The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Harry Turtledove, Martin Harry Greenberg
An anthology of military science fiction that includes Arthur C. Clarke's "Superiority", Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonrider", and David Drake's "Hangman".
Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind.
Science
fiction’s finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring
stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds.
These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they
include:
“Superiority”:
Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side’s own
advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat.
“Dragonrider”:A tale of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival.
“Second Variety”:Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movieBlade Runner,reaches new heights of terror with his post-apocalyptic vision of the future.
“The Night of the Vampyres”:A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin’s gripping drama.
“Hero”:Joe Haldeman’s short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat,The Forever War.
“Ender’s Game”:The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card’s masterpiece of military science fiction.
PLUS SEVEN MORE EPIC STORIES
“Among Thieves” by Poul Anderson
“Hangman” by David Drake
“The Last Article” by Harry Turtledove
“The Game of Rat and Dragon” by Cordwainer Smith
“To the Storming Gulf” by Gregory Benford
“Wolf Time” by Walter Jon Williams
“The Scapegoat” by C. J. Cherryh
Guaranteed
to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science
fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest
fears—truly among the finest tales of the twentieth century.
Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind.
Science
fiction’s finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring
stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds.
These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they
include:
“Superiority”:
Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side’s own
advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat.
“Dragonrider”:A tale of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival.
“Second Variety”:Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movieBlade Runner,reaches new heights of terror with his post-apocalyptic vision of the future.
“The Night of the Vampyres”:A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin’s gripping drama.
“Hero”:Joe Haldeman’s short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat,The Forever War.
“Ender’s Game”:The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card’s masterpiece of military science fiction.
PLUS SEVEN MORE EPIC STORIES
“Among Thieves” by Poul Anderson
“Hangman” by David Drake
“The Last Article” by Harry Turtledove
“The Game of Rat and Dragon” by Cordwainer Smith
“To the Storming Gulf” by Gregory Benford
“Wolf Time” by Walter Jon Williams
“The Scapegoat” by C. J. Cherryh
Guaranteed
to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science
fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest
fears—truly among the finest tales of the twentieth century.
Κατηγορίες:
Έτος:
2001
Εκδότης:
Random House Digital, Inc.
Γλώσσα:
english
Σελίδες:
544
ISBN 10:
0345439899
ISBN 13:
9780345439895
Αρχείο:
FB2 , 1.28 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2001
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