- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: DAW; First THUS edition (Jan 1 1981)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0886770475
- ISBN-13: 978-0886770471
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
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4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice collection., May 4 2007
By Keith Roe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The 1985 Annual World's Best SF (Hardcover)
This collection of stories was enjoyable to read. All ten are decent stories that explore interesting ideas in SF. The aliens in particular are mostly quite original. The 5 star stories are "Press Enter" by John Varley, "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler and "The Coming of the Goonga" by Gary Shockley.4 stars for "Cash Crop" by Connie Willis, and "What Makes Us Human" by Stephen Donaldson.
3 stars for " The Picture Man" by John Dalmas, "We Remember Babylon" by Ian Watson, "Salvador" by Lucius Shepard,and "Medra" by Tanith Lee.
1 star for "The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything" by George Effinger. Pitifully unfunny Mad TV script I suppose.
"The Coming of the Goonga" is probably my favorite. Those are truly original, intelligent aliens with a different culture and life. Love the zeromaster.
Worthwhile buy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Free SF Reader, May 15 2008
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1985 Annual Worlds Best Science Fiction (Paperback)
The best stuff to be found here is in the middle, back to back in fact, with Varley and Effinger.A 3.65 average, which is definitely good, but which is also a bit below your standard Year's Best of these days, and the percentage of average is too high, but still some good work from Shepard and Donaldson, too.
Donald Wollheim 14 : The Picture Man - John Dalmas
Donald Wollheim 14 : Cash Crop - Connie Willis
Donald Wollheim 14 : We Remember Babylon - Ian Watson
Donald Wollheim 14 : What Makes Us Human - Stephen R. Donaldson
Donald Wollheim 14 : Salvador - Lucius Shepard
Donald Wollheim 14 : PRESS ENTER - John Varley
Donald Wollheim 14 : The Aliens Who Knew I Mean Everything - George Alec Effinger
Donald Wollheim 14 : Bloodchild - Octavia E. Butler
Donald Wollheim 14 : The Coming of the Goonga - Gary W. Shockley
Donald Wollheim 14 : Medra - Tanith Lee
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