'' Starlight '' is a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

series edited by

Patrick Nielsen Hayden Patrick James Nielsen Hayden (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American science fiction editor, fan, fanzine publisher, essayist, reviewer, anthologist, teacher and blogger. He is a World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award winner ...

and published by

Tor Books Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles. History Tor was founded by Tom Doherty, ...

Volumes

* ''Starlight 1'' (Tor, 1996) * ''Starlight 2'' (Tor, 1998) * ''Starlight 3'' (Tor, 2001)

''Starlight 1''

Volume 1, published in 1996. Contents: * "Introduction (''Starlight 1'')", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden * "

The Dead The Dead may refer to: * The dead, those who have experienced death Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * The Dead (Higson novel), ''The Dead'' (Higson novel), 2010 novel by Charlie Higson * The Dead (Kracht novel), ''The Dead'' (Kracht nov ...

", short story by

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American list of fantasy authors, fantasy and List of science-fiction authors, science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began w ...

* "Liza and the Crazy Water Man", novelette by Andy Duncan * "Sister Emily's Lightship", short story by

Jane Yolen Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 400 books, of which the best known is '' The Devil's Arithmetic'', a Holocaust novella. H ...

* "The Weighing of Ayre", novelette by

Gregory Feeley Gregory Patrick Feeley is an American teacher, critic, essayist and author of speculative fiction, active in the field since 1972. He writes as Gregory Feeley, with some of his early works appearing under the name Greg Feeley. Biography Feeley re ...

* "Killing the Morrow", short story by

Robert Reed Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as pa ...

* " The Ladies of Grace Adieu", novelette by

Susanna Clarke Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is an English author best known for her debut novel '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternative history. Clarke began ''Jonathan Strange'' in 1993 and worked on it durin ...

* "GI Jesus", short story by

Susan Palwick Susan Palwick (born 1960 in New York City) is an American writer and associate professor emerita of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. She began her professional career by publishing "The Woman Who Saved the World" for ''Isaac Asimov's Sc ...

* "Waking Beauty", short story by Martha Soukup * "Mengele's Jew", short story by

Carter Scholz Carter Scholz (born New York, 22 September 1953) is an American speculative fiction author and composer of music. He lives in California. Biography Scholz grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1971. He also at ...

* "Erase/Record/Play: A Drama for Print", novelette by John M. Ford * "I Remember Angels", short story by Mark Kreighbaum * "The Cost to Be Wise", novelette by Maureen F. McHugh * "About the Authors", uncredited essay

''Starlight 2''

Volume 2, published in 1998. Contents: * "Introduction", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden * "Divided by Infinity", novelette by

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson's work has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (for '' Spin''), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for the novel '' The Chronoliths' ...

* "Mrs Mabb", novelette by

* "Lock Down", short story by M. Shayne Bell * " Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation", short story by Raphael Carter * "The House of Expectations", short fiction by Martha Soukup * "A Game of Consequences", short story by

David Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and Literary criticism, critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time ...

* "The Amount to Carry", novelette by

* "The Death of the Duke", short story by

Ellen Kushner Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program '' Sound & Spirit'', produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International. Backgroun ...

* "Brown Dust", short fiction by Esther M. Friesner * "Access Fantasy", short story by

Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Allen Lethem (; born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His Debut novel, first novel, ''Gun, with Occasional Music'', a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, ...

* "The End of a Dynasty", novelette by

Angélica Gorodischer Angélica Gorodischer (28 July 1928 – 5 February 2022) was an Argentine writer whose short stories and novels belong to a wide variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and crime. Her literature has a feminist perspective. Biogra ...

* "Snow", short story by

Geoffrey A. Landis Geoffrey Alan Landis (; born May 28, 1955) is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics. He h ...

* "

Story of Your Life "Story of Your Life" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in '' Starlight 2'' in 1998, and later in 2002 in Chiang's collection of short stories, '' Stories of Your Life and Others''. Its major themes are ...

", novella by

Ted Chiang Ted Chiang (; pinyin: ''Jiāng Fēngnán''; born 1967) is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula Award, Nebula awards, four Hugo Award, Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and six Locus Award, ...

* "About the Authors" essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

''Starlight 3''

Volume 3, published in 2001. Contents: * "Introduction", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden * "

Hell Is the Absence of God "Hell Is the Absence of God" is a 2001 satirical fantasy novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in , and subsequently reprinted in ''Year's Best Fantasy 2'', and in ''Fantasy: The Best of 2001'', as well as in Chiang's 2002 a ...

", novelette by

* "Sun-Cloud", short story by Stephen Baxter * "Interview: On Any Given Day", short story by Maureen F. McHugh * "Wings", short story by

Colin Greenland Colin Greenland (born 17 May 1954) is a British science fiction writer, whose first story won the second prize in a 1982 Faber & Faber competition. His best-known novel is '' Take Back Plenty'' (1990), winner of both major British science ficti ...

* "Gestella", novelette by

* "The Barbarian and the Queen: Thirteen Views", short story by

* "Wolves Till the World Goes Down", short story by Greg van Eekhout * "The Secret Egg of the Clouds", short story by

* "Home Is the Sailor", short story by Brenda W. Clough * "Tom Brightwind, or, How the Fairy Bridge Was Built at Thoresby", novelette by

* "La Vie en Ronde", short story by Madeleine E. Robins * "In Which Avu Giddy Tries to Stop Dancing", short story by D. G. Compton * "Power Punctuation!", novelette by

Cory Doctorow Cory Efram Doctorow (; born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog ''Boing Boing''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of th ...

* "The Sea Wind Offers Little Relief", novelette by Alex Irvine * "Senator Bilbo", short story by Andy Duncan * "The Old Rugged Cross", novelette by

Terry Bisson Terry Ballantine Bisson (February 12, 1942 – January 10, 2024) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was best known for his short stories, including " Bears Discover Fire", which won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and " T ...

* "About the Authors", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Awards

''Starlight 1'' won the

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

for best anthology in 1997. ''Starlight 2'' was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for best anthology in 1999. "The Death of the Duke" by

, first published in ''Starlight 2'', was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for best short fiction that year also.

References

World Fantasy Awards List
Science fiction anthology series Fantasy anthology series Tor Books books {{Sf-book-stub