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Title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1: 1929-1964
Series: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame #1
Editor: Robert Silverberg
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 576
Format: Trade paperback
Title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1: 1929-1964
Series: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame #1
Editor: Robert Silverberg
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 576
Format: Trade paperback
Synopsis:
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A collection of
short stories voted by members of the Science Fiction Authors Guild
(or something or other like that) as the best of. A popularity
contest of stories from the 30's to the 60's. No author had more than
one story and the book was presented chronologically, so we as the
readers could see how things progressed storywise in 30 years.
My
Thoughts:
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Danielle
from Books, Vertigo and Tea reviewed this recently and
brought it to my attention. What a fantastic read.
First off, this was originally published back in 1970, I believe. It
was released again in 2005 and then just released digitally in 2018.
Obviously not a new book. I read this at lunch beginning sometime in
March and just finished it this past week. Short stories really lend
themselves to no pressure reading and going at a slow pace. Sometimes
you need that in a busy, hectic book life like mine.
I had read over ½ of these 26 stories, as growing up in the 80's and
addicted to SF meant I was familiar with almost all of these authors,
even if just by name. This was good stuff! If you've never read
Vintage SF, this is a good place to start. Even if you don't like
every story (and I didn't like every one either), you'll get the
flavor of what those years produced and if an author strikes your
fancy, you can then go on and investigate on your own.
In many ways, I think that Science Fiction shines through the short
story medium. Ideas are presented and there is no extraneous fluff or
junk to ruin it. And if your imagination isn't up to snuff to get you
excited about ideas, then you probably shouldn't be reading SF in the
first place.
I bought this used in trade
paperback through Amazon but I think the stories are good enough that
I'm going to have to put the hardcover on my wishlist. In terms of
Short Story Collections, this falls squarely between Asimov's
Complete Stories Vol 1
and Asimov's
Complete Stories Vol 2.
I do plan on buying, in used trade paperback again, Volumes 2 &
3, which are the best novella's of that time period. Hopefully they
are as good as these stories.
★★★★★
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