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Title: blech
Review: The lead review by McDorman really set the tone. I was grievously unpleased by this putative collection of masterpieces. Some of the stories were good, most were poor, but, overall, very few stood out as obvious examples of science fiction. Frankly, some of my more creative sci-fi-oriented dreams--turned into a few pages of prose--could stand honorably aside many of these "masterpiece" entrants. I can scarcely believe that Orson Scott Card couldn't find better alternatives for one or two (or fifteen?!) of these selections; I wonder whether he was "on the take" from moribund authors or publishers, or who knows what.The more anthologies one buys, the more disappointed one finds oneself. Honestly, even the best collections of anthologies suffer from a solid 20% "dud factor."
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