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Angels!
''Angels!'' is a themed anthology of fantasy short works edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in June 1995. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in June 2013. The book collects fourteen novelettes, short stories and poems by various authors. Contents *"Basileus" (Robert Silverberg) *"Angelica" (Jane Yolen) *"Angels" (Bruce McAllister) *"If Angels Ate Apples" (poem) (Geoffrey A. Landis) *"Alfred" (Lisa Goldstein) *"A Plethora of Angels" (Robert Sampson) *"The Man Who Loved the Faioli" (Roger Zelazny) *"Upon the Dull Earth" (Philip K. Dick) *"Angel" (Pat Cadigan) *"Curse of the Angel's Wife" (poem) (Bruce Boston) *"Sleepers Awake" (Jamil Nasir) *"And the Angels Sing" (Kate Wilhelm) *"Grave Angels" (Richard Kearns) *"All Vows" (Esther M. Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horses!
''Horses!'' is a themed anthology of science fiction and fantasy short works edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in May 1994. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in July 2013. The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by various authors, with a bibliography by the editors. Contents *"Classical Horses" ( Judith Tarr) *"The Wonder Horse" ( George Byram) *"On the Gem Planet" ( Cordwainer Smith) *"The Thunder of the Captains" (Garry Kilworth) *"Brothers of the Wind" (Jane Yolen) *"Aunt Millicent at the Races" ( Len Guttridge) *"The Circus Horse" ( Amy Bechtel) *"Riding the Nightmare" ( Lisa Tuttle) *"Wild, Wild Horses" ( Howard Waldrop) *"The Boy Who Plaited Manes" ( Nancy Springer) *"Horse Camp" (Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. He has published nine novels, numerous shorter works of fiction, essays and poetry and his books have been translated into thirteen languages. His work, which includes fiction in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism and historical and alternative history genres, has been compared to Jorge Luis Borges, Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, J. G. Ballard, and Philip K. Dick. Life and career Earlier life Jack Dann was born to a Jewish family in New York State in 1945 and grew up in Johnson City, New York. His father was an attorney and a Judge. Dann describes himself as having been "a troublesome child in a very small town" and in his teens associated with a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American people, American science fiction author and editing, editor. He was the founding editor of ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine (1986–2004), garnering multiple Hugo Award, Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted to the EMP Museum#Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011. Biography Dozois was born July 23, 1947, in Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Salem High School (Massachusetts), Salem High School with the Class of 1965. From 1966 to 1969 he served in the United States Army, Army as a journalist, after which he moved to New York City to work as an editor in the science fiction field. One of his stories had been published by Frederik Pohl in the September 1966 issue of ''If (magazine), If'' but h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dann And Gardner Dozois Ace Anthology Series
Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois have jointly edited a series of themed science fiction and fantasy anthologies, mostly published by Ace Books (a few were issued by other publishers). Because most of the earlier volumes had one-word titles followed by an exclamation mark, it has also been known as "The Exclamatory series." The series began in 1980 with ''Aliens!'', issued by Pocket Books. Ace took over publication with ''Unicorns!'', the second volume, in 1982. Under Ace, most volumes of the series were originally themed around a certain type of "magic" entities, with science fiction-oriented volumes being the exception. Hence, it was known as the "Magic Tales Anthology Series" until 1995. The "magic" guideline was abandoned in 1996 when the series switched its focus to more strictly science fiction themes, beginning with ''Hackers''. Volumes have usually appeared at the rate of one or two per year, with 38 volumes as of 2007. The stories selected for the books tend to be reprints of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaurs II
''Dinosaurs II'' is a themed anthology of science fiction short works edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in December 1995. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 2013. The book collects eleven novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a preface by the editors. The first dinosaur-themed anthology in the series, '' Dinosaurs!'', was published in 1990. Contents *"Preface" (Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois) *"The Big Splash" (L. Sprague de Camp) *"Just Like Old Times" (Robert J. Sawyer) *"The Virgin and the Dinosaur" ( R. Garcia y Robertson) *"The Odd Old Bird" (Avram Davidson) *"Bernie" ( Ian McDowell) *"Small Deer" (Clifford D. Simak) *"Dinosaur Pliés" ( R. V. Branham) *"Day of the Hunters" (Isaac Asimov) *"Herding with the Hadrosaurs" ( Michael Bishop) *"Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny" ( R. Garcia y Robertson) *"Trembling Earth" (Allen Steele Allen Mulherin Steele, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kearns (author)
