Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

The Third Galaxy Reader
(Galaxy Reader #3)

manji format
235 strana
stranice malo požutele, lepo očuvana
15 exciting stories about the world of Outer Space:
Limiting Factor by Theodore R. Cogswell
Protection by Robert Sheckley
The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith
End As a World by F.L. Wallace
Time in the Round by Fritz Lieber
Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper by Avram Davidson
A Wind is Rising by Finn O`Donnevan
Ideas Die Hard by Isaac Asimov
Dead Ringer by Lester del Rey
The Haunted Corpse by Frederik Pohl
The Model of a Judge by William Morrison
Man In the Jar by Damon Knight
Volpla by Wyman Guin
Honorable Opponent by Clifford D. Simak
The Game of Rat & Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
by H.L. Gold (editor), Brian W. Aldiss (Contributor), Harry Harrison (Contributor), Albert Bermel (Contributor), Wallace West (Contributor), C.C. MacApp (Contributor), Frederik Pohl (Contributor), C.M. Kornbluth (Contributor), Fritz Leiber (Contributor), Keith Laumer (Contributor), Philip K. Dick (Contributor), Hal Clement (Contributor), Theodore L. Thomas (Contributor), Tom Chibbaro (Cover Artist), H. Chandler Elliott (Contributor)

This is a very fun example of `vintage` sci-fi, and I enjoyed most of the stories inside. You have to get used to the storytelling style and cadence (it`s a 60-year old book after all) but I think it`s worth a read.

`Limiting Factor` by Theodore R. Cogswell is almost an early X-Men story, about superpowered humans and the cost of abandoning humanity.

`Protection` by Robert Scheckley is about a guardian angel of sorts, and is a little silly, but it had one of the best endings in the book.

`The Vilbar Party` by Evelyn E. Smith was just adorable, it turns the trope of `a strange alien visitor among humans` on its head. I didn`t expect the main character to have the opinion he had by the end of the book, which is another reason why I liked it.

`End as a World` by F. L. Wallace is an End of the World story, but not in the way you think.

`Time in the Round` by Fritz Leiber has an odd tone, it`s got a straightforward style that could work as a young adult story, but enough violence to make it an adult story. I think it`s about how no matter how hard you try some people just aren`t going to turn out peaceful, and while that`s not necessarily good, it can be useful.

`Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper` by Avram Davidson had a good concept, but it just draaaaaaagged and dragged. The ending wasn`t particularly satisfying either, unfortunately. It was about a dentist, so I`ll leave it at that.

`The Wind is Rising` by Finn O`Donnevan was bleak in places, but a really exciting `danger on an alien planet` story. I loved all the details about the world, and the ships, and the alien creatures they dealt with. It was probably one of the most interesting stories in the book.

`Ideas Die Hard` by Isaac Asimov is an example of how Asimov stories are hit-or-miss with me. I didn`t connect with any of the characters, and I thought the ending was a bit predictable. However, this story was written in the 1950s, so it`s probably RESPONSIBLE for me thinking it`s predictable. Asimov was groundbreaking, a lot of his story ideas paved the way for the stories that came after. I didn`t love the story, but technically there`s nothing wrong with it.

`Dead Ringer` by Lester Del Rey had a twist ending that I didn`t see coming, though when it happened it wasn`t that surprising. He set up the pieces for it ahead of time, for sure. It definitely makes me wonder what happened next.

Frederik Pohl`s `The Haunted Corpse` is another one that felt a little predictable, but it`s probably one of the groundbreaking stories that set up the `body switching` trope for all the stories that came after.

`The Model of a Judge` by William Morrison was a slow burn of a story, very introspective, and spent the entire story giving you all the exposition you`d need for the ending. That being said, it was also one of my favorite endings in the book.

`Man in the Jar` by Damon Knight felt almost like a noir thriller in places, and I really liked the tone of the writing. I thought the ending was a little bit of a letdown, it`s supposed to be a twist but it`s not that shocking a reveal. It was still an interesting story though.

Wyman Guin`s `Volpla` was a fun story, but it`s one of those ones where you`re supposed to hate the main character, so I spent the whole story being annoyed by him. I did enjoy the description of the little mutants though, and their treehouses in the woods.

`Honorable Opponent` by Clifford D. Simak was puzzling, I mean I understand the ending, but it felt like a lot of build up to a pretty obvious answer. You`d think the people involved would`ve figured it out before now, if there were other alien races who`d experienced the same thing. But that`s probably the point: nobody wanted to give away the secret.

Cordwainer Smith`s `The Game of Rat and Dragon` was a great story to end the book. It`s another one that spends the entire story setting up a quick battle and the resolution at the end, but the details are interesting and the characters all felt very real to me. I don`t want to give away my favorite little plot point, but seeing as how this was written in the 1950s, it`s interesting to see that some of the predilections of today`s internet go way, way back. (less)