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The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two (Solaris Book of New Science Fiction #2)
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Dan Abnett (Goodreads Author)
Following the successful format established by The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, this new anthology brings together an eclectic selection of all-original stories by some of the genre's best-loved and most popular writers. Authors include: Michael Moorcock, Karl Schroeder, Robert Reed, Kay Kenyon, David Louis Edelman, Peter Watts, Paul Di Filippo, Chris Roberson, Dan...more
Mass Market Paperbound, 407 pages
Published
February 26th 2008
by Solaris
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iCity - Paul Di Filippo
Frederick Law Moses, an urban planner, cannot accept that he lost a contest to design a district in iCity (a city that is constantly being rebuilt with intelligent materials). So he decides to cheat by proclaiming himself the winner. However the intelligent material get mixed up and merges his design with that of the original winner, creating a whole new trend among urban planners.
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The Space Crawl Blues - Kay Kenyon
When Quantum ...more
Frederick Law Moses, an urban planner, cannot accept that he lost a contest to design a district in iCity (a city that is constantly being rebuilt with intelligent materials). So he decides to cheat by proclaiming himself the winner. However the intelligent material get mixed up and merges his design with that of the original winner, creating a whole new trend among urban planners.
6/10
The Space Crawl Blues - Kay Kenyon
When Quantum ...more
I picked this up for the Peter Watts story, and was (yet again) impressed. He squeezes in references to Catholicism, mind control, the war on terror and a security state, and corporate exploitation of advanced technology. He's like Philip Dick with a degree in neuropsychology.
Alas, I kind of cruised over most every other story. Anthologies are a hard sell to me, like a buffet line at a restaurant. Some entrees I don't even want on my plate, and it's rare to find a slew of selec...more
Alas, I kind of cruised over most every other story. Anthologies are a hard sell to me, like a buffet line at a restaurant. Some entrees I don't even want on my plate, and it's rare to find a slew of selec...more
Best stories:
Sunworld – Eric Brown
Shining Armor - Dominic Green
Sunworld – Eric Brown
Shining Armor - Dominic Green
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