Anthologies
Contents A Bait of Dreams (1979) novelette by Jo Clayton A Time for Terror (1979) novelette by Barry B. Longyear [as by Frederick Longbeard ] Against a Crooked Stile (1979) shortstory by Nancy Kress Editorial: Hints (1979) essay by Isaac Asimov In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See (1979) shortstory by Melisa Michaels Nothing for Nothing (1979) shortstory by Isaac Asimov On the Q167 File (1978) shortstory by John M. Ford On the Way (1978) shortstory by Conway Conley One Rejection Too Many (1978) shortstory by Patricia Nurse Proud Rider [Circus World] (1979) novelette by Barry B. Longyear Softly Touch the Stranger's Mind (1978) shortstory by E. Amalia Andujar The Adventure of the Global Traveler or: The Global Consequences of How the Reichenbach Falls into the Wells of Iniquitie (1978) shortstory by Anne Lear The Castaways (1979) shortstory by J. M. Dillard [as by Jeanne Dillard ] The Last Master of Limericks (1978) shortstory by Garry R. Osgood The Napoli Express [Lord Darcy] (1979) novella by Randall Garrett The Three Robots of Professor Tinker [SF Puzzles] (1979) shortstory by Martin Gardner To Fill the Sea and Air [LaNague Federation] (1979) shortstory by F. Paul Wilson
New Stories by Michael Bishop, Josephine Saxton, Carter Scholtz, Ian Watson, Carol Emshwiller, and Others.
An award-winning and pioneering science fiction editor explores the origins, history, and culture of the literary genre through a series of essays. “Hartwell has taken his cosmic mind on a marvelous exploration of science fiction as it was, as it is, and as it may well be. I was enthralled by Age of Wonders all the way through.” —Frank Herbert, author of Dune David G. Hartwell (1941–2016) was one of science fiction’s most experienced and influential editors. A winner of multiple awards in both science fiction and fantasy, he worked with many of the field’s most respected writers. Like those other American art forms, jazz, comics, and rock 'n' roll, science fiction is the product of a rich and fascinating subculture. Age of Wonder is a captivating tour of the origins, history, and culture of the science fiction world, written with insight and genuine affection for this wonder-filled literature, and addressed to newcomers and longtime SF readers alike. David G. Hartwell’s thoughts continue to reverberate and influence the field he helped to build, and this work will remain a core text in its history and study. “A landmark work. Daring, imaginative, witty—it is the best commentary on the field yet written.” —Roger Zelany, creator of the Amber series
Nineteen stories deal with time travel, murderous telepaths, extraterrestrials, interplanetary colonists, immortality, automation, and alien invaders
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine - May 1987
An anthology of outstanding, original science fiction brings together twenty-five stories by established masters of the genre--including Norman Spinrad, Lisa Goldstein, and Gregory Benford--as well as by talented newcomers
Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.
Reaching from the sky to the edge of the world, science fiction is the literature of the imagination, and this year's collection gathers into one volume the most imaginative, exciting, and intelligent fiction of 1989. This year's collection features works by many of science fiction's greatest writers--both veterans and newcomers--including: Neal Barret, Jr., Gregory Benford, Alan Brennert, John Crowley, Avram Davidson, Alexander Jablokov, Janet Kagan, William King, Kathe Koja, Nancy Kress, Megan Lindholm, Judith Moffett, Steven Popkes, Mike Resnick, Robert Sampson, Charles Sheffield, Lucius Shepard, Robert Silverberg, S.P. Somtow, Brian Stableford, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, John Varley, Connie Willis.
Includes works Nancy Kress, Pat Cadigan, Norman Spinrad, Bruce Sterling & John Kessel, Susan Casper, Avram Davidson, Keith Roberts, Allen Steele
A collection of science fiction stories featuring the planet Earth includes stories by Nancy Kress, Frederik Pohl, Marta Randall, Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Rosenblum, Charles Sheffield, Dave Smeds, D. Alexander Smith, and Michael Swanwick. Original.
15th Anniversary Double Issue. April 1992. Cover art by Gary Freeman illustrating "Cleon the Emperor" by Isaac Asimov. ALSO: stories by Connie Willis, Nancy Kress, Maureen F. McHugh, Thomas M. Disch, Pat Cadigan and others. One of the best issues ever! Editor: Gardner Dozois.
