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The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices
| Author: | Ellen Datlow |
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Del Rey / Ballantine, 2008 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Fantasy |
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Synopsis
From Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual "best of the year" anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy.
In "Daltharee," World Fantasy Award-winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottle--and the demented genius who put it there. In "Sonny Liston Takes the Fall," John W. Campbell Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear pens a poignant and eerie requiem for the heavyweight forever associated with his controversial loss to Cassius Clay. From hot new writer Margo Lanagan comes "The Goosle," a dark, astonishing take on Hansel and Gretel. In the novella "Prisoners of the Action," Paul MccAuley and Kim Newman take a trip down a rabbit hole that leads to a Guantanamo-like prison whose inmates are not just illegal but extraterrestrial.
Many of the writers you'll recognize. Others you may not. But one thing is certain: These stars of today and tomorrow demonstrate that the field of speculative fiction is not only alive and well--it's better than ever.
Table of Contents:
- Preface - essay by Ellen Datlow
- The Elephant Ironclads - novella by Jason Stoddard
- Ardent Clouds - shortstory by Lucy Sussex
- Gather - shortstory by Christopher Rowe
- Sonny Liston Takes the Fall - shortstory by Elizabeth Bear
- North American Lake Monsters - shortstory by Nathan Ballingrud
- All Washed Up While Looking for a Better World - shortstory by Carol Emshwiller
- Special Economics - novelette by Maureen F. McHugh
- Aka St. Mark's Place - novelette by Richard Bowes
- The Goosle - shortstory by Margo Lanagan
- Shira - novelette by Lavie Tidhar
- The Passion of Azazel - shortstory by Barry N. Malzberg
- The Lagerstätte - novelette by Laird Barron
- Gladiolus Exposed - shortstory by Anna Tambour
- Daltharee - shortstory by Jeffrey Ford
- Jimmy - novelette by Pat Cadigan
- Prisoners of the Action - novella by Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman
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