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Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats
Before They Were Giants First Works from Science Fiction Greats Author:James L. Sutter (Editor) See how it all began! In Before They Were Giants, editor James L. Sutter collects the first published stories of 15 of science fiction and fantasy's most important authors, including winners of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, New York Times bestsellers, and members of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Along with thes... more »e often rare or never-before-anthologized stories, all 15 authors provide brand-new retrospective critiques and interviews discussing the stories' geneses, how publication affected their lives, and what they know now about writing that they wish they'd known then.
Contents, 15 stories plus interviews:
Where It All Began • essay by James L. Sutter;
The Guy with the Eyes [Callahan] (1973) / Spider Robinson • interview of Spider Robinson by James L. Sutter;
Fragments of a Hologram Rose (1977) / William Gibson • interview of William Gibson by James L. Sutter;
A Long Way Back (1960) / Ben Bova • interview of Ben Bova by James L. Sutter;
Possible to Rue (1963) / Piers Anthony • interview of Piers Anthony by James L. Sutter;
Craphound (1998) / Cory Doctorow • interview of Cory Doctorow by James L. Sutter;
Highway 61 Revisited (1986) / China Miéville • interview of China Miéville by James L. Sutter;
In Pierson's Orchestra (1976) / Kim Stanley Robinson • interview of Kim Stanley Robinson by James L. Sutter;
Destroyers (1967) / Greg Bear • interview of Greg Bear by James L. Sutter;
Out of Phase (1969) / Joe Haldeman • interview of Joe Haldeman by James L. Sutter;
The Coldest Place [Known Space] (1964) / Larry Niven • interview of Larry Niven by James L. Sutter;
Mirrors and Burnstone (1988) / Nicola Griffith • interview of Nicola Griffith by James L. Sutter;
Just a Hint (1981) / David Brin • interview of David Brin by James L. Sutter;
A Sparkle for Homer (1991) / R. A. Salvatore • interview of R. A. Salvatore by James L. Sutter;
The Boys (1987) / Charles Stross • interview of Charles Stross by James L. Sutter;
Ginungagap (1980) / Michael Swanwick • interview of Michael Swanwick by James L. Sutter.