The Ascent of wonder

the evolution of hard SF

Hardcover, 990 pages

English language

Published Aug. 27, 1994 by TOR.

ISBN:
978-0-312-85062-3
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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4 stars

At the time, this was the third Hartwell anthology I had read. It presents stories that have a solid foundation in sciences and math, which the editors define as hard scifi. It had creative, interesting, and very readable stories. My impression back then, this was like sipping a fine wine, as opposed to other light scifi books, which would be like sipping a cola or water. You can have them all in the end, and I do read the lighter stuff too. I do recommend this one.

Subjects

  • Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
  • Science fiction, English -- History and criticism.
  • Science fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
  • Literature and science -- English-speaking countries.