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Published: June 29, 2012
Words: 180,802 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452464671
Short description
AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION. Featuring original short stories by 30 of Science Fiction's top writers, STARS is a huge anthology in both volume and talent. Each story, available only here, is based on a Janis Ian song and written expressly for STARS, creating a meld of jazz, prose and science fiction found nowhere else — a treasure trove for fans of both SF and Janis Ian!Extended description
Featuring original short stories by 30 of Science Fiction's top writers, STARS is a huge anthology in both volume and talent. Each story, available only here, is based on a Janis Ian song and written expressly for STARS, creating a meld of jazz, prose and science fiction found nowhere else — a treasure trove for fans of both SF and Janis Ian!STARS was compiled and edited by Mike Resnick and Janis Ian and includes stories by Nebula winners and science fiction greats such as Joe Haldeman, Jane Yolen, Gregory Benford, Orson Scott Card, and more. Included, too, a story by Janis Ian.
The stories "have heart. They have life. They have truth. They move me," says Janis Ian. "As an artist I can ask for nothing more."
Janis Ian,an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author, began her career singing in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1975, she won a Grammy Award for her song, "At Seventeen" and has continued to wow the world with her music ever since. Her books.. (Read more)
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scifi, kristine kathryn rusch, dean wesley smith, lucky bat books, harry turtledove, orson scott card, greg benford, rude girl press, kage baker, howard waldropAvailable ebook reading formats
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Reviews
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Review by:
Kevin A. Lyons
on Aug. 05, 2012 :
First off, I'm a bit of a purist, but some of these stories are heavily weighted towards Fantasy, not Science Fiction. Not a problem for me -- I like well-written Fantasy -- but don't be surprised by Fantasy story lines in amongst the aliens.
Also, the table of contents doesn't work on either my reader (a Jetbook Lite) or Calibre (on my computer) -- it just shows the beginning, mid-point, and end of the book. This is an inconvenience in such a large anthology of short stories.
On the other hand, the stories are very good, very original, and pretty affordable in a collection of this size. The basic premise is that each story is inspired by one of Janis Ian's songs. All of the stories identify the song that inspired it, and most of the stories take that inspiration as a jumping-off point, turning into something completely new.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)