Science Fiction Century

"Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism." So says David G. Hartwell in his introduction to "The Science Fiction Century, " an anthology spanning a hundred years of science fiction, from its birth in the 1890s to the future it predicted. David G. Hartwell is a World Fantasy Award-winning editor and anthologist who has twice before redefined a genre--first the horror field with "The Dark Descent, " then the subgenre of hard science fiction with "The Ascent of Wonder, " coedited with Kathryn Cramer. Now, Hartwell has compiled the mother of all definitive anthologies, guaranteed to change not only the way the science fiction field views itself but also the way the rest of literature views the field. "The Science Fiction Century "includes stories from the founding fathers of the field, such as H.G. Wells, C.S. Lewis, Jack London, and Rudyard Kipling; beloved mainstays of the genre, such as Philip José Farmer, Roger Zelazny, Jack Vance, and Poul Anderson; noted female writers, including Connie Willis, Nancy Kress, and James Tiptree, Jr.; and writers who have hit their stride in the last two decades, such as Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, and James Morrow. Hartwell has also included writers widely recognized outside the genre, such as E.M. Forster, Michael Shaara, and John Crowley; and translations of foreign writers' formative works, including Dino Buzzati and Wolfgang Jeschke. This is must-have anthology for all literary interests.

ISBN 0312863381   Pages 1005 ISBN13 9780312863388 (What's this?)   Volumes 001 Publisher St Martin's Press   Weight (grammes) 1429 Imprint St Martin's Press   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 248 Publication date 19 Aug 1999   Width (mm) 165 Library of Congress PN6120.95.   Spine width (mm) 54 DEWEY 808.838762   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

		Introduction by David G. Hartwell		17
		Beam Us Home by James Tiptree, Jr.		21
		Ministering Angels by C. S. Lewis		31
		The Music Master of Babylon by Edgar Pangborn		39
		A Story of the Days to Come by H. G. Wells		57
		Hot Planet by Hal Clement		112
		A Work of Art by James Blish		127
		The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster		139
		Brightness Falls from the Air by Margaret St. Clair		161
		2066: Election Day by Michael Shaara		166
		The Rose by Charles Harness		177
		The Hounds of Tindalos by Frank Belknap Long		232
		The Angel of Violence by Adam Wisniewski-Snerg		242
		Nobody Bothers Gus by Algis Budrys		251
		The Time Machine by Dino Buzzati		261
		Mother by Philip Jose Farmer		265
		As Easy as ABC by Rudyard Kipling		285
		Ginungagap by Michael Swanwick		304
		Minister Without Portfolio by Mildred Clingerman		327
		Time in Advance by William Tenn		333
		Good Night, Sophie by Lino Aldani		352
		Veritas by James Morrow		369
		Enchanted Village by A. E. van Vogt		382
		The King and the Dollmaker by Wolfgang Jeschke		393
		Fire Watch by Connie Willis		435
		Goat Song by Poul Anderson		462
		The Scarlet Plague by Jack London		486
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