Omelette's Lifepunk

– A spaceship hurtles into the unknown carrying humanity’s last hope, but does it also carry the seeds of its own doom? –

– The galaxy’s ultimate facilitator finds himself pursued by relentless enemies, while, of greater importance, there’s a puzzle to be solved –

– A rescue mission to a hostile alien world turns out to be far more than it seems –

– The Celtic nation has reclaimed its homeland, forcing the English into impoverished enclaves, but hot-headed English youth isn’t about to take that lying down –

– A trivial disagreement between two off-duty super soldiers out for some R&R escalates and escalates, eventually endangering an entire world –

Thirteen tales of human striving, of ingenuity, brilliance, desperate action, violence, and resolution. Thirteen tales of Conflict, of Science Fiction at its absolute best.

Full contents:
1. Introduction – Ian Whates
2. Psi.Copath – Andy Remic
3. The Maker’s Mark – Michael Cobley
4. Sussed – Keith Brooke
5. The Cuisinart Effect – Neal Asher
6. Harmony in My Head – Rosanne Rabinowitz
7. Our Land – Chris Beckett
8. Fallout – Gareth L. Powell
9. Proper Little Soldier – Martin McGrath
10. War Without End – Una McCormack
11. Dissimulation Procedure – Eric Brown
12. In the Long Run – David L. Clements
13. Last Orders – Jim Mortimore
14. Songbirds – Martin Sketchley

Godlike Machines edited by Jonathan Strahan

• Alastair Reynolds unlocks the secrets inside an alien spaceship—secrets that could change the world…if only a repressive regime would believe its last surviving explorer.

• Stephen Baxter sends wormhole builders to Titan, but what they discover there may fuel their wildest dreams...or destroy them.

• Cory Doctorow turns the idea of godlike machines on its head with replicating machines that turn cities back into wilderness.

• Sean Williams leads a spacer agent through a subterranean Structure...and into space-time itself.

• Robert Reed—in a story about the ancient, Jupiter-sized Great Ship—looks at a strange passenger who has been onboard far longer than seems possible.

• Greg Egan gives us an alien technology only he could imagine—a wandering world that’s inexplicably warm enough to support life.

I.Troika by Alastair Reynolds

II.Return to Titan by Stephen Baxter

III.There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by Cory Doctorow

IV.A Glimpse of the Marvellous Structure (and the Threat It Entails) by Sean Williams

V.Alone by Robert Reed

VI.Hot Rock by Greg Egan

　　《树人》 -  节选（请发邮件至coy[at]dl.cn索取全文）
　　《树人》延续了厄休拉·勒古恩惯用的沉稳叙事风格。这篇小说的和作者其他的一些小说有一个共同的宇宙背景，但是其中的幻想元素不是那么抢眼。然而在娓娓道来的故事中，每一位主人公都在自己痛苦的抉择中挣扎，强烈的情感冲突成为了这篇小说的看点。
　　

　　这三篇小说都属于中文幻想星空奖最受欢迎翻译小说的候选作品，喜欢这三篇小说的朋友可以为它们投上一票。
　　至于什么是中文幻想星空奖，见下面的软文。

致第42宇宙银河系惑星地球华语片儿区的全体幻想迷：


你是否：

* 还在为市场上琳琅满目鱼龙混杂的“科幻/奇幻年选”而捂着自己的钱包犹豫不决？
* 还在为自己钟情的某部作品无法参与“银河奖”投票而感到遗憾？
* 还在为自己欣赏的某部网络小说始终难登“文学”大雅之堂而愤愤不平？
* 还在为国外幻迷们能在世界科幻大会上济济一堂地围观“雨果奖”颁奖典礼而羡慕不已？

你可曾：

* 想要看到《科幻世界》、《科幻大王》、《九州幻想》、《九州志》、《今古传奇·奇幻》、《新幻界》、起点中文网、17K中文网……等等媒体上发表或出版的作品摒弃隔阂，站在同一起跑线上公平竞争？
* 想要各路学院派死评论家、资深出版人、编辑、著名作者……与你零距离分享对同一部作品的感受与喜悦？
* 想要目睹中国幻想文学真正出现“百花齐放、百家争鸣”的局面？
* 想要拥有中国幻迷自己的年度狂欢盛会？
* 想要亲手推动这一历史性事件的实现？

—— 现在，我们来了！“中文幻想星空奖”，是由一群资深幻想爱好者发起的，旨在奖励年度优秀中文幻想文学作品的纯民间公益性奖项。

我们拥有：

* 最权威的专家评审团队伍。
* 最全面的年度作品资料库。
* 最细致完善的评选流程。
* 最高规格的颁奖典礼。
* “自由、独立、公开”是我们的特点。
* “全民参与，共勉共进”是我们的口号。

无论是轻点鼠标投下您宝贵的一票，还是花几分钟为我们的资料库增加一篇作品、一篇评论，或者留下几句意见和建议，您便已经参与到这一里程碑式的历史进程中！

犹如银河在星空中方显得璀璨，犹如星星之火必可以燎原，我们相信：

* 地上本没有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。
* 天上本没有星星，点燃梦想的人多了，也便成了星空！

华语幻想文学竞技场
中国未来星云雨果奖
—— 期待您的参与和支持！

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China Mieville - The City and the City, Macmillan

Stephen Baxter - Ark, Gollancz

Adam Roberts - Yellow Blue Tibia, Gollancz

Ursula Le Guin - Lavinia, Gollancz

 

 

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