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Universe (anthology Series)
Universe was a series of seventeen annual science fiction anthologies edited by Terry Carr, later revived as a series of three biennial anthologies edited by Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber. It was initially published in paperback by Ace Books (1971–1972), with subsequent volumes published in hardcover by Random House (1973–1975), Doubleday (1976–1987 and 1990), and Bantam Books (1992), and paperback by Popular Library, Zebra Books, Tor, and Bantam Spectra, successively. The last two volumes of the original series were issued in hardcover only, and the last volume of the revival in paperback only. British hardcover editions were published by Dennis Dobson (1971–1979) and Robert Hale (1982–1983). The first two books are illustrated by Alicia Austin. Cover artists for the rest of the series include Davis Meltzer, Dean Ellis, Bob Silverman, Jon Lopez, Richard Mantel, Roger Zimmerman, James Starrett, Lawrence Ratzkin, Peter R. Kruzan, Richard Kriegler, Jean-Franç ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 1 Cover
The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe. According to this theory, space and time emerged together ago, and the universe has been expanding ever since the Big Bang. While the spatial size of the entire universe is unknown, it is possible to measure the size of the observable universe, which is approximately 93 billion light-years in diameter at the present day. Some of the earliest cosmological models of the universe were developed by ancient Greek and Indian philosophers and were geocentric, placing Earth at the center. Over the centuries, more precise astronomical observations led Nicolaus Copernicus to develop the heliocentric model with the Sun at the center of the Solar System. In developing the law of universal gravitation, Isaac Newton built upon Copernicus's work as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 1
''Universe 1'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, and illustrated by Alicia Austin, the initial volume in a series of seventeen. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1971, with a British hardcover facsimile edition following from Dennis Dobson in 1975. The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by Carr. Alicia Austin supplied a full-page illustration for each story, returning just once more for ''Universe 2''. Contents * "Introduction" (Terry Carr) * " West Wind, Falling" ( Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund) * "Good News from the Vatican" ( Robert Silverberg) * "Jade Blue" (Edward Bryant) * " Nor Limestone Islands" (R. A. Lafferty) * " Time Exposures" ( Wilson Tucker) * " Mindship" (Gerard F. Conway) * "Notes for a Novel About the First Ship Ever to Venus" (Barry N. Malzberg) * "Poor Man, Beggar Man" ( Joanna Russ) * " The Romance of Dr. Tanner" ( Ron Gou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 14
''Universe 14'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the fourteenth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1984, with a paperback edition from Tor Books in May 1986. The book collects ten novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " The Lucky Strike" ( Kim Stanley Robinson) * " Gate of Horn, Gate of Ivory" ( Robert Silverberg) * "Passing as a Flower in the City of the Dead" (Sharon N. Farber) * " O" ( Damon Knight) * "Art in the War Zone" ( Pat Murphy) * "Interlocking Pieces" ( Molly Gloss) * "The Menagerie of Babel" ( Carter Scholz) * " Deadtime" (Joel Richards) * " Me/Days" ( Gregory Benford) * " Black Coral" ( Lucius Shepard) Awards The anthology placed second in the 1985 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "The Lucky Strike" was nominated for the 1985 SF Chronicle Award, Hugo Award, and Nebula Award The Nebula Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 13
''Universe 13'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the thirteenth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1983, with a paperback edition from Tor Books in March 1985. The first British edition was issued in hardcover by Robert Hale in March 1986. The book collects seven novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " Her Habiline Husband" ( Michael Bishop) * " The Width of the World" ( Ian Watson) * " Stone Eggs" ( Kim Stanley Robinson) * " The Widow and the Body Sitter" ( Bill Bickel) * " The Taylorsville Reconstruction" ( Lucius Shepard) * " A Way Back" ( Leanne Frahm) * "Cicada Queen" (Bruce Sterling) Awards The anthology placed third in the 1984 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Her Habiline Husband" won the 1984 SF Chronicle Award for Best Novella placed first in the 1984 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 12
''Universe 12'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the twelfth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1982, with a paperback edition from Zebra Books in December 1983. The first British edition was issued in hardcover by Robert Hale in 1983. The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. Contents * "Introduction" (Terry Carr) * " A Pursuit of Miracles" ( George Turner) * "Exploring Fossil Canyon" (Kim Stanley Robinson) * " God's Hooks!" ( Howard Waldrop) * " Talp Hunt" (Nancy Kress) * " When the Fathers Go" (Bruce McAllister) * " Thieving Bear Planet" (R. A. Lafferty) * "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" ( Mary C. Pangborn) * "In Memory of" ( James Patrick Kelly) * " Helen, Whose Face Launched Twenty-Eight Conestoga Hovercraft" (Leigh Kennedy) Awards *The anthology placed fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 11
