science fiction, american

Presents twenty-two short stories representing the best in science fiction of 1997, with introductory biographical sketches on each author.

A critical study of the works of science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey, featuring biographical information about the author, discussion of the science fiction genre, and analysis of plot, theme, and character development in her individual novels and series.

Eighteen science fiction stories that were published in various editions of "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction," written by Robert Silverberg, Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight, and others.

A collection of ten stories about the future, by such authors as Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, and Jon Scieszka.