{"product_id":"the-best-military-science-fiction-of-the-20th-century-stories-9780345439895","title":"The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space--and on the frontiers of the human mind.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience fiction's finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superiority\" \u003c\/b\u003e Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side's own advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Dragonrider\" \u003c\/b\u003e A tale of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Second Variety\" \u003c\/b\u003e Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movie \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner, \u003c\/i\u003e reaches new heights of terror with his post-apocalyptic vision of the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The Night of the Vampyres\" \u003c\/b\u003e A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin's gripping drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Hero\" \u003c\/b\u003e Joe Haldeman's short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat, \u003ci\u003eThe Forever War\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Ender's Game\" \u003c\/b\u003e The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card's masterpiece of military science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLUS SEVEN MORE EPIC STORIES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Among Thieves\" by Poul Anderson\u003cbr\u003e \"Hangman\" by David Drake\u003cbr\u003e \"The Last Article\" by Harry Turtledove\u003cbr\u003e \"The Game of Rat and Dragon\" by Cordwainer Smith\u003cbr\u003e \"To the Storming Gulf\" by Gregory Benford\u003cbr\u003e \"Wolf Time\" by Walter Jon Williams\u003cbr\u003e \"The Scapegoat\" by C. J. Cherryh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuaranteed to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest fears--truly among the finest tales of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345439895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.12w x 1.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2001 pg. 1360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2001 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2001 pg. 167\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry Turtledove, George R. R. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776004518069,"sku":"9780345439895","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2c000f18-9417-4276-ba9f-b3109a2b2589.jpg?v=1730821652","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-military-science-fiction-of-the-20th-century-stories-9780345439895","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}