In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in *The Year's Best Scie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 1 first annual collection
โ Scribed by Gardner Dozois
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;Bluejay Books
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780312944827
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โฆ Synopsis
This collection launched the popular and long-running "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series:
Fantastic Science Fiction!
The Year's Best -- And Biggest Collection
Here's the cream of the crop: short stories, novelettes, novellas by science fiction writers already famous and awarded for their high-quality work in science fiction. Writers like:
Poul Anderson
Joe Haldeman
Tanith Lee
George R.R. Martin
Robert Silverberg
James Tiptree, Jr.
Vernor Vinge
Gene Wolfe
Plus writers who are newer to the field, but just as excellent! These are the stories that will vie for the Hugo and Nebula Awards this year. And we've got them all! Not ten. Not twenty. 25 GREAT SF TALES.
Each one is chosen by renowned SF writer and editor Gardner R. Dozois. Among them are "Black Air" by Kim Stanley Robinson, "Blood Music" and "Hardfought" by Greg Bear, "Blind Shemmy" by Jack Dann, "Cicada Queen" by Bruce Sterling and "Slow Birds" by Ian Watson.
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