The Science Fiction Century, Volume One

by Hartwell, David G.

• ISBN13: 9780312864842
• ISBN10: 0312864841
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-18
• Publisher: Orb Books

Summary

Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism. 'David G. Hartwell, from the Introduction First published in hardcover in 1997, The Science Fiction Century was an anthology that defined and explained what we mean when we talk about modern SF. Now it returns to print in an affordable two-volume softcover edition. Here in volume 1, literary names such as Rudyard Kipling and Jack London rub shoulders with genre authors whose pedigrees run back to the 1940s and 50s, including figures such as Hal Clement, John Wyndham, Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison, Bruce Sterling, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis. Here is modern science fiction in all its breadth, from the anthologist hailed by John Updike as a loving expert.

Author Biography

David B. Hartwell is a renowned editor and anthologist who lives in Pleasantville, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
Beam Us Home	p. 15
Ministering Angels	p. 25
The Music Master of Babylon	p. 33
A Story of the Days to Come	p. 51
Hot Planet	p. 106
A Work of Art	p. 121
The Machine Stops	p. 133
Brightness Falls from the Air	p. 155
2066: Election Day	p. 160
The Rose	p. 171
The Hounds of Tindalos	p. 226
The Angel of Violence	p. 236
Nobody Bothers Gus	p. 245
The Time Machine	p. 255
Mother	p. 259
As Easy as ABC	p. 279
Ginungagap	p. 298
Minister Without Portfolio	p. 321
Time in Advance	p. 327
Good Night, Sophie	p. 346
Veritas	p. 363
Enchanted Village	p. 376
The King and the Dollmaker	p. 387
Fire Watch	p. 429
Goat Song	p. 456
The Scarlet Plague	p. 480
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