Federations: Martin, Bujold, McCaffrey and more
Fantasy stalwarts George RR Martin, Lois McMaster Bujold and Anne McCaffrey have put their skills to good use in creating stories for a newly published anthology entitled Federations.
Federations features 23 stories from 25 writers, including, in addition to Bradford, Steele and Valentine, Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason, Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Alan Dean Foster, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove and Catherynne M. Valente, and is available from Prime Books for $14.95.
For additional information, visit http://johnjosephadams.com/federations
Synopsis
From Star Trek to Star Wars, and from Dune to Foundation, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast interstellar societies, and the challenges facing those living in or trying to manage such societies.
The stories in Federations continue that tradition, and herein you would find a mix of all-new, original fiction, alongside selected reprints from authors whose work exemplifies what interstellar SF is capable of, including Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, George R. R. Martin, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, and many more.
John Joseph Adams is the editor of the anthologies Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, Seeds of Change, and The Living Dead. Forthcoming work includes By Blood We Live, The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Living Dead 2. He is also the assistant editor at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Federations is now available at traditional brick-and-mortar stores nationwide and via online retailers such as Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.com. It also available for the Amazon Kindle and in various formats via ebook retailer Fictionwise. Other ebook versions are forthcoming for Sony Reader and Mobipocket Reader.
Posted: July 13th, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: George RR Martin
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