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Alpha 2 (anthology)

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Alpha 2
EditorRobert Silverberg
Cover artistLarry Kresek
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
November 1971
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages310
ISBN0345024192
OCLC428159
Preceded byAlpha 1 
Followed byAlpha 3 

Alpha 2 is a science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, first published as a paperback original by Ballantine Books in November 1977. No further editions have been issued.[1]

Contents

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"Faith of Our Fathers" was nominated for the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[4]

Reception

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Writing in The New York Times Book Review, Theodore Sturgeon praised the anthology, saying that "Robert Silverberg, who knows good story-telling and good writing because that's what he does, uses these criteria in his selections for his Alpha series".[5] Sturgeon also praised Alpha 2 in Galaxy, describing it as "ten fine stories and a Best Buy".[6] Amazing Stories lauded Alpha 2 as "as strong an entry as its predecessor. . . . [T]he level of writing is high, the visions uncommonly clear, and the book, ultimately, entertaining".[7]

Awards

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It placed sixth in the reprint anthology/collection category in the 1972 Locus Poll.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Title: Alpha Two". www.isfdb.org.
  2. ^ "Contents Lists". www.philsp.com.
  3. ^ "Publication: Alpha Two". www.isfdb.org.
  4. ^ "sfadb : Philip K. Dick Awards". www.sfadb.com.
  5. ^ Theodore Sturgeon, "If . . .", The New York Times Book Review, May 14, 1972
  6. ^ Theodore Sturgeon, "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy, July 1972, p.95
  7. ^ "The Future in Books", Amazing Stories, November 1972, p.122
  8. ^ "sfadb : Robert Silverberg Awards". www.sfadb.com.
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