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With Friends Like These...
Willie Whitehorse could have been just another boozed-up guitarist, if it hadn't been for his songs. Somehow they were different they reached out and grabbed people's souls. Now agent Sam Parker wanted a piece of the action. But when he had it, Sam knew he'd made a terrible mistake...a mistake it was much too late to correct...
With Friends Like These...
The aliens had ret
...moreMass Market Paperback, 236 pages
Published
November 12th 1977
by Del Rey
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Alan Dean Foster is one of the best science fiction/fantasy writers whose work I've ever read. His is a special creative genius that taps into an amazing imagination. He brings characters and places to life in sharp, crisp detail.
With Friends Like These... is a compilation of a round dozen of Foster's finest short stories. It takes a special talent to write short fiction, but Foster weaves his short works as tightly as any of his novels, and each story in this collection comes with a brief intr...more
With Friends Like These... is a compilation of a round dozen of Foster's finest short stories. It takes a special talent to write short fiction, but Foster weaves his short works as tightly as any of his novels, and each story in this collection comes with a brief intr...more
A collection of short stories by one of the most prolific authors in sci-fi (but not necessarily the best!). The only reason why one should pick this up is for the classic short story, "Why Johnny Can't Speed", which was one of the inspirations/foundations for the classic board game, CAR WARS. Even if you don't know the game, the story is just fantastic.
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A collection of short stories of some of Foster's early stuff. I enjoyed this. It was cool seeing ideas that were later expanded in his novels. Nothing really stood out but it was a nice light read and now my Foster collection looks better, with this sitting next to ...Who Needs Enemies?.
Short story collection - With Friends Like These is one of my all time favourite 'Earthmen Uber Alles" stories
Foster is one of my favorite writers. Clean prose, venturesome settings, and a way with characters.
A great collection of short stories! Fun and interesting and well worth reading!
Short stories by Alan Dean Foster
I loved the Why Johnny Can't Drive.
I loved the Why Johnny Can't Drive.
With Friends Like These…by Alan Dean Foster
This is a book of short stories. It is refreshing and shows that even in 1977 Foster was a master of his craft.
There was a lot of tongue and cheek in this book. Because of the short stories there were no consistent protagonists. The stories entertained without being taxing. It is not a book for pondering as much as it is a book for entertainment.
One thing Foster does consistently is show the potential inherent in his characters and hopefully in mankin...more
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I really enjoyed this set of short stories by Foster. The car battle story "Why Johnny Can't Speed" is a cool premise that I gave to three friends in high school to read right out of the book because it was so cool. And the title story is also excellent. Some of the other stories were also good.
I am not a big fan of short stories but this is a really good collection.
I am not a big fan of short stories but this is a really good collection.
I've been a fan of Alan Dean Foster's since my late teens. A coworker recommended this book for the story "Why Johnny Can't Drive," which was something of the impetus behind the 80s/90s game OGRE.
So far, I've read three stories in the book... and enjoyed them all; I'm looking forward to reading the rest of them.
So far, I've read three stories in the book... and enjoyed them all; I'm looking forward to reading the rest of them.
Collection of short stories by Alan Dean Foster. Pretty interesting stuff. Life through the eyes of a praying mantis, a future where highways are battlegrounds for tricked out death machines. Light reading.
Many things aren't what they seem but this is a doozy.
I love short stories - they are candy to me!
May 13, 2013
Michelle Boivin
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Bestselling science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City in 1946, but raised mainly in California. He received a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA in 1968, and a M.F.A. in 1969. Foster lives in Arizona with his wife, but he enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. This interest is carried over to his writing,...more
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