{"product_id":"9781597809399","title":"The Final Frontier : Stories of Exploring Space, Colonizing the Universe, and First Contact","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Final Frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe vast and mysterious universe is explored in this anthology from award-winning editor and anthologist Neil Clarke (\u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Science Fiction of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe urge to explore and discover is a natural and universal one, and the edge of the unknown is expanded with each passing year as scientific advancements inch us closer and closer to the outer reaches of our solar system and the galaxies beyond them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenerations of writers have explored these new frontiers and the endless possibilities they present in great detail. With galaxy-spanning adventures of discovery and adventure, from generations ships to warp drives, exploring new worlds to first contacts, science fiction writers have given readers increasingly new and alien ways to look out into our broad and sprawling universe. Stories include are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Jar of Goodwill — Tobias S. Buckell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMono no aware — Ken Liu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRescue Mission — Jack Skillingstead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShiva in Shadow — Nancy Kress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Life — Michael Swanwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Bodies at Mitanni — Seth Dickinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Deeps of the Sky — Elizabeth Bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiving into the Wreck — Kristine Kathryn Rusch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Voyage Out — Gwyneth Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Symphony of Ice and Dust — Julie Novakova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty Lights to “The Land of Snow” — Michael Bishop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Firewall and the Door — Sean McMullen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermanent Fatal Errors — Jay Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGypsy — Carter Scholz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSailing the Antarsa — Vandana Singh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mind is Its Own Place — Carrie Vaughn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wreck of the Godspeed — James Patrick Kelly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing — Genevieve Valentine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelling into Nothing — An Owomoyela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlory — Greg Egan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Island — Peter Watts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e delivers stories from across this literary spectrum, a reminder that the universe is far large and brimming with possibilities than we could ever imagine, as hard as we may try.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Clarke’s \u003cb\u003estellar reprint anthology\u003c\/b\u003e explores the expansive variety of space exploration stories. . . . \u003cb\u003eOutstanding works\u003c\/b\u003e in which extreme environments bring out the best and worst of human nature.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eTwenty one fascinating tales from some of science fiction’s new stars.\u003c\/b\u003e The reprint collection is multicultural and diverse, with tales of all kinds and from some unusual places. . . . \u003cb\u003eMany standouts in this one and likely something here for all sorts of different kinds of folks.\u003c\/b\u003e”—Manhattan Book Review, \u003cb\u003e4.5\/5 Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eA miniature version of the many-voiced conversation that is the SF genre . . . There’s life in the old genre yet.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Neil Clarke’s Anthologies with Night Shade Books\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Readers should savor the stories a few at a time to get the most out of Clarke’s \u003cb\u003esuperior selections\u003c\/b\u003e . . . but there are \u003cb\u003eno inferior pieces here. This is a fine, thoughtful book.\u003c\/b\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003ci\u003eNot One of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Well-known SF authors grace this . . . \u003cb\u003etop-notch selection of imaginative and thought-provoking stories.\u003c\/b\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003efor \u003ci\u003eMore Human Than Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Clarke’s \u003cb\u003estellar reprint anthology \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the expansive variety of space exploration stories. . . . \u003cb\u003eOutstanding works\u003c\/b\u003e in which extreme environments bring out the best and worst of human nature.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Twenty one \u003cb\u003efascinating tales from some of science fiction’s new stars\u003c\/b\u003e. The reprint collection is \u003cb\u003emulticultural and diverse\u003c\/b\u003e, with tales of all kinds and from some unusual places. . . . \u003cb\u003eMany standouts in this one and likely something here for all sorts of different kinds of folks\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e —Manhattan Book Review, \u003cb\u003e4.5\/5 Stars\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003ci\u003eThe Final Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This hefty anthology of imperial SF covers\u003cb\u003e great space battles, small dramas within an empire, hopeless bureaucracy, and even living space stations\u003c\/b\u003e, zooming in and out to capture every nuance . . . The \u003cb\u003ediverse array of stories ensures that there’s plenty of interest for any fan\u003c\/b\u003e of large-scale SF.” \u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eMasterful editor Neil Clarke has assembled an exotic, bountiful treasure chest\u003c\/b\u003e of reprint tales dedicated to that mode of SF that \u003cb\u003ecan arguably be said to constitute the very core of the field\u003c\/b\u003e, the space opera.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAsimov’s\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Clarke has assembled a wide range of authors – from old masters like Robert Silverberg to more recent talents such as Aliette De Bodard – each offering a different take on the central premise. . . \u003cb\u003eThere isn’t a bad piece amongst them\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the Galaxy really is there for the taking.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eStarburst\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires,\u003c\/i\u003e reviewed by Alister Davison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “As editor Clarke points out in his introduction, when most people hear the term galactic empire, they immediately picture Darth Vader and Star Wars. But there is a long history of star-faring empires in the genre, with \u003cb\u003estories that imagine our human tendencies to explore and conquer among the stars\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . The stories gathered here, all of which have appeared elsewhere, \u003cb\u003eshow the huge range of possibilities of the chosen theme\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The \u003cb\u003efirst must-read anthology of the year\u003c\/b\u003e, no question, is Neil Clarke’s \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e, an \u003cb\u003eambitious (read: huge\u003c\/b\u003e) collection of SF tales featuring far-flung confederations in the stars. \u003cb\u003eThe TOC is a who’s-who of virtually everyone doing important work at short length in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e —John O’Neil, \u003ci\u003eBlack Gate \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eBrings together some of the best voices writing in the genre today. . . . a stunning collection of short fiction\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eWorldsInInk \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eGalactic Empires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Clarke’s \u003cb\u003estellar reprint anthology\u003c\/b\u003e explores the expansive variety of space exploration stories. . . . \u003cb\u003eOutstanding works\u003c\/b\u003e in which extreme environments bring out the best and worst of human nature.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eTwenty one fascinating tales from some of science fiction’s new stars.\u003c\/b\u003e The reprint collection is multicultural and diverse, with tales of all kinds and from some unusual places. . . . \u003cb\u003eMany standouts in this one and likely something here for all sorts of different kinds of folks.\u003c\/b\u003e”—Manhattan Book Review, \u003cb\u003e4.5\/5 Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781597809399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Night Shade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591478128846,"sku":"9781597809399","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ae120314-2114-4e83-ae5c-0d04478b892f.jpg?v=1637753235","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781597809399","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}