Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 48 — page 126: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION Robert Barbour Johnson, Death of a Sensitive by Harry Bates, The Demoiselle d’Ys by Robert W. Chambers, Stolen Centuries by Otis Adelbert Kline. Another anthology from Grayson & Grayon (16, Mad- dox Street, London, W.1. 9s. 6d.) maintains their high standard of selectivity. This one is called THE ROBOT AND THE MAN, and is edited by Martin Greenberg, a man who really knows his science fiction. There are ten stories, each one about robots and their — effects upon humanity, arranged in a chronological sequence to give the effect of a kind of history of the rise of robots. Somewhat reminiscent of J, Robot, Asimov’s masterpiece, this book yet manages to be individual despite the fact that ten different authors wrote the stories. Such is a testimony to the perception and wisdom of the editor. Authors include Lewis Pad- gett, A. E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey and Robert Moore 125 Williams. Well worth read- ing, and keeping. Museum Press is certainly slipping up in its choice of re- printable American science fiction lately. The first down- beat selection was The Humanoids, and now we have DRAGON’S ISLAND, by the same author, Jack Williamson (9s. 6d., from 63, Old Brompton Road, Lon- don, S.W.7). We reviewed the American edition of this book in our issue No. 13, and neither our views nor the book has changed since. On the whole, it’s not a really bad story, but it certainly is not science fiction. It’s all about some remarkable mutants turning up in New Guinea and, as the publishers say, is a “mixture of reality and imagination.” There’s rather more imagination than reality, but then, some people seem to like that kind of thing. If your desire for credibility is not so great that you do not boggle at rocket- ships growing like cherries on trees, then you may like this story. For our part we hope comiclbooks.cormn