{"product_id":"the-years-top-hard-science-fiction-stories-7-9781884612657","title":"The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 7","description":"An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories and novellas published in 2022 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Lichens\" by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Allan \u003c\/b\u003e- A 22nd century botanist asks a teacher in Scotland, at the time of Culloden, for help with her research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Beneath the Surface, a Womb of Ice\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeborah L. Davitt \u003c\/b\u003e- A biochemist involved in the search for underground water on Mars finds refuge in the mechanics of science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A Stone's Throw\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGregory Feeley \u003c\/b\u003e- Romance burns hot amidst the cold moons of Neptune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Wine-Dark Deep\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSheila Finch \u003c\/b\u003e- A cephalopod researcher discovers petroglyphs on the walls of a deep underwater cave.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Cloudchaser\" by Tom Jolly \u003c\/b\u003e- A collector of rare artifacts hides his valuables on darkworlds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ploughshare and the Storm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGwyneth Jones \u003c\/b\u003e- Post-humans find a time capsule on Europa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Nonstandard Candles\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eYoon Ha Lee \u003c\/b\u003e- A cartographer and her apprentice map the outer darkness of space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimekeepers' Symphony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKen Liu \u003c\/b\u003e- The colonization of the cosmos transforms humanity's sense of time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Maryon's Gift\" by Paul McAuley \u003c\/b\u003e- Set in the author's Jackaroo series, monks fight to keep a newly discovered pristine world free of humans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Goldie\" by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSean Monaghan \u003c\/b\u003e- Scientists learn a lot about themselves while studying the ecosystems of an alien planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Abacus and the Infinite Vessel\" by Vikram Ramakrishnan \u003c\/b\u003e- A scientist recalls the struggles of her and her mother after immigrating to Mars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"I Give You the Moon\" by Justina Robson \u003c\/b\u003e- A history student yearns for a dose of reality in an AR-immersed future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Difference Between Love and Time\" by Catherynne M.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eValente\u003c\/b\u003e - A woman has a relationship with the space-time continuum that's a bit different than most of us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Critical Mass\" \u003c\/b\u003e- An avant-garde artist, past his prime, discovers his works are being vandalized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Communion\" \u003c\/b\u003e- A pilot is caught in a life and death struggle between his ship's AI and an alien microbe after crash landing on an ice moon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Infinivox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457442844946,"sku":"9781884612657","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a37d33a-c414-4d44-8739-51863823de96.jpg?v=1729928531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-years-top-hard-science-fiction-stories-7-9781884612657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}