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Chargement... Tales of Old Earthpar Michael Swanwick
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A strong collection of 19 short stories. The Frog Ltd edition does not include original publication but ISFDB shows that almost all were published between 1995 and 1999. The majority appeared in the Asimov SF magazine. A few were for anthologies. One is original: The Raggle-Taggle Gypsy-O. Although there was a strong common auctorial voice throughout, the stories range from very classic SF tropes to the kind of genre bending Swanwick became famous for with The Iron Dragon's Daughter. Scherzo with Tyrannosaur for example calls out to Bradbury but even more to Heinlein (I won't say which story because that would be a spoiler). Microcosmic Dog obviously calls out the Sturgeon. I'm sure there are homages I missed. The weakest are readable and the best deserve the awards they received. Highly recommended. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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From pure fantasy to hard science fiction, this finely crafted offering by one of the greatest science fiction writers of his generation promises to stretch readers' minds far beyond ordinary limits. Nineteen tales from Michael Swanwick's best short fiction of the past decade are gathered here for the first time, including the 1999 Hugo Award-nominated "Radiant Doors" and "Wild Minds" and this year's winning story, "The Very Pulse of the Machine." The collection also features "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O," written especially for this volume. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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