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The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century: Stories
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ISBN10: 0345439899
ISBN13: 9780345439895
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: May 1 2001
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.48 Width: 6.12 Depth: 9.17
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780345439895
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: May 1 2001
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.48 Width: 6.12 Depth: 9.17
Language: English
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 movie Blade 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.
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.
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