![]() ![]() ![]() Dick novels among his “100 Best.” And he exhibits a misplaced concern for political correctness, as when he cautions us that an author is “known to hold conservative views” or is “an exponent of free enterprise.” He lists 30 British works and six Philip K. His selections betray a few biases and eccentricities. Pringle implicitly lists three categories: novels he truly likes, novels (mostly British) he finds it necessary to include because of the writing quality or the author’s literary stature, and novels he actively dislikes but includes because it is unavoidable. This slim volume provides two-page reviews of “The 100 Best” science fiction novels written since 1949, the publication year of Orwell’s “1984.” Reliable guidance to quality science fiction is needed, and David Pringle, editor of the British science fiction magazine Interzone, has written a book that should help. The shelves are full to overflowing with arresting covers and provocative titles, yet the finding of a good new writer or book is a rare event. The science-fiction section of any good bookstore gives me the feeling of starving in the midst of plenty. ![]()
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