LOL yep, that's a fantastically literal cover painting that gives away the ending. There's a lot of folksy yarn-spinning before that.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 12:06 (six years ago) link
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, 1959
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 12:07 (six years ago) link
Thanks, Ward. I remember reading those two Poul Anderson stories in that book, liking the first one well enough and hating the other one, so much I did not finish it
― Abbatari Teenage Riot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 00:10 (six years ago) link
Simak? Folksy yarn-spinning? No way.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 02:38 (six years ago) link
Never happened
― Abbatari Teenage Riot (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 10:31 (six years ago) link
This anthology series I have never seen or heard of until today, edited by guess-who, looks pretty interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(anthology_series)?wprov=sfti1
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 June 2018 23:26 (six years ago) link
Amazing looking stuff.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 17 June 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
For real! A bunch of great stuff i know plus a bunch of stuff I’ve been looking for, like Wilhelm’s “Baby, You Were Great”
― Οὖτις, Monday, 18 June 2018 05:07 (five years ago) link
'Baby, You Were Great' also included in Pamela Sargent's first Women of Wonder anthology.
At the same time as the Alpha series, Silverbob was also editing the all-original New Dimensions series too. Dude was just insanely productive in the late 60s/early 70s.
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 18 June 2018 08:21 (five years ago) link
Yeah, edited a lot of one-off anthologies as well, I think
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
Of course, those Alphas are not originals, like the New Dimensions were, I think, but still. “Baby, You Were Great” is from Orbit, for instance.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link
And can also be found in The Best From Orbit.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:56 (five years ago) link
I have this nice UK paperback edition of Orbit 2, where the Wilhelm made its first appearance:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/413FfkCenfL.SX316.SY316.jpg
I only have a battered copy of the UK Orbit 1 paperback, but I love the cover:
https://pictures.abebooks.com/ELLEPOTTER/md/md20882515571.jpg
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 18 June 2018 11:02 (five years ago) link