Infinite Stars

ISBN-13: 9781785655937 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 496 str.

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Opis

A who's who of space opera and military science fiction authors contribute brand new stories set in the universes of their most famous series. Space Opera and Military Science Fiction are cut from the same cloth, so this anthology merges the two to create a once-in-a-lifetime collection that includes:

- A new Honor Harrington Universe tale by David Weber
- A new Dune story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set within the time frame of the original novel Dune
- A new Ender's Game story by Orson Scott Card
- A new Lost Fleet story by Jack Campbell
- A new Vatta's War story by Elizabeth Moon
Fourteen brand new stories and ten seminal reprints, plus a new introduction by Robert Silverberg

Recenzje

"Space opera is celebrated in this capacious anthology with stories from a stellar lineup of its best contemporary practitioners....irresistible to space opera enthusiasts."
-Publishers Weekly Starred Review

"While the broad sampling means readers may not enjoy every tale, the wide variety on offer makes this volume worth a look for any sf reader, regardless of their particular genre tastes."
-Booklist Review

"Infinite Stars is a strong celebration of the variety and power of the space opera subgenre, both in its history and its ongoing vitality" - Locus magazine

"celebrates the breadth and scope-and storytelling power-of space opera" - Barnes & Noble SFF blog

"a once-in-a-lifetime collection" Unbound Worlds

"great sci-fi done right, an appetizer whetting the appetite for much larger entrees to follow." -- Seattle Book Review

O autorze

Bryan Thomas Schmidt is a Hugo Award-nominated editor and author. His anthologies include Shattered Shields, Mission: Tomorrow, Galactic Games, Little Green Men-Attack, and, Beyond The Sun. Bryan was the original editor for The Martian by New York Times Bestseller Andy Weir (Crown, 2014). He has also edited or written gaming content for Wars, Dark Expanse, and Ascension, as well as writing tie-in fiction in The X-Files and Predator.