Carbide tipped pens : seventeen tales of hard science fiction

Author

Ben Bova

Call Number

• SCIENCE FICTION CARB (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Tor, 2014.

Physical Description

400 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

Presents a collection of hard science fiction tales that examines both the benefits and detriments of science and technology on humanity, the future, and the cosmos, and includes tales from Gregory Benford, Robert Reed, Aliette de Bodard, and Jack McDevitt.

Notes

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Contents

• Blue afternoon that lasted forever / Daniel H. Wilson
• Slow unfurling of truth / Aliette de Bodard
• Thunderwell / Doug Beason
• Circle / Liu Cixin
• Old timer's game / Ben Bova
• Snows of yesteryear / Jean-Louis Trudel
• Skin Deep / Leah Petersen & Gabrielle Harbowy
• Lady with fox / Gregory Benford
• Habilis / Howard Hendrix
• Play's the thing / Jack McDevitt
• Every hill ends with sky / Robert Reed
• She just looks that way / Eric Choi
• SIREN of Titan / David DeGraff
• Yoke of inauspicious stars / Kate Story
• Ambiguous nature / Carl Frederick
• Maldelbrot bet / Dirk Strasser
• Recollection / Nancy Fulda.