FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 1989
"A low-key, oddly likable performance considering that, despite all the complicated maneuvering, nothing much happens: the old Asimov charm keeps the pages turning."
From the author who needs no introduction: a medium-future space drama, often quite absorbing despite the absence of a theme or even much of a plot.
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FICTION
Released: June 26, 1991
"Knight's novels, paradoxically, have an irritatingly juvenile feel, with disappointingly vacuous contents; whereas his stories are almost always charming, vivid, subtle and—as, emphatically, here—a pleasure to read."
Seventeen variations, 1965-86, from respected editor-writer- critic Knight (most recently the CV trilogy), each a delightful fusion of craft and ideas.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 1996
"An impeccably crafted, absorbing, and enjoyable reworking of mostly familiar material that, while satisfyingly self-contained, seems perfectly poised for sequels."
Award-winning veteran writer-editor Pohl (The Voices of Heaven, 1994, etc.) takes a hoary science fiction clichÇ—alien abduction—and turns it on its head.
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 19, 1997
"But when reality finally caught up, he fizzled out."
A major retrospective, comprising 15 tales from 194179 (mostly from the '50s and '60s), together with two previously unpublished pieces, though readers should note that the word ``selected'' has been omitted from the subtitle.
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FICTION
Released: July 3, 2001
"An intelligent and imaginative use of cosmic concepts for a takeoff in time and space."
A futurama projects the end of the world when an invasion by the Overlords brings their unchallenged control of life on earth.
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 27, 2005
"A fine sampler. "
