Comment on Earthman Come Home by James Blish by Outsider

Great review, Mark! I completely agree with your take on the unevenness of the "fix-up" format and Amalfi's almost god-like leaps of logic. Your comparison to Asimov's Foundation is absolutely spot on, especially regarding that grand scale of human expansion and the Campbellian focus on human ingenuity conquering all. I'm actually doing a deep dive into Earthman, Come Home and this specific era of…