Uncanny Tales

Rating:
Summary: the contributions rcross the speculative fiction spectrum
Review: This sixteen-story collection shows the vast range of Robert Sheckley's works as the contributions range across the speculative fiction spectrum. Mr. Sheckley seems as comfortable writing in fantasy as much as science fiction, which this reviewer is more familiar with his novels in the latter genre. The well written tales focus on the minds of the key characters (not all human) who face adversity that are often colossal, but also achieving success. However, readers need to also understand that eleven of the tales were in other publications within the last five years with nine of these appearing in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Subscribers of that magazine will already know how good Mr. Sheckley's shorts are while much of the rest of us for familiar with his novels and their movie adaptations will appreciate this anthology.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: the contributions rcross the speculative fiction spectrum
Review: This sixteen-story collection shows the vast range of Robert Sheckley's works as the contributions range across the speculative fiction spectrum. Mr. Sheckley seems as comfortable writing in fantasy as much as science fiction, which this reviewer is more familiar with his novels in the latter genre. The well written tales focus on the minds of the key characters (not all human) who face adversity that are often colossal, but also achieving success. However, readers need to also understand that eleven of the tales were in other publications within the last five years with nine of these appearing in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Subscribers of that magazine will already know how good Mr. Sheckley's shorts are while much of the rest of us for familiar with his novels and their movie adaptations will appreciate this anthology.

Harriet Klausner