The secret history of science fiction
Publisher:
Tachyon Publications
Publication Date:
[2009]
Edition:
1st ed
Language:
English
Description
"...[E]xploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future...Two strangely-detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist's lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal."---p.[4] of cover.
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| Grouping Title | secret history of science fiction |
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Chabon, Michael
DeLillo, Don
Disch, Thomas M.
Fowler, Karen Joy
Gloss, Molly
Kelly, James P. 1951-
Kessel, John
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018
Lethem, Jonathan
McHugh, Maureen F.
Millhauser, Steven
Saunders, George, 1958-
Scholz, Carter
Shepard, Lucius
Wilhelm, Kate
Willis, Connie
Wolfe, Gene
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Chabon, Michael
DeLillo, Don
Disch, Thomas M.
Fowler, Karen Joy
Gloss, Molly
Kelly, James P. 1951-
Kessel, John
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018
Lethem, Jonathan
McHugh, Maureen F.
Millhauser, Steven
Saunders, George, 1958-
Scholz, Carter
Shepard, Lucius
Wilhelm, Kate
Willis, Connie
Wolfe, Gene
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Atwood, Margaret,1939-Homelanding
Boyle, T. Coraghessan.Descent of man
Chabon, Michael.Martian agent, a planetary romance
DeLillo, Don.Human moments in World War III
Disch, Thomas M.Angouleme
Fowler, Karen Joy.Standing room only
Gloss, Molly.Interlocking pieces
Kelly, James P.1951-
Kelly, James P.1951-10:16 to 1
Kessel, John
Kessel, John.Buddha nostril bird
Le Guin, Ursula K.,1929-2018.Ones who walk away from Omelas
Lethem, Jonathan.Hardened criminals
McHugh, Maureen F.Frankenstein's daughter
Millhauser, Steven.Wizard of West Orange
Saunders, George,1958-93990
Scholz, Carter.Nine billion names of God
Shepard, Lucius.Salvador
Wilhelm, Kate.Ladies and gentlemen, this is your crisis!
Willis, Connie.Schwarzschild radius
Wolfe, Gene.Ziggurat
Boyle, T. Coraghessan.Descent of man
Chabon, Michael.Martian agent, a planetary romance
DeLillo, Don.Human moments in World War III
Disch, Thomas M.Angouleme
Fowler, Karen Joy.Standing room only
Gloss, Molly.Interlocking pieces
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Kelly, James P.1951-10:16 to 1
Kessel, John
Kessel, John.Buddha nostril bird
Le Guin, Ursula K.,1929-2018.Ones who walk away from Omelas
Lethem, Jonathan.Hardened criminals
McHugh, Maureen F.Frankenstein's daughter
Millhauser, Steven.Wizard of West Orange
Saunders, George,1958-93990
Scholz, Carter.Nine billion names of God
Shepard, Lucius.Salvador
Wilhelm, Kate.Ladies and gentlemen, this is your crisis!
Willis, Connie.Schwarzschild radius
Wolfe, Gene.Ziggurat
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"...[E]xploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future...Two strangely-detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist's lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal."---p.[4] of cover.
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Astronauts -- Fiction
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Fiction
Primatologists -- Fiction
Time travel -- Fiction
Touch -- Fiction
World War III -- Fiction
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Fiction
Primatologists -- Fiction
Time travel -- Fiction
Touch -- Fiction
World War III -- Fiction
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The secret history of science fiction
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The secret history of science fiction / edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel
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Astronauts
Black holes (Astronomy)
Primatologists
Time travel
Touch
World War III
Black holes (Astronomy)
Primatologists
Time travel
Touch
World War III
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