Loved itThis is the second book I ever reviewed. Includes With These Hands by C.M. Kornbluth, which is still one of my favorite short stories ever.
New dreams this morning (1966)
Others: Positive Cover art by Richard Powers. This anthology contains: A Master of Babylon by Edgar Pangborn; A Man of Talent by Robert Silverberg; With These Hands by C. M. Kornbluth; The Country of the Kind by Damon Knight; Portrait of the Artist by Harry Harrison; Dreaming is a Private Thing by Isaac Asimov; and A Work of Art; and The Dark Night of the Soul by James Blish.
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