Strange Days # SSC

A trip report of Gardner’s travel to Intersection, the Glasgow Worldcon, plus many of his otherwise unavailable science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. Individual story introductions by Stephen Baxter, Michael Bishop, Pat Cadigan, Susan Casper, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Eliot Fintushel, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, nancy Kress, George R.R. martin, Paul McAuley, Ian McLeod, Mike Resnick, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen. Dustjacket art by Stephen Youll. From Publishers Weekly Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys with Gardner Dozois, edited by Timothy P. Szczesuil and Ann A. Broomhead, features new and previously published short stories by the veteran and beloved SF editor of Asimov's and of numerous anthologies, who is the Guest of Honor for the Millennium Philcon on Labor Day weekend. Turns out, Dozois can write, too! Introduced by different authors, including James Patrick Kelly, Connie Willis and Paul McAuley, the stories will delight SF biz devotees. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review (...) Ultimately, the alchemy created by this mix of often-somber fiction and friendly introductions makes for a book that cannot be swollowed in a few brief sittings. Readers will want to take their time with every story, absorbing it carefully and then taking a pause to see how it goes down. -- Alyx Dellomonica, Locus, 11/2001 A trip report of Gardner's travel to Intersection, the Glasgow Worldcon, plus many of his otherwise unavailable science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. Individual story introductions by Stephen Baxter, Michael Bishop, Pat Cadigan, Susan Casper, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Eliot Fintushel, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, nancy Kress, George R.R. martin, Paul McAuley, Ian McLeod, Mike Resnick, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen. Dustjacket art by Stephen Youll. Contents 15 Introduction: The Strange and Fabulous Journey of Gardner Dozois essay by Michael Swanwick 19 Author's Preface to Introduction to Travel Diary essay by Gardner Dozois 21 Introduction to Travel Diary essay by George R. R. Martin 23 Another Introduction to Travel Diary essay by Mike Resnick 25 Travel Diary essay by Gardner Dozois 95 Introduction to The Gods of Mars essay by James Patrick Kelly 99 The Gods of Mars (1985) novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 117 Introduction to Solace essay by Nancy Kress 119 Solace (1989) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 129 Introduction to Golden Apples of the Sun essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 131 Golden Apples of the Sun (1984) novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 147 Introduction to The Mayan Variation essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 149 The Mayan Variation (1984) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 153 Introduction to The Clowns essay by Andy Duncan 155 The Clowns (1985) shortstory by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper 177 Introduction to Touring essay by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ] 179 Touring (1981) novelette by Michael Swanwick and Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 195 Introduction to Dinner Party essay by John Kessel 197 Dinner Party (1984) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 211 Introduction to Snow Job essay by Michael Swanwick 213 Snow Job (1985) shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick 229 Introduction to Flash Point essay by Pat Cadigan 231 Flash Point (1974) novelette by Gardner Dozois 247 Introduction to Send No Money essay by Susan Casper 249 Send No Money (1985) shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper 259 Introduction to A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows essay by Walter Jon Williams 263 A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1999) novelette by Gardner Dozois 293 Introduction to The Storm essay by Kim Stanley Robinson 295 The Storm (1975) novelette by Gardner Dozois 315 Introduction to The Last Day of July essay by Michael Bishop 317 The Last Day of July (1973) novelette by Gardner Dozois 339 Introduction to Afternoon at Schrafft's essay by Eliot Fintushel 341 Afternoon at Schrafft's (1984) shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 347 Introduction to Playing the Game essay by Andy Duncan 349 Another Introduction to Playing the Game essay by Joe Haldeman 351 Playing the Game (1982) shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 357 Introduction to Down Among the Dead Men essay by Ian R. MacLeod [as by Ian MacLeod ] 359 Down Among the Dead Men (1982) novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 381 Introduction to Passage essay by Jane Yolen 383 Passage (1993) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 387 Introduction to Community essay by Connie Willis 389 Community (1996) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 397 Introduction to The Visible Man essay by Stephen Baxter 399 The Visible Man (1975) novelette by Gardner Dozois 421 Introduction to A Cat Horror Story essay by Jack Dann 423 A Cat Horror Story (1994) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 429 Introduction to Executive Clemency essay by Michael Swanwick 431 Executive Clemency (1981) shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman, II 445 Introduction to Strangers essay by Robert Silverberg 449 Strangers (1974) novella by Gardner Dozois 539 Editors' Afterword & Acknowledgements (Strange Days) essay by Ann Broomhead and Timothy P. Szczesuil [as by Tim Szczesuil and Ann Broomhead ] A monumental collection of fiction and nonfiction by the award-winning writer and editor, Gardner Dozois, including perhaps the only World Science Fiction trip report you'll ever find that is a lyrical and evocative piece bit of journalism in itself! These are Dozois short stories selected and introduced by writers, many of them legends themselves, who are friends and colleagues of Dozois. A sparkling collection of short fiction that contains some of the two-time Nebula winner's best work, including many topflight Dozois collaborations! From the introduction: Imagine you're at a party in Gardner's apartment. It's not large, but he's invited swarms of people, so it's very crowded. Gardner keeps his awards on a little table not far from the door. People who have never been there before, young editors and the like, will eventually drift over to admire the thicket of Hugos for his work as an editor, and while there notice two Nebulas gleaming in their midst. Inevitably, someone will say, "I didn't know Gardner was a writer." "Oh, yes," one of us Old Hands will reply (we linger near the trophy table for this very purpose), "Gardner's a much better writer than he is an editor!" Selection and introduction of Dozois-written stories by: Stephen Baxter, Michael Bishop, Pat Cadigan, Susan Casper, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Eliot Fintushel, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, George R.R. Martin, Paul McAuley, Ian McCloud, Mike Resnick, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).