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sigurdas's review
4.0
Great collection of old sci-fi stories. The Cave Of Horror was my favourite, closely followed by Compensation, Tanks (this one is rather a war strategy story than sci-fi, nonetheless very exiting) and Invisible Death. Love the language and those authentic 1930s ideas of how they perceived upcoming future - sometimes a little bit too childish or simplistic but all the stories nonetheless did engage me in their storyline to a good extent.
shendriq's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
joelshults's review
4.0
Hoo-Ray Project Gutenberg! I can't wait to read more of the old issues of Astounding.
wburris's review
2.0
The stories were not very interesting. According to Wikipedia the editor Harry Bates aimed for straightforward action-adventure stories, with scientific elements only present to provide minimal plausibility.
I estimate that I will be about 140 years old when I catch up by reading 2 issues of Astounding/Analog per month. Since the more modern issues will be a lot more interesting I will skip many of the older issues. I will now jump ahead to 1938 when John W. Campbell became editor. Wikipedia says: "Campbell's editorial policy was targeted at the more mature readers of science fiction".
I estimate that I will be about 140 years old when I catch up by reading 2 issues of Astounding/Analog per month. Since the more modern issues will be a lot more interesting I will skip many of the older issues. I will now jump ahead to 1938 when John W. Campbell became editor. Wikipedia says: "Campbell's editorial policy was targeted at the more mature readers of science fiction".
athenalindia's review
Hey guys! Did you realize that the Gutenberg Project has old science fiction? It does! (I don't know why this surprised me, but it did.) So, hey, why not read some of them and review them? Not to poke fun at the old science fiction, although there might be a little of that. No, I'm more interested in looking at what this old science fiction tells us about the worlds that were being imagined at the time. What did they think about science? Gender? Race? The eventual fate of the world?
This issue is one of them. I'll be reviewing the stories one by one on my blog.
"The Beetle Horde" by Victor Rousseau
"The Cave of Horror by Capt. S.P. Meek
"Phantoms of Reality" by Ray Cummings
"The Stolen Mind" by M.L. Staley
"Compensation" by C.V. Tench
"Tanks" by Murray Leinster
This issue is one of them. I'll be reviewing the stories one by one on my blog.
"The Beetle Horde" by Victor Rousseau
"The Cave of Horror by Capt. S.P. Meek
"Phantoms of Reality" by Ray Cummings
"The Stolen Mind" by M.L. Staley
"Compensation" by C.V. Tench
"Tanks" by Murray Leinster
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