Galactic Games
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
αα·αα»ααΆ 2016 Β· Baen Books
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TOP AUTHORS, including 8Β New York TimesΒ best-selling authors, imagine sports in intergalactic, Olympic-like competitions of the future.Β George R.R. Martin, Larry Correia, Mercedes Lackey, Gene Wolfe, Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Seanan McGuire, David Farland and many more. Eighteen stories, eighteen different sports, many never written about in science fiction before.
FUTURE SPORTS!
The Olympic Gamesβpushing skills, minds, brains and bodies to their limits in the ultimate competition on Earth. But once mankind has reached the stars, playing sports will travel with us. Yet galactic sports come with new challenges and possibilities. And new dangers.
From downhill figure skating to horse racing with alien life forms; from baseball played with speedboats to basketball on Mars and golf on the Moon; from alien opponents to literally death defying stakes,Galactic GamesΒ takes the competition to a whole new level. Includes stories by top selling authors George R.R. Martin, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Correia, Todd McCaffrey, David Farland, and Seanan McGuire as well as legends Robert Silverberg, Randall Garrett, Gene Wolfe, Mike Resnick, Jack C. Haldeman, and more.Β
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
AboutΒ Mission:Β Tomorrow, edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:Β
βThis themed anthology . . . will appeal to a wide range of readers, who will appreciate the diversity of stories . . . a solid introduction to a classic genre.ββKirkus
βEditor Schmidt adds grandmasters to a mix of newer established names and balances the tragic with the humorous.ββPublishers Weekly
AboutΒ Shattered Shields,Β edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt:Β
βIn this well-built anthology, seventeen original stories cut to the heart of military fantasy, diving directly into the most exciting moments of dramatic bravery, grand battles, and life-changing heroism. . . . Readers who prefer to cut straight to the action, but want more depth than pure hack-and-slash, will find these offerings appealing.ββPublishers Weekly
βAn inventive and thought-provoking set of tales that capture the bravery and terrors of battle. Carries the banner of military fantasy proudly.ββJohn Marco, author of The Bronze Knight Series
AboutΒ The Raygun Chronicles,Β edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:
βFans of sf should enjoy this stylistically varied homage to a genre as old as the fiction . . . ββLibrary Journal
AboutΒ Beyond the Sun,Β edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:
βBeyond the SunΒ mixes courage, redemption, and stark terror in tales of distant worlds. Buckle in.ββJack McDevitt, author ofΒ Firebird
FUTURE SPORTS!
The Olympic Gamesβpushing skills, minds, brains and bodies to their limits in the ultimate competition on Earth. But once mankind has reached the stars, playing sports will travel with us. Yet galactic sports come with new challenges and possibilities. And new dangers.
From downhill figure skating to horse racing with alien life forms; from baseball played with speedboats to basketball on Mars and golf on the Moon; from alien opponents to literally death defying stakes,Galactic GamesΒ takes the competition to a whole new level. Includes stories by top selling authors George R.R. Martin, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Correia, Todd McCaffrey, David Farland, and Seanan McGuire as well as legends Robert Silverberg, Randall Garrett, Gene Wolfe, Mike Resnick, Jack C. Haldeman, and more.Β
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
AboutΒ Mission:Β Tomorrow, edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:Β
βThis themed anthology . . . will appeal to a wide range of readers, who will appreciate the diversity of stories . . . a solid introduction to a classic genre.ββKirkus
βEditor Schmidt adds grandmasters to a mix of newer established names and balances the tragic with the humorous.ββPublishers Weekly
AboutΒ Shattered Shields,Β edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt:Β
βIn this well-built anthology, seventeen original stories cut to the heart of military fantasy, diving directly into the most exciting moments of dramatic bravery, grand battles, and life-changing heroism. . . . Readers who prefer to cut straight to the action, but want more depth than pure hack-and-slash, will find these offerings appealing.ββPublishers Weekly
βAn inventive and thought-provoking set of tales that capture the bravery and terrors of battle. Carries the banner of military fantasy proudly.ββJohn Marco, author of The Bronze Knight Series
AboutΒ The Raygun Chronicles,Β edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:
βFans of sf should enjoy this stylistically varied homage to a genre as old as the fiction . . . ββLibrary Journal
AboutΒ Beyond the Sun,Β edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt:
βBeyond the SunΒ mixes courage, redemption, and stark terror in tales of distant worlds. Buckle in.ββJack McDevitt, author ofΒ Firebird
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Bryan Thomas SchmidtΒ is an author and a Hugo-nominated editor of adult and children's speculative fiction. His debut science fiction novel wasΒ The Worker Prince,Β which received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Nobleβs Yearβs Best SF of 2011, and was followed followed by sequelsΒ The ReturningΒ andThe Exodus.Β His children's books includeΒ 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes For KidsΒ andΒ Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur HunterβLand Of Legends.Β Schmidt has edited edited anthologiesΒ Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6,Β Beyond The Sun,Β Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New AgeΒ and, with Jennifer Brozek, coedited military high fantasy original anthology,Β Shattered Shields. Schmidt hosts #sffwrtcht (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer's Chat) Wednesdays at nine p.m. ET on Twitter.ααΆααααααααααα βα’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·αααα
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