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The Second Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK: Mark Clifton by Frank Riley, Mark Clifton
spacephilosopher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
oleksandr's review
4.0
This is a compilation of works by Mark Clifton (1906-1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the first ever Hugo Award for best novel. This is classical SF at its best (and worst). Among the worst such notions that Mobius is described in physics’ book, multi-value physics, people aging and being sick only due to psychosomatic forces.
A lot of interesting but rather naïve ideas, ESP, strange aliens, mad scientists, etc. one of the main themes is that academic science is ossified, unable to adopt to new ideas.
STAR BRIGHT – a short story about super bright little girl 5/5
THE KENZIE REPORT – we want to contact minds on other planets but don’t try to contact life under our feet, like ants. 5/5
WE'RE CIVILIZED! – what being civilized mean? 2/5
SENSE FROM THOUGHT DIVIDE – call for more holistic picture of the world. 2/5
A WOMAN'S PLACE – ‘healing’ a feminist by sending her to a place, where her ‘womanness’ is paramount or survival. 3/5
DO UNTO OTHERS – prudish matrons decide to make aliens more civilized by dressing them up 4/5
THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT – a telepath seeks for a related soul and builds AI. 4/5
WHAT NOW, LITTLE MAN? – allegory to racism 4/5
EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN – a new colony named Eden, idyllic place where nothing bad can happen stops contacting authorities 4/5
A lot of interesting but rather naïve ideas, ESP, strange aliens, mad scientists, etc. one of the main themes is that academic science is ossified, unable to adopt to new ideas.
STAR BRIGHT – a short story about super bright little girl 5/5
THE KENZIE REPORT – we want to contact minds on other planets but don’t try to contact life under our feet, like ants. 5/5
WE'RE CIVILIZED! – what being civilized mean? 2/5
SENSE FROM THOUGHT DIVIDE – call for more holistic picture of the world. 2/5
A WOMAN'S PLACE – ‘healing’ a feminist by sending her to a place, where her ‘womanness’ is paramount or survival. 3/5
DO UNTO OTHERS – prudish matrons decide to make aliens more civilized by dressing them up 4/5
THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT – a telepath seeks for a related soul and builds AI. 4/5
WHAT NOW, LITTLE MAN? – allegory to racism 4/5
EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN – a new colony named Eden, idyllic place where nothing bad can happen stops contacting authorities 4/5
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