The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction

10 best books like The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction (Mike Ashley): Federations, The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, The Fantasy Hall of Fame, The Apex Book of World SF, The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, The Mammoth Book of SF Wars, The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing, Best New Horror 22, The Hard SF Renaissance, Sudden Fiction International: 60 Short-Short Stories

Federations

Author	John Joseph Adams
ISBN	0809573474

From Star Trek to Star Wars, from Dune to Foundation, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast intergalactic societies, and the challenges facing those living in or trying to manage such societies. The stories in Federations will continue that tradition. What are the social/religious/environmental/technological...

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...

The Fantasy Hall of Fame

Author	Robert Silverberg
ISBN	1568658583

Trouble with water / H. L. Gold --
Nothing in the rules / L. Sprague de Camp --
Fruit of knowledge / C. L. Moore --
Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius / Jorge Luis Borges --
Compleat werewolf / Anthony Boucher --
Small assassin / Ray Bradbury --
Lottery / Shirley Jackson --
Our fair...

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 Solaris Book of New Science Fiction

Author	George Mann
ISBN	1844164489

An eclectic collection of all-original science fiction stories from some of the foremost luminaries in the genre. Featuring new tales of far future murder, first contact, love and war from such well-regarded and award winning authors as Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Thomas,...

The Mammoth Book of SF Wars

Author	Ian Watson
ISBN	0762445920

Over the past 100 years the technology of war has advanced enormously in destructive power. So what will future wars be like? And what will cause them: religion, politics, resources, refugees, or advanced weaponry itself? Watson and Whates present a collection of gripping SF stories which explores...

The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing

Author	Isaac Asimov
ISBN	0786719052

The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing, including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gain wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon...

Best New Horror 22

Author	Stephen Jones
ISBN	0762442700

I got this in order to try Mark Valentine, who keeps getting recommended by friends whose taste I respect. "A Revelation of Cormorants" was finely crafted and certainly did not leave me unwilling to read more by this author.

Since I had the book already, I also read "Lavender and Lychgates" by...

The Hard SF Renaissance

Author

David G. Hartwell

Something exciting has been happening in modern SF. After decades of confusion, many of the field's best writers have been returning to the subgenre called, roughly, "hard SF" - science fiction focused on science and technology, often with strong adventure plots. Now, World Fantasy Award-winning...

Sudden Fiction International: 60 Short-Short Stories

Author	Robert Shapard
ISBN	0393306135

Short-short fiction had an in-vogue period back in the late 80s-early 90s, when every bookstore and literary magazine seemed to be touting it. I haven't studied this question, but my guess is that these days short fiction is still popular, but that very short pieces are no longer the flavor of the month....

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection

Author	Gardner Dozois
ISBN	0312353340

THE TWENTY-NINE STORIES in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen...