MORE AMAZING STORIES

by Kim--Ed. Mohan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, 1998

The magazine founded by Hugo Gemsback in 1926 finally expired last year; this collection features the 15 new stories that would have formed the next issue of Amazing, together with five reprints from 1953-94 and an essay from Robert Silverberg about Philip K. Dick's many and impressive tales, one of which (""The Builder"") is featured here. Also reappearing: Ursula K. Le Guin examines the complicated sexual arrangements of Planet O; Gregory Benford contributes a rather overblown time-travel yam; James Alan Gardner looks at virtual reality; and Howard Waldrop revisits A Christmas Carol. The original entries offer reasonable variety, from a witty, punning rumination on time (Nancy Springer) to reincarnation, floods, oral traditions, invented myth, Vietnam, Genesis, intelligent houses, anthropology, and more. Worth a browse, especially for readers who lament the slow demise of the old f/sf mainstay publications.

Pub Date: Jan. 1, 1998

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 320

Publisher: Tor

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 1997

Categories: FICTION