Starwater Strains

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Macmillan, May 2, 2006 - Fiction - 352 pages
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Gene Wolfe follows his acclaimed all-fantasy short story collection, Innocents Aboard, with a volume devoted primarily to his science fiction. The twenty-five stories here amply demonstrate his range, excellence, and mastery of the form. A few tantalizing samples:
"Viewpoint" takes on the unreality of so-called "reality" TV and imagines such a show done truly for real, with real guns. "Empires of Foliage and Flower" is in the classic Book of the New Sun series. "Golden City Far." is about dreams, high school, and finding love, which Wolfe says "is about as good a recipe for a story as I've ever found." You're sure to agree.

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User Review  - popejephei - LibraryThing

This isn't the finest collection of his stories I can think of, but Gene Wolfe, on a bad day, is better than nearly any other American writing today. It has become cliche to note that he is probably ... Read full review

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User Review  - igor.kh - LibraryThing

I liked almost all the stories. The following is more my reflection on the subject, rather than on the style or prose, which are always masterful. Hit is +, miss is -: + Viewpoint (2001) - Rattler ... Read full review

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Contents

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III
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IV
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VI
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VIII
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Starwater Strains: New Science Fiction Stories
Gene Wolfe
Limited preview - 2006
Starwater Strains
Gene Wolfe
Limited preview - 2005

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About the author (2006)

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe.



A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.

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TitleStarwater Strains
AuthorGene Wolfe
Editionreprint, revised
PublisherMacmillan, 2006
ISBN0765312034, 9780765312037
Length352 pages
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