Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories (2007) - Plot & Excerpts
This is an excellent collection of short science fiction stories. I'd read some of Pohl's work and knew he was prolific, but I don't think I had the appreciation for him that I now have. This is some kick ass work, encompassing decades of writing. Philip K. Dick is probably my favorite sci fi writer because he can do some truly amazing things, but I'd have to say Pohl is probably now my second favorite. Some of the stories which stood out for me were "The Day the Icicle Works Closed," "The Gold at the Starbow's End," "The Day the Martians Came," "Day Million," and "Fermi and Frost," which won a Hugo when it was published. I was worried that such a large collection of short stories might ultimately bore me and become redundant, but that never happened. The material stayed fresh and the editor did a fantastic job at picking out the stories to include in this book. As I've learned, Pohl is truly a giant in sci fi circles, and now I know why. Read this book!
The Merchants of Venus (1972) novella The Things That Happen (1985) The High Test (1983) My Lady Green Sleeves (1957) 3/5The Kindly Isle (1984) The Middle of Nowhere (1955) 5/5I Remember a Winter (1972) The Greening of Bed-Stuy (1984) novella To See Another Mountain (1959) 3/5The Mapmakers (1955) 4/5Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair (1983) The Celebrated No-Hit Inning (1956) 3/5Some Joys Under the Star (1973) Servant of the People (1983) Waiting for the Olympians (1988)Criticality (1984) Shaffery Among the Immortals (1972) The Day the Icicle Works Closed (1960) 3/5Saucery (1986) The Gold at the Starbow's End (1972) novella Growing Up in Edge City (1975) The Knights of Arthur (1958) 3/5Creation Myths of the Recently Extinct (1994) The Meeting (1972) with C. M. KornbluthLet the Ants Try (1949) 3/5Speed Trap (1967) 3/5The Day the Martians Came (1967) 3/5Day Million (1966) 3/5The Mayor of Mare Tranq (1996) Fermi and Frost (1985)
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