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Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Designer Genes: Tales From The Biotech Revolution [Hardcover]

Brian Stableford (Author)
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Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy March 2, 2004
From the author of last year's critically acclaimed Year Zero.

A tireless believer in the advancement of biotechnology and the wonders it can bring to humanity, Brian Stableford has used his fiction, both short and long, to explore all sides of the advantages and hazards of tinkering with ourselves, our environment, and our planet. Five Star Publishing is pleased to collect eleven of his best stories in Designer Genes: Tales from the Biotech Revolution, postulating what life might be like when anything and everything is subject to the whims and desires of man; who will always want something better, bigger, larger. Current, cutting-edge advances in technology and medicine are taken to their rigorous, logically extrapolated extreme, and seen from the views of people and organizations both for and against this kind of genetic and biological manipulation. With an all-new introduction by the author on how these stories came to be, this is a collection sure to delight hard science fiction fans everywhere. Some of the stories in this collection include: "What Can Chloe Want?," "The Invisible Worm," "Hot Blood," and "The House of Mourning."

Brian Stableford lives in the UK. (20021201)


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"From a darkly humorous tale of the power of words (Death and the Librarian) to a never-before-published response to events of September 11 (Ilion), Friesner's 12 stories illustrate the author's acutely sensitive vision of wonder in the everyday world... Known primarily for his 'Star Wars' novels... Zahn's short stories also deliver strong plots and memorable characters... Zebrowski's many novels (e.g. Macrolife) mark him as a visionary as well as a master of hard sf. The ten short stories collected in In the Distance provide a benchmark of his creativity... the author expands his concept of the human condition to embrace the stars. Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent author's, these three volumes belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
-- Library Journal (December 2002) (Library Journal 20020615)

"...Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent authors, these three volumes (Death and the Librarian and Other Stories/ Star Song and Other Stories/ In the Distance, and Ahead in Time) belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
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"Four more titles in Five Star's new series (God Is an Iron and Other Stories/ Generation Gap and Other Stories/ The Lady Vanishes and Other Oddities of Nature/ Suppose They Gave a Peace and Other Stories) of short fiction by noteworthy sf authors offer a variety of tales that illustrate the depth and staying power of the genre...Most of the stories in these volumes have only appeared in periodicals. Libraries wishing to augment their sf or short fiction collections should consider any of them."
-- Library Journal (June 2002) (Library Journal )

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 270 pages
  • Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (March 2, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594140332
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594140334
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,841,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, December 2, 2007
This review is from: Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Designer Genes: Tales From The Biotech Revolution (Hardcover)
A collection that the author says is designed to take a look at how biotechnology will change things in a more utopian sort of direction, or how some of it could be good. Not sure some of these stories fit that, though.

Designer Genes : What Can Chloë Want? - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Invisible Worm - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Age of Innocence - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : Snowball in Hell - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Last Supper - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Facts of Life - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : Hot Blood - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The House of Mourning - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : Another Branch of the Family Tree - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Milk of Human Kindness - Brian Stableford
Designer Genes : The Pipes of Pan - Brian Stableford


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