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The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF
The Ascent of Wonder The Evolution of Hard SF Author:David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Editor) Featuring more than sixty groundbreaking short stories by modern science fiction's most important and influential writers, The Ascent of Wonder offers a definitive and incisive exploration of the SF genre's visionary core. From Poe to Pohl, Wells to Wolfe, and Verne to Vinge, this hefty anthology fully charts the themes, trends, th... more »oughts, and traditions that comprise the challenging yet rich literary form known as "hard SF".
Contents:
Real Science, Imaginary Worlds (1994) • essay by Gregory Benford
On Science and Science Fiction (1993) • essay by Kathryn Cramer
Hard Science Fiction (1994) • essay by David G. Hartwell
Nine Lives (1969) / novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
Light of Other Days [Slow Glass] (1966) / shortstory by Bob Shaw