Richard Kearns (1952–2014) was an Irish classical composer. He was born in 1952 at North Gloucester Place, Dublin, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... He died in 2014. See also * Music of Ireland - Irish Composers References External links Richard Kearns WebsiteRichard Kearns Listing IMSLPRichard Kearns Listing Classical Composers {{DEFAULTSORT:Kearns, Richard 1952 births Living people Irish film score composers Irish male film score composers Musicians from County Donegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Cadigan
Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human mind and technology. Her debut novel, '' Mindplayers'', was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988. Early years Cadigan was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In the 1960s Cadigan and a childhood friend "invented a whole secret life in which we were twins from the planet Venus", she told National Public Radio. The Beatles "came to us for advice about their songs and how to deal with fame and other important matters," Cadigan says. "On occasion, they would ask us to use our highly developed shape-shifting ability to become them, and finish recording sessions and concert tours when they were too tired to go on themselves." The Venusian twins had other superpowers, that they would sometimes use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Boston
Bruce Boston (born 1943) is an American speculative fiction writer and poet. Early years Bruce Boston was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California.Diane SeversonInterview with Bruce Boston''Amazing Stories'' March 15, 2013 (accessed Sept. 18, 2013) He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1965, and an M.A. in 1967. He lived in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1961 to 2001, where he worked in a variety of occupations, including computer programmer, college professor (literature and creative writing, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California, 1978–82), technical writer, book designer, gardener, movie projectionist, retail clerk, and furniture mover. According to Boston, he meant to major in math at university and write on the side, but soon found that he was more interested in writing. After being advised by a friend that he should not major in English to become a writer, he decided on economics instead. Writing career Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Nasir
Jamil Nasir is an American science fiction and fantasy author born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He has won a Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for foreign novel and received a special citation from the Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust. Named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, .... Novels *''Quasar'' (1995) *''The Higher Space'' (1996) *''Tower of Dreams'' (1999) *''Distance Haze'' (2000) *''The Houses of Time'' (2007) *''Tunnel Out of Death'' (2013) External links * Living people American science fiction writers American male novelists Novelists from Chicago Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-sf-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning ''Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang''. Wilhelm established the Clarion Workshop along with her husband Damon Knight and writer Robin Scott Wilson. Life Katie Gertrude Meredith was born in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of Jesse and Ann Meredith. She graduated from high school in Louisville, Kentucky, and worked as a model, telephone operator, sales clerk, switchboard operator, and underwriter for an insurance company. She married Joseph Wilhelm in 1947 and had two sons. The couple divorced in 1962 and Wilhelm married Damon Knight in 1963. She and her husband lived in Eugene, Oregon, until his death in 2002 and she remained there until her own death in 2018. Career Her first published short fiction was "The Pint-Size Genie" in the October 1956 issue of ''Fantastic'', edited by Paul W. Fairman (assisted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther M
Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen to fulfill this role due to her beauty. Ahasuerus' grand vizier, Haman, is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian, Mordecai, due to his refusal to prostrate himself before Haman. Consequently, Haman plots to have all the Jewish subjects of Persia killed, and convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing Haman's eradication plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to kill their enemies instead, as royal edicts (including the order for eradication issued by Haman) cannot be revoked under Persian law. Her story provides the traditional explanation for the Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated on the date given in the story for when Haman's order was to go int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
