{"product_id":"fountain-of-age-stories-paperback","title":"Fountain of Age: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Kress\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine new stories from a long-time star of the science fiction field including the Hugo Award winner \"The Erdmann Nexus\" and Nebula Award winner \"The Fountain of Age.\" These stories have been reprinted in \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest of the Web\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKress unpacks the future the way DNA investigators unravelled the double helix: one gene at a time. In many of these stories gene sculpting is illegal yet commonplace and the effects range between slow catastrophe (\"End Game\"), cosmic (\"First Rites\"), and tragic (\"Safeguard\"). Then there's the morning when Rochester disappears and Jenny has to rely on \"The Kindness of Strangers.\" There's Jill, who is kidnapped by aliens and trying to learn the \"Laws of Survival.\" And there's Hope, whose Grandma is regretting the world built \"By Fools Like Me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Kress\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirty books, including four collections of short stories, and three books on writing. For sixteen years she was the fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine. She is perhaps best known for the \"Sleepless\" trilogy that began with Beggars in Spain. Her work has won four Nebulas, two Hugos, a Sturgeon, and the John W. Campbell Award. Most recent books are a collection an SF novel, Steal Across the Sky; a YA fantasy written under the name Anna Kendall, Crossing Over; and a short novel of eco-terror, Before the Fall, During the Fall, After the Fall. Kress lives in Seattle with her husband, SF writer Jack Skillingstead, and Cosette, the world's most spoiled toy poodle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.52 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764214464800,"sku":"9781931520454","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99b34ee3b2140480dfa814315407fe37.webp?v=1780246076","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fountain-of-age-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}