Reviews for The Road to science fiction

The average rating for The Road to science fiction based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-26 00:00:00 Jon Schneider This is a great anthology - a quick shimmy through (some of) the contents : Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · who wrote I Am Legend which is a must-read for any horror fan - this one is a from-the-point-of-view-of-the-grisly-monster-in-the-cellar thing, very horripillating. The First Canticle [from "A Canticle for Leibowitz"] · Walter M. Miller, Jr. - great but RTFN (= read the frighteninglygood novel) Flowers for Algernon · Daniel Keyes · most anthologised story ever - but this deserves as many readers as that ridiculous gangnam video has had viewers The Library of Babel · Jorge Luís Borges · he wouldn't have demurred at being described as a science fiction writer, I think, he had a respect for genres - this is a mindbender - Borge is Mycroft Holmes to Philip Dick's Sherlock, I think and Philip was an acidhead so you can see where that gets us Light of Other Days - Bob Shaw · get your hankies out, this is moving stuff - one of those brilliant ideas which occur sometimes to second-rank sf writers, and I bet the others get a little bit jealous - "why didn't I think ofthat?? The Heat Death of the Universe · Pamela A. Zoline · in the 60s sf temporarily became speculative fiction and this is a prime slice of the obliqueness and literariness which came flying in through the windows much to the discomfiture of the traditional aliens'n'timetravel gang The Dance of the Changer and the Three · Terry Carr · brilliant evocation of very alien life - mostly the damned aliens are men in suits, you know it, i know it, but not here. The Last Flight of Dr. Ain · James Tiptree, Jr. · argh, one of her greatest shockers - this woman was so brilliant The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories · Gene Wolfe · a headscratcher from the main man of pomo sf - it loses me, I confess - I should get this guy Angouleme · Thomas M. Disch · another mood piece, but you may miss the aliens, by now I think I do too Air Raid · John Varley · an all time favourite, as exciting as it is brilliant, not only kick ass but kick every other body part then put them in a bag and bugger off to the future with them Particle Theory · Edward Bryant · my namesake - great psychological story - hello Edward! These Road To Science Fiction anthologies are all good, but I particularly love & recommend no 3 and no 4.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-28 00:00:00 Ardon Manuel While I didn't love ALL the stories, there were quite a few that I really really liked. Less than 10% were books is already read.