me, it was money well spent.There are a few duds in this collection (doesn't every anthology have some?), but they are by far outweighed by the gems. Some examples of the latter: the outrageous Joycean wit of Philip Jose Farmer's "Riders Of The Purple Wage",...
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This book blasts the lid off of all cliches that choke conventional (i.e. safe) SF. Even thirty odd years later the stories are vibrant and original, and you can see just where the current generation of hackmeisters got some of their best ideas. Find it, buy it, read it.
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This anthology resulted from Harlan Ellison's asking 33 of the sf authors recognized as the best in the genre at that time to submit stories which they felt could not be published elsewhere. Besides being a great read, it can also be used by those unfamiliar with the field as a set of links for discovering authors whose other works they will enjoy. The scarcity of copies in used book stores almost certainly results from...
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