Description: Sword & Planet, Paperback by Ruocchio, Christopher (EDT), ISBN 1982192143, ISBN-13 9781982192143, Brand New, Free shipping in the US NEW STORIES IN THE GRAND SPACE FANTASY TRADITION! SCIENCE FICTION? FANTASY? SWORDS AND BLASTERS? IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR BOTH? The distant futurelike the distant pastis a place of myths, of legends, and of great heroes. Cyborg knights battle extraterrestrial demons to rescue a peaceful village. A young girl unlocks an ancient power to protect her world from off-world colonists. Here are stories not where magic is science, but with magic and science. Not knights and castles, but knights and starships. Wizards and ray guns. Swords and planets. In . Butlers Power and Prestige, a pair of two-bit mercenaries are hired to solve a murder in a labyrinth beneath a crumbling city at the end of time. A young knight must face down an alien menace and awaken the power within in . Virdis A Knight Luminary, and in Saving the Emperor Simon R. Green takes us deep into the Imperial City of Virimonde . . . and offers a glimpse at how the Deathstalker clan rose to power and fame. Enjoy tales from Tim Akers, Jessica Cluess, . Hachmeister, Susan R. Matthews, . McCarthy, Jody Lynn Nye, and Tom Toner; a new world from Warhammer 40,000 author Peter Fehervari; and a new chapter in the Sun Eater saga from Christopher Ruocchio. Contributors: Tim Akers . Butler Jessica Cluess Peter Fehervari Simon R. Green . Hachmeister Susan R. Matthews . McCarthy Jody Lynn Nye Christopher Ruocchio Tom Toner . Virdi AboutSword Planet: ...the wide mix of stories, and the surprising places they go make this anthology a particular joy from start to finish... ofers a glimpse into everything that made stories like these a popular standby since the pulp era, with enough creativity, variety and talent showcased to prove that theres still plenty of life in the century-old genre... I recommend it heartily.Analog Sword Planetbreathes new life into a genre that many understandably felt was left moldering in the grave. Its old-school wonder with twenty-first century polish - whats not to like?Warped Factor AboutStar Destroyers,coedited by Christopher Ruocchio: . . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel.Booklist . . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. Its recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure.Publishers Weekly . . . youd probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and theres some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that theyre all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. Whats not to like?Analog
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Book Title: Sword & Planet
Author: Ruocchio, Christopher (EDT)
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