The Norton book of science fiction : North American science fiction, 1960-1990

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The Norton book of science fiction : North American science fiction, 1960-1990

edited by Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Attebery

W.W. Norton, c1993

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780393035469

Description

A collection of contemporary North American science fiction by authors including Paol Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Joanna Russ, Theodore Sturgeon, James Tiptree Jr, Gene Wolfe and Roger Zelazny, as well as lesser-known writers.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780393972412

Description

Successfully used at over one hundred schools nationwide, these sixty-seven stories offer compelling evidence that science fiction is a source of the most thoughtful, imaginative-indeed, literary-fiction being written today. Readers will be introduced to some rarely anthologized gems from well-known authors-Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Joanna Russ, Theodore Sturgeon, James Tiptree, Jr., Gene Wolfe, Roger Zelazny-as well as starling work by today's rising stars. Students and teachers alike will appreciate the sophisticated range of voices exploring the nature of reality and the condition of the human spirit.

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  • NCID
    BA21619507
  • ISBN
    • 0393035468
    • 9780393972412
  • LCCN
    93016130
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    869 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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