The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Vintage Books, July 12, 2016, 978-1-101-91009-2, $25.00, xxxi+1178pp, tp, an, cover by Bruce Pennington)
Anthology of 105 stories by authors ranging from H.G. Wells to Ted Chiang, Cory Doctorow, and Johanna Sinisalo. The editors discuss the history and definition of SF in their introduction. Each story is preceded by an introductory essay.
Details taken from online listing.
- xiii · Introduction · Jeff & Ann VanderMeer · in
- 1 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897
- 9 · Sultana’s Dream · Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain · ss The Indian Ladies’ Magazine 1905
- 17 · The Triumph of Mechanics · Karl Hans Strobl; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the German (“Der Triumph der Mechanik”, 1907).
- 25 · The New Overworld · Paul Scheerbart; translated by Daniel Ableev & Sarah Kassem · ss
translated from the German (“Die Neue Oberwelt. Eine Venus-Novellette”, 1912).
- 30 · The Elements of Pataphysics · Alfred Jarry; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the French (“Éléments de Pataphysique”, 1911).
- 37 · Mechanopolis · Miguel de Unamuno; translated by Marian Womack · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Mecanópolis”, 1913).
- 41 · The Doom of Principal City · Yefim Zozulya; translated by Vlad Zhenevsky · ss
translated from the Russian (1918).
- 53 · The Comet · W. E. B. Du Bois · ss Darkwater: Voices from the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois, Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920
- 62 · The Fate of the Poseidonia · Clare Winger Harris · ss Amazing Stories June 1927
- 76 · The Star Stealers [Interstellar Patrol] · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales February 1929
- 98 · The Conquest of Gola · Leslie F. Stone · ss Wonder Stories April 1931
- 108 · A Martian Odyssey [Tweel] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Wonder Stories July 1934
- 124 · The Last Poet and the Robots · A. Merritt · rr Fantasy Magazine April 1934
- 133 · The Microscopic Giants · Paul Ernst · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1936
- 144 · Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius · Jorge Luis Borges; translated by Andrew Hurley · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, 1940).
- 156 · Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1944
- 164 · September 2005: The Martian [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Super Science Stories November 1949, as “Impossible”
- 173 · Baby HP · Juan José Arreola; translated by Larry Nolen · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Baby H. P.”, 1952).
- 176 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1952
- 215 · Beyond Lies the Wub · Philip K. Dick · ss Planet Stories July 1952
- 221 · The Snowball Effect · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952
- 230 · Prott · Margaret St. Clair · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1953
- 240 · Liberation of Earth · William Tenn · ss Future Science Fiction May 1953
- 252 · Let Me Live in a House · Chad Oliver · nv Universe Science Fiction #4, March 1954
- 270 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955
- 275 · Grandpa [The Hub] · James H. Schmitz · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1955
- 290 · The Game of Rat and Dragon [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1955
- 300 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956
- 309 · Stranger Station · Damon Knight · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1956
- 325 · Sector General [Sector General] · James White · na New Worlds Science Fiction #65, November 1957
- 354 · The Visitors · Boris & Arkady Strugatsky; translated by James Womack · ss
translated from the Russian.
- 365 · Pelt · Carol Emshwiller · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1958
- 373 · The Monster · Gérard Klein; translated by Damon Knight · ss 13 French Science-Fiction Stories ed. Damon Knight, Bantam, 1965
translated from the French (“Le Monstre”, Fiction #59, October 1958).
- 382 · The Man Who Lost the Sea · Theodore Sturgeon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1959
- 390 · The Waves · Silvina Ocampo; translated by Marian Womack · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Las Ondas”, 1959).
- 395 · Plenitude · Will Mohler · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1959, as by Will Worthington
- 403 · The Voices of Time · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #99, October 1960
- 424 · The Astronaut · Valentina Zhuravlyova; translated by James Womack · ss
translated from the Russian (1960).
- 436 · The Squid Chooses Its Own Ink · Adolfo Bioy Casares · ss
translated from the Spanish (“El Calamar Opta por Su Tinta”, 1962).
