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Far Horizons: The Great Worlds of Science Fiction
| Author: | Robert Silverberg |
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Avon Eos, 1999 Orbit, 1999 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
The universe of the mind is a limitless expanse of wonders, filled with worlds and secrets that cannot be fully explored within the pages of a single novel. Avid readers of science fiction have long appreciated the myriad joys of returning to fictional galaxies already experienced; delighting in the ever-unfolding mysteres of Frank Herbert's Dune or Asimov's Foundation series, for example.
In Far Horizons--edited by acclaimed author Robert Silverberg-- a veritable "Who's Who" of science fiction's most beloved and highly honored writers once again revisit the remarkable worlds they created and made famous.
Ursula K. Le Guin sends representatives of the Ekumen into the violent later years of a planetary civil war. Dan Simmons once again billiantly mixes allegory and space adventure in his dangerous, religion-dominated cosmos of Hyperion. Greg Bear reexplores his artificial universe, "The Way", from Eon, Eternity and Legacy.
Orson Scott Card recounts the momentous first meeting of his time-and-planet-hopping protagonist Ender Wiggin with Ender's computer based, soon to be companion, Jane.Gregory Benford rockets us back to the Galactic Center, Anne McCaffrey's Ship Who Sang sings again, and Joe Haldeman's Forever War rages on eternally. Here, also, are new stories by David Brin, Nancy Kress, Frederik Pohl, and Robert Silverberg himself--each venturing further into univestigated corners of familiar galaxies to delve into the perilous mystery of being human.
Perhaps the greatest concentration of science fiction talent ever in one volume, Far Horizons is an unprecedented masterpiece -- one that reopens vast empires of imagination and adventure to new explorations and appreciations. It is a major SF event, sure to bring unparalleled joy to the hearts of serious fans everywhere.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - essay by Robert Silverberg
- Old Music and the Slave Women - novella by Ursula K. Le Guin
- A Separate War - novelette by Joe Haldeman
- Investment Counselor - novelette by Orson Scott Card
- Temptation - novella by David Brin
- Getting to Know the Dragon - novelette by Robert Silverberg
- Orphans of the Helix - novelette by Dan Simmons
- Sleeping Dogs - novelette by Nancy Kress
- The Boy Who Would Live Forever - novelette by Frederik Pohl
- A Hunger for the Infinite - novelette by Gregory Benford
- The Ship That Returned - novelette by Anne McCaffrey
- The Way of All Ghosts - novelette by Greg Bear
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