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Far Futures
ISBN: 0312863799
ISBN-13: 9780312863791
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Five original novellas dealing with the far-distant future.
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"Each of the stories in Far Futures is worth reading, and the anthology shows that hard sf can still thrive in the 1990's."
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Tor Books
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Gregory Benford, one of the great SF writers of our day, has assumed the mantle of editor to produce this ambitious hard SF anthology, with works by Poul Anderson, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Donald M. Kingsbury, and Charles Sheffield. The five original novellas--all set at least 10 thousand years in the future--cover vast panoramas in a vigorously scientific approach and confront the very largest issues of cosmology, evolution and biology.
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory [Editor]
N. Y.: TOR, 1997. Gregory Benford, one the great SF writers of our day, has assumed the mantle of editor to produce an ambitous hard SF anthology: Far Futures. Many of the fields's greatest works concern vast perspectives, expanding our visions of ourselves by foreseeing the immense panorama of time. This anthology collects five orignal novellas that take the very long view, all set at least ten thousand years in the future. The authors take a rigorously scientific view of such grand panoramas, confronting the largest issues of cosmology, astronomy, evolution, and biology.Genesis by Poul Anderson is set a billion years ahead, when humanity has become extinct. Earth is threatened by the slowly warming sun. Vast machine intelligences decide to recreate humans.In At the Eschaton by Charles Sheffield, a man tries to rescue his dying wife from oblivion by hurling himself forward, in both space and time, to the very end of the universe itself.Joe Haldeman's For White Hill confronts humanity with hostile aliens who remorselessly grind down every defense against them. A lone artist struggles to find a place in this distant, wondrous future, where humanity seems doomed.The last moments of a universe beseiged occupy Greg Bear's Judgment Engine. Can something human matter at the very end of creation, as contorted matter ceases to have meaning and time itself stutters to an eerie halt? Donald Kingsbury contributes Historical Crisis, a starting work on the prediction of the human future that challenges the foundations of psychohistory, as developed in Isaac Asimov's famous Foundation Trilogy.Far Futures is required reading for the core audience of hard SF devotees.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by GreenBooks (United States)
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory, Edited By
TOR A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1995. Front cover edge lightly curled. "Five New Novellas of Hard SF by Five Modern Masters of the Form Poul Anderson, Charles Sheffield, Joe Halderman, Greg Bear, Donald Kingsbury" 348 pages.. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Virtuous Volumes et al. (United States)
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Far Futures
Editor-Gregory Benford
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1997, 1997-08-15. F. Soft cover. New. Brand new. Unread.---BOOKS PURCHASED BEFORE 3PM EASTERN SAME DAY. ( more information) Offered by Ship Today Books (United States)
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Far Futures
Tor Books, 1997-08-15. Paperback. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory
Tor,, 1997. First Paperback Ed, First Printing. . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. New. an unread book, no marks, first trade paperback edition, five new novellas by Poul Anderson, Charles Sheffield, Joe Haldeman, Greg Bear & Donald Kingsbury ( more information) Offered by Sci Fi, etc. (United States)
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Far Futures
Edited By Benford, Gregory
New York, New York: Tor Books / Tom Doherty Associates, Inc, 1995. paperback. Good+/No Jacket. Owner name to the inside front cover. Some rubbing to corners with a corner crease to the back cover. ISBN: 0-312-86379-9. ( more information) Offered by Adventures Underground (United States)
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Far Futures
Editor-Gregory Benford
Tor Books, 1997-08-15. Paperback. New. ( more information) Offered by Nationwide Book Traders (United States)
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory (editor)
Tor Books, 1997 Saint Martin's Press, LLC; Paperback; 1997; Very Good; Tradesize paperback, no spinal creasing, no store stamps or marks. Slight edgewar.. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by SYBERKATZ Books (United States)
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory (editor)
Tor [0-312-86379-9] 1997, 1st thus. (Trade paperback) About fine. Five novellas. Contributors include Poul Anderson, Greg Bear, Joe W. Haldeman, Donald Kingsbury, Charles Sheffield. (Science Fiction). ( more information) Offered by Pandora's Books Ltd. (United States)
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Far Futures
Benford, Gregory (editor)
Tor [0-312-86379-9] 1997, 1st thus. (Trade paperback) About fine. . . . Five novellas. . . . Contributors include Poul Anderson, Greg Bear, Joe W. Haldeman, Donald Kingsbury, Charles Sheffield. . . . (Science Fiction). ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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Far Futures (Qty: 5)
Editor-Gregory Benford
Tor Books, 1997-08-15. Paperback. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Ship from CA, IN, PA, OR, TN and FL. Over 600,000 CD/DVD, Books and bibles. Free tracking with every order. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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Far Futures
Tor Books
Paperback. Brand New, Never Used, Perfect Condition. Orders take 5-7 days to process and ship. ( more information) Offered by PapaMedia.com (United States)
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Far Futures
Tor Books. PAPERBACK. 0312863799 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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