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User Review - David - GoodreadsA rock-solid collection of Bester's short fiction, including the award-winning "Fondly Fahrenheit," which isn't even the most impressive story here. Not only are Bester's plots interesting, but his ... Read full review
Review: Starburst
User Review - GoodreadsAlfred Bester is a new author for me; he was a "big gun" writer in the fifties, having won several "SF Novel of the Year" awards. Such is the fleetingness of fame; I had never heard of him. I am the ...
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User Review - Kurt - GoodreadsCold War Sci-Fi stories from the 50's firmly grounded in morality. Time travel, nuclear warfare and a touch of whimsy. Favorites are "The Roller Coaster" about a thrill seeking couple from the future ... Read full review
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User Review - Steven - Goodreads"Can you spare price of one cup coffee, honorable sir? I am indigent organism which are hungering." The stories in here are deeper and better than the cover blurbs would have you believe. This quote ... Read full review
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User Review - Mel - GoodreadsA collection of each have a science fiction twist and range from quaint to very odd. The book was written in the 50's and much like other Sci-Fi books written in the area, it is very dated although it ... Read full review
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User Review - Matthew - GoodreadsAs imaginative I'd expect from Bester, though the prose is not up to par with my more favorite things from him. I give him extra points for this tendency he has to pepper his stories with verbal motifs that repeat with slight variations, which reminds me of old Irish fairy tales. Read full review
