This is an anthology consisting of short stories published in the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. The selected stories cover 60 years in the life of the magazine, with initial publications ranging from 1928-1983. It's interesting to see the changes over time, but there seems to be quite a leap in quality to the stories I read that are published today; many of the ones collected in this volume are pretty old-fashioned, and some of them are pretty basic. Honestly I prefer the more modern stories generally, but, you know, I like reading older collections too, simply because I enjoy short stories and like to see how they evolve within the genre.

Overall, this is pretty average. There are stories here by Le Guin and Tiptree, but in neither case is it their best work I think. Most of the rest I can take or leave; as with most collections some of the stories appeal much more than others. On the down side is the truly execrable "There's No Vinism Like Chauvinism" by John Jakes, but to balance that out there was one genuinely outstanding story here, that dragged up the anthology rating to three stars by main force. "Requiem", by Edmond Hamilton, originally published in 1962, is a very quiet, very restrained story about the observation of the dying Earth, and it was absolutely lovely.