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Summary: Good Tales of Science Fiction
Review: Gates to Tomorrow is a SF anthology intended for young adult readers. Initiated at the suggestion of a school teacher, these stories were collected as an introduction to science fiction in secondary education classrooms. The volume contains twelve stories with a range of speculative topics.Shape by Robert Sheckley is a story of shapeshifting aliens invading the Earth. Rust by Joseph E. Kelleam is tale about a world populated by robots who are slowly breaking down. Command by Bernard I. Kahn is the account of a spaceship captain on his first long voyage. The Naming of Names by Ray Bradbury tells of a family from Earth who have migrated to Mars and miss their old home. The Plague by Keith Laumer depicts an invasion of parasites on an extraterristrial planet. A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber recounts an unusual day in the city long after a dark star has snatched the Earth away from the Sun. Living Fossil by L. Sprague de Camp describes an encounter by an intellligent species of the future with a lifeform long thought to be extinct. The Flame Midget by Frank Belknap Long, Jr., recounts the discovery of a microscopic alien man. Expedition Polychrome by J. A. Winter, M.D., reports the consternation of a medical expedition to the planet Minotaur when one of the crew members turns blue. Untouched by Human Hands by Robert Sheckley relates the fate of two emaciated explorers faced with a warehouse of potential food labelled in an alien language. Ultimatum by Keith Laumer discloses the gallant actions of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestienne after receipt of an ultimatum from aliens who appear out of nowhere on an unoccupied planet. The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch by Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson reveals the plight of a young Terran officer stranded on a planet of playful aliens who look like teddy bears. This collection is a fairly representive sample of SF short stories of the mid-twentieth century. Most of the authors were well-known then and several produced novels of enduring fame. Highly recommended for young adults and anyone else who enjoys older SF stories.
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Summary: Good Tales of Science Fiction
Review: Gates to Tomorrow is a SF anthology intended for young adult readers. Initiated at the suggestion of a school teacher, these stories were collected as an introduction to science fiction in secondary education classrooms. The volume contains twelve stories with a range of speculative topics. Shape by Robert Sheckley is a story of shapeshifting aliens invading the Earth. Rust by Joseph E. Kelleam is tale about a world populated by robots who are slowly breaking down. Command by Bernard I. Kahn is the account of a spaceship captain on his first long voyage. The Naming of Names by Ray Bradbury tells of a family from Earth who have migrated to Mars and miss their old home. The Plague by Keith Laumer depicts an invasion of parasites on an extraterristrial planet. A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber recounts an unusual day in the city long after a dark star has snatched the Earth away from the Sun. Living Fossil by L. Sprague de Camp describes an encounter by an intellligent species of the future with a lifeform long thought to be extinct. The Flame Midget by Frank Belknap Long, Jr., recounts the discovery of a microscopic alien man. Expedition Polychrome by J. A. Winter, M.D., reports the consternation of a medical expedition to the planet Minotaur when one of the crew members turns blue. Untouched by Human Hands by Robert Sheckley relates the fate of two emaciated explorers faced with a warehouse of potential food labelled in an alien language. Ultimatum by Keith Laumer discloses the gallant actions of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestienne after receipt of an ultimatum from aliens who appear out of nowhere on an unoccupied planet. The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch by Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson reveals the plight of a young Terran officer stranded on a planet of playful aliens who look like teddy bears. This collection is a fairly representive sample of SF short stories of the mid-twentieth century. Most of the authors were well-known then and several produced novels of enduring fame. Highly recommended for young adults and anyone else who enjoys older SF stories.
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