Analog: Writers' Choice

Schmidt Analog Anthologies #5

by Stanley Schmidt (Editor), Jack Williamson (Contributor), L. Sprague de Camp (Contributor)

Writers' Choice Anthology #5 Spring 1983

Genres: Science Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Stanley Schmidt is an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine.

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this years ago. As is usual with SF compilations, I find that some are very good, others I have totally forgotten. Three of the best in this collection, which are five stars, are: Clifford D. Simak “Grotto of the dancing deer”; L. Sprague de Camp, “Aristotle and the gun”; and, Jack Williamson, “With folded hands”.

[Vanjr · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of 11 short stories published in this format in 1983, the stories originally were published between 1945 and 1964 except for one outlier from 1980. Favorites were Pandora's Planet by Christopher Anvil and AE van Vogt's The Purpose. Certainly for those who like older more classic sci Fi.