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In his preface to this collection of 17 stories and novellas, all published between 1950 and 1998, Gardner Dozois points out that the notion of the far future could not exist without the concept of deep time; that is, this planet's history stretches back billions of years. His groundwork prepares the reader for the vast scale of the fiction that follows.
In his preface to this collection of 17 stories and novellas, all published between 1950 and 1998, Gardner Dozois points out that the notion of the far future could not exist without the concept of deep time; that is, this planet's history stretches back billions of years. His groundwork prepares the reader for the vast scale of the fiction that follows.
The best stories combine unabashedly science-fictional wonders with intimate characterization and clear story lines. Cordwainer Smith's "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard"--set on an Earth ruled by the mysterious Lords of the Instrumentality and populated by true men, hominids, and homunculi--is the story of two people who climb a ruined causeway to the clouds where the Abba-dingo, an ancient computer, will foretell their future. It reads like a lucid dream: strange, compelling, and beautiful. Unfortunately, it's followed in short order by "Bumberboom," nominally far-future SF but really a comic fantasy unlikely to be enjoyed by the same readers who appreciate Smith's piece. Michael Moorcock, in "Pale Roses," shows how it should be done, combining fantasy motifs with science-fictional sensibilities in a wickedly playful, psychologically dark, and cliché-mocking story of terminal ennui set in his Dancers at the End of Time milieu. Several of the later stories, particularly those written in the '90s by Robert Reed, Alexander Jablokov, and Paul McAuley, strive for transcendence but miss by a whisker. The anthology closes with a satisfyingly circular time-and-universe-spanning epic, Ian McDonald's "In the Days of Solomon Gursky," which manages brilliantly to give the reader a wonder-filled roller-coaster ride, yet end on a human note. --Luc Duplessis
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Editor Dozois' latest theme anthology presents 17 stories, many of them classics, set in a future so far from now that memories of today's humans have been lost by our descendants. The contents' original publication dates range from 1950 for Jack Vance's "Guyal of Sfere" to 1998 for Ian McDonald's "The Days of Solomon Gursky." Vance isn't the only writer represented who treds the boundary between fantasy and sf, for stories by Michael Moorcock, Avram Davidson, and Cordwainer Smith are similarly mixed. Gene Wolfe, Keith Roberts, and James Tiptree Jr. are other old hands on hand, while Paul J. McAuley, Alexander Jabolokov, and Robert Reed stand out among the more newly come contributors. Special mention must go to Poul Anderson's "Genesis," the basis of his new novel Genesis. For Dozois, it is another anthology, another feather for his cap. Roland Green
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Guyal of Sfere had been born one apart from his fellows and early proved vexation for his sire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terraforming ships, galactic brain, unpolished quartz, royal hostelry, nut roaster, floating habitat, mass driver, weather machines, human ship, power ring Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Solomon Gursky, President Gram, Sol Gursky, Mistress Christia, Prince of Roum, Zembac Pix, Lady Charlotina, Duke of Queens, Adam Tesler, Christian Brannock, Museum of Man, Judy's Comet, Guyal of Sfere, Heaven Tree, Nebula Award, Spirit Ring, Catherine Gratitude, Ice Mother, Mouth of Truth, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, Hugo Award, Iron Orchid, Second Cycle, Werther de Goethe, Captain Mog New!
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terraforming ships, galactic brain, unpolished quartz, royal hostelry, nut roaster, floating habitat, mass driver, weather machines, human ship, power ring Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Solomon Gursky, President Gram, Sol Gursky, Mistress Christia, Prince of Roum, Zembac Pix, Lady Charlotina, Duke of Queens, Adam Tesler, Christian Brannock, Museum of Man, Judy's Comet, Guyal of Sfere, Heaven Tree, Nebula Award, Spirit Ring, Catherine Gratitude, Ice Mother, Mouth of Truth, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, Hugo Award, Iron Orchid, Second Cycle, Werther de Goethe, Captain Mog New!
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- New Worlds: An Anthology by Michael Moorcock in Front Matter, page 100, and page 156
- Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe on page 1, page 231, and page 232
- The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson in Front Matter, and page 1
- The Malacia Tapestry by Brian Aldiss on page 33, and page 34
- Fifth Head Cerberus by Gene Wolfe on page 231, and page 232
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