- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (Dec 7 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312275706
- ISBN-13: 978-0312275709
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.2 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,296,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Science fiction authors like to think big; their work spans galaxies and remakes worlds. The thus-far-fictional act of radically changing other planets to suit human desires is the theme of Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming, edited by Gardner Dozois, SF's greatest short fiction editor since the legendary John W. Campbell. Dozois has assembled 20 powerful, imaginative stories by many of SF's finest writers, from Poul Anderson and Arthur C. Clarke to Stephen Baxter and Bruce Sterling.
These stories were first published between 1954 and 2001; a majority are from the 1990s. The stories are often hard SF, but they don't sacrifice characterization for ideas or technology. SF fans will love this anthology if they don't mind that women make up only two of the contributors and not many more of the protagonists. Dozois has also edited a companion volume about remaking humanity, Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future. --Cynthia Ward
From Publishers Weekly
Hugo-winner Gardner Dozois offers a sizable anthology of classic tales of man's efforts to remake other worlds in Earth's image: Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming. Contributors of these vivid visions of space colonies include Arthur C. Clarke, Pamela Sargent, Poul Anderson and Kim Stanley Robinson.
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This review is from: Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (Paperback)
I never read this book, really. I just came here and realized that the average rating was 2 stars based on one review, so I decided to skew the average for fun. Bye....
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By starguy "tcmars" (mountain view, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (Paperback)
Terraforming...creating a living world from a dead one. What a grand, mind-blowing concept! And, it ought to have that effect on one's outlook. But, reading these timid, tepid, boring stories of people nominally in the process of making new worlds, one is tempted to ask "why bother?" If it was the intent of the editor to choose only such UN-inspiring works to demonstrate terraforming, I would say "hidden agenda"; if, however, these represent the very zenith of sci-fi thought on the subject of terraforming, then I would say, shame on sci-fi! For me, terraforming DOES stir the blood, so I only experienced the tedium and lack of vision that this collection engendered; it in no way blunted my enthusiasm. To catch the vision of terraforming, may I suggest: If you really must read this book, borrow a copy from someone, get it on loan from your local library, or buy it USED; otherwise, save your money.
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By starguy "tcmars" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (Paperback)
Terraforming...creating a living world from a dead one. What a grand, mind-blowing concept! And, it ought to have that effect on one's outlook. But, reading these timid, tepid, boring stories of people nominally in the process of making new worlds, one is tempted to ask "why bother?" If it was the intent of the editor to choose only such UN-inspiring works to demonstrate terraforming, I would say "hidden agenda"; if, however, these represent the very zenith of sci-fi thought on the subject of terraforming, then I would say, shame on sci-fi! For me, terraforming DOES stir the blood, so I only experienced the tedium and lack of vision that this collection engendered; it in no way blunted my enthusiasm. To catch the vision of terraforming, may I suggest: If you really must read this book, borrow a copy from someone, get it on loan from your local library, or buy it USED; otherwise, save your money. |
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