Bst Sci Fic Yr#5-1976

by Terry Carr

Book Overview

No Synopsis Available.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345250648
• ISBN13: 9780345250643
• Release Date: June 1976
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

Only a 3.58 average here. The best story is one of those never heard of afterwards type authors, it seems, P. J. Plauger, of whom I know nothing, about an immortal that looks very young. Starting with Cordwainer Smith isn't a bad idea, either, and the book finishes with a strong Lupoff story. Terry Carr 05 : Down to a Sunless Sea - Cordwainer Smith Terry Carr 05 : Retrograde Summer - John Varley Terry Carr 05 : The Hero as Werwolf - Gene Wolfe Terry Carr 05 : The Silent Eyes of Time - Algis Budrys Terry Carr 05 : Croatoan - Harlan Ellison Terry Carr 05 : Doing Lennon - Gregory Benford Terry Carr 05 : The New Atlantis - Ursula K. Le Guin Terry Carr 05 : Clay Suburb - Robert F. Young Terry Carr 05 : The Storms of Windhaven [short story] - George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle Terry Carr 05 : Child of All Ages - P. J. Plauger Terry Carr 05 : In the Bowl - John Varley Terry Carr 05 : Sail the Tide of Mourning - Richard A. Lupoff Sacrifice power. 4 out of 5 Clone twin meeting. 3 out of 5 Postapocalyptic necrophiliac cannibal culture. 4 out of 5 Commercial future investigation. 3.5 out of 5 "CROATOAN. It made no sense." Except maybe for the alligators. 2.5 out of 5 Fielding impersonation simulation. 4 out of 5 Earthquakes etc., totally not our fault. 3.5 out of 5 Split personality time machine. 3 out of 5 Lack of wing merit. 3.5 out of 5 Longtime girl plan. 4.5 out of 5 Venusian outfitting issues. 3.5 out of 5 Super Australian fish ship's Serpent journey. 4 out of 5