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Title: Modern Classics of Science Fiction by Gardner Dozois ISBN: 0-312-08847-7 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great book
Comment: great selection and commentaries on books, highly enjoyed the book
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome
Comment: It is very rare for me to enjoy more than half of any anthology, but I loved 75% of this one. The stories in here, although by "classic" authors, are rare and fun. This volume knocks the socks off of any "Year's Best ..." I can't praise it enough.
Here are the three best stories:
The Fifth Head of Cerberus -- Gene Wolfe
This Moment of the Storm -- Roger Zelazny
The Edge of the World -- Michael Swanwick
Rating: 3
Summary: HIGHLY PERSONALIZED
Comment: All anthologies run the risk of being to broad or to narrow in its choice of selections of a particular writer or genre. Dozois readily admits that his selections are highly personalized choices of works that he likes. He eliminates time lines, political correctness and other superficial criteria which would get in his way. He is to be praised for his individual taste but with a title that implies a broad selection, he falls very short of the task.
Modern Classics contains stories of known and not so well known science fiction writers (with the latter predominating). Many of the stories you will not find in similar anthologies. In fact some are very quirky (The Ugly Chickens) and you wonder how in the world did the editor decide it was a classic. Each story presented is preceded by a brief introduction of the author's publishing history and his or her standing in the science fiction community. Some of the writers have fallen into the web of obscurity while others have slowed down in their output.
One of the most disappointing aspects of this work is its poor representation of African-Americans, women and other ethnic groups who are writing in this field. Sure, Dozois is entitled to his own partisen tastes but is science fiction still the ghetto for white males with a few tokens here and there? On a positive note, the fact that it intoduces us to writers that are obscure is good. A recovery of their works will bring a deeper appreciation for the genre.
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Title: The SFWA Grand Masters Volume 2 by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0312868782 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 07 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction by Mike Ashley ISBN: 0786710047 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: 10 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The SFWA Grand Masters Volume 1 by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0312868804 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 05 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 044100864X Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Science Fiction Century by David G. Hartwell ISBN: 0312863381 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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