Collects short stories exploring themes of time and space travel, self-discovery, and science and technology.
Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children . . . But no longer. You hold in your hands a volume of wonders -- magical tales of trolls and ogres, of bewitched princesses and kingdoms accursed, penned by some of the most acclaimed fantasists of our day. But these are not bedtime stories designed to usher an innocent child gently into a realm of dreams. These are stories that bite -- lush and erotic, often dark and disturbing mystical journeys through a phantasmagoric landscape of distinctly adult sensibilities . . . where there is no such thing as "happily ever after."
September 1993. Cover art by Daniel Kirk illustrating "The Shadow Knows" by Terry Bisson. ALSO: stories by Connie Willis, Brian Stableford, Nancy Kress and others. Editor: Gardner Dozois.
The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us to distinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic ― with 18 wondrous works that cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of darkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous ― remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities.
A collection of adult fairy tales highlights such subjects as rich witches who live in trendy resorts and terrible beasts that reside within handsome bodies, and includes contributions by Joyce Carol Oates, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen. Reprint.
Presents an anthology of science fiction stories and includes comments and analysis by their authors, including Greg Bear, Nancy Kress, Bruce Sterling, and Howard Waldrop
Collects short stories exploring themes of time and space travel, self-discovery, and science and technology.
A fourth anthology from the editors of Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears presents contemporary retellings of traditional fairy tales, in Gregory Frost's "Sparks," "The Dog Rose" by Sten Westgard, and other works by Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Kress, and John Crowley.
Edited by world-renowned lesbian speculative fiction author Nicola Griffith and science fiction and fantasy publisher Stephen Pagel, this groundbreaking anthology of all-original science fiction stories brings together some of mainstream's and science fiction's most notable and daring writers - gay and straight - creating worlds where time and place and sexuality are alternative to the empirical environment. Keith Hartman's "Sex, Guns, and Baptists" presents a disturbing view of how the world could end up if the Christian fundamentalists continue gaining political ground; Ellen Klages takes a 90s dyke back forty years to 1950s San Francisco where she discovers her modern sensibilities are utterly alien to the lesbians of the time; multiple award-winning Southern writer, Jim Grimsley, brings us to another world where aliens are all too human. These stories explore physical, emotional and moral landscapes vastly different from the familiar - where nothing is as it seems.
The universe of the mind is a limitless expanse of wonders, filled with worlds and secrets that cannot be fully explored within the pages of a single novel. Avid readers of science fiction have long appreciated the myriad joys of returning to fictional galaxies already experienced; delighting in the ever-unfolding mysteres of Frank Herbert's Dune or Asimov's Foundation series, for example. In Far Horizons --edited by acclaimed author Robert Silverberg-- a veritable "Who's Who" of science fiction's most beloved and highly honored writers once again revisit the remarkable worlds they created and made famous. Ursula K. Le Guin sends representatives of the Ekumen into the violent later years of a planetary civil war. Dan Simmons once again billiantly mixes allegory and space adventure in his dangerous, religion-dominated cosmos of Hyperion . Greg Bear reexplores his artificial universe, "The Way", from Eon, Eternity and Legacy. Orson Scott Card recounts the momentous first meeting of his time-and-planet-hopping protagonist Ender Wiggin with Ender's computer based, soon to be companion, Jane.Gregory Benford rockets us back to the Galactic Center, Anne McCaffrey's Ship Who Sang sings again, and Joe Haldeman's Forever War rages on eternally. Here, also, are new stories by David Brin, Nancy Kress, Frederik Pohl, and Robert Silverberg himself--each venturing further into univestigated corners of familiar galaxies to delve into the perilous mystery of being human. Perhaps the greatest concentration of science fiction talent ever in one volume, Far Horizons is an unprecedented masterpiece -- one that reopens vast empires of imagination and adventure to new explorations and appreciations. It is a major SF event, sure to bring unparalleled joy to the hearts of serious fans everywhere.
