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Fantasy: The Best of 2002
A collection of the best fantasy prose written in 2002, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by two of fantasy's most respected editors. Continuing ibooks' series of popularly-priced, rack-sized "Best of the Year" books edited and designed to appeal to fantasy fans whose budgets may be taxed by more expensive "Best of the Year" collections.
* vii • Introduction (Fantasy: The Best of 2002) • essay by Karen Haber and Robert Silverberg
* 1 • Our Friend Electricity • (2002) • novelette by Ron Wolfe
* 43 • King Rainjoy's Tears • [Gaunt and Bone] • (2002) • novelette by Chris Willrich
* 75 • Social Dreaming of the Frin • (2002) • shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin
* 87 • Agamemnon's Run • (2002) • novelette by Robert Sheckley
* 119 • Creation • (2002) • shortstory by Jeffrey Ford
* 135 • The Face of an Angel • (2002) • novelette by Brian Stableford
* 171 • Dating Secrets of the Dead • (2002) • shortstory by David Prill
* 194 • Luck • (2002) • novelette by James Patrick Kelly
* 231 • The Majesty of Angels • (2002) • novelette by Robert Reed
* 257 • Ailoura • (2002) • novelette by Paul Di Filippo
* 299 • Mr. Gaunt • (2002) • novella by John Langan
368 pages, Paperback
First published April 29, 2003
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Robert Silverberg
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Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
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The stars are for the best stories; Brian Stableford, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Scheckley....
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