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The anthology contains eleven short works by various science fiction authors, including one by the editor himself, together with an introduction explaining the project by the editor and an introduction and occasionally an afterword to each story by its author. Each story was original to the anthology
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notes that the authors "each explor some aspect of theirs that they did not find a way of dealing with in the books of the series proper. ... And, once again, the stories remain true to their universes and characters, so they deliver good first-contact experiences for series novices as well as happy
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in May 1999, with a book club edition following from Avon and the Science Fiction Book Club in July of the same year. Paperback and trade paperback editions were issued by Eos/HarperCollins in May 2000 and December 2005, respectively, and an ebook edition by HarperCollins e-books in March 2009. The
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assesses the book as "an important anthology that should appeal to all serious readers of SF." He notes that "ome entries ... stand more or less independent of what has preceded them. Others ... are essentially engaging footnotes, filling in worthwhile bits of information that never made it into
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previous novels. Still others... continue an author's ongoing stories beyond the reach of the major works. ... All the stories are, at a minimum, very good, and several are outstanding. The Le Guin and Simmons contributions are particularly worthy of award consideration."
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writes "this collection of novellas ... serves as a sampler of the best of the genre. Highly recommended for series fans and newcomers alike and a good choice for most sf collections."
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first British edition was issued in hardcover and trade paperback by Orbit/Little Brown in June 1999, with a paperback edition following from Orbit in July 2000.
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authors set in those authors' fantasy universes. Four authors (Card, Le Guin, McCaffrey, and Silverberg) had stories included in both collections.
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calls the book "n ideal combination of the reassuringly familiar and the excitingly new: should prove as popular as its fantasy predecessor."
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Reviews were positive, generally noting the anthology's status as a science fiction equivalent to the editor's previous fantasy anthology
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of each author (the exact ones are noted in the Contents section below). Silverberg was also the editor of the
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reading for longtime fans." The book is rated a "must" for young adult science fiction collections.
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https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robert-silverberg/far-horizons/
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Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction
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Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction
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The book has also been translated into Dutch, French, Polish and
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anthologies, which similarly contain new short works by
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964
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Robert Silverberg Presents the Great SF Stories: 1964
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Science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg
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Index


Robert Silverberg
Amy Halperin
Science fiction
Avon Books
ISBN
0-380-97630-7
OCLC
40180250
Dewey Decimal
LC Class
anthology
science fiction
Robert Silverberg
Avon Eos
Spanish
fictional universes
Legends
fantasy
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ekumen
Joe Haldeman
The Forever War series
Investment Counselor
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game series
David Brin
Uplift Universe
Robert Silverberg
Roma Eterna

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