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Tells the stories of Joan of Arc's reincarnation, a woman who relives past lives, a writer who discovers a galactic empire, a sentient spacesuit, and an unusual research firm
Paperback reprint of 1985 Bluejay hardcover original. 1986 Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Place: 21). Collects 11 stories, including: Trinity (nominated, 1984 Nebula Award; 1985 Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Place: 6)); Out of All Them Bright Stars (1985 Nebula Award); Borovsky's Hollow Woman; Night Win; Ten Thousand Pictures, One Word; Shadows on the Cave Wall (1982 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 25)); Explanations, Inc.; Against a Crooked Stile; Talp Hunt; Casey's Empire (1982 Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Place: 26)); With the Original Cast.
A collection of stories dealing with such themes as the ability to prevent accidents and save lives by cutting off a finger, staying eternally young, yet losing one's wisdom, by purging memories, and remaining sane only by being quarantined with a nonfatal disfiguring disease
Nine new stories from a long-time star of the science fiction field including the Hugo Award winner "The Erdmann Nexus" and Nebula Award winner "The Fountain of Age." These stories have been reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction , Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year , and Best of the Web . Kress unpacks the future the way DNA investigators unravelled the double helix: one gene at a time. In many of these stories gene sculpting is illegal yet commonplace and the effects range between slow catastrophe (End Game”), cosmic (First Rites”), and tragic (Safeguard”). Then there’s the morning when Rochester disappears and Jenny has to rely on The Kindness of Strangers.” There’s Jill, who is kidnapped by aliens and trying to learn the Laws of Survival.” And there’s Hope, whose Grandma is regretting the world built By Fools Like Me.”
Blending a focus on cutting-edge technology with deep emotional impacts, this enticing collection draws its stories from various Year's Best and Reader's Choice lists. The pathos of the human condition is explored in such stories as "My Mother, Dancing," in which seedlings are planted and those responsible must decide if they will play God with them, or let natural selection progress; or in "Nano Comes to Clifford Falls," where nanotechnology brings every wish to everyoneyet dire problems still ensue. The narratives reveal many forms of artificial intelligence including a persecuted slave in "Computer Virus," a controlling force of the universe in "Mirror Image," or even one that's entirely indifferent to humans in "Savior." From the center of the galaxy to the swamps of Earth, all 13 inventive tales offer a trademark mix of hard science fiction interacting with flawed humanity.
Five science fiction stories by award-winning author Nancy Kress, including "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," which won the 1997 Nebula and Sturgeon. Paired with the novelette are four short stories, all of them chosen for various Best of The Year collections.
Nancy Kress is unrivaled in her treatment of genetic engineering. In 1991 she wrote the ground-breaking classic novella Beggars in Spain (Hugo/Nebula) and since then has only enhanced her outstanding reputation of telling stories set in the near-future and dealing with genetics. This collection brings together six of these stories written between 1984 and 2008, including "The Flowers of Aulit Prison" which won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short story.
Nancy Kress is famous for creating realistic near-future societies based on technological advances and then studying the impact those technological changes have on our society.Here is a collection of three outstanding stories that deal with innovations in medical science and how they affect our lives.
Two stories about artificial intelligence from one of the most respected names in hard science fiction. Multiple Hugo and Nebula winner Nancy Kress gives us a fascinating look into the evolution of artificial intelligence and the impact it has on human society.
Collects twenty-one of the award-winning author's short stories written over three decades.