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Mission Critical Paperback – 9 July 2019
by
Aliette de Bodard
(Author),
Greg Egan
(Author),
Gregory Feeley
(Author),
Jason Fischer
(Author),
John Barnes
(Author),
Linda Nagata
(Author),
Peter F. Hamilton
(Author),
Tobias S Buckell
(Author),
Yoon Ha Lee
(Author),
Jonathan Strahan
(Editor)
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Houston, we have a problem... Life is fragile. The difference between success and failure can come down to the thread of a screw; and when it goes wrong, you fix it - or someone dies. Featuring stories by Peter F. Hamilton, Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette de Bodard and more.
- Print length416 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSolaris
- Publication date9 July 2019
- Dimensions12.86 x 2.79 x 19.84 cm
- ISBN-101781085803
- ISBN-13978-1781085806
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Yoon Ha Lee's debut novel, Ninefox Gambit, won the Locus Award for best first novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards. Its sequels, Raven Stratagem and Revenant Gun, were also Hugo finalists. His middle grade novel Dragon Pearl was a New York Times bestseller, and won the Mythopoeic Award and the Locus Award for YA. His most recent book is Tiger Honor, a companion novel to Dragon Pearl. Lee lives in Louisiana with his family and an extremely lazy cat, and has not yet been eaten by gators.
Born in the Caribbean, Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling author. His novels and over seventy stories have been translated into 18 languages. He has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards for Best New Science Fiction Author. He currently lives in Ohio.
Jonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy Award award-winning editor, anthologist, and podcaster. He has edited more than 70 books, is reviews editor for Locus, a consulting editor for Tor.com, and co-host and producer of the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.
Born in the Caribbean, Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling author. His novels and over seventy stories have been translated into 18 languages. He has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards for Best New Science Fiction Author. He currently lives in Ohio.
Jonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy Award award-winning editor, anthologist, and podcaster. He has edited more than 70 books, is reviews editor for Locus, a consulting editor for Tor.com, and co-host and producer of the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.
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- Publisher : Solaris (9 July 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1781085803
- ISBN-13 : 978-1781085806
- Dimensions : 12.86 x 2.79 x 19.84 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 364,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 2,199 in Science Fiction Anthologies
- 3,278 in Hard Science Fiction (Books)
- 4,847 in Exploration Science Fiction
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Reviewed in Australia on 20 June 2020
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Another enjoyable anthology of problem solving SF stories edited by Jonathan Strahan. Liked all the stories, impossible to name a favourite.
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Great SF collection from some known and some unknown (to me at least)
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Ala Suliman
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2019Verified Purchase
A very nice collection with some interesting ideas, some stories better then the other, but generally a good sf anthology
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april
3.0 out of 5 stars
decent read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2019Verified Purchase
one really good stories, some decent ones, and a few boring ones...with lots of made-up technical jargon...did not give them authenticity...ok for the price
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A. W. Guy
2.0 out of 5 stars
Some good others not so good
Reviewed in Canada on 6 December 2019Verified Purchase
Eclectic stories mostly difficult to read. The authors think we think like them, not true! Writers of science fiction need to get over themselves and understand that knowing your audience is more profitable than knowing yourself!

Robert
3.0 out of 5 stars
not worth thr buy.
Reviewed in Canada on 9 September 2019Verified Purchase
Did not like it.

GS_Jennsen
4.0 out of 5 stars
An uneven anthology with several fascinating highlights
Reviewed in the United States on 16 August 2019Verified Purchase
Anyone who reads short story anthologies know the quality of stories will be uneven. Further, different styles appeal to different readers. For me, the highlights of MISSION CRITICAL were:
- "The Empty Gun" by Yoon Ha Lee (which I enjoyed enough to go buy Ninefox Gambit)
- "Genesong" by Peter F. Hamilton (an emotional, poignant departure from Mr. Hamilton's usual style)
- "Something in the Air" by Carolyn Ives Gilman (a flawed but fascinating twist on concepts of quantum entanglement and the nature of reality)
- "Lost in Splendour" by John Meaney (an often amusing take on generational divides and the things that make all of us human)
- "The Fires of Prometheus" by Allen M. Steele (a touching tale of living and dying in space)
- "The Empty Gun" by Yoon Ha Lee (which I enjoyed enough to go buy Ninefox Gambit)
- "Genesong" by Peter F. Hamilton (an emotional, poignant departure from Mr. Hamilton's usual style)
- "Something in the Air" by Carolyn Ives Gilman (a flawed but fascinating twist on concepts of quantum entanglement and the nature of reality)
- "Lost in Splendour" by John Meaney (an often amusing take on generational divides and the things that make all of us human)
- "The Fires of Prometheus" by Allen M. Steele (a touching tale of living and dying in space)
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