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Mission – Tomorrow – edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt

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"Mission - Tomorrow" edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.

“Mission – Tomorrow” edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.


Title: Mission – Tomorrow
Editor(s): Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Cover Artist: Stephan Martinière
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: November 2015
ISBN-10: 1476780943
ISBN-13: 9781476780948
Contents:
   “Tombaugh Station” by Robin Wayne Bailey
   “Excalibur” by Jack McDevitt
   “The Race For Arcadia” by Alex Shvartsman
   “A Walkabout Amongst The Stars” by Lezli Robyn
   “Sunrise On Mercury” by Robert Silverberg
   “In Panic Town, On The Backward Moon” by Michael F. Flynn
   “The Ultimate Space Race” by Jaleta Clegg
   “Orpheus’ Engines” by Christopher McKitterick
   “Around The NEO in 80 Days” by Jay Werkheiser
   “Iron Pegasus” by Brenda Cooper
   “Airtight” by Michael Capobianco
   “Windshear” by Angus McIntyre
   “On Edge” by Sarah A. Hoyt
   “Tartaros” by Mike Resnick
   “Malf” by David D. Levine
   “Ten Days Up” by Curtis C. Chen
   “The Rabbit Hole” by James Gunn
   “Rare (Off Earth) Elements” (Sam Gunn) by Ben Bova
   “Tribute” (The Gift from the Stars) by Jack Skillingstead

Laugh Lines by Ben Bova

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"Laugh Lines" by Ben Bova.

“Laugh Lines” by Ben Bova.


Title: Laugh Lines
Author(s): Ben Bova
Cover Artist: Bob Eggleton
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: July 2008
ISBN-10: 1416555609
ISBN-13: 9781416555605
Contents:
   “Introduction”
   “The Starcrossed”
   “Cyberbooks”
   “Crisis of the Month”
   “The Great Moon Hoax or A Princess of Mars”
   “The Supersonic Zeppelin”
   “Vince’s Dragon”
   “The Angel’s Gift”
   “A Slight Miscalculation”

The Hard SF Renaissance – edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer

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Title: The Hard SF Renaissance
Author(s): Poul Anderson, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, David Brin, Ted Chiang, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Greg Egan, Michael Flynn, Joe Haldeman, James P. Hogan, James Patrick Kelly, Nancy Kress, Geoffrey A. Landis, David Langford, Paul Levinson, Paul McAuley, G. David Nordley, Frederik Pohl, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl Schroeder, Charles Sheffield, Joan Slonczewski, Brian Stableford, Allen Steele, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, Vernor Vinge, Peter Watts, Sarah Zettel
Editor(s): Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell
Cover Artist: Gregory Manchess
Language: English
Original Publisher: Tor Books
Originally Published: November 2002
Publisher: Orb Books
Published: October 2003
ISBN-10: 031287636X
ISBN-13: 9780312876364
Contents:
   “Introduction: New People, New Places, New Politics” by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
   “Gene Wars” by Paul McAuley
   “Wang’s Carpets” by Greg Egan
   “Genesis” by Poul Anderson
   “Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” by Kim Stanley Robinson
   “On the Orion Line” by Stephen Baxter
   “Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress
   “Matter’s End” by Gregory Benford
   “The Hammer of God” by Arthur C. Clarke
   “Think Like a Dinosaur” by James Patrick Kelly
   “Mount Olympus” by Ben Bova
   “Marrow” by Robert Reed
   “Microbe” by Joan Slonczewski
   “The Lady Vanishes” by Charles Sheffield
   “Bicycle Repairman” by Bruce Sterling
   “An Ever-Reddening Glow” by David Brin
   “Sexual Dimorphism” by Kim Stanley Robinson
   “Into the Miranda Rift” by G. David Nordley
   “The Shoulders of Giants” by Robert J. Sawyer
   “A Walk in the Sun” by Geoffrey A. Landis
   “For White Hill” by Joe Haldeman
   “A Career in Sexual Chemistry” by Brian Stableford
   “Reef” by Paul McAuley
   “Exchange Rate” by Hal Clement
   “Reasons to Be Cheerful” by Greg Egan
   “Griffin’s Egg” by Michael Swanwick
   “Great Wall of Mars” by Alastair Reynolds
   “A Niche” by Peter Watts
   “Gossamer” by Stephen Baxter
   “Madam Butterfly” by James P. Hogan
   “Understand” by Ted Chiang
   “Halo” by Karl Schroeder
   “Different Kinds of Darkness” by David Langford
   “Fast Times at Fairmont High” by Vernor Vinge
   “Reality Check” by David Brin
   “The Mendelian Lamp Case” by Paul Levinson
   “Kinds of Strangers” by Sarah Zettel
   “The Good Rat” by Allen Steele
   “Built Upon the Sands of Time” by Michael Flynn
   “Taklamakan” by Bruce Sterling
   “Hatching the Phoenix” by Frederik Pohl
   “Immersion” by Gregory Benford

