Far horizons : all new tales from the greatest worlds of science fiction

The universe of the mind is a limitless expanse of wonders, filled with worlds and secrets that cannot be fully explored within the pages of a single novel. Here, science fiction's most beloved and highly honored writers revisit their best-known worlds in perhaps the greatest concentration of science fiction ever in one volume.CONTENTSIntroduction Robert Silverberg 1THE EKUMEN: Old Music and the Slave Women Ursula K. Le Guin 5THE FOREVER WAR: A Separate War Joe Haldeman 63THE ENDER SERIES: Investment Counselor Orson Scott Card 107THE UPLIFT UNIVERSE: Temptation David Brin 142ROMA ETERNA: Getting to Know the Dragon Robert Silverberg 210THE HYPERION CANTOS: Orphans of the Helix Dan Simmons 250THE SLEEPLESS: Sleeping Dogs Nancy Kress 312TALES OF THE HEECHEE: The Boy Who Would Live Forever Frederik Pohl 354THE GALACTIC CENTER SERIES: A Hunger for the Infinite Gregory Benford 411THE SHIP WHO SANG: The Ship Who Returned Anne McCaffrey 455THE WAY: The Way of All Ghosts Greg Bear 502 Title from ebook title screen (viewed on Jan. 24, 2006).