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Peter Crowther
Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction short stories published by DAW books. He is also the editor of ''Postscripts'', an anthology established in 2004, which has since 2012 released the ''Exotic Gothic'' series, including ''Vol. 4'' and ''5''. Bibliography Series ''Forever Twilight'' * ''Book One:'' ''Darkness, Darkness'' (2002)* * ''Book Two:'' ''Windows of the Soul'' (2009)* * significantly expanded into ''Darkness Falling, The Forever Twilight'' (2011, Angry Robot) – Standalone novels * ''Escardy Gap'' (1996) (with James Lovegrove) – * ''After Happily Ever'' (2000) (with Gillian Roberts) (Cassette) – * ''By Wizard Oak'' (2011) – Chapbook form * ''Forest Plains'' (1996) * ''Fugue on a G-String'' (1998) * ''The Hand That Feeds'' (1999) (with James Lovegrove) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Fantasy Special Award—Professional
The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction and art published in English during the preceding calendar year. The awards have been described by sources such as ''The Guardian'' as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most renowned speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction). The World Fantasy Special Award—Professional is given each year to individuals for their professional work in the preceding calendar year in fields related to fantasy that is not covered by other World Fantasy Award categories. These have included editors of magazines and novels, publishers, and authors of non-fiction works. Occasionally, especially in the first few years of the award, some publishing companies were nominated along with individual editors and publishers. The nomination reasons were not specified in the first year of the award, and have sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales In Time
''Tales in Time'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories about time (though not necessarily, as is usual in the genre, time travel), edited by Peter Crowther. It was first published as a trade paperback by White Wolf Publishing in April 1997. It was issued as a companion to '' Three in Time'' from the same publisher; the two books were followed up by a similar pair, '' Three in Space'' and ''Tales in Space'', published in 1998. The book collects thirteen tales by various authors, together with a foreword by the editor and an essay by genre critic John Clute. Contents * "Foreword" ( Peter Crowther) * "Time and the Human Condition" (John Clute) * " The Very Slow Time Machine" ( Ian Watson) * " The Love Letter" ( Jack Finney) * " On the Watchtower at Plataea" (Garry Kilworth) * "The Twonky" (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (writing as Lewis Padgett)) * " The New Accelerator" ( H. G. Wells) * "Man in His Time" (Brian W. Aldiss) * " “—and Subsequent Construction”" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Fantasy Convention
The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the event. Other features include an art show, a dealer's room, and an autograph reception. The convention was conceived and begun by T. E. D. Klein, Kirby McCauley and several others. Previous conventions See also * World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy literature, fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year a ... References External linksWorld Fantasy Convention {{Authority control Fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Think, Therefore We Are (Crowther Book)
''We Think, Therefore We Are'' (2009) is a science fiction anthology of new short stories edited by Peter Crowther, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is artificial intelligence. The introduction is written by Paul McAuley. The stories are as follows: * Stephen Baxter: "Tempest 43" *Brian Stableford: "The Highway Code" * Eric Brown: "Salvage Rites" *James Lovegrove: "The Kamikaze Code" * Adam Roberts: "Adam Robots" * Tony Ballantyne: "Seeds" *Steven Utley: "Lost Places of the Earth" *Marly Youmans: "The Chinese Room" *Robert Reed: "Three Princesses" *Paul Di Filippo: "The New Cyberiad" * Patrick O'Leary: "That Laugh" *Garry Kilworth: "Alles in Ordnung" *Keith Brooke Keith Brooke is a science fiction author, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Essex, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the name Nick Gifford. Biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Planets (Crowther Book)
{{infobox book , , name = Forbidden Planets , title_orig = , translator = , image = File:Forbidden Planets.jpg , caption = First edition , author = Edited by Peter Crowther , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = United States , language = English , series = Peter Crowther DAW anthologies , genre = Science fiction anthology , publisher = DAW Books , release_date = 2006 , english_release_date = , media_type = Print (paperback) , pages = 307 , isbn = , preceded_by = Constellations , followed_by = We Think, Therefore We Are ''Forbidden Planets'' (2006) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fifth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the 1956 movie, ''Forbidden Planet''. The book was published in 2006. The book inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constellations (2005 Book)
''Constellations'' (2005) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fourth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the theme of constellations. The book was published in 2005. The title page carries a subtitle, "The Best of New British SF". The book includes a three-page introduction by Crowther entitled, "Britain Swings!", fifteen short stories, and a six-page set of author biographies at the end. The stories are as follows: * Eric Brown: "A Heritage of Stars" *Paul McAuley: "Rats of the System" * Brian W. Aldiss: "Ten Billion Of Them" * Tony Ballantyne: "Star!" * Stephen Baxter: "Lakes of Light" *Roger Levy: "No Cure For Love" * Ian Watson: "The Navigator's Children" * Keith Brooke: "A Different Sky" * Gwyneth Jones: "The Fulcrum" *James Lovegrove: "The Meteor Party" * Ian McDonald: "Written In the Stars" * Adam Roberts: "The Order of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
