''Futures Past'' (2006, ) is a science fiction anthology edited by American writers
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-edit ...
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Gardner Dozois. It was published in 2006, and includes stories on the theme of "futures past" that were originally published from 1956 to 2004. It is the 34th book in their anthology series for
Ace Books
Ace Books is a publisher of science fiction (SF) and fantasy books founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn. It began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns, and soon branched out into other genres, publishing its first scienc ...
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Contents
The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short preface by the editors.
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L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...
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Aristotle and the Gun
"Aristotle and the Gun" is a time travel and alternate history science fiction story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp.
Publication history
The story was first published in the magazine ''Astounding Science-Fiction'' for February, 1958,Laughli ...
" (1958)
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William Sanders: "Sitka" (2004)
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Poul Anderson: "The Only Game in Town" (1960)
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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-edit ...
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Gardner Dozois: "Playing the Game" (1981)
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Robert Reed
Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as the ...
: "Killing the Morrow" (1996)
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R. A. Lafferty
Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical n ...
: "Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne" (196
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Roger Zelazny: "The Game of Blood and Dust" (1975)
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Howard Waldrop: "Calling Your Name" (2003)
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Damon Knight: "What Rough Beast" (1958)
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Avram Davidson: "O Brave New World!" (1975)
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Michael Swanwick: "Radiant Doors" (1998)
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: "The Hotel at Harlan's Landing" (2002)
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Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre.
Sterling's first ...
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Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.
Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and f ...
: "Mozart in Mirrorshades" (1985)
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George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...
: "Under Siege" (1985)
External links
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2006 anthologies
Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthologies
Ace Books books