The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction cover

The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction

by Isaac Asimov

Born with the Dead, 1974, Robert Silverberg The Moon Goddess and the Son, 1979, Donald Kingsbury Tin Soldier, 1974, Joan D. Vinge In the Problem Pit, 1973, Frederik Pohl Riding the Torch, 1974, Norman Spinrad Mouthpiece, 1974, Edward Wellen ARM, 1975, Larry Niven The Persistence of Vision, 1978, John Varley The Queen of Air and Darkness, 1971, Poul Anderson The Monster and the Maiden, 1976, Gordon R. Dickson

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?