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1 author picked Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read a lot of science fiction, and though space operas and traditional hard sci-fi romps can be fun, I love encountering truly new and original ideas that give me pause, make me feel uncomfortable, and/or force me to question my understandings and beliefs.

I personally found the short stories in this book uneven—some just weren’t for me, or weren’t as compelling as others—but the number of original and fascinating stories without obvious comparison or kin that it contains is remarkable, and I found myself changing my mind about (or seriously questioning) a few long-held opinions after reading and mulling…

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