The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction: New Generation Far-Future SF

Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech, far-future science fiction, pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", "Murder in Virtual Reality", "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It", and "An Analytical Engine At The End of Time", and "Encountering the Untouchable." Anomalies / Gregory Benford -- ...and The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon / Paul Di Filippo -- Crucifixion Variations / Lawrence Person -- The Pacific Mystery / Stephen Baxter -- Flowers From Alice / Cory Doctorow & Charles Stross -- Merlin's Gun / Alastair Reynolds -- Death In The Promised Land / Pat Cadigan -- The Long Chase / Geoffrey A. Landis -- Waterworld / Stephen L. Gillett & Jerry Oltion -- Hoop-of-benzene / Robert Reed -- The New Humans / B. Vallance -- The Creator / Clifford D. Simak -- The Girl Had Guts / Theodore Sturgeon -- The Region Between / Harlan Ellison -- The Days Of Solomon Gursky / Ian Mcdonald -- Wang's Carpets / Greg Egan -- Undone / James Patrick Kelly -- Judgment Engine / Greg Bear -- Stuffing / Jerry Oltion. Edited By Mike Ashley. The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction is a new collection that features hard sci-fi stories that really push the boundaries, from names like Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Bear, Harlan Ellison and many more Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the boundaries, by the biggest names in an emerging crop of high-tech futuristic writers including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. "Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the boundaries, by the biggest names in an emerging crop of high-tech futuristic writers."--Publisher's description Description based upon print version of record.