{"product_id":"just-over-the-horizon-9781504021456","title":"Just Over the Horizon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e hails this collection of thirteen dazzling stories and a rare screenplay by Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Greg Bear as a “solid introduction to the oeuvre of a classic writer.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Greg Bear—author of \u003ci\u003eQueen of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Eon\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Hull Zero Three\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other hugely popular novels—has an ability to transform challenging scientific concepts into gripping fiction that has won him numerous awards and an avid following. He has written novels about interstellar war, human evolution, intelligent bacteria, international terrorism, and the exploration of deep space—but he doesn’t stop there. This brilliant collection of Bear’s stories, each newly revised by the author, proves he is a master of the short form as well. \u003ci\u003eJust Over the Horizon \u003c\/i\u003eoffers thirteen mind-bending explorations of the near future . . . or just beyond the border of conventional reality. The volume includes:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ·      “Blood Music,” a Hugo and Nebula award–winning classic and the basis for the novel of the same name—and the first science-fictional exploration of nanotechnology;\u003cbr\u003e ·      “Sisters,” in which high school students find maturity and family by confronting a tragic genetic destiny;\u003cbr\u003e ·      “Tangents,” winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, about a persecuted scientist who seeks refuge in a better world;\u003cbr\u003e ·      “Dead Run,” a tale of union truck drivers ferrying souls through Death Valley into Hell, adapted for an episode of the television series \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e ·      “Sleepside Story,” which Bear calls one of his favorite pieces, an urban fantasy tale that takes a music student by Night Metro to the Sleepside mansion of a magical woman of the night, inverting “Beauty and the Beast” in a very modern mirror;\u003cbr\u003e ·      “Genius,” the screenplay written for the television series \u003ci\u003eOuter Limits\u003c\/i\u003e, but never produced.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Over the Horizon \u003c\/i\u003ecombines Bear’s intense concern with the human condition with a deep understanding of science, resulting in a collection long to be remembered.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bear’s deftness of phrase and metaphor is simply lovely. . . . A solid introduction to the oeuvre of a classic writer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This collection of 13 tales, the first of three volumes by the multiple Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author, displays his versatility and talent. . . . The three together showcase the short fiction oeuvre of an SF genius.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Greg Bear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Bear takes a profound and unusual approach to hard SF.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Bear is one of our very best.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Bear] is a great writer.” —Doris Lessing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSisters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Martian Ricorso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchrödinger’s Plague\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilicon Times E-Book Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTangents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrough Road No Whither\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead Run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe White Horse Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWebster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Visitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichie by the Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleepside Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187914236247,"sku":"9781504021456","price":13.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-over-the-horizon-9781504021456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}