New Releases by Gardner Dozois

Qu’ils soient dignes de confiance, retors ou avides de pouvoir, les sorciers façonnent la magie à leur image. Parfois dangereux, souvent fascinants, ils intimident toujours les foules. Mais, peu importe leurs pouvoirs, ils ne sont pas sans failles. Des magiciens bienveillants aux sorciers les plus machiavéliques, Gardner Dozois a rassemblé dans cette anthologie dix-sept textes des plus talentueux auteurs de la fantasy contemporaine. Envoûteurs, chamanes, enchanteurs, devins et invocateurs... Découvrez le quotidien de ces personnages hors du commun qui n’utilisent pas toujours leurs talents à bon escient. Avec : K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, John Crowley, Matthew Hugues, YsabeauS. Wilce, Rachel Pollack, Eleanor Arnason, Tim Powers, Liz Williams, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Lavie Tidhar, Greg Van Eekhout, George R. R. Martin, Aandy Duncan, Kate Elliott, Scott Lynch.

A tale of hope in the midst of dystopia by the Nebula Award–winning authors—an expansion of their novella The City of God. God was in his Heaven—which was fifteen miles away, due east. Far in Earth's future, in a post-utopian hellhole, Hanson works ten solid back-breaking hours a day, shoveling endless mountains of coal, within sight of the iridescent wall that separates what's left of humanity from their gods. One day, after a tragedy of his own making, Hanson leaves the city, not knowing what he will do or how he will survive in the wilderness without work. He finds himself drawn to the wall, to the elusive promise of God. And when the impossible happens, he steps through, into the city beyond. The impossible was only the beginning. City Under the Stars completes a journey undertaken by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick when they published the novella The City of God. Over two decades later, the two realized there was more to the story, and began the work of expanding it. Now, after Gardner Dozois' tragic passing in 2018, the story can be told in full.

La fantasy est un univers d’une richesse parfois insoupçonnée. La veine la plus épique, dont Tolkien est l’auteur emblématique, est à l’honneur dans cette anthologie inédite. Créatures étranges, pouvoirs surnaturels, guerrières et combattants féroces frôlant la mort à chaque coup d’épée et de formule magique sont réunis dans ces nouvelles. Comme dans Dangerous Women ou Vauriens, Gardner Dozois a choisi, pour illustrer cette thématique forte, les plus talentueux auteurs contemporains du genre, dont George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb et Scott Lynch. Ils en parlent : « La fantasy épique est à l'honneur dans cette anthologie inédite de 16 nouvelles. » BIBLIOTECA MAGAZINE

"An excellent collection" of vampire stories, from authors such as Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons , Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Fritz Leiber ( Publishers Weekly). Renowned editor Ellen Datlow has gathered seventeen variations on vampirism ranging from classically Gothic to postmodern satire, from horrific to erotic. These stories reflect the evolution of vampire literature from Bram Stoker to Anne Rice and beyond, resulting in a deeper exploration of their inner lives. Expanding the concept of vampirism to include the draining of a person's will or life force, Datlow's collection transcends the traditional "black capes and teeth marks on the neck" to reinvent an eternally fascinating subgenre of horror. In Harlan Ellison's "Try a Dull Knife," an empath stumbles bleeding into a nightclub, on the run from emotional vampires. A Broadway actress steals the emotions of her fellow performers in ". . . To Feel Another's Woe" by Chet Williamson. And in "The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be," Gahan Wilson offers his own surreal twist on Lewis Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter," as two strangers on a beach lure intoxicated picnickers to a different kind of picnic . . . Blood Is Not Enough includes contributions by Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, Garry Kilworth, Harlan Ellison, Scott Baker, Leonid Andreyev, Harvey Jacobs, S. N. Dyer, Edward Bryant, Fritz Leiber, Tanith Lee, Susan Casper, Steve Rasnic Tem, Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, Chet Williamson, Joe Haldeman, and Pat Cadigan.

