Nanotech [Paperback]

Various (Author), Jack Dann (Editor), Gardner Dozois (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998

Imagine a technology that can change the structure and function of your own body...or that can devour an entire country.

This is nanotechnology--the creation of self-replicating machines with the capability to build or alter almost any structure, including the human form, by manipulating atoms or molecules--and it has captured the imaginations of science fiction writers and readers everywhere. Now these eleven short tales will capture you...

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Ace (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441005853
• ISBN-13: 978-0441005857
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, January 3, 2000

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John Peter O'connor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nanotech (Paperback)

A readable, thought provoking series of stories on the theme of nanotechnology. Eight short stories, one poem and a novella. No bad stories and one truely great one.

I liked this book a lot. I had only read one of the stories before in a magazine anthology. The others were new to me.

The highlight of the book is "We were out of our minds with joy" by David Marusek. This story has enough in the way of ideas and development potential to spawn a novel. The price is worth paying for this novella alone. Indeed, at the price, it seems like a bargain!

While Marusek is still an emerging talent, other authors featured here such as Bear, Egan, di Fillipo and Baxter will be more familiar.

At the end of the book, the editors add a list of further reading on the same subject. I will be following up a number of their suggestions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some stories are really great... some aren't, October 2, 1999

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This review is from: Nanotech (Paperback)

There's a couple of stories in this book that make it worth the purchase price. Especially the first couple of stories and the last one. Some of the stories in the middle are fairly weak. I even ended up skipping over a couple after the first ten pages or so... However, the stories that are good are really good! I hope that the authors develop them into full novels.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great nano-stories, January 4, 2001

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J. Bradshaw (Monroe, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nanotech (Paperback)

This is a great series of stories dealing with nano-tech. As it true with all anthologies, they vary - some are really good, some not so good. I had already read Blood Music by Greg Bear and the first story is what he based that book on. Still good though.

Overall lots of good stories.