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Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons by Hal Clement, Greg Egan, Poul Anderson, H.B. Fyfe, Cordwainer Smith, Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Swanwick, Gregory Benford, John Varley, Stephen Baxter, G. David Nordley, R.A. Lafferty, Gardner Dozois, Jack McDevitt, Geoffrey A. Landis, Arthur C. Clarke, Roger Zelazny, Vernor Vinge, James H. Schmitz, Edgar Pangborn, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, James Tiptree Jr.

lukeaitch's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A collection of short science fiction stories from the 1950s- 1990s. A nice sampler of offerings with little blurbs about the authors before each short story (which I found helpful, not knowing much about the history of the science fiction field). The stories are arranged chronologically and it is interesting to see how science fiction short stories reference their past and grow (or don't grow) in diversity and thought.