I couldn't get past the use of "man/girl" in the text instead of "man/woman." There's no excuse in this day for using these words. It makes me feel like writing a short story using "boy/woman." ( )

Wolfe's genre (which he shares with no one) is really Science Fantasy. This collection is my favorite of all his works (and I've read most of them). He's a true storyteller, and these are some of his very best. ( )

A book of very varied science fiction stories, notwithstanding the fact that three of them had very similar titles: 'The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories', 'The Death of Dr. Island', and 'The Doctor of Death Island'.

I like the fact that the stories tended not to be tied up neatly at the end, since all the unsolved mysteries gives you more to think about and means that the stories aren't instantly forgettable. My favourites were "The Death of Doctor Island", "Hour of Trust" and "Tracking Song", and "Seven American Nights" was the only story in the book that I had read before. ( )

The title story (minus the other stories and other stories) isn't too bad. If you come across it in an anthology, I'd suggest you consider not skipping it. ( )

Hit is +, miss is -.

+ The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories (1970)
Boy befriends island villain at a difficult time.
+ Alien Stones (1972)
A reason to study calculus.
+ La Befana (1973)
At long last, Christmas with aliens.
+ The Hero as Werwolf (1975)
Telekinetic undead vs hungry genetic conservatives.
+ Three Fingers (1976)
Michael M. is a tad paranoid.
+ The Death of Dr. Island (1973)
Death therapy for youths.
+ Feather Tigers (1973)
Sunbeams playing on the green leaves.
- Hour of Trust (1973)
Ruminations on an armed ideological conflict.
+ Tracking Song (1975)
Trekking on an ice planet with intelligent multi-sized fauna.
+ The Toy Theater (1971)
Master puppeteer confides in apprentice.
+ The Doctor of Death Island (1978)
Human weakness spoils diabolically clever escape plan from prison island.
+ Cues (1974)
An elaborate pun with coins.
- The Eyeflash Miracles (1976)
A story with two itinerants and an odd blind boy.
+ Seven American Nights (1978)
A diary of post-apocalyptic tourism. ( )