num_pages: 491
description: An anthology which . . . serves as an excellent snapshot of modern SF. The GuardianWe are not alone!From War of the Worlds to Invasion of the Body Snatchers ET to Close Encounters creators of science fiction have always eagerly speculated on just how the story of alien contact would play out.Editor Marty Halpern has gathered together some of the best stories of the last 30 years by today's most exciting genre writers (FEATURING STORIES STEPHEN BAXTER ORSON SCOTT CARD CORY DOCTOROW KAREN JOY FOWLER NEIL GAIMAN STEPHEN KINGURSULA K. LE GUIN ELIZABETH MOON PAT MURPHY CHARLES STROSS MICHAEL SWANWICK HARRY TURTLEDOVE AND MANY OTHERS) weaving a tapestry that covers a broad range of from the insidious to the violent to the transcendent.
language: English
title: Alien Contact
publisher: Night Shade Books