Old Venus - Couverture rigide

Martin, George R. R.; Dozois, Gardner

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1783297867 ISBN 13 : 9781783297863

Editeur : Titan Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

From pulp adventures such as Edgar Rice Burroughs s Carson of Venus to classic short stories such as Ray Bradbury's The Long Rain to visionary novels such as C. S. Lewis's Perelandra, the planet Venus has loomed almost as large in the imaginations of science fiction writers as Earth's next-nearest neighbor, Mars. But while the Red Planet conjured up in Golden Age science fiction stories was a place of vast deserts and ruined cities, bright blue Venus was its polar opposite: a steamy, swampy jungle world with strange creatures lurking amidst the dripping vegetation. Alas, just as the last century s space probes exploded our dreams of Mars, so, too, did they shatter our romantic visions of Venus, revealing, instead of a lush paradise, a hellish world inimical to all life. But don't despair! This new anthology of sixteen original stories by some of science fiction s best writers edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois turns back the clock to that more innocent time, before the hard-won knowledge of science vanquished the infinite possibilities of the imagination. Join our cast of award-winning contributors including Elizabeth Bear, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, Mike Resnick, Eleanor Arnason, Allen M. Steele, and more as we travel back in time to a planet that never was but should have been: a young, rain-drenched world of fabulous monsters and seductive mysteries.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

George R.R. Martin is a critically acclaimed author most widely recognized for his New York Times bestselling fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire. A recipient of numerous Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards (among other accolades), he has worked in television as well, contributing scripts for such programs as Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast. His novel, A Game of Thrones, has been adapted as a critically-acclaimed HBO original series in 2011 drawing in millions of viewers per episode.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Titan Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1783297867
• ISBN 13: 9781783297863
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 605
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible