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Brave New Worlds To Explore and Conquer

The astonishingly possible is once again showcased in a breathtaking volume of the best short form SF the past year had to offer. Contributed by some of the most revered and exciting voices in the genre -- and compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell -- these stories of wonder and terror, astounding technologies and miraculous discovery, stretch the imagination into realms and universes never dreamed of before. Each tale is a dazzling gem, rocketing readers across light years and into unknown dimensions -- exploring the intricate cultures of alien races and the strange, secret workings of the human mind. And together they form an unparalleled whole -- a collection of luminous visions that shines more brightly than a newborn sun.

New tales from: Nancy Kress Ursula K. Le Guin Greg Egan Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Gene Wolfe and many more


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"Brave New Worlds To Explore and Conquer

The astonishingly possible is once again showcased in a breathtaking volume of the best short form SF the past year had to offer. Contributed by some of the most revered and exciting voices in the genre -- and compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell -- these stories of wonder and terror, astounding technologies and miraculous discovery, stretch the imagination into realms and universes never dreamed of before. Each tale is a dazzling gem, rocketing readers across light years and into unknown dimensions -- exploring the intricate cultures of alien races and the strange, secret workings of the human mind. And together they form an unparalleled whole -- a collection of luminous visions that shines more brightly than a newborn sun.

New tales from: Nancy Kress Ursula K. Le Guin Greg Egan Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Gene Wolfe and many more "


About the Author
David G. Hartwell is a Senior Editor at Tor/Forge Books. He is the proprietor of Dragon Press, publisher and bookseller, which publishes The New York Review of Science Fiction. He is the author of Age of Wonders and the editor of many anthologies, including The Dark Descent, Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, Northern Stars, The Ascent of Wonder (co-edited with Kathryn Cramer), and a number of Christmas anthologies. Recently he edited his sixth annual paperback volume of Year's Best SF and co-edited the new Year's Best Fantasy. He has won the Eaton Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Science Fiction Chronicle Poll and has been nominated for the Hugo Award twenty-four times to date.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer's eighth annual Year's Best collection, which includes the very best short stories of 2002 by the masters of the genre, should be at the top of everyone's list of perfect escape reading. Included in this year's anthology are the usual suspects -- Bruce Sterling, Jack Williamson, Paul Di Filippo, Gene Wolfe, Nancy Kress, and Ursula K. Le Guin.Also included is one of the last works by the late, great Charles Sheffield -- a brilliantly witty tale about jewel smuggling entitled "The Diamond Drill."

Other noteworthy stories include "Patent Infringement" by Nancy Kress, a sardonic story about a man's lawsuit told entirely in memos and letters; "At Dorado" by Geoffrey A. Landis, a love story of sorts that takes place on a remote black-hole transit station; and Richard Chwedyk's "A Few Kind Words for A. E. Van Vogt," a touching poem about Van Vogt's SFWA Grand Master Award acceptance after the legendary author had succumbed to Alzheimer's.

Hartwell and Cramer's newest Year's Best collection is summertime entertainment -- 23 absolutely dazzling science fiction gems! Paul Goat Allen

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