Seventeen hard science fiction tales by today’s top authors
Hard science fiction is the literature of change, rigorously
examining the impact—both beneficial and dangerous—of science and technology on
humanity, the future, and the cosmos. As science advances, expanding our
knowledge of the universe, astounding new frontiers in storytelling open up as
well.
In Carbide Tipped Pens,
over a dozen of today’s most creative imaginations explore these frontiers,
carrying on the grand tradition of such legendary masters as Isaac Asimov,
Robert Heinlein, and John W. Campbell, while bringing hard science fiction into
the twenty-first century by extrapolating from the latest scientific
developments and discoveries. Ranging from ancient China to the outer reaches
of the solar system, this outstanding collection of original stories, written
by an international roster of authors, finds wonder, terror, and gripping human
drama in topics as diverse as space exploration, artificial intelligence,
biotechnology, climate change, alternate history, the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence, interplanetary war, and even the future of
baseball.
From tattoos that treat allergies to hazardous missions to
Mars and beyond, from the end of the world to the farthest limits of human
invention, Carbide Tipped Pens turns
startling new ideas into state-of-the-art science fiction.
This collection includes stories by Ben Bova, Gregory
Benford, Robert Reed, Aliette de Bodard, Jack McDevitt, Howard Hendrix, Daniel
H. Wilson, and many others!
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“A science fiction anthology that
strikes a balance between radical scientific ideas and grounded human emotion…Hard-core sci-fi fans
will gobble this up, and readers newer to the genre should give it a chance,
too.”
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Kirkus Reviews