The Leading Edge – A Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 3 – edited by Michael W. Reed

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Title: The Leading Edge – A Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy 3
Series: Leading Edge
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): David M. Bastian, Shayne Bell, Ron Blankenship, Cara Bullinger, Dave Doering, Melva Gifford, Peter Haymond, Todd Hestor, Barbara R. Hume, Tony Markham, Lorin Patterson, Sonja Porter, Michael W. Reed, Julia Sayers, Romann Schreiber, Diann Thornley, TLE Staff
Editor(s): Michael W. Reed
Cover Artist: Steven Keele
Interior Artist(s): Sharon Barwick, Joe Flores, Alfonso Juarez, Kris Keele, Steven Keele, Carol Lind, Tony Markham, Michelle Miller, Wilson Ong, Frank Paur
Language: English
Publisher: The Leading Edge
Published: 1982
Notes: There are no dates in the magazine, all the art is dated 1982, so used that. Staff list:
Staff List:
   Advisors: Prof. Marion K. Smith, Dr. Zane Alder
   Managing Editor: Michael W. Reed
   Fiction Editor: Shayne Bell
   Associate Editors: Cara Bullinger, Sonja Porter, Barbara R. Hume
   Art Director: Steven Keele
   Assistant Art Director: Sharon Barwick
   Budget Director: Dave Doering
   Production Manager: Tony Markham
   Publicity Director: Rayda Reed
   Executive Secretary: Lareena Smith
   Assistant Executive Secretary: Melva Gifford
Contents:
   “Editor’s Page” by Michael W. Reed
   “Approaching the Edge: Horizons: Interview with Ben Bova” by Dave Doering
   “A Hearth on Terra: Part II” by Barbara R. Hume
   “Green Forest Mist” poem by Cara Bullinger
   “Enterlopy” by Tony Markham
   “Hairkidykidy” by David M. Bastian
   “Ultimate Video” by Peter Haymond
   “Shadow of Hope” by Melva Gifford
   “View from the Edge: Flavors of the Sun” by Ron Blankenship
   “Legend” poem by Julia Sayers
   “Rachel” by Shayne Bell
   “Recommended Reading List” by TLE Staff
   “Clinging to the Edge: SF as Art” by Michael W. Reed
   “With Friends Like You” by Lorin Patterson
   “The Vorpal Blade Went Snicker-Snack” by Todd Hestor
   “Of Knights, Ladies, and Dragons” poem by Romann Schreiber
   “Cosmic Root” by Diann Thornley
   “Over the Edge: Interview with “Doc” (Marion K.) Smith” by Sonja Porter and Barbara R. Hume

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two B – edited by Ben Bova

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Title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two B
Series: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore R. Cogswell, E.M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T.L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, Jack Vance
Editor(s): Ben Bova
Cover Artist: n/a
Interior Artist(s): Frank Kelly Freas
Language: English
Original Publisher: Doubleday
Originally Published: January 1973
Publisher: Easton Press
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: none
ISBN-13: none
Contents:
   “The Martian Way” by Isaac Asimov
   “Earthman, Come Home” (Earthman) by James Blish
   “Rogue Moon” by Algis Budrys
   “The Spectre General” by Theodore R. Cogswell
   “The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster
   “The Midas Plague” by Frederik Pohl
   “The Witches of Karres” (Karres) by James H. Schmitz
   “E for Effort” by T.L. Sherred
   “In Hiding” (Children of the Atom) by Wilmar H. Shiras
   “The Big Front Yard” by Clifford D. Simak
   “The Moon Moth” by Jack Vance

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two A – edited by Ben Bova

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Title: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two A
Series: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Poul Anderson, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, C.M. Kornbluth, Lawrence O’Donnell, Eric Frank Russell, Cordwainer Smith, Don A. Stuart, Theodore Sturgeon, H.G. Wells, Jack Williamson
Editor(s): Ben Bova
Cover Artist: n/a
Interior Artist(s): Frank Kelly Freas
Language: English
Original Publisher: Doubleday
Originally Published: January 1973
Publisher: Easton Press
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: none
ISBN-13: none
Contents:
   “Call Me Joe” by Poul Anderson
   “Who Goes There?” by Don A. Stuart (John W. Campbell, Jr.)
   “Nerves” by Lester del Rey
   “Universe” by Robert A. Heinlein
   “The Marching Morons” by C.M. Kornbluth
   “Vintage Season” by Lawrence O’Donnell (Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore)
   “…And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell
   “The Ballad of Lost C’Mell” (Instrumentality of Mankind) by Cordwainer Smith
   “Baby Is Three” by Theodore Sturgeon
   “The Time Machine” (Time Machine) by H.G. Wells
   “With Folded Hands” (Humanoids) by Jack Williamson