The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
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The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction (ISBN 978-0-78671-727-9) is a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 anthology edited by Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley (writer)
Michael Ashley is a British bibliographer, author and editor of science fiction, mystery, and fantasy.He edits the long-running Mammoth Book series of short story anthologies, each arranged around a particular theme in mystery, fantasy, or science fiction...

 that was originally published in 2006 in the United Kingdom by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson
Constable & Robinson
Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an independent British book publisher of fiction and non-fiction works. Founded in Edinburgh in 1795 by Archibald Constable as Constable & Co. it is probably the oldest independent publisher in the English-speaking world still operating under the name of its...

 Ltd. It was reprinted in the United States
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, also in 2006, by Carroll & Graf, and imprint of Avalon Publishing Group. It is one of a long series of "Mammoth Book" short story collections edited by Ashley and published by Robinson, most of which have themes outside of science fiction.

Contents

The book includes 19 science fiction short stories, along with a two-page introduction entitled "Extreme Science Fiction" by Mike Ashley, on the theme of the anthology. The stories were originally published from 1909, for "The New Humans" by B. Vallance, to 2003, plus three stories that are published for the first time in this book. One author is represented twice in the collection: Jerry Oltion
Jerry Oltion
Jerry Oltion is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the Star Trek series...

. The stories are as follows, along with their dates of original publication.
  • Gregory Benford
    Gregory Benford
    Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine...

    : "Anomalies" (1999)
  • Paul Di Filippo
    Paul Di Filippo
    Paul Di Filippo is an American science fiction writer. He has been published in Postscripts...

    : "...And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon" (2003)
  • Lawrence Person: "Crucifixion Variations" (1998)
  • Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.- Writing style :...

    : "The Pacific Mystery" (2006, original to this book)
  • Cory Doctorow
    Cory Doctorow
    Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books...

     & Charles Stross
    Charles Stross
    Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. He was born in Leeds.Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera...

    : "Flowers From Alice" (2003)
  • Alastair Reynolds
    Alastair Reynolds
    Alastair Preston Reynolds is a British science fiction author. He specialises in dark hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall, moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle, where he read physics and astronomy. Afterwards, he earned a PhD from St Andrews, Scotland...

    : "Merlin's Gun" (2000)
  • Pat Cadigan: "Death In The Promised Land" (1995)
  • Geoffrey A. Landis
    Geoffrey A. Landis
    Geoffrey A. Landis is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics...

    : "The Long Chase" (2002)
  • Stephen L. Gillett & Jerry Oltion
    Jerry Oltion
    Jerry Oltion is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the Star Trek series...

    : "Waterworld" (1994)
  • Robert Reed
    Robert Reed (author)
    Robert David Reed is a Hugo Award-winning American science fiction author. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Nebraska Wesleyan University. Reed is an "extraordinarily prolific" genre short-fiction writer with "Alone" being his 200th professional sale...

    : "Hoop of Benzene" (2006, original to this book)
  • B. Vallance: "The New Humans" (1909)
  • Clifford D. Simak
    Clifford D. Simak
    Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1977.-Biography:Clifford Donald Simak was born in...

    : "The Creator" (1935)
  • Theodore Sturgeon
    Theodore Sturgeon
    Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction author.His most famous novel is More Than Human .-Biography:...

    : "The Girl Had Guts" (1957)
  • Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction.His published works include over 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, essays, a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media...

    : "The Region Between" (1969)
  • Ian McDonald: "The Days Of Solomon Gursky" (1998)
  • Greg Egan
    Greg Egan
    Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction author.Egan published his first work in 1983. He specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness...

    : "Wang's Carpets" (1995)
  • James Patrick Kelly
    James Patrick Kelly
    James Patrick Kelly is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the 1970s and remains to this day an important figure in the science fiction field....

    : "Undone" (2001)
  • Greg Bear
    Greg Bear
    Gregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution...

    : "Judgment Engine" (1995)
  • Jerry Oltion
    Jerry Oltion
    Jerry Oltion is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the Star Trek series...

    : "Stuffing" (2006, original to this book)
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