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The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2: Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred...
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The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2: Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred...
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by Frederik Pohl
Sales Rank : 726647
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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Tor Books April 7, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312868782
ISBN-13: 978-0312868789
Product Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
From Booklist
The second anthology of short fiction by winners of the Grand Master Nebula Award offers work by Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury. It is something of a mixed bag, because Norton wrote comparatively little short fiction and because, of Asimov's host of short pieces, the only major one included is "The Martian Way." On the other hand, Bester's stories haven't been reprinted nearly often enough, except for "Fondly Fahrenheit" (which reappears here). Furthermore, Clarke and Bradbury are represented by mixtures of well-known classics and superior but less well known pieces. Finally, in the separate author introductions, Grand Master Pohl cogently remarks on his peers. So although this may not be the most useful acquisition for collections possessing shelves of anthologies already, it ranks high in readability and sf historical and critical interest. Roland Green
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Product Review
"Pohl has done an excellent job of including stories that capture the essence of their authors while representing a variety of their work . . . The SFWA Grand Masters is a fascinating and entertaining sampler tray, an excellent starting point and hors d'oeuvre for the whole of modern SF."—Gary K. Wolfe, Locus
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