The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction is a short story anthology of the highest order, showcasing the talents of some of the world’s greatest science fiction writers, including Peter F Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Jay Lake, Eric Brown, Adam Roberts, Paul Di Filippo and Ian Watson.
The eclectic stories and novelettes in this collection range from futuristic murder mysteries, to widescreen space opera, to tales of contact with alien beings. All stories are original to the collection and have never appeared in print before. This is truly a book for all lovers of science fiction and is a fabulous introduction to the world of Solaris Books.
"A collection of which anyone would have been proud to have written just one tale."
- Michael Marshall Smith on Jeffrey Thomas
"Such realistic brilliance, you can see a whole civilization in it."
- The Times on Steven Baxter
"Good, old-fashioned, seat-of-the-pants storytelling."
- The Third Alternative on Neal Asher
"Features some very fine, and highly original stories. A fine, exuberant anthology."
- Locus
"The kinds of stories that renew an interest in the expansive, imagination-liberating possibilities of science fiction. A+"
- SF Site
"If this exceptional anthology is any indication, the future of Solaris Books looks very bright indeed."
- Paul Goat Allen, Explorations Reviews
The eclectic stories and novelettes in this collection range from futuristic murder mysteries, to widescreen space opera, to tales of contact with alien beings. All stories are original to the collection and have never appeared in print before. This is truly a book for all lovers of science fiction and is a fabulous introduction to the world of Solaris Books.
"A collection of which anyone would have been proud to have written just one tale."
- Michael Marshall Smith on Jeffrey Thomas
"Such realistic brilliance, you can see a whole civilization in it."
- The Times on Steven Baxter
"Good, old-fashioned, seat-of-the-pants storytelling."
- The Third Alternative on Neal Asher
"Features some very fine, and highly original stories. A fine, exuberant anthology."
- Locus
"The kinds of stories that renew an interest in the expansive, imagination-liberating possibilities of science fiction. A+"
- SF Site
"If this exceptional anthology is any indication, the future of Solaris Books looks very bright indeed."
- Paul Goat Allen, Explorations Reviews
Keith Brooke's first novel appeared in 1990, since when he has published four more adult novels, two collections, and over 60 short stories. Since 1997 he has run the web-based SF, fantasy and horror showcase infinity plus (www.infinityplus.co.uk), featuring the work of around 100 top genre authors, including Michael Moorcock, Stephen Baxter, Connie Willis, Gene Wolfe, Vonda McIntyre and Jack Vance. His latest novel, Genetopia, was published by Pyr in February 2006. Writing as Nick Gifford, his teen fiction is published by Puffin, with one novel optioned by Little Bird.
