Tomorrow lies in ambush

by Bob Shaw

Gollancz, 1973. This is the elusive and highly collectible British hardcover edition of this story collection [published in the same month as the ACE paperback edition, but with two fewer stories in the British edition, "Stormseeker" and "Element of Chance"]. And Isles Where Good Men Lie (1965); The Happiest Day of Your Life (1970); Repeat Performance (1971); Call Me Dumbo (1966); What Time Do You Call This? (1971); Communication (1970); The Cosmic Cocktail Party (1970); The Weapons of Isher II (1971); Pilot Plant (1966); Telemart Three (1970); Invasion of Privacy (1970).

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction, Collections

204 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1973

About the author

Bob Shaw was born in Northern Ireland. After working in structural engineering, industrial public relations, and journalism he became a full time science fiction writer in 1975.

Shaw was noted for his originality and wit. He was two-time recipient (in 1979 and 1980) of the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. His short story Light of Other Days was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.

Reviews

[John Mount · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bob Shaw

One of the classic sci fi writers. Great plots and characters. The stories hold their age well. A recommended read.

[Andrew Brooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Might be being unfair to this collection, because it does say its a collection of the fantastical, which means like Alice in Wonderland, that nothing need make sense.
However, unlike Alice, I wasn't able to finish even one of the dozen stories...

[Deb Omnivorous Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of short stories by the same author.

[Doc]

Excellent thought provoking storie

[SciFiOne · Rating 4 out of 5]

1981 grade B-