In The Ultimate Cyberpunk, editor Pat Cadigan takes readers through the evolution of this influential science fiction genre, from the groundbreaking forefathers of the field such as Alfred Bester and Philip K. Dick, to the founding members of the cyberpun
Contents ix • Introduction: Summation: 1986 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • R & R • (1986) • novella by Lucius Shepard67 • Hatrack River • [The Alvin Maker Saga] • (1986) • novelette by Orson Scott Card91 • Strangers on Paradise • (
Contents 13 • Introduction: Summation: 1985 • essay by Gardner Dozois27 • The Jaguar Hunter • (1985) • novelette by Lucius Shepard50 • Dogfight • (1985) • novelette by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson69 • Fermi and Frost • (1985) �
Contents xiii • Introduction: Summation: 1987 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • Rachel in Love • (1987) • novelette by Pat Murphy28 • Dream Baby • (1987) • novelette by Bruce McAllister57 • Flowers of Edo • (1987) • novelette by Bruce Ste
Presents 23 of the finest science-fiction works of 1992, including stories by such diverse writers as Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contents xi • Summation: 1992 •
Brian AldissWilliam GibsonR.A. LaffertyUrsula K. Le GuinLucius ShepardBruce SterlingTheodore SturgeonHoward WaldropConnie WillisGene WolfeRoger Zelazny"The best stories are timeless. Long years from now the stories here may still touch someone, cause that
"How can you drink tea from an empty cup?" That ancient Zen riddle holds the key to a baffling mystery: a young man found with his throat slashed while locked alone in a virtual reality parlor. The secret of this enigmatic death lies in an apocalyptic cyb
The term “cyberpunk” entered the literary landscape in 1984 to describe William Gibson’s pathbreaking novel Neuromancer. Cyberpunks are now among the shock troops of postmodernism, Larry McCaffery argues in Storming the Reality Studio, marshalling t
Of all the most popular of horror subjects, vampires are the most seductive. These 17 stories portray predators who feed not only on the blood of their victims but on their emotions, youth and souls as well!
