The Fourth Science Fiction MEGAPACK

686 pages

English language

Published April 25, 2012 by Wildside Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-4344-4881-1

(1 review)

Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads, by Mary A. Turzillo Food for Friendship, by E.C. Tubb The Life Work of Professor Muntz, by Murray Leinster Tiny and the Monster, by Theodore Sturgeon Beyond Lies the Wub, by Philip K. Dick Pictures Don't Lie, by Katherine MacLean The Big Trip Up Yonder, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Storm Warning, by Donald A. Wollheim The Application of Discipline, by Jason Andrew Tom the Universe, by Larry Hodges Wild Seed, by Carmelo Rafala Tabula Rasa, by Ray Cluley The Eyes of Thar, by Henry Kuttner Regenesis, by Cynthia Ward Not Omnipotent Enough, by George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt Plato's Bastards, by James C. Stewart Pen Pal, by Milton Lesser Living Under the Conditions, by James K. Moran The Arbiter, by John Russell Fearn The Grandmother-Granddaughter Conspiracy, by Marissa Lingen Top Secret, by David Grinnell Sense of Obligation, by Harry Harrison Angel's Egg, …

Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads, by Mary A. Turzillo Food for Friendship, by E.C. Tubb The Life Work of Professor Muntz, by Murray Leinster Tiny and the Monster, by Theodore Sturgeon Beyond Lies the Wub, by Philip K. Dick Pictures Don't Lie, by Katherine MacLean The Big Trip Up Yonder, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Storm Warning, by Donald A. Wollheim The Application of Discipline, by Jason Andrew Tom the Universe, by Larry Hodges Wild Seed, by Carmelo Rafala Tabula Rasa, by Ray Cluley The Eyes of Thar, by Henry Kuttner Regenesis, by Cynthia Ward Not Omnipotent Enough, by George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt Plato's Bastards, by James C. Stewart Pen Pal, by Milton Lesser Living Under the Conditions, by James K. Moran The Arbiter, by John Russell Fearn The Grandmother-Granddaughter Conspiracy, by Marissa Lingen Top Secret, by David Grinnell Sense of Obligation, by Harry Harrison Angel's Egg, by Edgar Pangborn Youth, by Isaac Asimov Anthem, by Ayn Rand

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mattdsteele@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Fourth Science Fiction MEGAPACK by Isaac Asimov

Some fun stories in this collection

3 stars

I appreciated the variety of sci-fi on hand in this collection, a few stories from the golden era, to a few more contemporary pieces. A few stories not to sleep on: “Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads” and “Tabula Rasa” are fun modern stories, while “Youth” and “Food for Friendship” were classics with an ending I wasn’t expecting.

I was a little disappointed how many of the stories seemed to rely on twists but it may just be the format that encourages it. In any case, wish my library had the other dozen or so of these collections in stock!