Yesterday's Luminaries introduced by Today's Rising Stars
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- Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women Volume 1: 1958-1963
- Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women, Volume 2: 1953-1957
Women write science fiction. They always have.
Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) offers, quite simply, some of the best science fiction ever written: 20 amazing pieces, most of which haven’t been reprinted for decades…but should have been. Whether you are a long-time fan or new to the genre, you are in for a treat.
This collection of works—18 stories, 1 poem, 1 nonfiction piece—are a showcase, some of the best science fiction stories of the ’50s. These stories were selected not only as examples of great writing, but also because their characters are as believable, their themes just as relevant today, their contents just as fun to read, as when they were written almost three quarters of a century ago.
Dig in. Enjoy these newly-rediscovered delicacies a few at a time…or binge them all at once!
Once again, the editors have rejected the temptation to anthologize works already frequently anthologized. I’d encountered only two of the stories herein before. Granted, over-anthologization is less of an issue with classic SF by women, which tended to be overlooked. Each story is accompanied by a note concerning its reprint history.
For me, the outstanding stories were “Captive Audience,” “The First Day of Spring,” “Two-Bit Oracle,” and “The Wines of Earth” but really, there are lots more hits than misses in here. This is one of those rare modern anthologies where I want a physical copy.
