Federations Author:John Joseph Adams (Editor) From Star Trek to Star Wars, from Dune to Foundation, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast intergalactic societies, and the challenges facing those living in or trying to manage such societies. The stories in Federations will continue that tradition, and herein you will find a mix of all-new, original fiction, alongsi... more »de selected reprints from authors whose work exemplifies what interstellar SF is capable of.
Contents:
Introduction (Federations) (2009) • essay by John Joseph Adams
Mazer in Prison [Ender's Universe] (2005) / novelette by Orson Scott Card
Carthago Delenda Est / shortstory by Genevieve Valentine
Life-Suspension (2009) / shortstory by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Terra-Exulta (2009) / shortstory by S. L. Gilbow
Aftermaths [Cordelia Vorkosigan] (1986) / shortstory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Someone Is Stealing the Great Throne Rooms of the Galaxy (2006) / shortstory by Harry Turtledove
Prisons (1992) / shortstory by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason
Different Day (2009) / shortstory by K. Tempest Bradford
Twilight of the Gods (2009) / novelette by John C. Wright
Warship (1979) / shortstory by George R. R. Martin and George Guthridge
Swanwatch (2009) / shortstory by Yoon Ha Lee
Spirey and the Queen (1996) / novelette by Alastair Reynolds
Pardon Our Conquest (2009) / shortstory by Alan Dean Foster
Symbiont (1985) / novelette by Robert Silverberg
The Ship Who Returned [The Ship Who . . .] (1999) / novelette by Anne McCaffrey (variant of The Ship That Returned)
My She (2009) / shortstory by Mary Rosenblum
The Shoulders of Giants (2000) / shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer
The Culture Archivist (2009) / shortstory by Jeremiah Tolbert
The Other Side of Jordan (2009) / shortstory by Allen Steele
Like They Always Been Free (2009) / shortstory by Georgina Li
Eskhara (2009) / shortstory by Trent Hergenrader
The One with the Interstellar Group Consciousnesses (2009) / shortstory by James Alan Gardner
Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy / shortstory by Catherynne M. Valente