William Tenn
Birth date: May 09, 1920
Died: February 07, 2010
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Humankind has been reduced to intelligent vermin in an Earth ruled by giant alien monsters. Humans live in small communities in burrows in the walls of the invaders’ homes, living on whatever morsels of food and material they can steal. The Human species, subjected to evolutionary pressure, has frag...
I really liked this book. Love me some vampires, it also helped that three of the stories were set on Halloween. And I really liked the Edgar Allen Poe story. Overall, there were only 2 stories that I thought were ok, the rest were really good.
I was very much curious to know how this novel ended and was pleasantly surprised when I read it eventually. It was the only fitting end Willaim Tenn could have conceived for this very good and infrequent plot. Very good read indeed.
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 ...
Philip Klass, a.k.a. William Tenn, died on the 10th of February at the age of 89, though for some reason The Guardian waited until today to publish his obituary. He was one of the most accomplished Golden Age SF satirists; if you haven't come across him, this collection is a good place to start.I th...
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