Facets
A collection of stories.
STATE OF THE ART
In the high-tech field, state of the art defines the cutting edge. In
science fiction, Walter Jon Williams is the state of the art.
Praised for his entertaining, thoughtful novels, including HARDWIRED,
VOICE OF THE WHIRLWIND, and ANGEL STATION, Williams is also an acclaimed master of short fiction. Here are his finest works collected together
for the first time in book form.
Among the stories included here are "Surfacing," a poignant tale of
communication between humans and other species; "Dinosaurs," a classic
SF story about a war between two widely differing alien races, and "Side Effects," a chilling prophecy of the future of health care. All reveal
new aspects of a remarkable talent.
Contents:
- Introduction by Roger Zelazny
- Surfacing
- Video Star
- No Spot of Ground
- Flatline
- Side Effects
- Witness
- Wolf Time
- The Bob Dylan Solution
- Dinosaurs
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Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams has published twenty novels and short fiction collections. Most are science fiction or fantasy -Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Aristoi, Metropolitan, City on Fire to name just a few - a few are historical adventures, and the most recent, The Rift, is a disaster novel in which "I just basically pound a part of the planet down to bedrock." And that's just the opening chapters. Walter holds a fourth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, and also enjoys sailing and scuba diving. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Kathy Hedges.
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