A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY For the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre. For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the finest short stories for this landmark collection, including short fiction from authors such as Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, and many many more.

Crapules, escrocs, canailles, voleurs, tricheurs, coquins... Parfois héros, parfois non, ces personnages nous fascinent. Quels que soient l’époque, le lieu ou le genre dans lesquels ils prennent place, Gardner Dozois et George R.R. Martin les adorent autant que les bonnes histoires. Ils ont donc sollicité les plus grands auteurs de best-sellers pour créer les meilleurs bad guys de la littérature, sans restriction de genre. Découvrez ces vingt et une nouvelles inédites, pleines de rebondissements, de plans machiavéliques et de surprises. Tout le monde aime les vauriens... même si nous finissons par le regretter. Cette anthologie comprend une nouvelle inédite dans l’univers du Trône de Fer. Joe Abercrombie - Gillian Flynn - Matthew Hugues - Joe R. Lansdale - Michael Swanwick - David W. Ball - Carrie Vaughn - Scott Lynch - Bradley Denton - Cherie Priest - Daniel Abraham - Paul Cornell - Steven Saylor - Garth Nix - Walter Jon Williams - Phyllis Eisenstein - Lisa Tuttle - Neil Gaiman - Connie Willis - Patrick Rothfuss - George R. R. Martin

Presents some of the best science fiction short stories written in 2017.

Spade e sortilegi sono sempre armi a doppio taglio. E conoscerne i segreti può significare la salvezza. O la dannazione. Ecco il filo sottile che percorre questa ricca e variegata antologia di "Sword and Sorcery" che comprende le firme più celebri e le nuove promesse del fantasy, tutte capaci di spingere il genere ai suoi estremi confini e mescolarlo al western, alla commedia nera, all'odissea picaresca. Da Robin Hobb a Scott Lynch, da Garth Nix a Ken Liu, ci addentriamo in palazzi sfarzosi e galeoni corsari, sudice taverne e tane di draghi sputafuoco, custodi di tesori inimmaginabili. A incontrare spadaccini e guerriere, ladri e regine, cavalieri impazziti e stregoni, demoni e divinità. Una raccolta che farà la gioia di tutti gli appassionati, un omaggio a J.R.R. Tolkien e Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber e Stephen King, da chi, grazie a loro, ha imparato a sognare e scrivere. Sedici gemme del fantastico contemporaneo, che comprendono anche una splendida e fosca narrazione di George R.R. Martin, ambientata nel mondo complesso e imprevedibile de "Il Trono di Spade", fenomeno mondiale amato da milioni di lettori. Molti secoli prima di Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister e Jon Snow, il Trono di Spade infatti incombeva già sui Sette Regni, suscitando rivalità e bramosie. I Targaryen cavalcatori di draghi hanno imposto il loro dominio con fuoco e sangue, ma non tutti sono disposti ad accettare i loro usi, che sembrano sfidare al tempo stesso uomini e dèi. Corvi recano messaggi imperiosi. Le ombre sussurrano parole rivoltose. In segreto si affilano le spade. E anche tra i figli del Conquistatore c'è chi tragicamente vorrebbe solo essere amato, e chi invece è pronto a essere odiato e temuto, pur di ottenere ciò che vuole. La guerra incombe, ed è il momento che i draghi si alzino ancora in volo.

Ramon Espejos Leben verläuft bei Weitem nicht so wie geplant. Nicht nur, dass er auf einem kaum erschlossenen Kolonieplaneten gestrandet ist. Er muss auch noch vor der Justiz in die Wildnis flüchten, weil er im Streit um eine Frau seinen Gegner getötet hat. Dort wird er von einem bislang unbekannten Alien-Volk gefangen genommen. Da entkommt ein anderer menschlicher Gefangener der Kontrolle der Aliens. Diese zwingen Ramon, den Flüchtigen für sie zu verfolgen. Er soll ihn aufhalten, bevor die Kolonie von der Existenz der Aliens erfährt. Aber vielleicht ist das auch die Gelegenheit für seine eigene Flucht?

