Review: An Interesting Mix of Old and New!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2012
To start things off I will state that I have downloaded all five Science Fiction Megapacks currently offered by Amazon.  I started with book #3.  I loved the collection and I was instantly hooked by the various stories compiled in it.  Finding it to be a great read, I decided to go back and download #1 and #2.  To be honest, I wish I hadn't.  I found little to like about both collections and I was close to bidding this series of books farewell.  Still when they came out with #4, I gave in and downloaded it.  Thankfully, it was much better than #1 and #2, although not as good as #3 and I gave it three stars.  Now that I've read the Fifth Science Fiction Megapack and I have to say, it was a very satisfying read.  While I was unfamiliar with many of the authors, I found the stories in this collection upbeat, positive, and easy to read.  I was surprised at how many of the authors that I had thought to be current writers had in fact published in the '60's' and who were long dead.  I found that their stories had a feel of currentness to them and I will be checking out more of their work where possible.  In particular I enjoyed " Code Three"; by Rick Raphael and I was a little disappointed when the story ended because I wanted more.  Of the twenty-five stories presented there was only one that I didn't care for, so all in all I recommend this book to any looking to download it.