Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic1 review Alberto Manguel Three Rivers Press, 1990 Nothing Short of Fantastic I stumbled upon Alberto Manguel's first anthology of fantastic literature, BLACKWATER (sadly, out of print now), when a friend gave me her well-worn copy. Five years later, the book was almost in shreds, and I was searching for another that was as eclectic, as multi-cultural, and (most ...             Road to Science Fiction 1 (Road to Science Fiction)1 review James Gunn Signet, 1977 Not Free SF Reader The subtitle for the first of the Road To Science Fiction is 'From Gilgamesh to Wells'. Ancient mythological legends are only talked about in introduction, though. This is not a volume of short stories in general, as the time period the editor is tracing the changes in human thought and method ...             The Best Of New Dimensions Robert silverberg Pocket, 1979             Again, dangerous visions;: 46 original stories (Doubleday science fiction)1 review Harlan Ellison Doubleday, 1972 Not Free SF Reader A not particularly necessary followup to the Dangerous Visions anthology in reading terms, at least. As a whole, this is just ordinary. Of course, in any group of 40 odd stories there are likely to be some good ones, Ursula K. Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest being one such example. No ...             DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Antholgy4 reviews DAW, 2003 Excellent SF anthology + none Over thirty years Donald A. Wollheim had a vision of a home for speculative fiction writers and fans so he created Daw. Over the next three decades, Daw has published some of the best fantasy and science fiction works in the business. If this review sounds like déjà vu, it is because this ...             The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One47 reviews Orb Books, 2005 A classic...never out of style + BUY THIS BOOK NOW!! + Classic, must read for all sci-fi fans + Good collection of stories             The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 4: From Here to Forever (Road to Science Fiction (Scarecrow Press))2 reviews James Gunn The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003 Get them all! + Another Good Sci-Fi book If I ever got around to teaching a class on Science Fiction, these books would be at the core of the syllabus, along with Brian Aldiss' Trillion Year Spree. James Gunn, more noted for his academic treatment of SF than what he's actually written (of which "The Immortal", which was turned into a TV ...             The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy3 reviews Garyn G. Roberts Prentice Hall, 2000 so many stories, so little time + An Excellent Introduction to the World of Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short Stories + as workable an SF/F anthology as we're likely to get i came across this book in my hs sci fi english class and it was definately the best book i ever came across in school. the stories are seperated by type, starting with classic archeotypes and includes high fantasy and other categories i cant remember. it was the only book i leisurely read outside ...             Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology14 reviews Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, ... Ace Books/Berkley, 1988 Best Collection For the Genre + for cyberpunk n00bs and other scifi lovers + Not Free SF Reader + A mixed bag, but still pretty good             Redshift:: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction14 reviews Roc, 2002 Excellent Collection of Sci-Fi + Hit and miss, but mostly a hit Great stuff, a little on the fantasy side at times. The title of the book "Redshift" apparently refers to the measure of planets and the solar systems moving apart from each other, and though I didn't see anything in the collection on that particular subject really, it's a great collection.             The Hard SF Renaissance8 reviews Orb Books, 2003 Hard SF Is Not Entirely Dead + Excellent selection of stories, great introductions + Not Free SF Reader + GREAT book! + Undiscovered Country             Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy F. O. Matthiessen Overlook Hardcover, 2007 From folk tales to Sputnik, the Russian imagination in all its splendor and diversity is brought out in all-new translations of influential fantasy and science fiction works.             Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction6 reviews Jewish Lights Publishing, 1998 Great to see this classic collection back in print! + An Easy Read, Repeatedly + Memorable! + Laughter between the covers + Delightful, escapist, Jewish-culture fastasies             A Treasury of Science Fiction1 review Groff (Ed.) Conklin Crown, 1948 The single best collection of sci fi stories ever I want everyone to know what great science fiction short stories these are. They are gems, every single one. But read for yourself and decide. "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" is one of three or four best short stories ever written, in any genre.             New Worlds: An Anthology4 reviews Running Press, 2004 You Cannot Go Wrong With This Anthology!!! + Confusion! + Three Cheers for the Literaure of the Fantastic + Not the right review!             The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by ...47 reviews Tor Books, 2004 A classic...never out of style + BUY THIS BOOK NOW!! + Classic, must read for all sci-fi fans + Good collection of stories             Antologia de la Literatura Fantastica/ Anthology of Fantastic Literature (Narrativa / Narrative)2 reviews Jorge Luis Borges Sudamericana, 2006 A wonderful experience... + What a book! "Antología de la literatura fantástica" delivers exactly what the title promises: a selection of short stories with something in common, fantasy. But what is "fantasy"?. The dictionary says that it is "fiction characterized by highly fanciful or supernatural elements", but I think that it is also ...             DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy Anthology6 reviews Betsy Wolheim, Sheila Gilbert DAW, 2003 Worth the Money, Even New! + Recommended + A very good anthology I was surprised by how much I liked this book. I have read oodles of Mercedes Lackey and like it as light, comforting reading. But I'm running out of her Valdemaran titles, which are my favorites, and I hoped this book would give me some new authors to peruse. Michelle West's The Memory of ...             Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature2 reviews Alberto Manguel Three Rivers Press, 1984 Bring back this astounding anthology. + Best of its kind, with one annoying flaw I have a very old, bent copy of this incredible anthology that's falling apart because I've read it through six times. What's so great about it is that editor Alberto Manguel understands that the term, "fantastic," does not preclude the sublime. Entries here range from slow creepers like Julio ...             The Space Opera Renaissance8 reviews David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer Orb Books, 2007 Hartwell & Cramer's best BIG review-anthology yet. + Not Free SF Reader + Great stuff! I'm working my way through the Hartwell & Cramer SPACE OPERA RENAISSANCE anthology, and finding it well-done and to my taste -- I think it's Hartwell's best BIG review-anthology yet. Truly a doorstop: 940+ pages!, with a surprisingly large number of new-to-me stories. Space Opera, as Hartwell ...