Uma aventura surpreendente sobre a liberdade, escrita pelo mestre George R.R. Martin. Ao despertar num lugar escuro, Ramón Espejo não se lembra de como foi parar ali. Logo ele descobre que é refém de uma raça alienígena e que, para recuperar sua liberdade, será forçado a ajudá-los a encontrar outro humano como ele – um fugitivo. Quando a caçada começa, no entanto, Ramón recupera algumas lembranças: a miséria e as péssimas condições de trabalho e de vida no México; a decisão de deixar a Terra e explorar um novo planeta-colônia, São Paulo; o sonho de encontrar metais valiosos e enriquecer; o desejo de uma nova chance. Agora, envolvido numa estranha perseguição nesse mundo hostil e imprevisível, Ramón precisa encontrar uma maneira de escapar de seus captores... e depois, de alguma forma, sobreviver. No entanto, à medida que suas memórias se fortalecem, Ramón descobre que seu pior inimigo pode ser ele mesmo. Caçador em fuga, publicação que faz parte do selo LeYa/Omelete, é uma história criada a seis mãos que levou quase trinta anos para ser escrita. O resultado é uma aventura de ficção científica que cria mundos e espécies diferentes com detalhes fascinantes, analisando a humanidade em seus piores e melhores momentos por meio de um personagem politicamente incorreto, atrapalhado e carismático. Na imprensa "Uma aventura incrivelmente fluida com grandes intrigas psicológicas. Uma exploração angustiante do que é ser humano." – San Francisco Chronicle "Uma atraente história de aventura e ação." – The Guardian "Uma tensa batalha de inteligência entre espécies com uma atmosfera penetrante e uma lição sombria sobre o significado da liberdade." – Entertainment Weekly "Este romance muito bem fundamentado, com um protagonista memorável e intrigante, satisfaz o leitor em todos os níveis." – Publishers Weekly"

Presents some of the best science fiction short stories written in 2015.

Qu’elles soient héroïnes d’une bataille, souveraines d’un territoire, sorcières, muses, conspiratrices, valeureuses cavalières ou intrigantes de cour, toutes les femmes que vous rencontrerez dans ces nouvelles ont un point commun : elles sont dangereuses... George R. R. Martin a convoqué les plus grands auteurs de fantastique autour de ce concept, tout en l’agrémentant d’une touche personnelle et inédite : la Danse des Dragons ! Vous saurez tout de la guerre civile qui a fait rage au sein de la maison Targaryen, provoquant ainsi la quasi-disparition de leurs créatures de feu...

For decades now Gardner Dozois has been presenting his annual selection of the very best of recently published SF stories, both byoutstanding up-and-coming writers and undisputed masters of the genre. It has been voted Year's Best Anthology by the readers of Locus magazine an unparalleled eighteen times and remains the definitive anthology for both diehard sci-fi fans and newcomers to the genre. Without fail, Dozois pinpoints the previous year's most exciting and ambitious science fiction, showcasing truly exceptional contemporary writing. Contributors include: Pavel Amnuel; Paolo Bachigalupi; Jessica Barber; Elizabeth Bear; Lauren Beukes; Chaz Brenchley; Karl Bunker; Jérôme Cigut; D. J. Cockburn; Aliette de Bodard; Cory Doctorow; Greg Egan; Timons Esaias; Paul Graham Raven; James Patrick Kelly; Ellen Klages; Nancy Kress; Jay Lake; Rich Larson; Ken Liu; Ian McDonald; Mary Anne Mohanraj; Susan Palwick; Gareth L. Powell; Robert Reed; Alastair Reynolds; Adam Roberts; Karl Schroeder; Vandana Singh; Allen M. Steele; Michael Swanwick; Rachel Swirsky; Lavie Tidhar; Peter Watts; The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 28 includes, as ever, Dozois's extensive recommended reading guide and his illuminating and incisive summation of the year in science fiction. Praise for previous editions: 'Quantity as well as quality . . . every piece is a treasure.' The Times 'For more than a quarter century, Gardner Dozois's Mammoth Book of Best New SF has defined the field. It is the most important anthology, not only annually, but overall.' Charles N. Brown, publisher of Locus 'The most respected editor in the field.' George R. R. Martin 'New authors rub shoulders with old hands, and strong work from relative novices Hannu Rajaniemi and Lavie Tidhar suggest that SF's future is as bright as ever.' Financial Times 'This annual compilation of the previous year's best short stories and novellas, together with a comprehensive summation of the state of the genre and an extensive "honourable mentions" list, has become an institution over the past three decades.' Guardian

