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spitzig's review against another edition
2.0
None of these stories were impressive. Even the ones by Philip Dick and Frank Herbert, who I love, weren't anything special.
The one by Wells seemed like a strange choice, though. It seemed more like a fantasy story, about a guy stepping into the land of Faeries. Maybe it was included because back then there wasn't much separation between fantasy and science fiction. If it was just because of Wells's name, they could have easily found ACTUAL science fiction from Wells.
I'm thinking more and more that I just don't like old school SF. It's just not chaotic, dynamic, or wierd enough. Also, the characters tend to be paper thin or the same kind of "tough as nails engineer".
The one by Wells seemed like a strange choice, though. It seemed more like a fantasy story, about a guy stepping into the land of Faeries. Maybe it was included because back then there wasn't much separation between fantasy and science fiction. If it was just because of Wells's name, they could have easily found ACTUAL science fiction from Wells.
I'm thinking more and more that I just don't like old school SF. It's just not chaotic, dynamic, or wierd enough. Also, the characters tend to be paper thin or the same kind of "tough as nails engineer".
helensbookshelf's review
2.0
As usual with compilations some stories are better than others. The Philip K Dick story stood out from the others, as did Clive Barker's The Forbidden. Although maybe I'm missing something but I don't see what in Clive Barker's story is Sci-Fi, it's more a straight up horror. And very creepy too!
A few of the earlier stories haven't aged well, and I was disappointed that the story advertised as Logan's Run is actually a short story from later in the series. This was the one I was really looking forward to reading so it felt like a bit of a let down.
A few of the earlier stories haven't aged well, and I was disappointed that the story advertised as Logan's Run is actually a short story from later in the series. This was the one I was really looking forward to reading so it felt like a bit of a let down.
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