Tag Archives: Astounding Science Fiction

forgotten book: The Philosophical Corps

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Rick Robinson

by E. B. Cole, 1961, Gnome Press 1961 hardcover – science fiction (edited into novel form from short stories) This novel is another mosaic novel (like Hospital Station and Star Surgeon, the first two Sector General SF novels by James White, reviewed here). … Continue reading →

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Poul Anderson short works collection from NESFA

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Rick Robinson

The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volume 1: Call Me Joe edited by Rick Katze & Lis Carey, NESFA Press 2009 hardcover science fiction short story collection Poul Anderson. I’m sure there’s nothing new I can say about an … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Discovery

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Rick Robinson

Note: This post constitutes the 20th in a series of Friday Forgotten Books, this time in the form of a brief memoir about discovering books. For more Friday Forgotten Books, see Patti Abbott’s blog. There are few things more pleasing to readers … Continue reading →

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