Review of 'The Harry Harrison Megapack: 12 Classics of Science Fiction, including ROBOT JUSTICE, DEATHWORLD, and DEATHWORLD II' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
For the price, this was a really good investment. Although I think it's a bit of a cop-out having Planet of the Damned and Sense of Obligation in one pack, Harrison's got loads more stories which would've fitted better.
The short stories are all worth a read. I'm very fond of Arm of the Law and The Velvet Glove, and the Repairman is fun, too. The Misplaced Battleship is a nice intro to Jim, and Harrison really lucked out when he expanded that character. It was fascinating to see DinAlt because of the rat parallelism, which is perhaps more evident in The Ethical Engineer.
On amore personal level, this is one of the very few collections I didn't read in order. I did the short stories first, in the order they appear (Arm of the \law opens, The Velvet Glove ends which is brilliant as they are both superb), and …
For the price, this was a really good investment. Although I think it's a bit of a cop-out having Planet of the Damned and Sense of Obligation in one pack, Harrison's got loads more stories which would've fitted better.
The short stories are all worth a read. I'm very fond of Arm of the Law and The Velvet Glove, and the Repairman is fun, too. The Misplaced Battleship is a nice intro to Jim, and Harrison really lucked out when he expanded that character. It was fascinating to see DinAlt because of the rat parallelism, which is perhaps more evident in The Ethical Engineer.
On amore personal level, this is one of the very few collections I didn't read in order. I did the short stories first, in the order they appear (Arm of the \law opens, The Velvet Glove ends which is brilliant as they are both superb), and then the novellas. had I scanned this in as a paperback book, I'd have found skipping around the text much more difficult, so the eBook wins again!