Iterations by Robert J. Sawyer, James Alan Gardner (Introduction)
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- Pub. Date: April 2008
- 306pp
- Sales Rank: 375,171
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2008
- Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited
- Format: Paperback, 306pp
- Sales Rank: 375,171
- ISBN-13: 9780889954168
- ISBN: 088995416X
Synopsis
"Sawyer is one of the hottest science-fiction writers anywhere."-Maclean's
This first collection of short stories by the man The Ottawa Citizen calls "the dean of Canadian science fiction" includes Hugo Award nominee "The Hand You're Dealt," Bram Stoker Award finalist "Fallen Angel," Aurora Award winner "Peking Man," and Arthur Ellis Award winner "Just Like Old Times."
In these pages, you'll inhabit the mind of a Tyrannosaurus rex, join Sherlock Holmes as he solves the mystery of the missing aliens, and find out why Pope Mary resigned.
Biography
Robert J. Sawyer-called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science-fiction writer out there these days" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News-won the 2003 Best Novel Hugo Award-the top international honor in science-fiction writing.
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Both Very Good and Poor Short Storiesby Kataman1
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March 21, 2009: I am not usually a big fan of the short story. There are some really good ones in this collection by Sawyer who in my opinion is the current best at the scifi novel. Each tale is presented with an introduction as to how Sawyer came up with the idea for the tale.
There is an excellent tale involving Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson being drawn into the future to solve a puzzling riddle. There is also a tale about high school student who is kind of nerdy but smart. He is always the last one picked (or not even picked) for sports teams in school. He gets the ultimate revenge against the jocks that wronged him. There is are several tales that deal with parallel universes and dinosaurs. All in all I really enjoyed about half the tales and the other half were just so-so. Since you can skip over the tales that you don't care for, I give the book 4 stars based on the really good ones.
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