The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
Author: | Ian Watson Ian Whates |
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Robinson, 2012 |
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Book Type: | Anthology |
Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
War is becoming increasingly 'SF-ized' with remotely controlled attack drones and robot warriors already in development and being tested. Over the past 100 years the technology of war has advanced enormously in destructive power, yet also in sophistication so that we no longer seem to live under the constant threat of all-out global thermonuclear cataclysm. So what will future wars be like? And what will start them: religion, politics, resources, refugees, or advanced weaponry itself?
Watson and Whates present a gripping anthology of SF stories which explores the gamut of possible future conflicts, including such themes as nuclear war, psychological and cyberwars, enhanced soldiery, mercenaries, terrorism, intelligent robotic war machines, and war with aliens.
All the stories in this collection of remarkable quality and diversity reveals humankind pressed to the limits in every conceivable way.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - essay by Ian Whates and Ian Watson
- Peacekeeper - shortstory by Brad R. Torgersen and Mike Resnick
- From Out of the Sun, Endlessly Singing - shortstory by Simon R. Green
- All for Love - (1962) - shortstory by Algis Budrys
- The War Artist - (2011) - shortstory by Tony Ballantyne
- The War Memorial - (1995) - shortstory by Allen Steele
- Politics - (1990) - novelette by Elizabeth Moon
- Arena - (1944) - novelette by Fredric Brown
- Peacekeeping Mission - (2008) - shortstory by Laura Resnick
- The Peacemaker - (1964) - shortstory by Fred Saberhagen
- Junked: A Combat K Adventure - (2009) - shortfiction by Andy Remic
- The Liberation of Earth - (1953) - shortstory by William Tenn
- A Clean Escape - (1985) - shortstory by John Kessel
- Storming Hell - (2009) - novelette by John Lambshead
- Solidarity - (2005) - novella by Walter Jon Williams
- The Price - (2010) - novelette by Michael Z. Williamson
- The Horars of War - (1970) - shortstory by Gene Wolfe
- The Traitor - (1997) - novelette by David Weber
- The Game of Rat and Dragon - (1955) - shortstory by Cordwainer Smith
- Caught in the Crossfire - (1978) - shortstory by David Drake
- The Rhine's World Incident - (2008) - shortstory by Neal Asher
- Winning Peace - (2007) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
- Time Piece - (1970) - shortstory by Joe Haldeman
- The Wake - (2011) - shortstory by Dan Abnett
- The Pyre of New Day - novelette by Catherine Asaro
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