Dealing in Futures
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This collection contains eleven of the author's finest stories, ranging from faraway planets beyond human comprehension to a nightmare future Earth. By the author of The Forever War. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0451452585
ISBN13:9780451452580
Release Date:November 1993
Publisher:Roc
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"
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One of the best SF Short story collections I've ever read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Joe Haldeman is one of those treasures you stumble upon... Wow, I wish he 1/4 as prolific as Asimov because I've already run out of his writings to read. This is a fantastic book.
You will not put it down.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Firstly I will admit my bias, Mr Haldeman is gifted, his best book is beyond my ability to describe accurately enough to do it justice, and his worst book is fantastic. He never fails to entertain and has again with every story in this book. Do yourself a big favour, buy this and all of Mr Haldeman's work, you will not be disappointed.Ian
First Rate Short Story Collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Joe Haldeman is an excellent short story writer, as he proves in "Dealing in Futures." The book opens with the chilling novella "Seasons," about an outer space anthropological study gone horribly wrong. Another lengthy item is "You Can Never Go Back," which was originally intended to be the middle portion of Haldeman's best novel "The Forever War," and was actually included in later versions of that book. The best of the shorter stories include "More Than the Sum of His Parts," a graphic outer space horror story, the humorous "A !Tangled Web," an excellent historical story "Manifest Destiny," as well as several poems by the author. This work is nearly as good as Stephen King's short story collections. Any sci-fi fan or lover of a good tale should enjoy it.
Enjoyable collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I didn't enjoy this as much as None So Blind, but it's entertaining nonetheless. Haldeman has become one of my favorite authors not only because of his excellent novels (Forever War, 1968), but also his short stories. He makes reading a story or novella a pleasure due to his ability to present such vivid images without getting carried away. His characterization of aliens in the story "A !Tangled Web" is hilarious.
Great short story collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This is one of the best collections of short stories for the science fiction genre. If you liked Forever War, this one is a must read. The best things are the comments from the author at the end of each story. They add a flavor to it and you'll find yourself going back and reading it again with that added perspective.
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