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Future Crimes
| Author: | Jack Dann Gardner Dozois |
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Baen, 2013 Ace Books, 2003 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Crime and Punishment--21st century style.
An anthology of classic and critically acclaimed stories about the felonies and offenses law enforcement authorities will face in a future that's closer than we realize. High-tech identity theft that carries remarkable consequences... Mutant con men devising an ingenious alien scam... A private detective with headquarters on the moon... A world where being late is punishable by death... A lone cop battling a cyborg Mafia don... Art thieves operating on the blazing surface of Mercury... CRIME HAS AN INCREDIBLE FUTURE. At the dawn of the new millennium, the criminal world has become more high-tech, more complex, and more unpredictable. Now, take one small step forward into the future with these classic and acclaimed stories from a stellar and diverse group of masters who imagine - beyond all imagining - what"s waiting on the dark mean Streets of tomorrow.
Table of Contents:
- Preface - (2003) - essay by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann
- The Dog Said Bow-Wow - (2001) - shortstory by Michael Swanwick
- A Scraping at the Bones - (1975) - shortstory by Algis Budrys
- The Retrieval Artist - (2000) - novella by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman - (1965) - shortstory by Harlan Ellison
- Time Bum - (1953) - shortstory by C. M. Kornbluth
- Mercurial - (1985) - novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Taking the Piss - (2002) - novelette by Brian Stableford
- Death of Reason - (1992) - novella by Tony Daniel
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