The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction

by Ellen Datlow, Bruce Sterling (Contributor), Lewis Shiner (Contributor)

The gates of the imagination have swung wide once more, beckoning you into a world of incredible wonders. From the pages of OMNI magazine come seventeen remarkable masterworks of science fiction and fantasy penned by some of the brightest stars in the literary galaxy. Blast off to the farthest unexplored reaches of the universe. Experience the exhilaration of time travel and the horrors of ecological disaster. Thrill to breathtaking flights of fancy by John Crowley, Roger Zelazny and others — including a stunningly original novelette by the late great science fiction grandmaster Alfred Bester. Prepare to embark upon an awesome, uplifting, and sometimes terrifying journey through the portals of tomorrow.
Welcome to the future!

Contents:
- Introduction by Ellen Datlow
- Mozart in Mirrorshades (1985) by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner
- Variation on a Man (1984) by Pat Cadigan
- Under Siege (1985) by George R.R. Martin
- Hong's Bluff (1985) by William F. Wu
- Bean Bag Cats® (1983) by Edward Bryant
- Itself Surprised (1984) by Roger Zelazny
- The Mind Like a Strange Balloon (1985) by Tom Maddox
- The Ark (1985) by Bruce McAllister
- Flying Saucer Rock & Roll (1985) by Howard Waldrop
- Dreams Unwind (1985) by Karl Hansen
- The Wandering Jew (1983) by Thomas M. Disch
- Wired (1983) by David Bischoff
- Snow (1985) by John Crowley
- To Mark the Times We Had (1984) by Barry N. Malzberg
- O Homo, O Femina, O Tempora (1985) by Kate Wilhelm
- Trojan Horse (1984) by Michael Swanwick
- Never Love a Hellhag (1989) by Alfred Bester

Genres: Science Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories

408 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Ellen Datlow has been editing science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction for forty years as fiction editor of OMNI Magazine and editor of Event Horizon and SCIFICTION. She currently acquires short stories and novellas for Tor.com. In addition, she has edited about one hundred science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies, including the annual The Best Horror of the Year series, The Doll Collection, Mad Hatters and March Hares, The Devil and the Deep: Horror Stories of the Sea, Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, Edited By, and Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles.
She's won multiple World Fantasy Awards, Locus Awards, Hugo Awards, Bram Stoker Awards, International Horror Guild Awards, Shirley Jackson Awards, and the 2012 Il Posto Nero Black Spot Award for Excellence as Best Foreign Editor. Datlow was named recipient of the 2007 Karl Edward Wagner Award, given at the British Fantasy Convention for "outstanding contribution to the genre," was honored with the Life Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association, in acknowledgment of superior achievement over an entire career, and honored with the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award at the 2014 World Fantasy Convention.

Reviews

[Lord Humungus]

Reprints tons of my favorite stories from Omni magazine; absolute gold. Inspired at least one song.

[Earl Truss]

The mix between SF and fantasy was better in this volume of the series. A few of the SF stories were very good.