![]() ![]() This is a delicate heart-rending tale of a couple who stop to buy ‘slow glass’ which allow the viewer to see past moment. What he can afford is to submit to a procedure that will allow him to remember a trip that never happened. ![]() A man wishes to travel to Mars, but can’t afford it. ![]() A great idea with a solid story wrapped around it. The story from which “Total Recall” is based. "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. “We Can Remember it for You Wholesale,” “Behold the Man,” and “Light of Other Days” have stood the test of time, but the least well known “Light of Other Days” is the only true classic in my book World’s Best Science Fiction 1967 is rated 79%. That aside, this collections contains three incredibly well known stories and one truly great story. Later best of the year collections would be dominated by novellas that would have been published as a novel in earlier times. Looking back on this collection with the hindsight of more than fifty years, these longer stories do not seem to be anything special. It was based on the idea that the sciences fictionalized were more in the social science arena and therefore required longer to work out. The introduction to this collection discusses the trend towards longer narratives within science fiction. Use this Amazon link to support the blog. World’s Best Science Fiction 1967 is rated 79%. ![]()
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