The Martians is watching our planet closely, for a long time. There are two kinds of them. The Observers, who love humans and are trying to help in a time of ordeal, and the Abdicators, who hate and detest us with every fiber of their beings. One of the observers, name of Elmir is sent to earth to f...
This is an interesting book. I liked it a lot, but at the same time, it didn't totally work for me. It's worth bearing in mind this book was first published in the 60's, and is actually a precursor to today's post-apocalyptic genre writing. Summary: Davy is a memoir set in a post-apocalyptic North...
While sailing a trackless sea aboard a ship called the Morning Star, a scoundrel named Davy writes a book detailing his life and times in a post-apocalyptic America.Things I liked about Davy:First and foremost, the writing style of Davy was what sucked me in and kept me interested. Pangborn employs...
3.5 - A post-apocalyptic pastoral with episodes of sublimity and a pervading air of gentle humanism that make the picaresque tale of Davy's growth from childhood to manhood a compelling one. Some of the moments are a bit too cute, but ultimately they don't take away from the power of the story overa...
wonderful! a pastoral post-apocalyptic tale of growing up slowly. by now, this formula has been used so many times that it probably doesn't sound remotely fresh. but it was fresh to me when i first read it many years back, and re-reading my favorite parts of it again tonight, the magic is still ther...
I don’t know when or why I picked up Edgar Pangborn. I think this collection of short stories was the first works of his I read, and I think that’s largely because – at the time – my gaming buddies and I were heavily “into” post-holocaust RPGs (Gamma World, Aftermath, The Morrow Project, and lesser ...
I have to reread this.
I have to reread this.
I read this over the summer of 1998. It is a very comprehensive science fiction anthology. I think it makes a very good work if you want to get a historical overview of where the genre comes from and where it is going. The stories do vary in quality, so odds are good you may find some you like more ...
There are one or two stories that seemed a bit slow, but overall, this is a very good collection. I have always enjoyed the anthologies edited by David Hartwell. The book includes a good scholarly essay as way of introduction. I wrote back in my journal that the editor views horror as a mode authors...
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