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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic of the Genre,
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This review is from: The Best of C.L. Moore (Hardcover)
I cannot believe that this book is out of print. It is a true classic of the genre. Both of Moore's most famous heroes, Jirel and Northwest Smith, are represented here. The two classic tales 'Shambleau' and 'Black God's Kiss' are here, as are the brilliant 'No Woman Born' (one of the first cyborg stories --- the forerunner of the Bionic Woman!) Buy it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A hard-to-track down classic,
By BlueFairy (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of C.L. Moore (Hardcover)
Catherine Lucille Moore was one of the leading lights of early sci-fi and fantasy, and her prose is lovely. However, I was never quite blown away by the stories. I think I was expecting too much.According to the introduction, Moore was one of the first (or the first) to write sci-fi from a more emotional perspective. "Her early stories were notable for their emphasis on the senses and emotions, which was highly unusual at the time." -Wikipedia Also she is lauded for her very alien aliens and her use of romance. While I appreciate the stories for how groundbreaking they were, I must admit I was not that impressed by what they are. I've read too much that took her work as inspiration and spun off into further realms. I find these stories good, even very good, just not amazing. And I was really hoping for amazing. The first two stories star her space outlaw, Northwest Smith. Each story is solid, creepy, well plotted, but the themes are so similar that I think they suffer by juxtaposition. There are a selection of other sci-fi stories on various subjects: potential futures, time travelers of multiple stripes, cyborgs, alien worlds, and more. There's an odd spin on the Lillith story, and my favorite story was "Daemon", a unconventional fantasy piece about the nature of souls. I don't fault Moore that I am born too late to fully appreciate much of this volume. I am thankful that I have read so many great books inspired by her work. Nowadays almost all work integrates the emotional into the SF, but I suppose it didn't have to be that way. Someone had to be the first.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not Free SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of C. L. Moore (Mass Market Paperback)
A writer of some style and talent, from planetary romance and sword and sorcery, to standard science fiction, fantasy and moore. An impressive group of stories, as this best of averages an excellent 3.75.Best of C. L. Moore : Shambleau - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Black Thirst - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : The Bright Illusion - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Black God's Kiss - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Tryst in Time - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Greater Than Gods - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Fruit of Knowledge - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : No Woman Born - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Daemon - C. L. Moore Best of C. L. Moore : Vintage Season - C. L. Moore Shoot vampire gorgon women, don't ask them in for dinner. 4.5 out of 5 "Not even the lowest class of Venusian street-walker dared come along the waterfronts of Ednes on the nights when the space-liners were not in. Yet across the pavement came clearly now the light tapping of a woman's feet." This leads him to monstrous vampiric alien, and to the aid of one his thralls, above. ""The-Guardians-still rove the halls, and unleashed now -so keep your ray-gun ready, Earthman. . , ." 4 out of 5 High priestess wants to go. 3.5 out of 5 An escape from a captor leads Jirel basically into a Clark Ashton Smith story, and a passionate revenge. 4 out of 5 Adventure volunteer's woman repeats. 3 out of 5 Girl surplus probability plane past contact conquest conflict choices. 3 out of 5 "Why," he stammered, "you...you're the Queen of Air and Darkness." 3.5 out of 5 High performance machine act. 4 out of 5 Captain's plan doesn't Pan out. 4 out of 5 Past holiday. 4 out of 5 4.5 out of 5
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