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Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Mike Ashley
SeriesBritish Library Science Fiction Classics
Series part Volume No. 14
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780712353564
ClassificationsDewey:823.0876208
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 6 August 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Terror in the steamy jungles of Venus, encounters on the arid expanse of Jupiter; asteroids mysteriously bursting with vegetation whizz past and reveal worlds beyond imagination orbiting the giver of all known life - the Sun. Mike Ashley curates this literary tour through the space around this heavenly body, taking in the sights of Mercury, Venus, Mars, an alternate Earth, strange goings on on Saturn and tales from a bizarre civilization on Neptune. Pluto (still a planet in the Classic period of SF) becomes the site for a desperate tale of isolation, and a nameless point at the limits of the Sun's orbital space gives rise to a final poetic vision of this spot in the universe we call home... Born of the Sun collects one story for each of the planets thought to be in our solar system during the Golden Age of SF, from some of the greatest, and from some of the most obscure, authors of the genre. Featuring the genius works of Larry Niven, Poul Andersen, Clifford D Simak, Clare Winger Harris and many more.

Author Biography

Mike Ashley has edited several British Library Science Fiction Classics anthologies which explore Golden Age themes such as artificial intelligence, time travel and encounters with aliens. These collections include Beyond Time: Classic Tales of Time Unwound and The End of the World and Other Catastrophes