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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765302861

ISBN-139780765302861

eBay Product ID (ePID)30203387

Product Key Features

Book TitleFirst Heroes : New Tales of the Bronze Age

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicFantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Historical

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorHarry Turtledove, Noreen Doyle

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight23.3 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-071152

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Some tales are more curious or erudite than gripping, but not one is less than readable. Kudos to a book to which lovers of historical fiction, fantastic and not, should be directed." --Booklist "One of the best new anthologies to appear so far this century." --Amazing Stories "Plentiful barbaric splendor, the excitement of conceptual breakthrough, and the death of civilizations on a copious scale-ideal material for ambitious science fantasy, whether colorful or somber . . . . a strong collection . . . . " --Locus "Readers will find some of these stories... amount to beautiful and durable artifacts." --Publishers Weekly "All the stories are well above average, and there are several standouts.... Ancient history buffs and alternate history fans will love this collection, which offers a unique opportunity to view the past as it might have been." --Romantic Times, 4 stars

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal813/.08766

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisA collection of fourteen Bronze Age tales by some of today's top science-fiction authors includes Judith Tarr's short work about a goddess who tries to learn the secrets of the God of Chariots, Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings who witness the human race's effect on Earth's natural, The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the "Hyborean Age" of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth.Now bestselling SF and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in SF.Here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness theend of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life.

LC Classification NumberPS648.F3.F573 2004