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We have always fought. War is the furnace that forges new technologies and pushes humanity ever onward. We are the children of a battle that began with fists and sticks, and ended on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Beyond here lies another war, infinite in scope and scale.
But who will fight the wars of tomorrow? Join Elizabeth Bear, Indrapramit Das, Aliette de Bodard, Garth Nix, An Owomoyela, Peter Watts, and many, many more in an exploration of the furthest extremes of military science fiction…
List of contents
- Introduction, Jonathan Strahan
- The Evening of Their Span of Days, Carrie Vaughn
- The Last Broadcasts, An Owomoyela
- Faceless Soldiers, Patchwork Ship, Caroline M. Yoachim
- Dear Sarah, Nancy Kress
- The Moon is Not a Battlefield, Indrapramit Das
- Perfect Gun, Elizabeth Bear
- Oracle, Dominica Phettaplace
- In Everlasting Wisdom, Aliette de Bodard
- Command and Control, David D. Levine
- Conversations with an Armory, Garth Nix
- Heavies, Rich Larson
- Overburden, Genevieve Valentine
- Weather Girl, E. J. Swift
- Mines, Eleanor Arnason
- ZeroS, Peter Watts
About the author
Jonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy Award award-winning editor, anthologist, and podcaster. He has edited more than 70 books, is reviews editor for
Locus, a consulting editor for
Tor.com, and co-host and producer of the Hugo-nominated
Coode Street Podcast.
Summary
War is the furnace that forges new technologies and pushes humanity ever onward. Beyond here lies another war, infinite in scope and scale. But who will fight the wars of tomorrow? Join Elizabeth Bear, Indrapramit Das, Aliette de Bodard, Garth Nix and many, many more in an exploration of the furthest extremes of military science fiction.
