Future Games
By: edited by Paula Guran
Contributors: Shirley, John, 1953-; Martin, George R. R.; Waldrop, Howard; Card, Orson Scott; Morrow, James, 1947-; Westerfeld, Scott; Wilhelm, Kate; Effinger, George Alec; Williams, Genveive; Marley, Louise, 1952-; Doctorow, Cory; Richards, Joel; Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann; Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Esaias, Timons; Moudy, Walter F. (Walter Frank), 1929-1973
Publisher: Prime Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781607013815
Subjects: Short stories
Description: "Human competition is eternal. We thrill to victory, we suffer the agony of defeat. No matter what the future brings, sports will be a part of it. But what forms will these games take? Who will be the spectator, who will play? Will aliens be our opponents or machines? Will physical competition even exist? What rules will we play by? What will be at stake? What rewards will be reaped by the victors? What fates await the defeated? Will the entire universe be our arena or will our world be smaller than today? Visionary authors speculate on what swifter, higher, stronger, and winning will mean in the near and distant future."--
Notes: Preface by Paula Guran
"Will the Chill" by John Shirley
"Run to Starlight" by George R. R. Martin
"Man-Mountain Gentian" by Howard Waldrop
"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
"The Fate of Nations" by James Morrow
"Unsportsmanlike Conduct" by Scott Westerfeld
"Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis!" by Kate Wilhelm
"Breakaway" by George Alec Effinger
"Kip, Running" by Genevieve Williams
"Diamond Girls" by Louise Marley
"Anda's Game" by Cory Doctorow
"Listen" by Joel Richards
"Name That Planet!" by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
"Distance" by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
"Pawn" by Timons Esaias
"The Survivor" by Walter F. Moudy
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: 9
authors: Paula Guran; title: Will the Chill
pagenum: 13
authors: John Shirley; title: Run to Starlight
pagenum: 33
authors: George R. R. Martin; title: Man-Mountain Gentian
pagenum: 61
authors: Howard Waldrop; title: Ender's Game
pagenum: 79
authors: Orson Scott Card; title: The Fate of Nations
pagenum: 117
authors: James Morrow; title: Unsportsmanlike Conduct
pagenum: 123
authors: Scott Westerfeld; title: Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis!
pagenum: 169
authors: Kate Wilhelm; title: Breakaway
pagenum: 183
authors: George Alec Effinger; title: Kip, Running
pagenum: 207
authors: Genevieve Williams; title: Diamond Girls
pagenum: 219
authors: Louise Marley; title: Anda's Game
pagenum: 241
authors: Cory Doctorow; title: Listen
pagenum: 271
authors: Joel Richards; title: Name That Planet!
pagenum: 281
authors: Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; title: Distance
pagenum: 297
authors: Maya Kathryn Bohnhoff; title: Pawn
pagenum: 333
authors: Timons Esaias; title: The Survivor
pagenum: 345
authors: Walter F. Moudy; title: About the Authors
pagenum: 373; title: About the Editor
pagenum: 379; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 381