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A review by milos_dumbraci
Alien Contact by Marty Halpern, Bruce McAllister, Nancy Kress, Karen Joy Fowler, Ernest Hogan, Cory Doctorow, Ursula K. Le Guin, George Alec Effinger, Charles Stross, Bruce Sterling, Mark W. Tiedemann, Michael Swanwick, Jack Skillingstead, Harry Turtledove, Paul McAuley, Molly Gloss, Elizabeth Moon, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, Neil Gaiman, Robert Silverberg, Adam-Troy Castro, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Pat Murphy, Jeffrey Ford
5.0
Best scifi anthology I have read so far (and I have read plenty, I love anthologies since I think the best form of scifi is the short prose).
From 26 stories there were 4 I did not like (one as expected, since I never ever could like a Doctorow story no matter how often I try), and all the rest were 4+/5 or full 5/5s. That is amazing for me - I do not give 5 stars easily, but obviously Halpern is my doppelganger from beyond the seas in regard to scifi taste - they were EXACTLY the scifi I want (realistic, logical, tangible, facts first, surprizing points of view, varied, original but still credible, extra-dark sometimes - no dreamy hippie metaphors here).
I will look for more of Halpern's selections (if there are more) and buy them all! Thank you, scifi doppelganger!
From 26 stories there were 4 I did not like (one as expected, since I never ever could like a Doctorow story no matter how often I try), and all the rest were 4+/5 or full 5/5s. That is amazing for me - I do not give 5 stars easily, but obviously Halpern is my doppelganger from beyond the seas in regard to scifi taste - they were EXACTLY the scifi I want (realistic, logical, tangible, facts first, surprizing points of view, varied, original but still credible, extra-dark sometimes - no dreamy hippie metaphors here).
I will look for more of Halpern's selections (if there are more) and buy them all! Thank you, scifi doppelganger!