Eye

......All in all quite a few ups and downs in this collection. I suppose <i>The Tactical Saboteur</i> was the highlight for me but <i>Try to Remember</i>, <i>Seed Stock</i> and <i>Passage for Piano</i> are also strong stories. On the other hand there are quite a few stories that are not all that great. If you are familiar with Herbert's work you will enjoy this collection for the way he tries out various concepts and themes he uses in his novels. In general though, I think he needs a little more space than a short story offers to really do his writing justice. I enjoyed reading this but I don't think it'll be up for a reread in the near future. It has reminded me I really need to get my hands on a copy of the first ConSentiency novel <i>Whipping Star</i> though. <i>Eye</i> is for the real fan only. Which is probably just as well, I don't think it is currently in print.