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This volume presents a collection of science‑fiction short stories and novelettes written by a variety of authors, including Gregory Benford, Robert L. Forward, Paul J. Nahin, Charles Sheffield, Kurd Lasswitz, Vernor Vinge, Fred Hoyle, Philip Latham, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, G. Harry Stine, John R. Pierce, Isaac Asimov, Larry Eisenberg, J. F. Bone, James McConnell, James Tiptree, Jr., Chad Oliver, Morton Klass, Suzette Haden Elgin, and Mario Pei.
First publish date: July 18, 1985
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Isaac Asimov
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