New Under the Sun

by Nancy Kress, Therese Pieczynski

Overview

In a deep crevice awaits an alien parasite, dormant till the accidental fall of a small girl awakens it. Annabel does not realize how serious the consequences of her fall really are...and how her little misstep may change the future of humanity itself. *** A remarkable new tale in the highly acclaimed Stellar Guild Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612421230
Publisher:	Arc Manor
Publication date:	10/31/2013
Series:	Stellar Guild
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Nancy Kress (1948) is an American science fiction author. She is known for writing hard science fiction often involving genetic engineering. Kress first gained attention after winning the Hugo and Nebula awards for the 1991 novella Beggars in Spain which was later expanded into a full length novel. She would go on to win Nebula Awards for Best Novella for Fountain of Age, After the Fall, and Yesterday’s Kin.

Editorial Reviews

09/02/2013
The latest in editor Mike Resnick’s Stellar Guild series, which pairs famous authors with lesser-known protégés, is a mixed bag, with Kress’s solid work undercut by Pieczynski’s shorter and less satisfying contribution. Kress’s “Annabel Lee” is a generally excellent novella depicting a near future devolving as religious fundamentalism and science-based naysaying overwhelm rational thought. Only the title character, infected with a long-dormant alien parasite, has the ability to provide any hope for the world. It’s Kress at her best in terms of characters and social commentary, and if the denouement reuses a few of her classic tropes, it’s still entertaining. Pieczynski’s “Strange Attraction” is perfectly adequate, but this tale of a demon in 1980s Nicaragua is hardly compatible with Kress’s universe in which such things are firmly in doubt. A few shoehorned sentences attempt to tie them together, but the stories read better if they’re treated as separate entities. Pieczynski certainly isn’t untalented, and her story has some nice character-driven moments, but Kress is clearly the star of the show. (Nov.)

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