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Sky City: New Science Fiction Stories by Danish Authors
| Author: | Carl-Eddy Skovgaard |
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Original English publication, 2010 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
In Denmark, the science fiction short story is a thriving genre, though mostly as a subculture. Since 2007, The Danish science fiction association, Science Fiction Cirklen, has published an annual anthology of original science fiction short stories written by Danish authors. The present volume contains a selection from the first two of these annual anthologies. Many Danish authors place their stories in a local setting, and all of them have something to say in addition to "just" being entertaining. You will find philosophical parables, time travels, space yarns, alternate history and much more, as well as stories which in different ways come close to the literary mainstream. The huge Anglo-American influence on Danish culture since the Second World War is noticeable in the way the authors use the tropes and language of the genre in its modern, international vein. In making these stories available in English, our aim - besides entertaining the readers - is to demonstrate that science fiction truly is an international genre and that it is being written, even in small European countries like Denmark.
Contents:
9 • Preface (Sky City) • essay by Carl-Eddy Skovgaard
11 • Sky City • short story by Manfred Christiansen
24 • Departure • short story by Niels Gjerløff
28 • The White Bear • short story by Richard Ipsen
39 • Helium Loves Company • short story by Glen Stihmøe
56 • The Last Astronaut • short story by Flemming R. P. Rasch
60 • The Organism on Maneo • short story by Morten Brunbjerg
76 • The Tourist • novelette by Patrick Leis
96 • Know Your Target Audience • short story by Dan Mygind
103 • The Red Parakeets • short story by Camilla Wandahl
109 • The Short Arm of History • short story by Kenneth Krabat
126 • A Contribution to the History of Denmark • short story by Søren Elmerdahl Hemmingsen
133 • When the Music's Over • novelette by A. Silvestri
152 • The E-Puzzle • short story by Nikolaj Højberg
168 • Leading, Feeding • novelette by Ellen M. Pedersen
188 • You are my Best Friend • short story by Camilla Fønss Bach Friis
194 • Dreams of Stone • short story by Brian P. Ørnbøl
204 • The Green Jacket • short story by Gudrun Østergaard
214 • In the Surface • short story by Sara Tanderup
218 • Interrogation of Victim no. 5 • short story by Lars Ahn Pedersen
233 • An Extremely Short History of the Danish Science Fiction Short Story - Afterword • essay by Niels Dalgaard
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