Eclipse 2: New Science Fiction and Fantasy

10 best books like Eclipse 2: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (Jonathan Strahan): Lightspeed: Year One, Hell is the Absence of God, The Persistence of Vision, Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories, The Best of Michael Swanwick, The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction, The Apex Book of World SF, The Best of the Best, Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels, Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories

Lightspeed: Year One

Author	John Joseph Adams
ISBN	1607013045

Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com) is the critically-acclaimed, online science fiction magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Lightspeed publishes all types of science fiction, from near-future, sociological soft sf, to far-future, star-spanning hard sf,...

Hell is the Absence of God

Author

Ted Chiang

Which would you prefer: a judgemental God who causes suffering to sinners, or a reality where there is no justice at all?


Calvin: “Do you believe in the Devil... dedicated to the temptation corruption, and destruction of man?”
Hobbes: “I'm not sure man needs the help.”

This...

The Persistence of Vision

Author	John Varley
ISBN	0441662218

Introduction · Algis Budrys · in
The Phantom of Kansas · nv Galaxy Feb ’76
Air Raid [as by Herb Boehm] · ss IASFM Spr ’77
Retrograde Summer · nv F&SF Feb ’75
The Black Hole Passes · nv F&SF Jun ’75
In the Hall of the Martian Kings · na F&SF Feb ’77
In...

Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories

Author	James Patrick Kelly
ISBN	1930846207

This is a handsome, limited edition collection of the best work by one of the finest short fiction writers in science fiction. There are 14 stories in all, ranging from straight SF to tales that stray into the fantasy and horror genres. Of special note is the title story, which earned the 1996 Hugo Award...

The Best of Michael Swanwick

Author	Michael Swanwick
ISBN	1596061782

It's here at last the first comprehensive overview of the extraordinary career of master storyteller Michael Swanwick. Covering over a quarter of a century, from his first two published stories both of them Nebula finalists to his most recent, these works bear witness to one of the most vivid and far-ranging...

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

Author	Tom Shippey
ISBN	0192803816

This is the definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre -- science fiction. The tales are organized chronologically to give readers a sense of how the genre's range, vitality, and literary quality have evolved over time. Each tale offers a unique vision, an altered...

Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction

Author	Jetse de Vries
ISBN	1906735670

Some of the world's most talented SF writers collected to throw light on a brighter future.

Shine: a collection of gems that throw light on a brighter future. Some of the world's most talented SF writers (including Alastair Reynolds, Kay Keyon and Jason Stoddard) show how things can change...

The Apex Book of World SF

Author	Lavie Tidhar
ISBN	0982159633

The world of speculative fiction is expansive; it covers more than one country, one continent, one culture. Collected here are sixteen stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe. Each one tells...

The Best of the Best, Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels

Author	Gardner Dozois
ISBN	0312363427

For more than twenty years The Year's Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the original Best of the Best collected the finest short stories from that series and...

Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories

Author	L.E. Modesitt Jr.
ISBN	0765318571

This is the first story collection ever from the bestselling fantasy and science fiction writer L. E. Modesitt, Jr. He began publishing as a short story writer in the SF magazines in the 1970s, mostly in Analog. Some of the earliest stories are kernels for his early SF novels, others display the wide range...