"L'inferno non conosce una furia violenta quanto quella di una donna offesa" recita un celebre proverbio inglese. E le eroine di La ragazza nello specchio e nuove storie di donne pericolose mostrano che davvero non è mai una buona idea deludere una signora. Questo volume completa l'edizione italiana dei lunghi racconti che compongono Dangerous Women, la pluripremiata antologia americana curata dal grande editor di fantasy e fantascienza Gardner Dozois e da George R.R. Martin, lo scrittore fantasy più amato e letto al mondo. Come nel caso del primo volume, la qualità dei testi e degli autori raccolti in questa seconda (e conclusiva) parte del libro è elevatissima. Tra loro Lev Grossman che, nel racconto che dà il titolo all'edizione italiana della raccolta, torna alla Brakebills Academy, la scuola di magia dove è ambientato il suo romanzo Il Mago (Rizzoli) che lo ha fatto conoscere e amare in tutto il mondo. O Diana Gabaldon, la regina del romanzo storico americano, che regala ai suoi fan un nuovo prequel alla "Saga di Claire Randall" (edita in Italia da Corbaccio), da cui è tratta la serie televisiva "Outlander". O ancora Brandon Sanderson, una delle nuove stelle del fantasy mondiale, l'autore dei libri del ciclo "Mistborn" e delle "Cronache della Folgoluce" (pubblicati da Fanucci). Una lettura imperdibile per tutti gli appassionati di George R.R. Martin e per chi vuole conoscere alcuni dei più importanti autori americani di narrativa thriller, fantasy e fantastica.

Dangerous women is an anthology collection of short stories about strong and often violent women.

