The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 1

The Berkley Showcase #1

by Victoria Schochet (Editor), John Silbersack (Editor), Howard Waldrop

Contents:
• Introduction (The Berkley Showcase, Vol. 1) • essay by John Silbersack and Victoria Schochet
• Billy Big-Eyes • novelette by Howard Waldrop
• The Gods of Reorth • shortstory by Elizabeth A. Lynn
• Sergeant Pepper • novelette by Karl Hansen
• The Princess and the Bear • novelette by Orson Scott Card
• Raising the Green Lion • novelette by Janet E. Morris
• Last Things • shortstory by John Kessel
• The Adventures of Lance the Lizard • shortstory by Ronald Anthony Cross
• Stepfather Bank • novella by D. C. Poyer [as by David Andreissen ]

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Anthologies

280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1980

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn’t particularly impressed with any of the stories and was downright bored by a couple.

[Hugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

stories ranging in quality
'Billy Big-Eyes', ' The Gods of Reorth' and 'Raising the Green Lion' all good, the Orson Scott Card one just horrible, the rest somewhere in-between

[Dietmar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mixture in quality of stories - some brilliant (e.g. Orson Scott Card), some mediocre (e.g. Janet Morris).

[Jimbo · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book was a bunch of short stories. a couple were really lame, most were ok at best, but the last one was awesome. a story called "step-father bank".