Playboy Book of Science Fiction - Softcover

Turner, Alice K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061073423 ISBN 13: 9780061073427

Publisher: Eos, 1999

Synopsis

A collection of short stories from such contributors as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin covers topics such as the golden age, new wave, cyberpunk, and virtual sex

About this title

Review:

Despite (or perhaps because of) its once taboo subject matter, Playboy magazine has garnered a reputation as a market for daring, innovative short fiction since its inception in 1953. In particular, science fiction authors used Playboy as a forum for stories in which they explored literary themes and adult situations that would have rendered them unpublishable by mainstream SF magazines then aimed at teenagers. Alice K. Turner, Playboy's fiction editor, has collected a remarkable set of science fiction stories for this anthology. The list of prestigious, award-winning authors whose stories graced the magazine's pages between those (in)famous photos reads like a science fiction hall of fame: Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, Norman Spinrad, Damon Knight, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., J.G. Ballard, Frederick Pohl, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, and more. The stories span from the late 1960s through the late 1990s, with several SF subgenres such as new wave and cyberpunk represented. Some of these works are reprints, some are original, but each provides a glimpse into a fascinating sidebar in SF publishing. (Adult content and situations)

About the Author:

Alice K. Turner, one of America's most renowned editors, has been at the fictional helm of Playboy for over a decade, nurturing today's literary lights and discovering tomorrow's stars. In her own right, she is the author of The History of Hell and the editor of Playboy Stories. She lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eos
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0061073423
• ISBN 13: 9780061073427
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480