''Universe 11'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eleventh volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1981, with a paperback edition from Zebra Books in January 1983. The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " The Quickening" ( Michael Bishop) * "The Snake Who Had Read Chomsky" ( Josephine Saxton) * "Shadows on the Cave Wall" (Nancy Kress) * "The Gernsback Continuum" (William Gibson) * "Venice Drowned" (Kim Stanley Robinson) * "In Reticulum" (Carter Scholz) * "Jean Sandwich, the Sponsor, and I" ( Ian Watson) * "The Start of the End of the World" (Carol Emshwiller) * "Mummer Kiss" (Michael Swanwick) Awards The anthology placed second in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "The Quickening" won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, was nominated for the 1982 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 10
''Universe 10'' is an American anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the tenth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in September 1980, with a Science Fiction Book Club edition following from the same publisher in October of the same year, and a paperback edition from Zebra Books in November 1982. The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " Saving Face" ( Michael Bishop) * " A Source of Innocent Merriment" (James Tiptree, Jr.) * " And All the Skies Are Full of Fish" (R. A. Lafferty) * " Bête et Noir" (Lee Killough) * "The Ugly Chickens" ( Howard Waldrop) * " SUPERL" ( Charles E. Elliott) * " Report of the Special Committee on the Quality of Life" ( Eric G. Iverson) * " The Confession of Hamo" ( Mary C. Pangborn) * " The Johann Sebastian Bach Memorial Barbecue and Nervous Breakdown" (Carter Scholz) * "First Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 9
''Universe 9'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the ninth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in May 1979, with a paperback edition from Fawcett Popular Library in April 1980, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in May 1980. The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. A brief introduction precedes each story. Contents * " Frost Animals" ( Bob Shaw) * "Nuclear Fission" ( Paul David Novitski) * " Time Shards" ( Gregory Benford) * " The Captain and the Kid" (Marta Randall) * " The Back Road" (Mary C. Pangborn) * " Will the Chill" ( John Shirley) * " Chicken of the Tree" ( Juleen Brantingham) * " The White Horse Child" ( Greg Bear) * "Options" (John Varley) Awards The anthology placed first in the 1980 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Options" was nominated for the 1980 Nebula A nebula ('clou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 8
''Universe 8'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eighth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in May 1978, with a paperback edition from Popular Library in July 1979, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in July 1979. The book collects eight novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " Old Folks at Home" ( Michael Bishop) * " David and Lindy" (Cynthia Felice) * " Vermeer's Window" (Gordon Eklund) * " Scattershot" ( Greg Bear) * "The Ecologically Correct House" (Charles Ott) * "Hunting" (Michael Cassutt) * " Nooncoming" ( Gregory Benford) * "Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies" (R. A. Lafferty Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 7
''Universe 7'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the seventh volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in January 1977, with a Science Fiction Book Club edition following from the same publisher in March of the same year, a paperback edition from Popular Library in August 1978, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in August 1979. The book collects eight novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * "A Rite of Spring" ( Fritz Leiber) * "My Lady of the Psychiatric Sorrows" ( Brian W. Aldiss) * "Probability Storm" (Julian Reid) * "People Reviews" (Rob Chilson) * " Ibid." ( George Alec Effinger) * "The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton" ( Gene Wolfe) * "Brain Fever Season" (R. A. Lafferty Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 6
''Universe 6'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the sixth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in April 1976, with a paperback edition following from Popular Library in August 1977, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in 1978. The book collects seven novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * "Journey to the Heartland" ( Brian W. Aldiss) * "What Did You Do Last Year?" ( Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund) * "Custer's Last Jump" ( Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop) * "The Wine Has Been Left Open Too Long and the Memory Has Gone Flat" (Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...) * "Under the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe 5
''Universe 5'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the fifth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Random House in November 1974, with a Science Fiction Book Club edition following from the same publisher in April 1975, a paperback edition from Popular Library in March 1976, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in September 1978. The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors. Contents * " If This Is Winnetka, You Must Be Judy" (F. M. Busby) * "Schrödinger's Cat" (Ursula K. Le Guin) * "How It Felt" ( Geo. Alec Effinger) * "The Night Is Cold, the Stars Are Far Away" (Mildred Downey Broxon) * "Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum" (Fritz Leiber) * "M Is for the Many" (J. J. Russ) * " The Night Wind" (Edgar Pangborn) * "Survival Problems" (Kris Neville) * " Passion Play" ( J. Michael Reaves) * "The Rubber Bend" (Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
