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Fiction Short Stories

The Engine of Recall

by (author) Karl Schroeder

introduction by Stephen Baxter

Publisher
Red Deer Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2005
Category
Short Stories, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780889953239
    Publish Date
    Mar 2005
    List Price
    $16.95

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Aurora Award Nominee, 2006

Gathered here for the first time are the finest science-fiction stories, including the previously unpublished novelette "Alexander's Road," by the award-winning Karl Schroeder The Engine of Recall tales are of ordinary people in astonishing circumstances Whether stranded alone on the frigid oceans of Saturn's moon Titan, or searching for stolen nuclear bombs under the rusting oil derricks of Azerbaijan, Schroeder's characters assert their humanity in inhuman circumstances

Combining classic adventure and sophisticated speculation, the ten stories in this collection are sure to satisfy a broad range of readers

Includes an introduction by Stephen Baxter

The original story "Alexander's Road" was nominated for the Aurora Award -- Canada's top Science Fiction award -- for best short work in English

About the authors

Karl Schroeder was born to a in Brandon Manitoba. His family is part of a Mennonite community that has lived in southern Manitoba for over one hundred years. Karl moved to Toronto to pursue a writing career. His novel Permanence won the 2003 Aurora Award for best Canadian SF novel. Karl is married with a daughter and he divides his time between writing fiction and consulting - chiefly in the area of Foresight Studies and technology.

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Stephen Baxter is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering. 

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