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A Tom Doherty Associates Book
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A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2016. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Nina Allan, Tara Isabella Burton, Monica Byrne, Rebecca Campbell, P. Djèlí Clark, Indrapramit Das, Alix E. Harrow, N. K. Jemisin, Margaret Killjoy, Cixin Liu, Melissa Marr, David Nickle, Laurie Penny, Daniel Polansky, Lettie Prell, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Caighlan Smith, Lavie Tidhar, Rajnar Vajra, Genevieve Valentine, Carrie Vaughn, and Alyssa Wong. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Terminal by Lavie Tidhar
Thousands people ridding small cheap one-man space vehicles called "jalopies", waves of them, destine to "Terminal Beach" on Mars. It's an one-way trip, without telling they would arrive there alive. During flight, the swarm communicates, within and relayed back behind.
Thousands people ridding small cheap one-man space vehicles called "jalopies", waves of them, destine to "Terminal Beach" on Mars. It's an one-way trip, without telling they would arrive there alive. During flight, the swarm communicates, within and relayed back behind.
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This story of those crusaders is foremost juggles of strong personal emotions, beautifully felt. They are grandpa-to-be who desires to go in space, lady who faces fatal cancer, nurse whose job gradually kindles her purposeless life. The trick Tidhar plays here? sudden switch of voices and use of poetic language. Show Less
Original publication date
2017-01-10
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Some of the Best from Tor, 2016
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