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The Secret History of Science Fiction
| Author: | John Kessel James Patrick Kelly |
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Tachyon Publications, 2009 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Exploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future. These award-winning stories defy trends, cross genres, and prove that great fiction cannot be categorized.
Two strangely detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist's lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal.
Contents:
- Angouleme - (1971) - short story by Thomas M. Disch
- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - (1973) - short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis - (1976) - short story by Kate Wilhelm
- Descent of Man - (1977) - short story by T. C. Boyle
- Human Moments in World War III - (1983) - short story by Don DeLillo
- Homelanding - (1989) - short story by Margaret Atwood
- The Nine Billion Names of God - (1984) - short story by Carter Scholz
- Interlocking Pieces - (1984) - short story by Molly Gloss
- Salvador - (1984) - short story by Lucius Shepard
- Schwarzschild Radius - (1987) - short story by Connie Willis
- Buddha Nostril Bird - (1990) - novelette by John Kessel
- The Ziggurat - (1995) - novella by Gene Wolfe
- The Hardened Criminals - (1996) - novelette by Jonathan Lethem
- Standing Room Only - (1997) - short story by Karen Joy Fowler
- 1016 to 1 - (1999) - novelette by James Patrick Kelly
- 93990 - (2000) - short story by George Saunders
- The Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance - (2003) - novelette by Michael Chabon
- Frankenstein's Daughter - (2003) - short story by Maureen F. McHugh
- The Wizard of West Orange - (2007) - novelette by Steven Millhauser
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