Collects contemporary adaptations of traditional fairy tales by such authors as Harvey Jacobs, Nancy Kress, Michael Cadnum, Nalo Hopkinson, Wendy Wheeler, Susan Wade, Tanith Lee, Patricia McKillip, and Richard William Asplund
Presents the winning stories for best science fiction and fantasy of 1997, featuring works by Jane Yolen, James Alan Gardner, Poul Anderson, Jerry Oltion, and Nancy Kress
Collects twelve apocalyptic scenarios offering frightening glimpses into the end times, brought on by angry gods, technology, or nature.
These ten classic stories, each featuring well-developed, strong female characters, have garnered numerous literary awards and span every style and theme in speculative fiction.
Selected from magazines, journals, and anthologies, this collection of outstanding science fiction stories has been selected by one of the world's most acclaimed science fiction authors and his long-time collaborator. Original.
For years, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark collection. Contributors include: * Stephen Baxter * Greg Bear * William Gibson * Terry Bisson * Pat Cadigan * Ted Chiang * John Crowley * Tony Daniel * Greg Egan * Molly Gloss * Eileen Gunn * Joe Haldeman * James Patrick Kelly * John Kessel * Nancy Kress * Ursula K. Le Guin * Ian R. MacLeod * David Marusek * Paul McAuley * Ian McDonald * Maureen F. McHugh * Robert Reed * Mike Resnick * Geoff Ryman * William Sander * Lucius Shepard * Robert Silverberg * Brian Stableford * Bruce Sterling * Charles Stross * Michael Swanwick * Steven Utley * Howard Waldrop * Walter Jon Williams * Connie Willis * Gene Wolfe With work spanning two decades, The Best of the Best stands as one of the ultimate science fiction anthologies ever published. Contents xi Foreword (The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction) essay by Robert Silverberg xvii Preface (The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction) essay by Gardner Dozois 1 Blood Music (1983) novelette by Greg Bear 19 A Cabin on the Coast (1984) shortstory by Gene Wolfe 28 Salvador (1984) shortstory by Lucius Shepard 42 Trinity (1984) novella by Nancy Kress 78 Flying Saucer Rock and Roll (1985) novelette by Howard Waldrop (aka Flying Saucer Rock & Roll) 93 Dinner in Audoghast (1985) shortstory by Bruce Sterling 103 Roadside Rescue (1985) shortstory by Pat Cadigan 109 Snow (1985) shortstory by John Crowley 121 The Winter Market (1985) novelette by William Gibson 137 The Pure Product (1986) novelette by John Kessel 152 Stable Strategies for Middle Management (1988) shortstory by Eileen Gunn 162 Kirinyaga [Kirinyaga 2] (1988) novelette by Mike Resnick 177 Tales from the Venia Woods [Roma Eterna] (1989) shortstory by Robert Silverberg 191 Bears Discover Fire (1990) shortstory by Terry Bisson 199 Even the Queen (1992) shortstory by Connie Willis 213 Guest of Honor (1993) novelette by Robert Reed 238 None So Blind (1994) shortstory by Joe Haldeman 246 Mortimer Gray's History of Death (1995) novella by Brian Stableford (aka Mortimer Gray's "History of Death") 293 The Lincoln Train (1995) shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh 303 Wang's Carpets (1995) novelette by Greg Egan 328 Coming of Age in Karhide [Hainish] (1995) novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin 342 The Dead (1996) shortstory by Michael Swanwick 352 Recording Angel (1996) shortstory by Ian McDonald 363 A Dry, Quiet War (1996) novelette by Tony Daniel 380 The Undiscovered (1997) novelette by William Sanders 400 Second Skin (1997) shortstory by Paul J. McAuley 418 Story of Your Life (1998) novella by Ted Chiang 454 People Came from Earth (1999) shortstory by Stephen Baxter 464 The Wedding Album [Cathy] (1999) novella by David Marusek 502 10 to 16 to 1 (1999) novelette by James Patrick Kelly (aka 1016 to 1) 520 Daddy's World (1999) novelette by Walter Jon Williams 541 The Real World [Silurian Tales] (2000) shortstory by Steven Utley 561 Have Not Have (2001) novelette by Geoff Ryman 577 Lobsters [Macx Family] (2001) novelette by Charles Stross 597 Breathmoss (2002) novella by Ian R. MacLeod 647 Lambing Season (2002) shortstory by Molly Gloss