- 446 · 2 B R 0 2 B · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss If January 1962
- 452 · A Modest Genius · Vadim Shefner; translated by Matthew J. O’Connell · ss View from Another Shore ed. Franz Rottensteiner, Seabury Press, 1973
translated from the Russian (“Skromnyi genii”, Zapozdalyi strelok, Leningrad: Sovetskii pisatel’ 1968).
- 462 · Day of Wrath · Sever Gansovsky; translated by James Womack · nv
translated from the Russian (1965).
- 478 · The Hands · John Baxter · ss New Writings in S-F 6 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1965
- 484 · Darkness · André Carneiro; translated by Leo L. Barrow · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972
translated from the Portuguese (“A Escuridão”, Diário da Nave Perdida, 1965).
- 491 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Magazine December 1965
- 500 · Nine Hundred Grandmothers [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss If February 1966
- 508 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966
- 514 · Student Body · F. L. Wallace · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1953
- 527 · Aye, and Gomorrah… · Samuel R. Delany · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967
- 534 · The Hall of Machines · Langdon Jones · ss New Worlds #180, March 1968
- 542 · Soft Clocks · Yoshio Aramaki; edited by Lewis Shiner; translated by Kazuko Y. Behrens · ss Interzone #27, January/February 1989
translated from the Japanese (1968).
- 555 · No Cracks or Sagging [Moderan] · David R. Bunch · ss The Little Magazine Spring 1970
- 562 · New Kings Are Not for Laughing [Moderan] · David R. Bunch · ss Moderan by David R. Bunch, Avon, 1971
- 566 · The Flesh Man from Far Wide [Moderan] · David R. Bunch · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories November 1959
- 569 · Let Us Save the Universe (An Open Letter from Ijon Tichy) [Ijon Tichy] · Stanislaw Lem; translated by Joel Stern & Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek · ss The New Yorker December 21 1981
translated from the Polish (“Ratujmy Kosmos: (List otwarty Ijona Tichego)”).
- 577 · Vaster Than Empires and More Slow [Ekumen] · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- 596 · Good News from the Vatican · Robert Silverberg · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971
- 602 · When It Changed [Whileaway] · Joanna Russ · ss Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972
- 608 · And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1972
- 615 · Where Two Paths Cross · Dmitri Bilenkin; translated by James Womack · ss
translated from the Russian (1973).
- 625 · Standing Woman · Yasutaka Tsutsui; translated by David Lewis · ss Omni February 1981
translated from the Japanese (“Tatazumu Hito”, 1974).
- 632 · The IWM 1000 · Alicia Yánez Cossío; translated by Susana Castillo & Elsie Adams · ss Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real ed. Celia Correas de Zapata, Arte Público Press, 1990
translated from the Spanish (“La IWM mil”, 1975).
- 636 · The House of Compassionate Sharers · Michael Bishop · nv Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine May 1977
- 655 · Sporting with the Chid · Barrington J. Bayley · ss The Seed of Evil by Barrington J. Bayley, Allison & Busby, 1979
- 667 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979
- 692 · Wives · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1979
- 699 · The Snake Who Had Read Chomsky · Josephine Saxton · nv Universe 11 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- 712 · Reiko’s Universe Box · Kajio Shinji; translated by Toyoda Takashi & Gene Van Troyer · ss Speculative Japan ed. Gene Van Troyer & Grania Davis, Kurodahan Press, 2007
translated from the Japanese.
- 720 · Swarm [Mechanist-Shapers] · Bruce Sterling · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1982
- 736 · Mondocane · Jacques Barbéri; translated by Brian Evenson · ss
translated from the French (“Mondocane”, 1983).
- 740 · Blood Music · Greg Bear · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact June 1983
- 755 · Bloodchild · Octavia E. Butler · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1984
- 768 · Variation on a Man [Deadpan Allie] · Pat Cadigan · nv Omni January 1984
- 782 · Passing as a Flower in the City of the Dead · Sharon N. Farber · ss Universe 14 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1984
- 794 · New Rose Hotel · William Gibson · ss Omni July 1984
- 802 · Pots · C. J. Cherryh · nv Afterwar ed. Janet Morris, Baen, 1985
- 820 · Snow · John Crowley · nv Omni November 1985
- 830 · The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1985
- 839 · The Unmistakable Smell of Wood Violets · Angélica Gorodischer; translated by Marian Womack · ss
translated from the Spanish (“El Inconfundible Aroma de las Violetas Silvestres”, 1991).
