Infinite stars, dark frontiers : the definitive anthology of space opera

Author

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Call Number

• SCIENCE FICTION INFI (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

London : Titan Books, 2019.

Physical Description

629 pages ; 25 cm

Summary

The definitive collection of explorers and soldiers, charting the dark frontiers of our expanding universe. Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires--our need to create a better world. The second volume of seminal short science fiction, featuring twenty-six new stories from series such as Wayfarers, Confederation, The Lost Fleet, Waypoint Kangaroo, Ender, Dream Park, the Polity and more.

Contents

• Swords and spaceships and cyborgs, O My! / Lost fleet: Ishigaki / Wayfarers : a good heretic / Misfit aka "Cosmic Construction Corps" / Thousand worlds : a beast for Norn (Haviland Tuf) / Skipjack : the devil in the details / Ender's game : messenger / Lensmen : the vortex blaster / Confederation: first in / Kangaroo : fire in the pocket / Frontier ABCs / Liaden : dark secrets / Dream Park : the lady or the tiger / Earthman, come home / Special kind of morning / Respect / Kris Longknife : boot recruit / Northwest Smith : Shambleau / Polity : the veteran / Grunt : the end-of-the-world bowling league / Fremont's children : death, butterflies, and makers of war / Pip and Flinx : sideshow / Diving : Lieutenant Tightass / Saga of seven suns : feet of clay / Bolo : the traitor / Rescue party / Cold sleep