The Best of Damon Knight [Mass Market Paperback]

Damon Knight (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 337 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; Pocket book ed. edition (September 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671833758
• ISBN-13: 978-0671833756
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,176,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Review of The Best of Damon Knight, May 29, 2009

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Clayton Bye (Kenora, On, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Damon Knight (Mass Market Paperback)

The Best of Damon Knight
Barry N. Malzberg, Editor
Pocket Books, 1976
ISBN: 0-671-83375-8

"Knight is a man of stature and quality, a writer of importance, and a writer whose works will be a new and perhaps jarring experience for many people who were not around when this oeuvre was being built block by block over the decades." - Barry M. Malzberg

In The Best of Damon Knight we see just how easy it is for science fiction, fantasy and horror to be considered as interchangeable. If you truly love speculative fiction, and you want to explore what it means to you, I heartily recommend that you find a copy of this book and read it with care. You'll be entertained, and you'll learn a lot.

Note: I compare his works to writers like Neil Gaiman and Ray Bradbury.

Copyright © Clayton Bye, 2009

5.0 out of 5 stars a fresh spin on time travel, October 11, 2005

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Julia (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Damon Knight (Mass Market Paperback)

some of the stories kind of "drag" ('Mary', 'Cabin Boy') some could have been fleshed out a little ('the Big Pat Boom', 'Backward, O Time') but some of them are GREAT ('Not With a Bang', 'Thing of Beauty', 'Babel II', 'Man In The Jar').

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best? You bet!, May 25, 2001

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M. Konczewski (Havertown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Damon Knight (Mass Market Paperback)

Damon Knight had a varied career in SF, but is probably best know for his short fiction. This collection features selections from his earliest appearance ("Not With a Bang") to his then-current (1980's) work (the compelling "Masks"). Highly recommended.