The New Space Opera

ISBN: 1482913879

Author: Gardner R. Dozois

Condition: New

Product Description [Library Edition Audiobook CD in sturdy Vinyl case.] This dazzling anthology -- edited by Gardner R. Dozois and Jonathan Strahan -- includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction.Authors include: Kage Baker Stephen Baxter Gregory Benford Tony Daniel Greg Egan Peter F. Hamilton Gwyneth Jones James Patrick Kelly Nancy Kress Ken Macleod Paul J. McAuley Ian McDonald Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds Mary Rosenblum Robert Silverberg Dan Simmons Walter Jon WilliamsReader/Narrators include: Carrington MacDuffie Caroline Shaffer Paul Michael Garcia Tom Weiner Cat Gould Tom Taylorson Peter Macon Carlos Lopez Kevin Kenerly Pamela Garelick Erica Sullivan Tristan Morris Review ''Inside the science fiction I love the best, there is a rip-roaring space opera just waiting to take me for a ride. This anthology is a reminder of why science fiction captured the hearts and minds of generations of readers.'' --Orson Scott Card ''Dynamic and exciting,The New Space Opera is . . . an essential road map to the cutting edge of SF today.'' --Charles Stross, Hugo Award-winning author''One of the best anthologies ever assembled by this most prolific of science fiction editors.'' --Joe Haldeman, Hugo Award winning author ofThe Forever War ''Highly recommended!'' --Greg Bear,New York Time bestselling author ''Dozois and Strahan bring together some of the finest writers in the field.'' --Vernor Vinge,New York Times bestselling author''In sheer breathtaking, mind-expanding scope, this collection . . . delivers hours of exhilarating reading.'' --Booklist ''The new space opera shares with the old the interstellar sweep of events and exotic locales, but Dozois and Strahan's all-original anthology shows how the genre's purveyors have updated it, with rigorous science, well-drawn characters, and excellent writing.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review) About the Author GARDNER DOZOIS, one of the most acclaimed editors in science fiction, has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times. He was the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine for twenty years, is the editor of the Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies, and is co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. JONATHAN STRAHAN is the editor of more than forty books, including the Locus and Aurealis award winning anthologies The Starry Rift, Life on Mars, The New Space Opera (Vols. 1 & 2), the bestselling The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown), and the Eclipse and the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year anthology series. He won the World Fantasy Award for his editing in 2010 and has been nominated for the Hugo Award for his editing four times. He has also won the Aurealis Award three times, the Ditmar Award six times, and is a recipient of the William Atheling Award for his criticism and review. He has been Reviews Editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields since 2002.