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| Editor | Robert Silverberg |
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| Cover artist | Larry Kresek |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | November 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 310 |
| ISBN | 0345024192 |
| OCLC | 428159 |
| Preceded by | Alpha 1 |
| Followed by | Alpha 3 |
Alpha 2 is a science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, first published as a paperback original by Ballantine Books in November 1977. No further editions have been issued. [1]
"Faith of Our Fathers" was nominated for the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. [4]
Writing in The New York Times Book Review , Theodore Sturgeon praised the anthology, saying that "Robert Silverberg, who knows good story-telling and good writing because that's what he does, uses these criteria in his selections for his Alpha series". [5] Sturgeon also praised Alpha 2 in Galaxy, describing it as "ten fine stories and a Best Buy". [6] Amazing Stories lauded Alpha 2 as "as strong an entry as its predecessor. . . . [T]he level of writing is high, the visions uncommonly clear, and the book, ultimately, entertaining". [7]
It placed sixth in the reprint anthology/collection category in the 1972 Locus Poll. [8]
