Far Horizons
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The cover of the first printing, hard cover. |
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Author | ed. by Robert Silverberg; misc. authors |
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Translator | None |
Illustrator | None |
Cover artist | Amy Halperin |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Series | None |
Subject(s) | Science fiction anthology |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publisher | Avon Books, Avon Eos imprint |
Released | May 1999 |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 482 |
ISBN | ISBN 0-380-97630-7 (1st edition, 1st printing) |
Preceded by | None |
Followed by | None |
Far Horizons is an anthology of 11 science fiction short stories or novellas by major authors, who also provide introductions and sometimes afterwords for the stories; it is edited by Robert Silverberg. All of the stories make their first appearance in Far Horizons, but none are truly "original" in a sense, as they are all set in one of the author's most popular fictional universes. It is the science fiction equivalent of Silverberg's Legends series.
[edit] Contents
- Introduction, by Robert Silverberg
- "Old Music and the Slave Women", Ursula K. Le Guin (Ekumen)
- "A Separate War", by Joe Haldeman (The Forever War)
- "Investment Counselor", Orson Scott Card (The Ender series)
- "Temptation", David Brin (Uplift universe)
- "Getting to Know the Dragon", Robert Silverberg (Roma Eterna)
- "Orphans of the Helix", Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos)
- "Sleeping Dogs", Nancy Kress (The Sleepless)
- "The Boy Who Would Live Forever", Frederik Pohl (Tales of the Heechee)
- "A Hunger for the Infinite", Gregory Benford (the Galactic Center series)
- "The Ship That Returned", Anne McCaffrey (The Ship Who Sang)
- "The Way of All Ghosts", Greg Bear (The Way)