The First Omni Book of Science Fiction

by E. Datlow (Editor)

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Collection of short SF from the first couple of years of Omni. "Burning Chrome" and "Sandkings" are the obvious standouts; the Bear and Card are at least interesting.

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Ellen Datlow is the editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies. She was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online from 1981-1998. Then she was the editor of the webzine Event Horizon: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror from September 1998-December 1999. She has won the World Fantasy Award seven times, the Bram Stoker show more Award twice with her co-editors and the Hugo Award for Best Editor in 2002 and 2005. She currently lives in New York City and edits fiction for Scifi.com. In 2011 she was given the Life Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association.She is a long time trustee of the Horror Writers Association. She has been the co-host of the Fantastic Fiction reading series at the KGB Bar since 2000, a series which features luminaries and up-and-comers in speculative fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Asimov, Isaac (Contributor)
Bear, Greg (Contributor)
Card, Orson Scott (Contributor)
Ellison, Harlan (Contributor)
Gibson, William (Contributor)
Ing, Dean (Contributor)
Martin, George R. R. (Contributor)
Morgan, Cynthia (Contributor)
Morressy, John (Contributor)
Robinson, Spider (Contributor)
Silverberg, Robert (Contributor)
Waldrop, Howard (Contributor)
Williams, Oxford (Contributor)
Yasutaka, Tsutsui (Contributor)

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The First Omni Book of Science Fiction
Original publication date
1983

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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.087608Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in EnglishBy typeGenre fictionAdventure fictionSpeculative fictionCollections
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PN6071 .S33 .O46Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Collections of general literature

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