Пришельцы с небес

by Gardner Dozois (Editor), Гарднер Дозуа (Editor), Альфред Ван Вогт (Contributor)

Антология посвящена теме эволюции взаимоотношений человека и космоса в произведениях известнейших англоязычных фантастов двадцатого столетия. В ней собраны произведения «классиков», фантастов США и Великобритании 40-х — 70-х годов. Образует дилогию с антологией «Божье око».

Содержание:
Гарднер Дозуа. Предисловие, стр. 7-21
Альфред Ван Вогт. Рулл (рассказ, перевод Е. Фрибус), стр. 22-57
Джеймс Шмиц. Вторая ночь лета (рассказ, перевод Е. Фрибус), стр. 58-91
Лайон Спрэг де Камп. Свисток Гальтона (рассказ, перевод В. Малахова), стр. 92-125
Джек Вэнс. Новый премьер (рассказ, перевод В. Малахова), стр. 126-161
Сирил Корнблат. Та доля славы (рассказ, перевод И. Гуровой), стр. 162-205
Ли Брэкетт. Последние дни Шандакора (рассказ, перевод А. Рогулиной), стр. 206-246
Мюррей Лейнстер. Колониальная служба (рассказ, перевод А. Овчинниковой), стр. 247-312
Пол Андерсон. Пришельцы с небес (рассказ, перевод Н. Буланова, М. Левина), стр. 313-372
Гордон Диксон. Человек по почте (рассказ, перевод М. Левина), стр. 373-407
Кордвейнер Смит. Кисоньки-пусеньки Хиттон-мамусеньки (рассказ, перевод Т.А. Перцевой), стр. 408-441
Брайан Олдисс. Почти искусство (рассказ, перевод И. Клигман, М. Левина), стр. 442-472
Бим Г. Пайпер. Бог пороха (повесть, перевод М. Левина), стр. 473-533
Урсула Ле Гуин. Ожерелье (рассказ, перевод Н. Науменко), стр. 534-561
Фриц Лейбер. Лунная дуэль (рассказ, перевод К. Россинского), стр. 562-578
Роджер Желязны. Лица его, пламенники пасти его (рассказ, перевод А. Пчелинцева, М. Пчелинцева), стр. 579-624
Джеймс Типтри-младший. Последняя из могикан, или Небо в алмазах (рассказ, перевод А. Комаринец), стр. 625-666

Примечание:
Левая часть обложки и её нижний фрагмент — иллюстрация Л. Ройо, использованная для оформления романа Джулии Чернедо In the Company of Others. Верхний фрагмент — иллюстрация Э. Джонса, использованная для оформления романа Gregory Kern Beyond the Galactic Lens (1975).
Переводчиком повести Р. Желязны «Двери лица его...» указан только А. Пчелинцев.

Genres: Science Fiction, Anthologies, Fiction, Short Stories

672 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004. He won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, both as an editor and a writer of short fiction.
Wikipedia entry: Gardner Dozois

http://us.macmillan.com/author/gardne...

Reviews

[Peter Tillman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread in progress, 11-24-24. Not sure when I first read this. "The Sky People," a Poul Anderson fallen-civ novella from 1959, rang no memory bells. And it's a great story: 4.5 stars. So if you missed this one, or if it's been awhile (1998 anthology. My, how time flies.): you have a treat in store. Dozois was the leading SFF anthologist of his time, and perhaps ever. Boy is he missed! Dozois makes the point, in his not-to-be-missed volume intro, that "there isn't a story here that I wouldn't buy today." Fortunately, his taste and mine largely coincide, especially for space-opera & planetary-adventure stuff.

ToC and story details: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?...
As always, I like some stories more than others. I'll post a story-by-story review when I finish this reread.

[Andrew Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm pretty darn good at picking sci-fi compilations, if I do say so myself. This had a couple of classics in it that I'd already read elsewhere ("Semley's Necklace" and "Exploration Team"), but the rest were complete unknowns to me...and they were all gold. Gardner Duzois has a flair for anthologizing only the most gripping, suspenseful, character-driven, refreshingly different stories, and I'll certainly be reading his collection of more modern (for the 90s) sci-fi tales, The Good New Stuff. I encountered writers with whom I was already familiar (and deeply in love) in the pages of The Good Old Stuff as well as writers I had not yet had the pleasure of knowing, such as H. Beam Piper and Brian Aldiss and James H. Schmitz. Was inspired, on Duzois' word, to seek out new compilations of specific writers' stories, such as those of C.M. Kornbluth and Poul Anderson. Reading is always best when it germinates further reading. I'd highly recommend this work to anyone unsure of whether classic sci-fi is their bag, and are looking to "dip their toes in" as it were. The included stories demonstrate imagination, erudition, accessibility, rollicking adventure, and pure joy/love of the genre.

[Andrew Brooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could only give this anthology 3 stars... Barely! While I've enjoyed stories from all of the authors in this book, most of these stories I couldn't buy into. Except for a couple stories, they kept hitting my BS filters, and I would have to skip to the next. I suppose my crit thinking skills have just become too hard to turn off.

However, Dixon's Dilbia story, Leiber's Moon Duel, and Zelazny's Doors of his Face, Lamps of his Mouth are all top notch!

[Louise Bray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun anthology of lots of science fiction short stories from the 50s, 60s and 70s. I haven't read much science fiction, so this was a fun way to try out the genre and see what the fuss is about. Definitely some hits and misses in here for me, but it's definitely opened my eyes to what the genre can offer.

[Lyle Blosser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eclectic mix of "good old adventure SF" (some better than others, as usual) from numerous authors with interesting introductions by the editor for each author including a summary of the work of each.

[Egghead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seeking space cowboys
Found philosophers instead.
Wanted more rayguns.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories are hit and miss; fortunately, more hits than misses. This is a good introduction to now-historical science fiction in the adventure tradition. Some of it is curiously dated and quaint. What I learned after reading this collection is that I enjoy modern science fiction most of all because of its greater attention to provoking thought. But, sometimes, you just want to sit down and tear through an old-fashioned adventure story.

[Ethan · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! Who knew that Sci-fi was so great in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I especially enjoyed the short story "The Last Days of Shandakor" by Leigh Brackett. She wrote the original screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back. Gardner Dozois does it again. Every book of shorts edited by him that I have read was excellent.
I have discovered a dozen authors that I hadn't even heard of.

[bluetyson]

The Good Old Stuff: Adventure Sf in the Grand Tradition by Gardner R. Dozois (1998)

[Michael Farrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great blast from the past. Some of the stories have held up to age better than others, but the craft really shined through. A great collection, from some of the greats of all time.