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Alpha 6 (1976)

by Robert Silverberg (Editor)

Other authors: Terry Carr (Contributor), Gordon R. Dickson (Contributor), Horace L. Gold (Contributor), C. M. Kornbluth (Contributor), Kit Reed (Contributor)6 more, Idris Seabright (Contributor), Bob Shaw (Contributor), John Sladek (Contributor), Norman Spinrad (Contributor), William Tenn (Contributor), James Tiptree Jr. (Contributor)

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Series: Alpha (Silverberg) (6)

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- The Lost Continent by Norman Spinrad
Bigotry among the ruins of a space age.
+ Light of Other Days by Bob Shaw
Light memories.
- The Secret of the Old Custard by John Sladek
An absurdist exercise in sentence composition; possibly some kind of satire.
+ Down Among the Dead Men by William Tenn
Recycling and a morale boost, amidst an interstellar war.
+ With These Hands by Cyril M. Kornbluth
An artist's struggle in the age of additive manufacturing.
- Short in the Chest by Idris Seabright
A robot doles out mating advice.
+ Brown Robert by Terry Carr
Creepy janitor in a time traveler's lab.
- The Food Farm by Kit Reed
Pop music and BBW obsession.
+ An Honorable Death by Gordon R. Dickson
Human colonialism seen through interpretative dance.
+ Man of Parts by Horace L. Gold
Split personality between a major and a miner.
- Painwise by James Tiptree, Jr.
Surreslistic space jaunt with empaths.

Down Among the Dead Men is my hands down favorite from this anthology. In a sense, it is a retelling of the story of Frankenstein, but better. It has also turned me on to William Tenn, who has written many other great stories. ( )
  igor.kh | Sep 18, 2007 |

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Silverberg, RobertEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carr, TerryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dickson, Gordon R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gold, Horace L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kornbluth, C. M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Reed, KitContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Seabright, IdrisContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shaw, BobContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sladek, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Spinrad, NormanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tenn, WilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tiptree Jr., JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Powers, Richard M.Cover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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