The Mammoth Book of 20th Century SF II

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of 20th Century SF II written by David G. Hartwell and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, covering the period from the 1890s to the future, includes stories from founding fathers of the field like H. G. Wells and C. S. Lewis; beloved mainstays of the genre, such as Philip Jose Farmer, Roger Zelazny and Jack Vance; notable female writers, including Nancy Kress, and authors like Bruce Sterling, William Gibson and James Morrow, who have hit their stride in the last two decades. Also featured are those widely recognised outside the genre, the celebrated writing of E. M. Forster and Michael Shaara, as well as translations of foreign writers' formative work including that of Wolfgang Jeschke and Dino Buzzati.