Twenty-First Century Science Fiction
Edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden.
Editorial dream team David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden's giant anthology of the best SF of the first wave of the twenty-first century
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous
anthology — close to 250,000 words — edited by two of the most prestigious
and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories
from some of science fiction’s greatest up-and-coming authors.
David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans’ first opportunities to see what their considerable
talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on
what’s coming next in the science fiction field.
The
anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established
favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory
Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include
winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field’s major awards.
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David G. Hartwell
David Geddes Hartwell (1941-2016) was an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. He worked for Signet (1971–73), Berkley Putnam (1973–78), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1980–85, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor Books (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative at CAN-CON in Ottawa, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, his title at Tor/Forge Books was "Senior Editor." He chaired the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, was the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He held a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.

