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James Baen (1943–2006)

Autor/a de The World Turned Upside Down

82+ obres 2,693 Membres 16 Ressenyes

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Obres de James Baen

The World Turned Upside Down (2005) — Editor — 219 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 6, Winter 1988 (1988) — Editor — 114 exemplars
The Best from Galaxy Volume IV (1976) 103 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 7, Spring 1989 (1989) — Editor — 97 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 2, No. 4 (1980) — Editor — 88 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 2, No. 3 (1980) — Editor — 87 exemplars
Far Frontiers (1985) — Editor — 87 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 1, No. 3 (1979) — Editor — 86 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 1, No. 1 (1978) — Editor — 85 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 2, No. 1 (1979) — Editor — 77 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 1, Spring 1987 (1987) — Editor — 76 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 1, No. 2 (1979) — Editor — 75 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 9, Fall 1990 (1990) — Editor — 74 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 1, No. 4 (1979) — Editor — 72 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 3, Spring 1988 (1988) — Editor — 70 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 4, Summer 1988 (1988) — Editor — 69 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 3, No. 2 (1979) — Editor — 65 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 2, Fall 1987 (1987) — Editor — 63 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 8, Fall 1989 (1989) — Editor — 61 exemplars
Galaxy, the Best of My Years (1980) — Editor — 58 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 2, No. 2 (1980) — Editor — 57 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume II (1985) — Editor — 56 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 3, No. 1 (1978) — Editor — 55 exemplars
Destinies Vol. 1, No. 5 (1979) — Editor — 55 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume IV (1985) — Editor — 46 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume V (1986) — Editor — 42 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume III (1985) — Editor — 42 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume VII (1986) — Editor — 41 exemplars
Far Frontiers, Volume VI (1986) — Editor — 35 exemplars
The Best from Galaxy Vol. 3 (1975) — Editor — 34 exemplars
The Best from If, Volume III (1976) — Editor — 24 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 June, Vol. 38, No. 4 (1977) — Editor — 19 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 October, Vol. 37, No. 7 (1976) — Editor — 18 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 September, Vol. 38, No. 7 (1977) — Editor — 15 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 March, Vol. 38, No. 1 (1977) — Editor — 15 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 November, Vol. 37, No. 8 (1976) — Editor — 14 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 September, Vol. 37, No. 6 (1976) — Editor — 14 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1974 July, Vol. 35, No. 7 (1974) — Editor — 14 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 March, Vol. 36, No. 3 (1975) — Editor — 13 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 February, Vol. 37, No. 2 (1976) — Editor — 13 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 March, Vol. 37, No. 3 (1976) — Editor — 13 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 August, Vol. 38, No. 6 (1977) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 April, Vol. 38, No. 2 (1977) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1974 August, Vol. 35, No. 8 (1974) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 July, Vol. 38, No. 5 (1977) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 May, Vol. 37, No. 4 (1976) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1974 June, Vol. 35, No. 6 (1974) — Editor — 12 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1977 October, Vol. 38, No. 8 (1977) — Editor — 11 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 September, Vol. 36, No. 8 (1905) — Editor — 10 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 July, Vol. 36, No. 6 (1975) — Editor — 10 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 June, Vol. 36, No. 5 (1975) — Editor — 10 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 October, Vol. 36, No. 9 (1975) — Editor — 10 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1976 July, Vol. 37, No. 5 (1976) — Editor — 10 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1975 February, Vol. 36, No. 2 (1975) — Editor — 8 exemplars
New Destinies 5 exemplars
The best from IF 1 exemplars
Destinies Volume 1, Number 2 (1979) 1 exemplars

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Requiem (1992) — Col·laborador — 734 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom oficial
Baen, James Patrick
Altres noms
Baen, Jim
Data de naixement
1943-10-22
Data de defunció
2006-06-28
Lloc d'enterrament
David Drake's Backyard, Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Pennsylvania, USA
Lloc de defunció
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Llocs de residència
New York, New York, USA
Educació
City University of New York
Professions
Editor
Publisher
Organitzacions
SFWA
Baen Books
US Army
Galaxy Science Fiction
Ace Books

Membres

Ressenyes

 
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ed.angelina | Mar 23, 2024 |
An artifact of another time that suffers primarily from second rate stories that are utterly forgettable. It caught my eye because it had a story by Raccoona Sheldon in it. If you know who she is it might catch your eye also. The best story in here was by Bob Shaw. The novelette by Fritz Lieber was dated but entertaining and set in San Francisco.
 
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RBeffa | Jul 26, 2023 |
The World Turned Upside Down, edited by David Drake, Eric Flint, Jim Baen

29 Stories, the likes of which I've not seen for over 50 years. These are stories that are so gripping that I do remember the majority of them…if not their authors or titles. Well, "gripping" may be too strong; let's say "memorable". Indeed, I have memories of rethinking the plots of many of these very stories in the past 50 years (and wondering who wrote them and what were they called). These are the types of stories that stick with you and tickle at the back of your mind with "what would I have done?" "is this possible?" "this story was so prescient."

There's one tale the plot line of which, if not the actual story, was possibly the inspiration for an episode of "Star Trek, the Next Generation" where the young hero is condemned to death despite his innocent ignorance of what seems to be an arbitrary law. How would you feel, knowing that you're about to die for doing something you thought was at worst a silly prank? Or, how would you feel being the executioner of someone who truly does not deserve to die?

There's only one story that is monster-scary, "Who Goes There?" and it was made into two movies: "The Thing From Another World," 1951; and the remake, "The Thing" in 1982. (I remember the 1951 movie, with James Arness—Matt Dillon, from "Gunsmoke"—as the monster…okay, I date myself.)

These vignettes, averaging about 24 pages…including prefaces and postscripts by the editors, describe situations that require meditative effort to comprehend. Not that they're complicated or intricate; but that they serve as examples of "thought experiments" conducted by philosophers or psychoanalysts. What would be right action under THESE conditions.

Forgive me, but these are the Sci-Fi tales I grew up on; these are the stories that fed my psychological needs. The short-stories of today just don't "touch" me in the same way. Or captivate me to the same extent. I recommend each story and the whole book of them to anyone who wants to either reawaken lost emotions—or to inspire the emotions of a prior age's childhood.

My recommendation is that you not read this book too quickly. Give each story it's due and let yourself digest it before you move on to the next.
… (més)
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majackson | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Dec 25, 2017 |
Contains part 2 of Pohl's Gateway
 
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stevholt | Nov 19, 2017 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
82
També de
1
Membres
2,693
Popularitat
#9,542
Valoració
½ 3.6
Ressenyes
16
ISBN
45

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