Reviews

The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters by William Tenn, Gina Hyams, Philip K. Dick, Katherine McLean, J.G. Ballard, Howard Waldrop, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Thomas Smith, Damon Knight, Stephen King, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Peter Schweighofer, Ray Nelson, Michael Berry, James Tiptree Jr.

coffeestove's review against another edition

3.0

A solid collection of tales.

raychelbennet's review against another edition

2.0

Really, really disappointed with this. I know there are much better alien short stories out there, so I don't know why this collection is so dreadful. I had to skim stories because they were so damn boring. This had way too many racist, sexist, and homophobic messages for my taste (also, how the hell can you be racist while writing about literal aliens???? I mean). No thanks. The only stories I think are worth anything are Radiance, The One that Got Away, Betelgeuse Bridge, and Eight O'Clock in the Morning. I wish I hadn't read (or skimmed) the rest of them.