The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels

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Gardner R. Dozois
Robinson, 2009 - Fiction - 800 pages
Few forms suit science fiction better than the short novel: long enough to flesh out the details of an alien world or bizarre future society, yet short enough to pack a punch. This book collects 13 short science fiction novels.

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SURFACING
57
THE HEMINGWAY HOAX
111
MR BOY
197
Copyright

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About the author (2009)

Gardner Dozois was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 23, 1947. After working as an Army journalist, he became a science fiction and fantasy editor and author. He was the founding editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies and editor of Asimov's from 1984 until 2004. His work as an editor received more than 40 Hugo Awards, 40 Nebula Awards, and 30 Locus Awards. He received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor 15 times between 1988 and his retirement from Asimov's in 2004. He wrote books including Strangers and short stories including The Peacemaker and Morning Child, which won the Nebula Award for Short Story in 1983 and 1984, respectively. He also collaborated with George R. R. Martin on a series of themed anthologies including Songs of the Dying Earth, Old Mars, Dangerous Women, and Rogues. In 2011, Dozois was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He died on May 27, 2018 at the age of 70.

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