The Space Opera Renaissance

10 best books like The Space Opera Renaissance (Kathryn Cramer): Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s, Federations, Star Trek: The New Voyages, 2, The New Space Opera, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B, Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space, The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5, The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing, The Hard SF Renaissance

Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s

Author	Pamela Sargent
ISBN	0156000334

Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years ... Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s — A companion volume to 'The Classic Years', dispelling the notion that women don't write "real" science fiction, showcasing recent science fiction by women. Here are Octavia E. Butler, Pat Cadigan,...

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...

Star Trek: The New Voyages, 2

Author	Sondra Marshak
ISBN	0553113925

"Surprise!"- Uhura sees Kirk naked! Tee hee!

"Snake Pit"- Christine Chapel saves Kirk by fighting snakes. Naked! Tee hee!

"The Patient Parasites"- Ever read a script too uninspired to be an episode of the animated series? I have now.

"In the Maze"- Kirk, Spock, & McCoy...

The New Space Opera

Author	Gardner Dozois
ISBN	0060846755

The brightest names in science fiction pen all-new tales of space and wonder.

Contents
1 • Introduction (The New Space Opera) • (2007) • essay by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan
6 • Saving Tiamaat • (2007) • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones
24 • Verthandi's Ring...

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B

Author	Ben Bova
ISBN	0380000547

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.

Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution...

Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space

Author	Raymond J. Healy
ISBN	0394607317

Requiem (1940) by Robert A. Heinlein
Forgetfulness (1937) by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Nerves (1942) by Lester del Rey
The Sands of Time (1937) by P. Schuyler Miller
The Proud Robot (1943) by Henry Kuttner
Seeds of the Dusk (1938) by Raymond Z. Gallun
Black Destroyer (1939) by...

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction

Author

Mike Ashley

Anomalies (2001) by Gregory Benford 4/5
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2003) by Paul Di Filippo 5/5
Crucifixion Variations (1998) by Lawrence Person 4/5
The Pacific Mystery by (2006) Stephen Baxter 4.5.5
Flowers from Alice (2003) by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow 3/5
Merlin's...

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5

Author	Jonathan Strahan
ISBN	1597801720

In print and on-line, science fiction and fantasy is thriving as never before. A multitude of astonishingly creative and gifted writers are boldly exploring the mythic past, the paranormal present, and the promises and perils of myriad alternate worlds and futures. There are almost too many new and...

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...

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...

Science Fiction 101

Author

Robert Silverberg

If you read or write science fiction, here is the best introduction to the secrets, the craft and the art of science fiction. Included are thirteen classic works of modern sf; wondrous stories by Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, Jack Vance, Frederick Pohl and many others. If you love science fiction, read...

Star Trek 3

Author	James Blish
ISBN	0553123122

Includes novelizations of episodes: The Trouble with Tribbles, Spectre Of The Gun (The Last Gunfight), The Doomsday Machine, Assignment: Earth, Mirror Mirror, Friday's Child, Amok Time.

(From the back of the book)

An extraordinary journey into the supernatural! Seven chilling...