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An anthology of 37 of the world's best short science fiction stories, put together by an editor who has won the Hugo Award eleven times for similar efforts.
Contents
1 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000) anthology by Gardner Dozois
5 Preface (Explorers) (2000) essay by Gardner Dozois
9 The Sentinel [2001] (1951) shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
16 Moonwalk (1952) novelette by H. B. Fyfe
46 Grandpa (1955) novelette by James H. Schmitz
63 The Red Hills of Summer (1959) novelette by Edgar Pangborn
91 The Longest Voyage (1960) novelette by Poul Anderson
114 Hot Planet (1963) shortstory by Hal Clement
131 Drunkboat [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1963) novelette by Cordwainer Smith
154 Becalmed in Hell [Known Space] (1965) shortstory by Larry Niven
164 Nine Hundred Grandmothers (1966) shortstory by R. A. Lafferty
173 The Keys to December (1966) novelette by Roger Zelazny
192 Vaster Than Empires and More Slow (1971) novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
214 A Meeting With Medusa (1971) novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
244 The Man Who Walked Home (1972) shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.
256 Long Shot (1972) shortstory by Vernor Vinge
266 In the Hall of the Martian Kings (1976) novella by John Varley
297 Ginungagap (1980) novelette by Michael Swanwick
322 Exploring Fossil Canyon (1982) novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson
341 Promises to Keep (1984) novelette by Jack McDevitt
355 Lieserl (1993) shortstory by Stephen Baxter
369 Crossing Chao Meng Fu (1997) novelette by G. David Nordley
395 Wang's Carpets (1995) novelette by Greg Egan
420 A Dance to Strange Musics (1998) novelette by Gregory Benford
438 Approaching Perimelasma (1998) novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis
457 The Furthest Horizon (2000) anthology by Gardner Dozois (aka The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future)
463 Preface (The Furthest Horizon) (2000) essay by Gardner Dozois
467 Guyal of Sfere [Dying Earth] (1950) novella by Jack Vance
496 Old Hundredth (1960) shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss
506 Alpha Ralpha Boulevard [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) novelette by Cordwainer Smith
528 Day Million (1966) shortstory by Frederik Pohl
534 Bumberboom (1966) novelette by Avram Davidson
559 Coranda (1967) novelette by Keith Roberts
574 Nightwings [Nightwings] (1968) novella by Robert Silverberg
611 Pale Roses [Tales from the End of Time 1] (1974) novelette by Michael Moorcock
637 Anniversary Project (1975) shortstory by Joe Haldeman
646 Slow Music (1980) novella by James Tiptree, Jr.
679 The Map [Solar Cycle] (1984) shortstory by Gene Wolfe
690 Dinosaurs (1987) novelette by Walter Jon Williams
710 The Death Artist (1990) novelette by Alexander Jablokov
733 Sister Alice [Sister Alice] (1993) novella by Robert Reed
774 Recording Angel (1995) novelette by Paul J. McAuley
796 Genesis (1995) novella by Poul Anderson
871 The Days of Solomon Gursky (1998) novella by Ian McDonald
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- PublisherSFBC
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0739410091
- ISBN 13 9780739410097
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages916
- EditorGardner Dozois
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EXPLORING THE HORIZONS: Explorers - with - The Furthest Horizon
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Science Fiction Book Club, New York, 2000
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Berkey; (illustrator). First Edition. 916 pp. Both antholgies in a single volume, a book club First Edition. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; wraparound dj painting by John Berkey. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks around the edges; no interior markings. This anthology contains: EXPLORERS: Preface; Vaster than Empires and More Slow - a novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin; Nine Hundred Grandmothers by R. A. Lafferty; In the Hall of the Martian Kings - a novella by John Varley; The Sentinel - 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke; Moonwalk - a novelette by H. B. Fyfe; Grandpa - a novelette by James H. Schmitz; The Red Hills of Summer - a novelette by Edgar Pangborn; The Longest Voyage - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Hot Planet by Hal Clement; Drunkboat - a novelette by Cordwainer Smith; Becalmed in Hell by Larry Niven; The Keys to December - a novelette by Roger Zelazny; A Meeting with Medusa by Arthur C. Clarke; The Man Who Walked Home by James Tiptree Jr; Long Shot by Vernor Vinge; Ginungagap - a novelette by Michael Swanwick; Exploring Fossil Canyon - a novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson; Promises to Keep - a novelette by Jack McDevitt; Lieserl by Stephen Baxter; Crossing Chao Meng Fu - a novelette by G. David Nordley; Wang's Carpets - a novelette by Greg Egan; A Dance to Strange Music - a novelette by Gregory Benford; and Approaching Permelasma - a novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis. THE FURTHEST HORIZON: Preface; Guyal of Sfere - a novella by Jack Vance; Old Hundredth by Brian W. Aldiss; Alpha Ralpha Boulevard - a novelette by Cornwainer Smith; Day Million by Frederik Pohl; Bumberboom - a novelette by Avram Davidson; Coranda - a novelette by Keith Roberts; Nightwings - a novella by Robert Silverberg; Pale Roses - a novelette by Michael Moorcock; Anniversary Project by Joe Haldeman; Slow Music - a novella by James Tiptree Jr; The Map by Gene Wolfe; Dinosaurs - a novelette by Walter Jon Williams; The Death Artist - a novelette by Alexander Jablokov; Sister Alice - a novella by Robert Reed; Recording Angel - a novelette by Paul J. McAuley; Genesis - a novella by Poul Anderson; and The Days of Solomon Gursky - a novella by Ian McDonald. Size: 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 229947
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