{"product_id":"the-venging-stories-paperback","title":"The Venging: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Bear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first published collection of short stories by one of the foremost voices in science fiction today. This significant volume contains many characters and situations that later evolved into their own novels. \"Mandala\" features technologically perfect cities that eject their sinful human occupants, a premise that can be found at the root of Bear's later novel, \u003ci\u003eStrength of Stones\u003c\/i\u003e. In \"Hardfought,\" Bear brilliantly handles the classic science fiction dilemma of human communication with aliens. Other stories include \"The Wind From a Burning Woman\" in which a woman holds the world hostage by controlling a giant asteroid; \"Scattershot,\" in which the inhabitants of many universes meet in an undefined limbo space; and \"Petra,\" a story of a world where chaos rules, stone moves, and the mind controls reality. Hailed by readers and critics alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Venging\u003c\/i\u003e has been described as an \"excellent collection\" and its author praised as \"one of the freshest writers to break into the science fiction field in many a year.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Bear is the author of over twenty-five books, which have been translated into seventeen languages. He has won science fiction's highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke. The recipient of two Hugo Awards and four Nebula Awards, Bear has been called \"the best working writer of hard science fiction\" by the\u003ci\u003e Science Fiction Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. Many of his novels, such as \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, are considered to be classics of his generation. Bear is married to Astrid Anderson--who is the daughter of science fiction great Poul Anderson--and they are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandria. Bear's recent publications include the thriller \u003ci\u003eQuantico\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eMariposa\u003c\/i\u003e; the epic science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eCity at the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e; and the generation starship novel \u003ci\u003eHull Zero Three.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760645308704,"sku":"9781497637832","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac890506a62e21f2eb3edd96d4bce756.webp?v=1780185702","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-venging-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}