The Pandora Effect

by Jack Williamson

Jack Williamson, one of the all-time greats of the science-fiction world, presents his very first collection of short stories and novelettes here under the provocative but fitting title of THE PANDORA EFFECT.

Genres: Science Fiction

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

John Stewart Williamson who wrote as Jack Williamson (and occasionally under the pseudonym Will Stewart) was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction".

Reviews

[SciFiOne · Rating 3 out of 5]

1988 grade C

short stories

[Steven Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice collection of Jack Williamson's short stories. Among these: "The Happiest Creature," "The Cosmic Express," "The Metal Man," "The Cold Green Eye," "Guinevere for Everybody," "With Folded Hands," and my personal favorite, "The Equalizer." Each is provocative. "The Equalizer," for instance, tells the story of the social and political effects of the invention of a powwer source that gave individual households all the energy that they needed. The end result? An individualistic, libertarian society. Intriguing tale. . . . "With Folded Hands" is a distressing short story, speaking of the loss of power by humans.