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more about #jonathanstrahan Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I've been finding short-story anthologies giving me more bang for my buck than novels the past year or two. And I don't think I read any of these Ecli... more » JimBonJovi: That's a cracking good cover. more » phoghat: Look to find, I did. Where to buy? more » Biku: If reading short fiction is labourious, how do you ever handle a novel? But if you mean reading an *anthology* is labourious, then I totally back you ... more » Grey_Area: Hooray for the Eclipse series! I hope these yearly anthologies will win over more readers and writers to find the best that is possible in speculative... more » Barnabus: I just picked up Strahan's annual anthology of the year's best sci-fi and fantasy, so I'm glad to hear that I'm in good hands. These days I'm as likel... more » tetracycloide: reading short fiction is laborious? what kind of a sci-fi fan are you?!??! more » Klebert L. Hall: "Since when do pumpkins need to be steam-powered, anyway?" You might as well ask "since when do pumpkins need to be carved into Jack-o lanterns?". -K... more » bonniegrrl: Isn't a steampunk pumpkin just pumpkin pie? #steampunk more » einsteinsquandry: I was unaware that Victorians needed steam to power their food and decorations. #steampunk more » pockifish: ok, I for one like steampunk. But this is waaaay too much. I want my steampunk to make some kind of sense! (ie, goggles should only be used if they c... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Do Victorian steampunks listen to death metal? #steampunk more » Cory Gross: It doesn't have enough superfluous gears to be Steampunk. #steampunk more » aubreyf: s/nap/dirtnap/i #steampunk more » Presidentpez: My mom mentioned Steampunk...it's over. #steampunk more » Tk42OnE: If you guys hate "Steampunk" so much, why do you keep putting it on your site, even if it's to say it should take a nap? This is pretty much the only... more » Franklin Harris: Anthologies like Eclipse and Fast Forward seem to be filing part of the void left by the decline of fiction magazines. more » Grey_Area: The first two volumes of Eclipse were truly great. What I really dig is that these are general Speculative Fiction, no themes. You ain't going to cott... more » MosesMonster: And where might one find such gems? I'm going to blow a paycheck. more » RutherfordHamjelly: Why do you guys black-list Jack McDevitt? If you want great space opera, why omit his "Hutch" and "Alex Benedict" stories? I'm constantly surprised ... more » -
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Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
If you believe in reading short fiction for pleasure, you're condemned to frequent disappointment. Most short fiction, even the good stuff, is... laborious. So when reading the anthology Eclipse Three, you may be startled at the unexpected sensation of enjoyment.
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#steampunk
Steam-Pumpkin Proves Steampunk Needs A Nice Nap
Jonathan Strahan may call steampunk "Victorian cyberpunk," while Paul Cornell dubs it "the moment the future died," but this "steampunk pumpkin" is the ultimate proof of steampunk overload. Since when do pumpkins need to be steam-powered, anyway? [Instructables] -
#anthologieswecrave
3 New Anthologies Bring Werewolves, ADD-Afflicted Drinking Birds, And Awesomeness
This may be the best era for original anthologies since the days of Dangerous Visions. Jonathan Strahan announced the final list of contributors for Eclipse 3, and it's made of want. Other anthologies promise down-and-dirty werewolves, and stellar flash fiction. More » -
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Space Opera Has Come Of Age — But Has It Left Humans Behind?
Space opera has come a long, galaxy-spanning way since 1941. With a second book in the New Space Opera series out this summer, we examine the genre's origins, and see how the new book compares.
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Visions That Are Only Dangerous In Their Afterimage
Eclipse Two, the second volume of Jonathan Strahan's original anthology series, lives up to its hype. Some of the genre's strongest short-story writers ply their trade, with no goal but to tell solid speculative tales.
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