Brave New Worlds To Explore and Conquer The astonishingly possible is once again showcased in a breathtaking volume of the best short form SF the past year had to offer. Contributed by some of the most revered and exciting voices in the genre -- and compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell -- these stories of wonder and terror, astounding technologies and miraculous discovery, stretch the imagination into realms and universes never dreamed of before. Each tale is a dazzling gem, rocketing readers across light years and into unknown dimensions -- exploring the intricate cultures of alien races and the strange, secret workings of the human mind. And together they form an unparalleled whole -- a collection of luminous visions that shines more brightly than a newborn sun. New tales from: Nancy Kress Ursula K. Le Guin Greg Egan Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Gene Wolfe and many more
Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. Also includes the editor's usual thorough summations of the year's events and a recommended reading list. Gardner Dozois's expertise guarantees an invaluable resource - and as always the best place in the universe to find stories that fire the imagination. Contents: - Summation: 2002 by Gardner Dozois - Breathmoss (2002) by Ian R. MacLeod - The Most Famous Little Girl in the World (2002) by Nancy Kress - The Passenger (2002) by Paul J. McAuley - The Political Officer (2002) by Charles Coleman Finlay - Lambing Season (2002) by Molly Gloss - Coelacanths (2002) by Robert Reed - Presence (2002) by Maureen F. McHugh - Halo (2002) by Charles Stross - In Paradise (2002) by Bruce Sterling - The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars (2002) by Ian McDonald - Stories for Men (2002) by John Kessel - To Become a Warrior (2002) by Chris Beckett - The Clear Blue Seas of Luna (2002) by Gregory Benford - V.A.O. (2002) by Geoff Ryman - Winters Are Hard (2002) by Steven Popkes - At the Money (2002) by Richard Wadholm - Agent Provocateur (2002) by Alex Irvine - Singleton (2002) by Greg Egan - Slow Life (2002) by Michael Swanwick - A Flock of Birds (2002) by James Van Pelt - The Potter of Bones (2002) by Eleanor Arnason - The Whisper of Disks (2002, variant of The Whisper of Discs ) by John Meaney - The Hotel at Harlan's Landing (2002) by Kage Baker - The Millennium Party (2002, variant of Millennium Party ) by Walter Jon Williams - Turquoise Days (2002) by Alastair Reynolds - Honorable Mentions: 2002 by Gardner Dozois Front cover illustration by Pete Rozycki
An anthology of Nebula Award-winning fiction selected by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America includes works by Catherine Asaro, Jack Williamson, Severna Park, Kelly Link, and others, accompanied by commentary on the current status of science fiction in the twenty-first century and its significance as a form of literature. Original.
New Skies...imaginative stories for a new generation of science fiction fans. Here are writers such as Philip K. Dick, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Greg Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steven Gould, Connie Willis, Spider Robinson, and many more. Here is a careening adventure along the outside of a tower looming miles above the ground, and a tale of desperate survival on the deadly surface of the Moon. Here is a world in which children divorce their parents, and the story of a four-dimensional boy in a three-dimensional world. Here are future young people rebuilding after terrible disasters, and here is a story of the future development of baseball--on Mars. Nightmarish or whimsical, irreverent or swashbuckling, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now into New Skies.
Janis Ian has inspired fans for years with her lyrical and evocative music. Now, this popular music legend has invited her favorite science fiction and fantasy writers to interpret her songs using their own unique voices. The result is the most unusual and exciting collaboration in the worlds of both science fiction-fantasy and music.
Edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, The Hard SF Renaissance (2002) is a thematic sequel to their 1994 anthology The Ascent of Wonder. The first anthology argued that "[t]here has been a persistent viewpoint that hard [science fiction] is somehow the core and the center of the SF field." The Hard SF Renaissance asserts that hard SF has truly become the heart of the genre and supports its assertion by assembling nearly a thousand pages of short stories, novelettes, and novellas originally published between the late 1980s and early 2000s. A different theory says hard SF stories are engineering puzzles disguised as fiction; The Hard SF Renaissance repudiates this theory in regard to modern hard SF. Most of the selections have strong prose and rounded characters, several are classics, and gadget-driven clunkers are mercifully few.Contents A Career in Sexual Chemistry (1987) novelette by Brian Stableford (aka Sexual Chemistry) A Niche (1990) novelette by Peter Watts A Walk in the Sun (1991) shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis An Ever-Reddening Glow (1996) shortstory by David Brin Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars (1999) shortstory by Kim Stanley Robinson Beggars in Spain [Sleepless] (1991) novella by Nancy Kress Bicycle Repairman [Chattanooga] (1996) novelette by Bruce Sterling Built Upon the Sands of Time (2000) shortstory by Michael F. Flynn [as by Michael Flynn ] Different Kinds of Darkness [Blit] (2000) shortstory by David Langford Exchange Rate (1999) novella by Hal Clement Fast Times at Fairmont High (2001) novella by Vernor Vinge For White Hill (1995) novella by Joe Haldeman Gene Wars (1991) shortfiction by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ] Genesis (1995) novella by Poul Anderson Gossamer [Xeelee] (1995) shortstory by Stephen Baxter Great Wall of Mars [Revelation Space] (2000) novelette by Alastair Reynolds Griffin's Egg (1991) novella by Michael Swanwick Halo (1996) shortstory by Karl Schroeder Hatching the Phoenix [Heechee] (1999) novella by Frederik Pohl Immersion (1996) novella by Gregory Benford Into the Miranda Rift (1993) novella by G. David Nordley New People, New Places, New Politics (The Hard SF Renaissance) essay by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer Kinds of Strangers (1999) novelette by Sarah Zettel Madam Butterfly (1997) novelette by James P. Hogan Marrow [Marrow] (1997) novelette by Robert Reed Matter's End (1989) novella by Gregory Benford Microbe (1995) shortstory by Joan Slonczewski Mount Olympus (1999) novelette by Ben Bova On the Orion Line [Xeelee] (2000) novelette by Stephen Baxter Reality Check (2000) shortstory by David Brin Reasons to Be Cheerful (1997) novelette by Greg Egan Reef (2000) novelette by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ] Sexual Dimorphism (1999) shortstory by Kim Stanley Robinson Taklamakan [Chattanooga] (1998) novelette by Bruce Sterling The Good Rat (1995) novelette by Allen Steele The Hammer of God (1992) shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke The Lady Vanishes (1996) shortstory by Charles Sheffield The Mendelian Lamp Case [Dr Phil D'Amato] (1997) novelette by Paul Levinson The Shoulders of Giants (2000) shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer Think Like a Dinosaur (1995) novelette by James Patrick Kelly Understand (1991) novelette by Ted Chiang Wang's Carpets (1995) novelette by Greg Egan
The stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, into the very core of their beings, to the realm of the Gods, and to the moment just after now. Included are the works of masters of the form and the bright new talents of tomorrow. This book is a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.
Ten masters of speculative fiction, including Roger Zelazny, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, and Nancy Kress, explore the future of computerized intellect and how humanity will interact with machines that can outthink them--and are learning to outsmart them. Original.
One million years from now . It's a span of time so huge that it's hard for the mind to grasp. Even within science fiction, to conjure up a convincing portrait of what humanity might be like in such a remote future calls for writers with rare breadth of vision. Fortunately, Dozois and Dann have found them. Includes longer stories set in "One Million A.D." by: Robert Reed Robert Silverberg Nancy Kress Alastair Reynolds Greg Egan At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Thirteen “masterfully written longer tales that span the spectrum of speculative fiction’s most inventive scenarios. . . . An indispensable treasury” ( Booklist ). “This outstanding follow-up to Dozois’s Best of the Best Volume 1 . . . pays homage to the science fiction novellas of the past two decades and by extension to the entire genre in all its varied glory.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) For more than twenty years The Year’s Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the original Best of the Best collected the finest short stories from that series and became a benchmark in the SF field. Now, for the first time ever, Hugo Award–winning editor Gardner Dozios sifts through hundreds of stories and dozens of authors who have gone on to become some of the most esteemed practitioners of the form, to bring readers the ultimate anthology of short science fiction novels from his legendary series. Included are such notable short novels as: Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg: In the fiftieth century, people of Earth are able to create entire cities on a whim, including those of mythology and legend. When twentieth-century traveler Charles Philip accidentally lands in this aberrant time period, he is simultaneously obsessed with discovering more about this alluring world and getting back home. But in a world made entirely of man’s creation, things are not always as they seem on the surface. Forgiveness Day by Ursula K. Le Guin: Le Guin returns to her Hainish-settled interstellar community, the Edumen, to tell the tale of two star-crossed lovers who are literally worlds apart in this story of politics, violence, religion, and cultural disparity. Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds: On a sea-wold planet covered with idyllic tropical oceans, peace seems pervasive. Beneath the placid water lurks an ominous force that has the potential to destroy all tranquility. Contributors include: Greg Egan; Joe Haldeman; James Patrick Kelly; Nancy Kress; Ursula K. Le Guin; Ian R. MacLeod; Ian McDonald; Maureen F. McHugh; Frederick Pohl; Alastair Reynolds; Robert Silverberg; Michael Swanwick; Walter Jon Williams With work spanning two decades, The Best of the Best: Volume 2 stands as the ultimate anthology of short science fiction novels ever published in the world.
