Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
- Published by: Ace Trade March 2, 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0441011330
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0441011339
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century: 6 (Hardcover)
Don't be fooled by the title. There are very few "masterpieces" in this book. Even the stories by "masterpiece" authors are not their best (Asimov, Heinlein, Silverberg, Ellison, and Aldiss, for example). Where are Bester, Wolfe, Zelazny, and and Robert Reed? -- writers whose genius was at its best in shorter venues. Almost half of this book (which is "The Best Science Fiction of the Century") is from the 80s and 90s, much by unheard of authors. On top of that Card's introductions are very sloppy. In one he uses the phrase "science fiction" three times in one sentence. Quite frankly, I'm not sure that Card actually edited the book. It looks like Ace decided to put together an anthology to boost residual sales, putting the focus on more contemporary work and getting a popular author to put his name on the cover.
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