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Starlight 3

by · 2001

Starlight (Patrick Nielsen Hayden) seriesbook 3 of 3

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Since its debut in 1996, Starlighthas been recognized as the preeminent original anthology of science fiction and fantasy. Its stories have won the Nebula Award, the Sturgeon Award, and the Tiptree Award. Starlight 1itself won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. The series represents the best new short fiction in fantasy and SF.

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Now, with Starlight 3, award-winning editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden offers a new serving of powerful, original stories. Some are playful, some rigorous, or exuberant, or melancholy; some are set in the world of today, and some amidst the farthest stars or in worlds that never were.

Stephen Baxter

Terry Bisson

Ted Chiang

Susanna Clarke

Brenda W. Clough

D. G. Compton

Cory Doctorow

Andy Duncan

Colin Greenland

Alex Irvine

Geoffrey A. Landis

Maureen F. McHugh

Susan Palwick

Madeleine E. Robins

Greg van Eekhout

Jane Yolen

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adult
Length
medium · 352 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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