TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION is an anthology of the
best SF short stories published this century. It is an
extensive collection that features veterans of the SF genre
as well as new stars who will continue to shape the changing
SF field. David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden,
considered two of the best editors of in SF, compiled this
amazing set of stories, and they offer a glimpse of what's
to come for the SF genre.
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION is a large collection
and with 34 stories by 34 authors. I savor anthologies and
short story collections, never reading more than one story a
day. It might take me awhile to finish, but each story has
time to steep. I love science fiction. It makes me think
about where we are now and where we could be ten, fifty, a
hundred, or a thousand years down the road, and this
anthology is filled with amazingly talented writers.
Three of my favorite stories are John Scalzi's "Tale of the
Wicked," Cory Doctrow's "Chicken Little," and Ken
Liu's "The Algorithm of Love." Each is unique and explores
highly different elements of science fiction, and that's
what this entire collection does. It is a diverse look at
the broad field of science fiction, offering fans a look
into how science fiction is changing and growing. It also
shows how diverse our current world truly is. All the "what
ifs" explored within these stories stem from current fears,
ideas, and behaviors. They speak deeply to what it is we
fear is going to happen, but more than that science fiction
is a hopeful genre. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION
untangles threads of possibilities to follow into the
future, but the real beauty lies in the change that occurs
within when a story catches your heart and your mind and
allows you to examine where you are and where you are going.
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION is a superb anthology
that will please SF fans. It offers a wide variety of SF
short stories by award-winning authors who are changing the
science fiction genre in fantastic ways. You really don't
want to miss TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION.
This is an enormous anthology - close to 250,000 words -
edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning
editors in the SF field, featuring recent stories from some
of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors,
including many award-winners.
David Hartwell and Patrick
Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as some of the most
skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First
Century Science Fiction presents fans' first opportunities
to see what their considerable talents come up with
together, and also to get a unique perspective on what's
coming next in the science fiction field.
The anthology
includes authors ranging from bestselling and established
favourites to incandescent new talents including Cory
Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton,
Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the
stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the
science fiction field's major awards.
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