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The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
Harry Turtledove
其他書名
Stories
出版
Random House Worlds
, 2002-01-22
主題
Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Fiction / Alternative History
Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
ISBN
0345449517
9780345449511
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=moY6AaN7oQoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Explore fascinating, often chilling
“
what if
”
accounts of the world that could have existed—and still might yet . . .
Science fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present,
and
future, including:
•
“The Lucky Strike”:
When the
Lucky Strike
is chosen over the
Enola Gay
to drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinson’s gripping tale.
•
“Bring the Jubilee”:
Ward Moore’s novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history.
•
“Through Road No Wither”:
After Hitler’s victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bear’s apocalyptic vision of the future.
•
“All the Myriad Ways”:
Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmon’s death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Niven’s brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences.
•
“Mozart in Mirrorshades”:
Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the past—with disastrous results.
. . . as well as
“The Winterberry” by Nicholas A. DiChario • “Islands in the Sea” by Harry Turtledove • “Suppose They Gave a Peace” by Susan Shwartz • “Manassas, Again” by Gregory Benford • “Dance Band on the
Titanic
” by Jack L. Chalker • “Eutopia” by Poul Anderson • “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders • “The Death of Captain Future” by Allen Steele • and “Moon of Ice” by Brad Linaweaver
The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.