Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow

by Alexei Panshin

Collection of short works by this American science fiction writer and critic. Introduction by the author, plus the stories:
What's Your Excuse? (1969)
The Sons of Prometheus (1966)
The Destiny of Milton Gomrath (1967)
A Sense of Direction (1969)
How Georges Duchamps Discovered a Plot to Take Over the World (1971)
One Sunday in Neptune (1969)
Now I'm Watching Roger (1972)
Arpad (1971)
How Can We Sink When We Can Fly? (1971)
Sky Blue (1972) (w/Cory Panshin)
When the Vertical World Becomes Horizontal (1974)
Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow (1975, essay)

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies

Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Alexis Adams Panshin is an American author and science fiction critic.

Reviews

[Kris Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories are a product of the era they were written in (1960s) and did not inspire me. The real value of the book for me was Panshin’s essay about how the world and science fiction had changed over the decades.

[Brad Lucht · Rating 1 out of 5]

This ... was not good. I only found two of the stories even mildly engaging. The rest varied from baffling to awful.

Not recommended for purchase. Not even recommended for borrowing.

[Erik Graff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing particularly memorable about this collection of twelve science fiction shorts by author Panshin.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories were more interesting to me than others, but all clearly reflect the sci-fi talent of this author. I recommend going and finding a copy of "Rite of Passage", it is a wonderful story.

[Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

SciFi short stories - all having to do with a "rite of passage", the stories were originally published between 1966 and 1974.