Amazon.co.uk Review
Far Horizons is the science fiction equivalent of Robert Silverberg's best-selling fantasy anthology
Legends. In both books Silverberg invited some of the most renowned authors in the field to write a new story based on their most popular series or setting. For instance, the first story in
Far Horizons is Ursula K. Le Guin's "Old Music and the Slave Women," which takes place in the same Hainish universe as her famous novels
The Left Hand of Darkness and
The Dispossessed. Dan Simmons has written a piece set in the world of
Hyperion, Anne McCaffrey has turned in a Helva story from the world of
The Ship Who Sang, and so on. Like
Legends, the list of writers in
Far Horizons reads like a Who's Who of the genre: Le Guin, Joe Haldeman, Orson Scott Card, David Brin, Simmons, Nancy Kress, Frederik Pohl, Gregory Benford, McCaffrey and Greg Bear, as well as Silverberg himself. And like
Legends, each author takes a page or two to introduce their story, so that newcomers won't be totally lost. The average story in
Far Horizons is, as you might expect, a significant cut above the average SF story, although this anthology is not quite as successful as its predecessor. Authors like Le Guin and Simmons have come up with some first-rate stuff, but Card and McCaffrey have produced stories that can best be described as mediocre. Overall, though, the book has far more ups than downs, and serious readers won't want to miss this one. Those new to the world of SF will also find
Far Horizons an invaluable reference when they're looking for good authors to read.
--Craig E. Engler, Amazon.com
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'... the short stories here are excellent, as you'd expect from a collection [featuring] writers such as Ursula K Le Guin...'
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