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4.0

Probably closer to 4.75?

I don't remember reading this volume of Love & Rockets, however I do remember owning it back in the late 80s, early 90s. I never got very far in Love & Rockets in any case.

The bulk of this collection introduces Maggie and her adventure in digging up a rocket ship in South America? Maybe Central America? It's a fantastic story. The Hernandez Bros have a talent for writing science fiction that's rooted in Earth-bound situations. Is that the definition of pulp science fiction? There a short stories in this collection that demonstrate that again and again. They're all fun, although some work better than others. The short story near the end of the collection 'Somewhere in California' starts out as a very dense, confusing story, and the denouement wraps it up brilliantly.

It appears that most of the work collected here is from the early 80s, the storytelling and artistic talent on display is extraordinary.

(I obviously put this down for a while. Fine, I misplaced the book for a few months.)
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