Here are the short story collaborations of legendary editor and multiple Nebula Award winning author Gardner Dozois with some of the greatest writers of modern science fiction. Each story is followed by an essay by the collaborator discussing Dozois and his influence on science fiction and beyond. Includes collaborative stories and appreciations by: Michael Bishop Pat Cadigan Michael Swanwick Jack Dann Jack C. Haldeman, II Susan Casper At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Stories about legendary creatures of myth and magic! An anthology of extraordinary stories about legendary creatures of myth and magic features works by Tanith Lee, T.H. White, Jane Yolen, and Gene Wolfe _The Man Who Painted the Dragon GriauleÓ by Lucius Shepard _Draco, DracoÓ by Tanith Lee _The Rule of NamesÓ by Ursula K. Le Guin _The Black HornÓ by Jack Dann _Walk Like a mountainÓ by Manly Wade Wellman _Treaty in TartessosÓ by Karen Anderson _The Woman Who Loved the Centaur PholusÓ by Gene Wolfe _The Sleep of TreesÓ by Jane Yolen _The Hardwood PileÓ by L. Sprague de Camp _The Blind MinotaurÓ by Michael Swanwick _Landscape with SphinxesÓ by Karen Anderson _Simpsons Lesser SphynxÓ by Esther M. Friesner _Gods Hooks!Ó by Howard Waldrop _A Leg Full of RubiesÓ by Joan Aiken _The Valor of Cappen VarraÓ by Poul Anderson _The TrollÓ by T. H. White _Return of the GriffinsÓ by A. E. Sandeling _The Last of His BreedÓ by Rob Chilson At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Are you ready to rumble? Enter a world of weird sportsmanship in this unique sci-fi anthology of stories by such great visionaries as: Arthur C. Clarke, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Swanwick, Howard Waldrop, Jonathan Lethem, Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Robert Reed _The Wind from the SunÓ by Arthur C. Clarke _Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to MarsÓ by Kim Stanley Robinson _Man-Mountain GentianÓ by Howard Waldrop _WinningÓ by Ian McDonald _The DeadÓ by Michael Swanwick _Game of the CenturyÓ by Robert Reed _StreakÓ by Andrew Weiner _The Holy Stomper vs. the Alien Barrel of DeathÓ by R. Neube _StroboscopicÓ by Alastair Reynolds _Vanilla DunkÓ by Jonathan Lethem At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Sixteen magical tales about the most wondrous of all creatures. A collection of tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn. "The Spoor of the Unicorn" by Avram Davidson "The Silken-Swift" by Theodore Sturgeon "Eudoric's Unicorn" by L. Sprague de Camp "The Flight of the Horse" by Larry Niven "On the Downhill Side" by Harlan Ellison "The Night of the Unicorn" by Thomas Burnett Swann "Mythological Beast" by Stephen R. Donaldson "The Final Quarry" by Eric Norden "Elfleda" by Vonda N. McIntyre "The White Donkey" by Ursula K. Le Guin "Unicorn Variation" by Roger Zelazny "The Sacrifice" by Gardner Dozois "The Unicorn" by Frank Owen "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" by Gene Wolfe "The Forsaken" by Beverly Evans "The Unicorn" by T. H. White At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Ten mind-blowing tales from the cutting edge of technologyã Imagine a technology that can change the structure and function of your own body...or that can devour an entire country. This is nanotechnology--the creation of self-replicating machines with the capability to build or alter almost any structure, including the human form, by manipulating atoms or molecules--and it has captured the imaginations of science fiction writers and readers everywhere. Now these ten short tales will capture you... "Blood Music" by Greg Bear "Margin of Error" by Nancy Kress "Axiomatic" by Greg Egan "Remember'd Kisses" by Michael F. Flynn "Recording Angel" by Ian McDonald "Sunflowers" by Kathleen Ann Goonan "The Logic Pool" by Stephen Baxter "Any Major Dude" by Paul Di Filippo "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy" by David Marusek "Willy in the Nano-Lab" by Geoffrey A. Landis At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Look closely. Theyre here. In this thought-provoking collection of short stories, some of the most ingenious talents in science fiction explore the secret lives of the aliens who walk among us... "The Other Celia" by Theodore Sturgeon "Residuals" by Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson "Expendable" by Philip K. Dick "The Reality Trip" by Robert Silverberg "Decency" by Robert Reed "The Mindworm" by C. M. Kornbluth "Popeye and Pops Watch the Evening World Report" by Eliot Fintushel "The Autopsy" by Michael Shea "Or All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson "Angel" by Pat Cadigan _Among the Hairy Earthmen" by R. A. Lafferty "I'm Too Big But I Love To Play" by James Tiptree Jr. "The Hero as Werwolf" by Gene Wolfe "Motherhood, Etc." by L. Timmel Duchamp At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Consider the possibilities when the mind and body are things of the past. These cutting-edge techno-tales by Poul Anderson, Greg Egan, Michael Swanwick, and other masters explore the infinite ways that new technology will free humankind from the boundaries of the flesh. "Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson "Learning to Be Me" by Greg Egan "Pretty Boy Crossover" by Pat Cadigan "Ancient Engines" by Michael Swanwick "Winemaster" by Robert Reed "More Adventures on Other Planets" by Michael Cassutt "Nevermore" by Ian R. MacLeod "Approaching Perimelasma" by Geoffrey A. Landis "The Gravity Mine" by Stephen Baxter "Reef" by Paul J. McAuley At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Crime and Punishment¾21st century style. An anthology of classic and critically acclaimed stories about the felonies and offenses law enforcement authorities will face in a future that's closer than we realize. High-tech identity theft that carries remarkable consequences... Mutant con men devising an ingenious alien scam... A private detective with headquarters on the moon... A world where being late is punishable by death... A lone cop battling a cyborg Mafia don... Art thieves operating on the blazing surface of Mercury...CRIME HAS AN INCREDIBLE FUTURE. At the dawn of the new millennium, the criminal world has become more high-tech, more complex, and more unpredictable. Now, take one small step forward into the future with these classic and acclaimed stories from a stellar and diverse group of masters who imagine - beyond all imagining - what"s waiting on the dark mean Streets of tomorrow. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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.Ó _Oh, yes,Ó 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!Ó 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). _Lyric, haunting, heartbreaking¾this is science fiction at its best.Ó¾George R.R. Martin

