Galactic Empires

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621 pages

English language

Published 2017 by Night Shade Books.

ISBN:
978-1-59780-884-2
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OCLC Number:
936534161

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4 stars (1 review)

"Neil Clarke, publisher of the award-winning Clarkesworld magazine, presents a collection of thought-provoking and galaxy-spanning array of galactic short science fiction. From E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman, to George Lucas' Star Wars, the politics and process of Empire have been a major subject of science fiction's galaxy-spanning fictions. The idiom of the Galactic Empire allows science fiction writers to ask (and answer) questions that are shorn of contemporary political ideologies and allegiances. This simple narrative slight of hand allows readers and writers to see questions and answers from new and different perspectives. The stories in this book do just that. What social, political, and economic issues do the organizing structure of "empire" address? Often the size, shape, and fates of empires are determined not only by individuals, but by geography, natural forces, and technology. As the speed of travel and rates of effective communication increase, so too does the size …

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4 stars

I didn't love every story in this collection, but I loved a lot of them.

And if you're serious about science fiction, many of the stories are by authors on your must-read list. Of course, you might have read the stories elsewhere, but it's probably easier to get this book from the library and read the stories than to look up all the stories first and verify that you've read them elsewhere.

Subjects

  • American Science fiction
  • Imperialism
  • Fiction