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Phases in Chaos (Isaac's Universe, Vol 2)
Phases in Chaos - Isaac's Universe, Vol 2 Author:Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) THE ALIEN SPECIES...CALLED "MAN": A thousand year into the future, only six of the hundreds of sentient races in the known universe possess the means for starflight. And of the six, one is a newcomer to the interstellar depths -- the Erthumoi, warm-blooded bipeds from the third planet of an obscure, third-rate sun... — Isaac... more »'s Universe is a fictional universe created by Isaac Asimov for other science fiction writers to use as a setting. Isaac's Universe: Volume Two: Phases in Chaos, the second collection of science fiction short stories, continues the collaborative universe of six vastly different starfaring races coexisting under a precarious truce--an interstellar community to which the human race has recently been added. Created by Asimov, the series eventually resulted in three short story collections and two novels. Robert Silverberg, who wrote the first Isaac's Universe story, added the idea that there is a seventh, mysterious race which has never been seen, but which has left behind artifacts spread throughout the galaxy
Contents:
Concerning Tolkien (Isaac's Universe, Volume Two: Phases in Chaos) (1991) • essay by Isaac Asimov
Mecca / novelette by Allen Steele: An outlaw destroys a holy city - and pays a terrible price.
Thirty Pieces / novelette by Harry Turtledove
Phases in Chaos / novella by Hal Clement: Incomprehensible dangers on a shifting world of ice and water forge unbreakable bonds between three vastly different races.
The Soul of Truth / novelette by Karen Haber
Keep the Faith / shortstory by Lawrence Watt-Evans: On a planet where emotions are visible, religion and entertainment are one.
Winging It / novelette by Janet Kagan: A woman teaches a winged creature to fly - and in turn, learns the fine art of invective.
The Reinvention of War / shortstory by George Alec Effinger
Woodcraft / novella by Poul Anderson: A daring rescue mission on a wilderness planet calls forth long-neglected survival skills.
About the Authors (Isaac's Universe, Volume Two: Phases in Chaos) • essay by editor.
Volumes in this series:
Volume One: The Diplomacy Guild, an anthology
>Volume Two: Phases in Chaos, an anthology
Volume Three: Unnatural Diplomacy, an anthology
Fossil - a novel by Hal Clement
Murder at the Galactic Writers' Society - a novel by Janet Asimov