(I know there could be some mistakes in this review. I’m trying to improve my English, thanks)
Apart from his work as editor of Astounding/Analog, John W. Campbell, Jr. deserves a place in the pantheon of the great classics of science fiction for his interesting stories. In this collection (1948) are some of his good short stories; excellent ones, considering the time they have been written.
The book has a brief prologue by John W. Campbell, Jr. There are the stories:
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| The first edition |
Who Goes There? (1938): This is really a great story! And John Carperter's 1982 movie was a great adaptation (but I love the classic from 1951 too).
Blindness (1935): a scientific becomes an all humanity hero, but not in the way he was expecting.
Frictional Loses (1936): A post invasion Earth. We win, but will we endure a second wave?
Dead Knowledge (1938): An enigma, an entire planet defeated by the most unexpected enemy.
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| SF Gateway, Kindle edition |
Elimination (1936) If we can see our own future, Can it be a blessing or a curse?
Twilight (1934): The death of humanity; that is, the loss of what makes us human.
Night (1938): The dead of the universe (what we know today as total entropy), only a few machines remain.
I this review I included the year of each story (the book does not). My source is here: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?14
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