New Dreams for Old [Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author), Nancy Kress (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2006

This is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Mike Resnick, showing the depth and range that has not only made him a popular seller, but also placed him fourth (and climbing) on the all-time award list of all science fiction writers living and dead (as compiled by Locus). The book contains award winners and nominees. It contains two stories that are currently in development by Hollywood. It contains stories that have won readers polls, that have won foreign prizes, and a few that are just out-and-out hilarious. This is a collection of enormous range and the highest quality. More to the point, every story will not only make the reader think, but feel. The collection is introduced by Nancy Kress, herself a multiple Hugo and Nebula winner, and a monthly columnist for "Writer's Digest".

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The 20 stories in this solid collection from five-time Hugo-winner Resnick (Dragon America) run the gamut from silly fantasy and far-out detective romps to alternate history and straight-up science fiction. The best entry is the moving novella "For I Have Touched the Sky," part of Resnick's lauded Kirinyaga series. African village leader Koriba faces down a girl who doesn't wish to accept her place in her rigidly sex-stratified society, leading her to commit a divesting action that greatly affects Koriba, though he doesn't change his ways. Similarly, in "Robots Don't Cry," "Travels with My Cats," "A Princess of Earth" and "Down Memory Lane," the narrators can't move on with their lives, preferring to exist in hopes of a reunion with the dead or the demented. In the bizarre "The Elephants on Neptune," elephants, who never forget, become men, and vice versa, re-establishing the status quo. These glossy cross-genre stories, which tend not to plumb much emotional depth, showcase Resnick's predilection for dealing with the tragically static nature of the human condition. (June)
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"Nobody spins a yarn better than Mike Resnick." -- Orson Scott Card, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Ender’s Game

"One of the most daring and prolific writers in SF. There’s no subject he won’t explore, and he always delivers." -- David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Kiln People

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Product Details

• Paperback: 419 pages
• Publisher: Pyr (June 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591024412
• ISBN-13: 978-1591024415
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,887,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A particularly notable feature of a diverse, satisfying collection demonstrating Resnick's prowess., January 4, 2007

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This review is from: New Dreams for Old (Paperback)

Mike Resnick's NEW DREAMS FOR OLD is a diverse short story collection which challenges the notion that science fiction collections can be dry and predictable. Here are funny stories juxtaposed with hard science, novellas that have previously been available only to members of the Science Fiction Book Club, and ten Hugo nominees. The author's introduction to each story which describes its inspirational foundations makes for a particularly notable feature of a diverse, satisfying collection demonstrating Resnick's prowess.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great, underrated writer, December 10, 2006

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Janis Ian "Janis Ian" (Nashville TN) - See all my reviews
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Resnick is a great writer. At his best, he rivals Asimov and Bradbury. Even when he's not at his best, he's a solid, thoughtful artist. But anyone interested in Africa, women's rights, technology, should read his Kirinyaga stories. And Elephants on Neptune presages, and updates, Gaiman, Gibson, and all the other G's. Really a wonderful treat.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of our Greatest, May 24, 2007

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"New Dreams for Old" is a delightful joy to read. Mike Resnick is truely one of our greatest living writers. Certainly on par with Bradbury, Asimov and even Mark Twain. He writes with deceptive ease and clairity in a truely orginal and American voice. This is an awesome collection and I hope Pyr collects more of his short works.