The Penguin science fiction omnibus

by Bruce Sterling, James Inglis, Kim Stanley Robinson, et al.

This new edition of Brian Aldiss' classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall", first published in 1941, to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140031456
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Penguin
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.9" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

An omnibus collection of the three Penguin Science Fiction anthologies in series that Aldiss edited in the sixties. At 4,3.5 and 4, pretty much sounds to me like we give this a 4 overall. ---- A 1960s anthology, and a good one. In the introduction Aldiss talks about what he and others see Science Fiction as, and the role it can play. Penguin Science Fiction : Sole Solution - Eric Frank Russell Penguin Science Fiction : Lot - Ward Moore Penguin Science Fiction : The Short-Short Story of Mankind [Were Holding Our Own] - John Steinbeck Penguin Science Fiction : Skirmish [Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!] - Clifford Simak Penguin Science Fiction : Poor Little Warrior! - Brian W. Aldiss Penguin Science Fiction : Grandpa - James H. Schmitz Penguin Science Fiction : The Half Pair - Bertram Chandler Penguin Science Fiction : Command Performance - Walter M. Miller Penguin Science Fiction : Nightfall - Isaac Asimov Penguin Science Fiction : The Snowball Effect - Katherine MacLean Penguin Science Fiction : The End of Summer - Algis Budrys Penguin Science Fiction : Track 12 - J. G. Ballard Deity dream escape. 3 out of 5 Getting out of town is very important. 3.5 out of 5 Technology pioneer martyrs. 3.5 out of 5 Alien mini-machine awareness communication. 3.5 out of 5 He's got the dino crabs. 4 out of 5 Big ol' beast ride. 4 out of 5 Cuff link and hubby loss. 3 out of 5 New neural communication. 4 out of 5 Media and religion struggle with science. Still. 4 out of 5 Sociology maybe can do something. 3 out of 5 Immortal accidents and memories. 3.5 out of 5 Different sound score. 3.5 out of 5 4 out of 5 The second Penguin SF anthology by Aldiss, but not as good as the first, averaging only 3.41 compared to the 3.54 of the first, which is still fairly reasonable for a reprint anthology. More Penguin Science Fiction : The Monkey Wrench - Gordon R. Dickson More Penguin Science Fiction : The First Men - Howard Fast More Penguin Science Fiction : Counterfeit - Alan E. Nourse More Penguin Science Fiction : The Greater Thing - Tom Godwin More Penguin Science Fiction : Built Up Logically [The Universal Panacea] - Howard Schoenfeld More Penguin Science Fiction : The Liberation of Earth - William Tenn More Penguin Science Fiction : An Alien Agony [The Streets of Ashkelon] - Harry Harrison More Penguin Science Fiction : The Tunnel Under the World - Frederik Pohl More Penguin Science Fiction : The Store of the Worlds [The World of Heart's Desire] - Robert Sheckley More Penguin Science Fiction : Jokester - Isaac Asimov More Penguin Science Fiction : Pyramid - Robert Abernathy More Penguin Science Fiction : The Forgotten Enemy - Arthur C. Clarke Big tin god bet. 3 out of 5 Super smart kids like bugs. 3 out of 5 Sick ship Venus copy. 3.5 out of 5 Underground last bullet escape observation. 4 out of 5 Resident alien galactic defense dishonesty. 3.5 out of 5 Native superstition addition. 4.5 out of 5 Brain capacity r

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We lost this book sometime back and it's always been one of my favorite collections of sci-fi stories. Reading it again just brought back all the great stories in an even better way!