The Big Book of Science Fiction by Ann VanderMeer

Second, it's been compiled by one of sci-fi's coolest power couples-she's a distinguished editor (Tor.com, Weird Tales ), he's a superb writer (2014's Southern Reach trilogy). First, it's huge-some 750,000 words fill its 1,200 pages.

Bunch in twenty years - A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Cixin Liu Plus: - Aliens - Space battles - Robots - Technology gone wrong - Technology gone right Du Bois - The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Le Guin - An unearthed sci-fi story from W. Including: - Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Sit back, buckle up, and dial in the coordinates, as this stellar anthology has got worlds within worlds. Immerse yourself in the genre that predicted electric cars, space tourism, and smartphones. In The Big Book of Science Fiction, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Learn about the secret history of science fiction, from titans of literature who also wrote SF to less well-known authors from more than twenty-five countries, some never before translated into English. Within its pages, you'll find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the New Wave, and more. Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut, alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Quite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time- past, present, and future What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H.

The Big Book of Science Fiction by Ann VanderMeer