A straightforward reader’s guide to the February 1968 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction: editor, cover artist, overall rating, and concise notes on each story and how the reviewer responded to them.
Poul Anderson’s novelette treats language change as a central problem, while Sheckley and Aldiss provide stronger, more engaging pieces according to the reviewer.
The issue contains a mix of novelettes and shorter pieces by established writers—some read as conventional, others explore social experiments or media satire.
# Quick overview Editor: Frederik Pohl. Cover artist: Vaughn Bodé. Overall rating: *
This diary-style review summarizes the contents of Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1968, with short, candid impressions of each story and an assessment of how the issue holds together for a reader familiar with these authors.
# How the reviewer responded
# Story-by-story notes
# Overall impression and tone
# Reader guidance This issue will appeal to readers who follow mid-20th-century genre names and enjoy a mix of social-idea fiction and lighter, sometimes satirical pieces. If you favor tightly resolved plots, expect some inconclusive endings and a few stories that prioritize concept over payoff.
JOHN T. SLADEK – Mechasm. Ace SF Special 71435, paperback, July 1969. Cover art: Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon. Pocket, paperback, July 1980. Published originally in the UK as The Reproductive System (Gollancz, hardcover, May 1968). A satirical review of Life in the US in the guise of a standard SF story, and the humor […]
ELLERY QUEEN’S MYSTERY MAGAZINE – January 1968. Overall rating: ***½. JOE GORES “File #2: Stakeout on Page Street.” (Dan Kearney Associates) Involving a delinquent car,, narcotics, and racial prejudice in Hashbury. (4) EDGAR WALLACE “The Father Christmas Job.” (Felix Jenks) First published in The Grand Magazine, Januar
CHARLIE JANE ANDERS “Palm Strike’s Last Case.” Novelet. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2014. Reprinted in The Year’s Best Military SF & Space Opera, edited by David Afsharirad (Baen Books, June 1915). I don’t read much of what’s offered by current publishers in the way of science fic
BLACK MASK – June 1940. Editor: K. S. White. Cover artist: Rafael DeSoto. Overall rating: **½. ERLE STANLEY GARDNER “Tong Trouble” Ed Jenkins. Novelette. Ed Jenkins, the Phantom Crook, applies his talents on behalf of Chinese friends, and a tong war, threatened by an unsolved murder, is averted, Told in the obvious Gar
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