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praised the anthology, saying that "Robert Silverberg, who knows good story-telling and good writing because that's what he does, uses these criteria in his selections for his Alpha series". Sturgeon also praised
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as "as strong an entry as its predecessor. . . . he level of writing is high, the visions uncommonly clear, and the book, ultimately, entertaining".
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It placed sixth in the reprint anthology/collection category in the 1972
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MIT Science Fiction Society's Library Pinkdex Entry for
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964
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Robert Silverberg Presents the Great SF Stories: 1964
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Index


Robert Silverberg
Science fiction
Ballantine Books
ISBN
0345024192
OCLC
428159
Alpha 1
Alpha 3
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg
Poul Anderson
Astounding
Galaxy
Wyman Guin
Algis Budrys
Faith of Our Fathers
Philip K. Dick
Dangerous Visions
C. M. Kornbluth
Jack Vance
Infinity
J. G. Ballard
New Worlds
Cordwainer Smith
If
Faith of Our Fathers
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The New York Times Book Review

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