Over on his blog, Rob has a blow by blow account of a recently released anthology: Alien Contact:
With Alien Contact, Marty Halpern presents us with an anthology of science fiction short stories predicated on (what else?) first contact with alien species.
Overall? I liked Alien Contact very much; many stories I loved, and a few I could do without. That said, the composite rating for all the collected short stories was an even 3.5.
Read his thoughts on every story here.
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On the Facebook page for the anthology — http://www.facebook.com/AlienContactAnthology — Marty Halpern called my review: “intelligent, perceptive, and literate”. *blush*
Anyway, don’t let the “3.5 stars” fool you… It’s a great anthology.