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S'està carregant… The Aliens of Earth (1993)de Nancy Kress
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For over a decade, Nancy Kress has written a succession of science-fantasy stories in which a depth of imagination is conjoined to an uncommon perception of human nature. Even Kress's most committed partisans, however, were unprepared for the appearance of her two awesomely accomplished nouvelles, "Beggars in Spain, " and "And Wild for to Hold." The former - a Hugo and Nebula recipient - has become an acclaimed novel; the latter - a time-travel adventure involving Anne Boleyn - explores the uneasy interface between technology and humanity as one of the eighteen stories in this outstanding collection: "The Price of Oranges, " "Glass, " "People like Us, " "Cannibals, " "To Scale, " "Touchdown, " "Down behind Cuba Lake, " "In a World like This, " "Philippa's Hands, " "Inertia, " "Phone Repairs, " "The Battle of Long Island, " "Renaissance, " "Spillage, " "The Mountain to Mohammed, " "Craps, " "And Wild for to Hold, " and "In Memoriam." No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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The themes ran an interesting gamut and overall there was a lot of variety. None of the stories inter connected at all. Writing was crisp and dialog was believable. Character drove a lot of the plots.
One side note: Jim Turner get's a lot of grief for his tenure at Arkham House. After August Derleth died he was criticized for bringing too much science fiction and fantasy and not enough horror in. However, the more I read from his era, the more I like the books and authors he brought in, particularly in the late 80's and 90's. Once Turner left, under somewhat shabby circumstances, to start Golden Gryphon, the Derleth family took over again and more horror came back, but the overall quality of the books definitely went downhill. There were a lot of retreads and too much focus on the golden era of Arkham House. A lot of Arkham House and Lovecraft ephemera crept in and the overall quality of the actual writing being published went downhill. There were still a few gems.
Golden Gryphon published some excellent titles and authors, at least until Turner passed away. ( )