- 846 · The Owl of Bear Island · Jon Bing · ss Tales from the Planet Earth ed. Frederik Pohl & Elizabeth Anne Hull, St. Martin's, 1986
- 853 · Readers of the Lost Art · Élisabeth Vonarburg; translated by Howard Scott · ss Tesseracts5 ed. Robert Runt^e' & Yves Meynard, Tesseract, 1996
translated from the French (“Le Matin du Magicien”, 1987).
- 864 · A Gift from the Culture [Culture] · Iain M. Banks · ss Interzone #20, Summer 1987
- 875 · Paranamanco · Jean-Claude Dunyach; translated by Sheryl Curtis · ss
translated from the French (“Paranamanco”, Imagine… #45, October 1988).
- 886 · Crying in the Rain · Tanith Lee · ss Other Edens ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, Unwin, 1987
- 897 · The Frozen Cardinal · Michael Moorcock · ss The Time Centre Times v1 #2, 1985
- 905 · Rachel in Love · Pat Murphy · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1987
- 924 · Sharing Air · Manjula Padmanabhan · ss The New Sunday Express Magazine 1984
- 928 · Schwarzschild Radius · Connie Willis · ss The Universe ed. Byron Preiss, Bantam Spectra, 1987
- 940 · All the Hues of Hell · Gene Wolfe · ss The Universe ed. Byron Preiss, Bantam Spectra, 1987
- 949 · Vacuum States · Geoffrey A. Landis · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1988
- 955 · Two Small Birds · Han Song; translated by John Chu · ss
translated from the Chinese.
- 961 · Burning Sky · Rachel Pollack · ss Semiotext(e) #14, 1989
- 969 · Before I Wake · Kim Stanley Robinson · ss Interzone #27, January/February 1989
- 977 · Death Is Static Death Is Movement · Misha Nogha · ex from Red Spider, White Web, Morrigan, 1990
- 991 · The Brains of Rats · Michael Blumlein · ss Interzone #16, Summer 1986
- 1002 · The Gorgonoids · Leena Krohn; translated by Hildi Hawkins · ss Leena Krohn: Collected Fiction by Leena Krohn, Cheeky Frawg Books, 2015
translated from the Finnish (Matemaattisia Olioita Tai Jaettuja Unia, 1992).
- 1008 · Vacancy for the Post of Jesus Christ · Kojo Laing · ss The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Stories ed. Chinua Achebe & C. L. Innes, Heinemann, 1992
- 1016 · The Universe of Things · Gwyneth Jones · ss New Worlds 3 ed. David Garnett, Gollancz, 1993, as “The Mechanic”
- 1024 · The Remoras [The Great Ship Universe] · Robert Reed · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1994
- 1044 · The Ghost Standard · William Tenn · ss Playboy December 1994
- 1051 · Remnants of the Virago Crypto-System · Geoffrey Maloney · ss The Silver Web #12, Summer 1995
- 1056 · How Alex Became a Machine · Stepan Chapman · ex from The Troika, Ministry of Whimsy Press, 1997
- 1076 · The Poetry Cloud · Liu Cixin; translated by Chi-yin Ip & Cheuk Wong · nv Renditions Spring/Autumn 2012
translated from the Chinese (“Shi Yun”, 1997).
- 1097 · Story of Your Life · Ted Chiang · na Starlight 2 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1998
- 1126 · Craphound · Cory Doctorow · ss Science Fiction Age March 1998
- 1138 · The Slynx · Tatyana Tolstaya; translated by Jamey Gambrell · ss
translated from the Russian.
- 1146 · Baby Doll · Johanna Sinisalo; translated by David Hackston · nv The SFWA European Hall of Fame ed. James & Kathryn Morrow, Tor, 2007
translated from the Finnish (“Baby Doll”, Intohimosta Rikokseen, 2002).
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