Science Fiction Century

Name: Science Fiction Century
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ISBN: 9780312864842

ISBN-10: 0312864841

ISBN-13: 9780312864842

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: David G. Hartwell

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“Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism.” –David G. Hartwell, from the Introduction First published in hardcover in 1997, The Science Fiction Century was an anthology that defined and explained what we mean when we talk about modern SF. Now it returns to print in an affordable two-volume softcover edition. Here in volume 1, literary names such as Rudyard Kipling and Jack London rub shoulders with genre authors whose pedigrees run back to the 1940s and 50s, including figures such as Hal Clement, John Wyndham, Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison, Bruce Sterling, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis. Here…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Publication date: 4/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction



Beam Us Home



Ministering Angels



The Music Master of Babylon



A Story of the Days to Come



Hot Planet



A Work of Art



The Machine Stops



Brightness Falls from the Air



2066: Election Day



The Rose



The Hounds of Tindalos



The Angel of Violence



Nobody Bothers Gus



The Time Machine



Mother



As Easy as ABC



Ginungagap



Minister Without Portfolio



Time in Advance



Good Night, Sophie



Veritas



Enchanted Village



The King and the Dollmaker



Fire Watch



Goat Song



The Scarlet Plague