The 2008 Edition of The Year's Best Science Fiction contains: INTRODUCTION, Rich Horton (Editor) DARK INTEGERS, Greg Egan A PLAIN TALE FROM OUR HILLS, Bruce Sterling AN EYE FOR AN EYE, Charles Coleman Finlay ALWAYS, Karen Joy Fowler AN OCEAN IS A SNOWFLAKE, FOUR BILLION MILES AWAY, John Barnes VIRUS CHANGES SKIN, Ekaterina Sedia WIKIWORLD, Paul Di Filippo ARTIFICE AND INTELLIGENCE, Tim Pratt JESUS CHRIST, REANIMATOR, Ken MacLeod NIGHT CALLS, Robert Reed EVERYONE BLEEDS THROUGH, Jack Skillingstead ART OF WAR, Nancy Kress THREE DAYS OF RAIN, Holly Phillips BRAIN RAID, Alexander Jablokov FOR SOLO CELLO, OP. 12, Mary Robinette Kowal PERFECT VIOLET, Will McIntosh VECTORING, Geoffrey Landis THE SKYSAILOR'S TALE, Michael Swanwick
Widely regarded as the benchmark anthology for every science fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with over two dozen stories from the previous year. This years volume includes many bright young talents of science fiction, as well as a host of established masters. It covers every aspect of the genre soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Also included is a thorough summation of the year and a recommended reading list. PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS Its not often you get a book thats exactly what it says on the spine like this one is. Big, Crammed with the Best. Exactly so. SFX magazine 'Quantity as well as quality every piece is a treasure' The Times 'These 30 stories cover a tremendous amount of ground...the stories themselves are the stars.' 4-star rating! SFX Magazine
When Fast Forward 1 debuted in February 2007, it marked the first major all- original, all-SF anthology series to appear in some time – and it was met with a huge outpouring of excitement and approbation from the science fiction community. No less than seven stories from Fast Forward 1 were chosen to be reprinted a total of nine times in the four major "Best of the Year" retrospective anthologies, a wonderful testament to the quality of contributions in our inaugural book. What’s more, Fast Forward 1 was hailed repeatedly as leading the charge in a return of original, unthemed anthologies series (several more have since appeared in our wake). Now the critically-acclaimed, groundbreaking series continues, featuring all new stories from: Paul Cornell Kay Kenyon Chris Nakashima-Brown Nancy Kress Jack Skillingstead Cory Doctorow and Benjamin Rosenbaum (Hear the podcast.) Jack McDevitt Paul McAuley Mike Resnick and Pat Cadigan Ian McDonald Kristine Kathryn Rusch Karl Schroeder and Tobias S. Buckell Jeff Carlson Paolo Bacigalupi
With the Craigslist of the future, apply for a job on Mars. In the maps of the past, learn the secrets of using dessicated penguin feet as an explorer of the Antarctic. These are just two of the voyages you will take in these pages, just a pair of the places you have been online. Featuring stories by legends such as Peter S. Beagle and Nancy Kress, speculative fiction stars Cory Doctorow and Catherynne M. Valente, newcomers Merrie Haskell and Beth Bernobich, plus many more, Unplugged surfs the Web so you don't have to.
The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available―includes online teacher's guide The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide at http://sfanthology.site.wesleyan.edu/ accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting. The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.