Peter Crowther

	Peter Crowther Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction short stories published by DAW Books. He is also the editor of ''Postscripts'', an anthology established in 2004, which has since 2012 released the ''Exotic Gothic'' series, including ''Vol. 4'' and ''5''. Bibliography Series ''Forever Twilight'' * ''Book One:'' ''Darkness, Darkness'' (2002)* * ''Book Two:'' ''Windows of the Soul'' (2009)* * significantly expanded into ''Darkness Falling, The Forever Twilight'' (2011, Angry Robot) – Standalone novels * ''Escardy Gap'' (1996) (with James Lovegrove) – * ''After Happily Ever'' (2000) (with Gillian Roberts) (Cassette) – * ''By Wizard Oak'' (2011) – Chapbook form * ''Forest Plains'' (1996) * ''Fugue on a G-String'' (1998) * ''The Hand That Feeds'' (1999) (with James Lovegrove) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	World Fantasy Special Award—Professional The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction and art published in English during the preceding calendar year. The awards have been described by sources such as ''The Guardian'' as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most renowned speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction). The World Fantasy Special Award—Professional is given each year to individuals for their professional work in the preceding calendar year in fields related to fantasy that is not covered by other World Fantasy Award categories. These have included editors of magazines and novels, publishers, and authors of non-fiction works. Occasionally, especially in the first few years of the award, some publishing companies were nominated along with individual editors and publishers. The nomination reasons were not specified in the first year of the award, and have sometimes n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Destination Unknown (anthology) Destination Unknown may refer to: * ''Destination Unknown'' (1933 film), an American pre-Code drama film * Destination Unknown (1942 film), an American film directed by Ray Taylor * ''Destination Unknown'' (novel), a 1954 novel by Agatha Christie ''Destination Unknown'', 2001 album by Mest ''Destination Unknown'' (Ron Sexsmith album), 2005 * ''Destination Unknown'' (Vibe Tribe album), 2009 * "Destination Unknown" (song), a 1982 song by Missing Persons * "Destination Unknown", 2003 song by Crystal Waters and Alex Gaudino * "Destination Unknown," 1986 song by Electric Light Orchestra (single B-side also included on 2007 re-release of the album '' Balance of Power'') * "Destination Unknown," 1986 song by Marietta from the ''Top Gun'' soundtrack * "Destination Unknown," 1984 song by Pseudo Echo from the album ''Autumnal Park ''Autumnal Park'' is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band Pseudo Echo. ''Autumnal Park'' peaked at No. 11 in Australia and produced two To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	We Think, Therefore We Are (Crowther Book) ''We Think, Therefore We Are'' (2009) is a science fiction anthology of new short stories edited by Peter Crowther, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is artificial intelligence. The introduction is written by Paul McAuley. The stories are as follows: * Stephen Baxter: "Tempest 43" Brian Stableford: "The Highway Code" Eric Brown: "Salvage Rites" James Lovegrove: "The Kamikaze Code" Adam Roberts: "Adam Robots" * Tony Ballantyne: "Seeds" Steven Utley: "Lost Places of the Earth" Marly Youmans: "The Chinese Room" Robert Reed: "Three Princesses" Paul Di Filippo: "The New Cyberiad" * Patrick O'Leary: "That Laugh" Garry Kilworth: "Alles in Ordnung" Keith Brooke Keith Brooke is a British science fiction author, Editing, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Suffolk, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Forbidden Planets (Crowther Book) ''Forbidden Planets'' (2006) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fifth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the 1956 movie, ''Forbidden Planet''. The book was published in 2006. The book includes a two-page introduction by Ray Bradbury; twelve short stories; an eight-page afterword entitled "Forbidden Planet", written by Stephen Baxter; and an eleven-page section of author and story notes. Coincidentally, another science fiction anthology entitled ''Forbidden Planets'' was also published in 2006, edited by Marvin Kaye. The stories are as follows: * Matthew Hughes:Passion Ploy Jay Lake:Lehr Rex" Paul McAuley: "Dust" Alastair Reynolds: "Tiger, Burning" Paul Di Filippo: "The Singularity Needs Women!" * Stephen Baxter: "Dreamers' Lake" * Chris Roberson: "Eventide" Scott Edelman: "What We Still Talk About" Ian McDonald: "Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Constellations (2005 Book) ''Constellations'' (2005) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fourth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the theme of constellations. The book was published in 2005. The title page carries a subtitle, "The Best of New British SF". The book includes a three-page introduction by Crowther entitled, "Britain Swings!", fifteen short stories, and a six-page set of author biographies at the end. The stories are as follows: * Eric Brown: "A Heritage of Stars" * Paul McAuley: "Rats of the System" Brian W. Aldiss: "Ten Billion Of Them" Tony Ballantyne: "Star!" * Stephen Baxter: "Lakes of Light" Roger Levy: "No Cure For Love" Ian Watson: "The Navigator's Children" Keith Brooke: "A Different Sky" Gwyneth Jones: "The Fulcrum" James Lovegrove: "The Meteor Party" Ian McDonald: "Written In the Stars" * Adam Roberts: "The Order of Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]