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Title: How can an anthology be so poor?
Review: I was extremely disappointed by this SF anthology.I put the blame on the editor. The introductions to each short story are sterile. For example, "his work was first published in S.F. magazine." Who cares? The general editor touts how "rich" and "ambitious" the book is in his general introduction. Each introduction says something like "the author did most of his work in the 40's and 50's" without mentioning when the _selected_ work was written. You have to thumb through the acknowledgements to figure our whether you're reading a 40's or 70's story.Besides that, I found most of the stories uninspiring anyway. I do not understand the arrangement of stories. They appear to be in random order. Not alphabetical, chronological, temporal, or even cultural.If you're new to SF, I recommend starting with Hugo and Nebula winners. If those are exhausted, try "The Year's Best SF" series.
