| The Time Traveler's Almanac: A Time Travel Anthology Contributor(s): VanderMeer, Ann (Author), VanderMeer, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765374242 ISBN-13: 9780765374240 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $37.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Collections & Anthologies - Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014009954 |
| Physical Information: 1.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.27" (2.00 lbs) 960 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life. |
Contributor Bio(s): VanderMeer, Ann: - ANN VANDERMEER is the Hugo Award-winning former editor of Weird Tales magazine and has worked with her husband, Hugo-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning writer JEFF VANDERMEER on the genre-defining anthologies The New Weird, Steampunk, and The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities, and the World Fantasy Award-winning The Weird. They live in Tallahassee, Florida.VanderMeer, Jeff: - Jeff VanderMeer's New York Times bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, was shortlisted for a half dozen more, and has been made into a movie. His novel, Borne, is the first release from Farrar, Straus and Giroux's new MCD imprint and has received wide critical acclaim, including a rare trifecta of rave review from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. The novel has also been optioned by Paramount and it continues to explore themes related to the environment, animals, and our future. The New Yorker has called Jeff "the weird Thoreau" and he frequently speaks about issues related to climate change and storytelling, including at DePaul, MIT, and the Guggenheim. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida. |