Full Spectrum 2 Author:Lou Aronica (Editor), Shawna McCarthy (Editor), Amy Stout (Editor), Patrick LoBrutto (Editor) Ranging from the unforeseen consequences of an angelic invasion (Robert Sampson's "A Plethora of Angels") to a poignant last visit by a modern-day Frankenstein's monster to its former home (Alan Rodgers's "Frankenstein Goes Home"), the 27 original stories in this collection provide a varied sampling of some of the best writers in speculative fic... more »tion. Contributions by established authors including Vonda N. McIntyre, Patricia A. McKillip, David Brin, and Greg Bear as well as new authors David Cleary, Joseph Gangemi, Marcos Donnelly, Deborah Million, and Mike Kallenberger testify to the continued strength of the genre.
Contents - 27 stories:
-- The Doorkeeper of Khaat by Patricia A. McKillip;
-- A Plague of Strangers by Karen Haber;
-- Malheur Maar by Vonda N. McIntyre;
-- The Part of Us That Loves by Kim Stanley Robinson;
-- The Edge of the World by Michael Swanwick;
-- Shiva by James Killus;
-- An Excerpt from The Confession of the Alchemist Edward Dee Who Was Burnt in the City of Findas on the Planet Paracelsus 1437 Pic (Post Imperial Colonial Period) by Michaela Roessner;
-- Strange Attractions by Lori Ann White;
-- The Boy in the Tree by Elizabeth Hand;
-- All Our Sins Forgotten by David Ira Cleary;
-- The Painted Man by Joseph Gangemi;
-- 'Saurus Wrecks by Edward Bryant;
-- Whistle by Jack McDevitt;
-- Attitude of the Earth Toward Other Bodies by James Sallis;
-- A Plethora of Angels by Robert Sampson;
-- Then I Sleeps and Dreams of Rose by Deborah Million;
-- As a Still Small Voice by Marocs Donnelly;
-- Silver by Steven Spruill;
-- Re: Generations by Mike McQuay;
-- The Giving Plague by David Brin;
-- Close to Light by Charles Oberndorf;
-- Rain Steam and Speed by Steven Popkes;
-- Dogs Die by Michael Kallenberger;
-- The Gamemaker by Carolyn Ives Gilman;
-- Barbara Hutton Toujours by Gay Partington Terry;
An anthology of 27 powerful tales that push the imagination. Authors included are Greg Bear, David Brin, Edward, Bryant, David Ira Cleary, Marcos Nonnelly, Josepdh Gangemi and more.