The New Space Opera A Hugo Award Winner |
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Author:
| Dozois, Gardner Strahan, Jonathan |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-135041-2 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | Harper Voyager |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Cutting-edge space opera for Star Wars fans, science freaks, and all readers who love good writing and entertainment
In the late 1970s, the release of George Lucas's Star Wars brought unprecedented attention to the romantic, epic potential of space adventure, and it hasn't stopped since! What sets space opera apart from any other kind of fiction is its sheer scale. It is about bursting out ... it is about going beyond. Looking at things every which way are eighteen fabulous...
More DescriptionCutting-edge space opera for Star Wars fans, science freaks, and all readers who love good writing and entertainment
In the late 1970s, the release of George Lucas's Star Wars brought unprecedented attention to the romantic, epic potential of space adventure, and it hasn't stopped since! What sets space opera apart from any other kind of fiction is its sheer scale. It is about bursting out ... it is about going beyond. Looking at things every which way are eighteen fabulous writers, including Peter F. Hamilton, Ken McLeod, Nancy Kress, Alastair Reynolds, Dan Simmons, Steven Baxter and many other top names in the genre. From two of the most highly-respected editors in the genre comes this must-have collection of cutting-edge space opera.