Hundreds of years in the future, Earthmen have moved out into the galaxy of inhabited worlds, only to find that space travelers from Earth are second-class citizens or worse on most of the planets they visit. Joseph Farber, an artist, is part of an Earth colony among the alien Cian on the planet Weinunnach. He is deeply moved by the rituals of the Cian¾and by the captivating Liraun, a humanoid Cian. With love between races forbidden, Faber allows himself to be genetically altered so that he and Liraun may marry and interbreed. But the couple soon discovers that the fundamental differences between their very modes of being may lead to tragedy and, perhaps, ultimate revelation. Dozois is known for his beautiful evocation of setting and emotional intensity within a truly alien and often austere vision of the future. He is a science fiction master of the first order¾a fact fully on display in this outstanding collection. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Lyric, haunting, heartbreaking¾this is science fiction at its best."¾George R.R. Martin "My generation of writers has produced relatively few authentic masters. . .Gardner Dozois is one of them."¾William Gibson

Nightmare Blue: the most addictive drug in the universe. The alien race known as the Aensalords alone know from whence it comes, and are its sole purveyors. Already its effects are visible on Earth¾in the stark, raving eyes of the hopelessly addicted and enslaved. Now two agents set out to find the source: Jaeger, the last private detective in the peaceful world of the future, and Corcail Sendijen, a lobster-like alien once a servant of the Aensalords themselves. But Earth alone is not all that is at stake¾for it seems humans are merely test subjects, and the Aensalords have plans that could endanger the entire galaxy. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "My generation of writers has produced relatively few authentic masters. . . Gardner Dozois is one of them."¾William Gibson

A collection of original fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winning SF legend Gardner Dozois. The collection contains legendary science fiction tales _A Special Kind of Morning,Ó _Chains of the Sea,Ó the riveting title story, _The Visible Man,Ó and twelve other Dozois-authored stories. With an introduction by Robert Silverberg. From the Silverberg introduction: I invite your attention to the rhythms of the prose, the balancing of clauses, the use of alliteration, metaphor, and irony, the tough, elegant sinews of the vocabulary. It is a paragraph of splendid construction, a specimen of prose that shows honorable descent from Chaucer and Shakespeare, Pope and Dryden, Defoe and Dickens, the prose of a man who knows what he wants to say and who says it eloquently and effectively. Dozois is known in his fiction for his beautiful evocation of setting and emotional intensity within a truly alien and often austere vision of the future. He is a science fiction master of the first order¾a fact fully on display in this outstanding collection. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Lyric, haunting, heartbreaking¾this is science fiction at its best."¾George R.R. Martin "My generation of writers has produced relatively few authentic masters. . .Gardner Dozois is one of them."¾William Gibson