num_pages: 398
description: One of the great themes of science fiction is the exploration of other worlds in our galaxy and beyond. As Robert Silverberg writes in his introduction to Between Worlds, “an essentially infinite universe offers essentially infinite scope for the imagination.” Traveling distant realms of time and space, storytellers design vast interstellar and planetary landscapes, assemble alien anatomies and cultures, and grapple with astonishing new ideas — following the laws of science, of course.For this volume — an SFBC creation — Silverberg asked some of today’s best sf writers to take a fresh look at this inexhaustible theme, and they came up with a collection of dazzlingly original tales. All the novellas here encapsulate the star-faring theme with an intriguing twist: characters in transit between worlds are undergoing internal transitions as well.Contents:Introduction (2004) • Robert Silverberg • ixBetween Worlds (2004) • Stephen Baxter • 1The Wreck Of the Godspeed (2004) • James Patrick Kelly • 61Shiva In Shadow (2004) • Nancy Kress • 123The Colonel Returns To the Stars (2004) • Robert Silverberg • 179Keepsakes (2004) • Mike Resnick • 245Investments (2004) • Walter Jon Williams • 299
language: English
title: Between Worlds
titlecomplete: Between Worlds
genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Short Stories
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Science Fiction Book Club