false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg 2894583 1 It's here at last the first comprehensive overview of the extraordinary career of master storyteller Michael Swanwick. Covering over a quarter of a century, from his first two published stories both of them Nebula finalists to his most recent, these works bear witness to one of the most vivid and far-ranging imaginations in contemporary fiction. From the hardest of hard science fiction to the purest of core fantasy, from the heartwarming to the despairing, these are works incandescent with literary brilliance.<br> <br>In these pages, Janis Joplin is worshiped as a god, teenagers climb down the edge of the world, zombies are commodified, a vengeful man tracks a wizard across the surface of a planet-sized grasshopper, dinosaurs invade Vermont, a train leaves New York City bound for Hell, and those lovable Post-Utopian con men, Darger and Surplus, seek their fortunes in Buckingham Labyrinth.<br><br>Michael Swanwick is one of the most acclaimed and prolific writers of his generation, as well as being the only person ever to win five Hugo Awards for fiction in the space of six years. All five of those stories are included here plus much, much more, all of it beautifully written, critically acclaimed, and deeply satisfying to read. 2920896 31 10 2008 The Best of Michael Swanwick total:11|5:5|4:3|3:1|2:2|1:0| 11 44 31 7 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 5 0 false Mon Feb 02 17:56:49 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 17:54:25 -0800 2009 I agree with the title. Even when one of these stories is not to my taste I still respect the construction. Then when everything hits right I feel Swanwick can make concoctions like no else, as shown by such masterful and bizarre events like “The Very Pulse of the Machine”, “Mother Grass...more...]]> 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 5 1 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 06:56:12 -0800 2009 Sat May 09 07:45:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 5 0 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 10:10:05 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 10:13:58 -0700 2009
Scherzo with Tyrannosaur: Excellent short story about time-travel, paradoxes and the choices we make as humans (or to stay human). Winner Hugo Award for Best ...more...]]> 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 2 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 05:24:44 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 10:20:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 17:43:44 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 17:44:58 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 2 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 14:09:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 13:58:43 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 3 0 false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 21:38:25 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 10:48:38 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Sat Oct 24 21:59:45 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 21:59:45 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Thu Oct 22 18:13:30 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:13:30 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Sat Oct 17 05:28:33 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 05:28:33 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Sun Aug 30 15:11:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 15:11:49 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 4 0 false Wed Aug 19 11:40:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 11:40:03 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Thu Jul 30 10:29:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 10:29:22 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 4 0 false Sun Jun 14 17:03:35 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 21:42:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:03:35 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Tue Mar 31 01:02:43 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 01:02:43 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Fri Mar 27 15:47:21 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:47:33 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Wed Mar 18 12:27:31 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:27:31 -0700 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Sat Feb 28 07:27:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:27:47 -0800 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Tue Feb 17 06:40:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 06:40:10 -0800 2009 2894583 1596061782 9781596061781 11 7 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213444301m/2894583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2894583.The_Best_of_Michael_Swanwick 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 17:57:58 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 23:39:36 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2894583