The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three
A short story that links alternate history with archaeology and a cosmic sense of consequence. Its technology for touching another timeline turns preservation itself into an ethical problem.
Work Information
An attempt to recover a lost history becomes an act of taking something from another world.
Collected in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three, this story begins with archaeological restoration and expands into the violence of changing history and the responsibility of observers.
Review Summaries
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Readers value the bold premise and controlled prose. In a compact form, the story leaves both an intellectual puzzle and a troubling aftertaste.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Solaris
- Published
- 2009-03-02
- Pages
- 416 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 10.6 x 2.6 x 17.1 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781844167098
- ISBN-10
- 1844167097
- Price
- 858 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Science Fiction/Anthologies
Solaris has become known for its high quality anthologies. This science fiction collection is no exception with all original short stories from some of the world's finest genre authors including Daniel Abraham, Ken MacLeod, Stephen Baxter, and more.This series goes from strength to strength ... Stephen Baxter's stunning 'Artifacts' ... is worth the cover price alone, but there isn't a dud in the entire collection. -- Eric Brown, Guardian Sat. 07.03.09
George Mann is a Sunday Times bestselling novelist and scriptwriter. He’s the author of the Newbury & Hobbes Victorian mystery series, as well as four novels about a 1920s vigilante known as The Ghost. He’s also written bestselling Doctor Who novels, new adventures for Sherlock Holmes and the supernatural crime series, Wychwood. His comic writing includes extensive work on Doctor Who, Dark Souls (based on the massively popular video games), Warhammer 40,000, Project Blue Book and a creator-owned series based on Newbury & Hobbes, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for younger readers and a forthcoming series with Legendary Comics, soon to be announced. He’s written audio scripts for Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Sherlock Holmes, Warhammer 40,000 and more, and for a handful of high-profile iOS games. As editor he’s assembled four anthologies of original Sherlock Holmes fiction, as well as multiple volumes of The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy.
Reviews
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Four Stars
Good list of stories.
Related Literary Awards
- Sidewise Award Edition 15 (2009) ・short story prize