by Isaac Asimov
First published 2012
This anthology brings together twenty-five science fiction tales spanning decades of the genre. The collection opens with contemporary voices like Mary A. Turzillo exploring environmental nomads in "Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads" and reaches back to classic authors including Philip K. Dick's alien encounter "Beyond Lies the Wub" and Kurt Vonnegut's satirical "The Big Trip Up Yonder." Isaac Asimov contributes "Youth" while Ayn Rand offers her dystopian novella "Anthem." The stories range from Theodore Sturgeon's "Tiny and the Monster" to Harry Harrison's "Sense of Obligation," each author bringing distinct perspectives to questions of technology, humanity, and the future. Veterans like Henry Kuttner and Murray Leinster appear alongside newer writers, creating a dialogue across generations of science fiction storytelling that captures both the genre's evolution and its enduring themes.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, classic-literature
Vibes: classic, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, dialogue-across-generations
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
750 pages · ebook · Wildside Press