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Compostela (Tesseracts Twenty)

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edited by Spider Robinson and James Alan Gardner

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Compostela (Tesseracts Twenty) Compostela (Tesseracts Twenty) Compostela (Tesseracts Twenty) is an anthology of hard and soft science fiction stories that best represent a futuristic view of the sciences and how humanity might be affected (for better or worse) by a reliance in all things technological. The stories contained within the pages of Compostela are a reflection of the world we live in today; where science produces both wonders and horrors; and will leave us with a future that undoubtedly will contain both. Journeys to the stars may be exhilarating and mind-expanding, but they can also be dangerous or even tragic. SF has always reflected that wide range of possibilities. Featuring works by these Canadian visionaries: Alan Bao, John Bell, Chantal Boudreau, Leslie Brown, Tanya Bryan, J. R. Campbell, Eric Choi, David Clink, paulo da costa, Miki Dare, Robert Dawson, Linda DeMeulemeester, Steve Fahnestalk, Jacob Fletcher, Catherine Girczyc, R. Gregory, Mary-Jean Harris, Geoffrey Hart, Michaela Hiebert, Matthew Hughes, Guy Immega, Garnet Johnson-Koehn, Michael Johnstone, Cate McBride, Lisa Ann McLean, Rati Mehrotra, Derryl Murphy, Brent Nichols, Susan Pieters, Alexandra Renwick, Rhea Rose, Robert J. Sawyer, Thea van Diepen, Nancy SM Waldman. Meet the Editors and Authors Mark Leslie's interview with the editors: on KOBO Writing Life About the title of this anthology: For more than 1,000 years, Santiago de Compostela (Compostela means “field of stars”) has attracted pilgrims to walk to the cathedral that holds St. James the apostle's relics. The stories in this anthology in their own way tell the tale of futuristic travelers who journey into the dark outer (or inner) reaches of space, searching for their own connections to the past, present and future relics of their time. About the Series: [CLICK] for more information ABOUT THE TESSERACTS SERIES ABOUT THE EDITORS: Spider Robinson Since he began writing professionally in 1972, Spider Robinson has won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, three Hugo Awards, a Nebula, and numerous other international and regional awards. Most of his 36 books are still in print. His short work has appeared in magazines around the planet and in numerous anthologies. The Usenet newsgroup alt.callahans and its many offshoots, inspired by his Callahan’s Place series, were an important non-porn network in early cyber­space. In 2006 he became the only writer ever to collaborate at novel-length with First Grandmaster of Science Fiction Robert A. Heinlein, posthumously completing VARIABLE STAR at the request of the Heinlein estate. That same year, the US Library of Congress invited him to Washington D.C. to be a guest of the First Lady at the White House for the National Book Festival. In 2008 he shared the Rob­ert A. Heinlein Award for Lifetime Excellence in Literature with his mentor Ben Bova. Spider was regular book reviewer for Galaxy, Analog and New Destinies magazines for a decade, and contributes occasional book reviews to The Globe And Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, for which he wrote a regular Op-Ed column, The Crazy Years, from 1996-2004. As an audiobook reader of his own and others’ work, he has won the Earphones Award and been a finalist for the Audie. In 2001 he released Belaboring The Obvious, a CD featuring original music accompanied by Canadian guitar legend Amos Garrett. He has written songs in collaboration with David Crosby and with Todd Butler. Spider was married for 35 years to Jeanne Robinson, a writer, choreographer, former dancer and teacher who died of biliary cancer in 2010. She was founder/Artistic Director of Halifax’s Nova Dance Theatre during its 8-year history. The Robinsons collaborated on the Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-winning Stardance Trilogy, concerning zero gravity dance and its role in communication in space. Spider and Jeanne met in the woods of Nova Scotia at the end of the 60s, and lived for their last two decades in British Columbia. James Alan Gardner Raised in Simcoe and Bradford, Ontario, James Alan Gardner earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. A graduate of the Clarion West Fiction Writers Workshop, Gardner has published science fiction short stories in a range of periodicals, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Amazing Stories. In 1989, his short story "The Children of Crèche" was awarded the Grand Prize in the Writers of the Future contest. Two years later his story "Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large" won an Aurora Award; another story, "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream," won an Aurora and was nominated for both the Nebula and Hugo Awards. He has written a number of novels in a "League of Peoples" universe in which murderers are defined as "dangerous non-sentients" and are killed if they try to leave their solar system by aliens who are so advanced that they think of humans like humans think of bacteria. This precludes the possibility of interstellar wars. He has also explored themes of gender in his novels, including Commitment Hour in which people change sex every year, and Vigilant in which group marriages are traditional. Gardner is also an educator and technical writer. His book Learning UNIX is used as a textbook in some Canadian universities. A Grand Prize winner of the Writers of the Future contest, he lives with his family in Waterloo, Ontario. REVIEWS: "This anthology of sci fi/fantasy stories contains some real oddities." - Jo Ann Hakola "I recommend this book if you like fast-paced, clever writing; a short story format; poetry; speculative fiction; well-plotted stories and well-developed characters..." - Diana H. Maine

Editors and Authors: Contents / Bios: Foreword:     There is such a thing as a Zeitgeist         by James Alan Gardner Marvin by Alan Bao A New Lexicon of Loss by John Bell Better by Chantal Boudreau Trespass by Leslie Brown The Other Story by Tanya Bryan Creaky Wheel by J. R. Campbell Plot Device by Eric Choi After Midnight by David Clink The Dead Languages of the Wind by David Clink A Perfect and Pleasant Day by paulo da costa Grounded by Miki Dare The White Bear by Robert Dawson The Last Indie Truck Stop on Mars     by Linda DeMeulemeester Gifted Fingers by Steve Fahnestalk The Eyes of Others by Jacob Fletcher Ancient Tech by Catherine Girczyc Card by Catherine Girczyc The Tell by Roxanne Gregory The Immortal Fire by Mary-Jean Harris Childhood's End by Geoffrey Hart Resignation by Michaela Hiebert Nature Tale by Matthew Hughes Epilogue by Guy Immega Buried, But Not Dead by Garnet Johnson-Koehn For You, Endlessly by Michael Johnstone Scavengers by Cate McBride No More At All by Lisa Ann McLean The Shadowed Forest by Rati Mehrotra In Memory Of by Derryl Murphy Intervention by Brent Nichols Ghost in the Machine by Susan Pieters Dear Houston by Alexandra Renwick From Alpha Centauri The Earth Is A Blue Bowl Of     Fish Soup by Rhea Rose ‘Gel Theta One by Rhea Rose The Shoulders of Giants by Robert J. Sawyer I Never Expected The Stars by Thea van Diepen No Others Like Us by Nancy SM Waldman Afterword by Spider Robinson Cover art by nirut123rf

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