The New Space Opera 2 Author:Gardner Dozois (Editor), Jonathan Strahan (Editor) The brightest names in science fiction pen all-new tales of space and wonder. The rich space opera tradition, extending from the off-world voyages of Verne and Wells to this galaxy-embracing anthology, is arguably sf's most prolific subgenre. The new space opera 2 shares with the old the interstellar sweep of events and exotic lo... more »cales, but Dozois and Strahan's all-original anthology shows how the genre's purveyors have updated it, with rigorous science, well-drawn characters and excellent writing. Many of the stories play with the scope that characterizes classic space opera. This solid follow-up anthology to 2007's The New Space Opera 2 includes all new stories that show how far space opera has come since its pulp beginnings in the '30s and '40s. These are entertaining and provocative tales of interstellar adventure, written by a laundry list of genre heavyweights
Contents:
Utriusque Cosmi (2009) / novelette by Robert Charles Wilson
The Island (2009) / novelette by Peter Watts
Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance (2009) / novelette by John Kessel
To Go Boldly (2009) / short story by Cory Doctorow
The Lost Princess Man (2009) / novelette by John Barnes
Defect (2009) / novelette by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
To Raise a Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves [Sunspin] (2009) / novelette by Jay Lake
Shell Game [Polity Universe] (2009) / novelette by Neal Asher
Punctuality (2009) / short story by Garth Nix
Inevitable (2009) / novelette by Sean Williams
Join The Navy and See the Worlds (2009) / short story by Bruce Sterling
Fearless Space Pirates of the Outer Rings (2009) / novelette by Bill Willingham
From the Heart (2009) / novelette by John Meaney
Chameleons (2009) / novella by Elizabeth Moon
The Tenth Muse (2009) / novelette by Tad Williams
Cracklegrackle (2009) / novelette by Justina Robson
The Tale of the Wicked (2009) / novelette by John Scalzi
Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz [Catastrophe Baker] (2009) / short story by Mike Resnick
The Far End of History (2009) / novelette by John C. Wright