THE LOCUS AWARDS - Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Brown, Charles N.; Strahan, Jonathan (editors) (Connie Willis; Ursula K. Le Guin; Harlan Ellison; Joanna Russ; Gene Wolfe; John Varley; George R. R. Martin; Octavia E. Butler; James Tiptree Jr; Pat Murphy; Lucius Shepard; Terry Bisson; John Kessel)
Language: English
Published by Eos - Harper Collins, New York, 2004
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(xiii) 514 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Michael Whelan. This anthology contains: Introduction; The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin; Even the Queen by Connie Willis; Jeffty Is Five by Harlan Ellison; Souls - a novella by Joanna Russ; The Death of Doctor Island - a novella by Gene Wolfe; The Persistence of Vision - a novella by John Varley; The Way of Cross and Dragon - a novelette by George R. R. Martin; Bloodchild - a novelette by Octavia E. Butler; The Only Neat Thing to Do - a novella by James Tiptree Jr; Rachel in Love - a novelette by Pat Murphy; The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter - a novella by Lucius Shepard; Bear Discovers Fire by Terry Bisson; Buffalo by John Kessel; Gone by John Crowley; Maneki Neko by Bruce Sterling; Border Guards - a novelette by Greg Egan; Hell Is the Absence of God - a novelette by Ted Chiang; and October in the Chair by Neil Gaiman; followed by Previous Winners. Size: 8vo. …
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- Title
- THE LOCUS AWARDS - Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Author
- Brown, Charles N.; Strahan, Jonathan (editors) (Connie Willis; Ursula K. Le Guin; Harlan Ellison; Joanna Russ; Gene Wolfe; John Varley; George R. R. Martin; Octavia E. Butler; James Tiptree Jr; Pat Murphy; Lucius Shepard; Terry Bisson; John Kessel)
- Publisher
- Eos - Harper Collins, New York
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060594268
- ISBN 13
- 9780060594268
- Illustrator
- Michael Whelan;
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
Now, for the first time, the best of the Locus Awards for short fiction are gathered in one volume. Spanning the absolute finest in science fiction and fantasy short fiction for the last thirty years, this anthology is an indispensable guide to speculative fiction from the classic to the outrageous by the leaders of the field.
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About the Author
The founder and publisher of "Locus Magazine", Charles N. Brown has been involved in science fiction and fantasy for over 60 years. The editor of "Locus" for over 30 years, Charles has won more Hugos (23) than anyone else and is one of the most respected names in the genre. He lives in Oakland, CA.
Jonathan Strahan has co-edited The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy series of anthologies for HarperCollins Australia, co-edits the Science Fiction: The Best of . . . and Fantasy: The Best of . . . anthology series with Karen Haber for Simon & Schuster/ibooks, edits the Best Short Novels anthology series for the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, and co-edited The Locus Awards for Eos with Charles N. Brown. He is also the Reviews Editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields, and reviews for the magazine regularly. He is currently working on The New Space Opera II.
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