Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Hugo Winners Volume 1 - Isaac Asimov

Stories that are taken from winners of award from the 1955 to 1961 world science fiction conventions. Pretty good selections, coming out at a 3.72 average.

Hugo Winners 1 : The Darfsteller - Walter M. MillerJr.
Hugo Winners 1 : Allamagoosa - Eric Frank Russell
Hugo Winners 1 : Exploration Team - Murray Leinster
Hugo Winners 1 : The Star - Arthur C. Clarke
Hugo Winners 1 : Or All the Seas with Oysters [short story] - Avram Davidson
Hugo Winners 1 : The Big Front Yard - Clifford D. Simak
Hugo Winners 1 : That Hell-Bound Train - Robert Bloch
Hugo Winners 1 : Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
Hugo Winners 1 : The Longest Voyage - Poul Anderson


Day off for playacting machines.

3 out of 5


Offdog, wazzat?

4 out of 5


Robots bearly make a difference when the lifeforms are inimical, and me a criminal!

4.5 out of 5


Jesuit crewing for amusement finds supernova technology treasure cache is Star of Bethlehem reference point.

3.5 out of 5


Bike regeneration mimic.

3 out of 5


Doggie alien discovery otherworld drive.

4 out of 5


Time-stop devil of a deal indecision.

4 out of 5


A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.

However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.

4 out of 5


Navigational mathematics seems like magic, so a flying ship is just like, 'Wow!'

3.5 out of 5





4.5 out of 5

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