Old Venus
by George R. R. Martin, Gardner R. Dozois, Gardner Dozois
Science fictionVenusFICTION / Science Fiction / GeneralFICTION / Science Fiction / Short StoriesFICTION / Action & Adventure
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Open LibraryAbout this book
"This original anthology of all-new stories harkens back to the Golden Age of SF, when science fiction was filled with tales from our own solar system, at a time when no one knew what lay on the surface of our nearest galactic neighbors and speculation ran rampant. And though that old solar system was "disproved" in the 1960s, when space probes showed that the real worlds were very different from those of our imaginations, these linked anthologies take us back to the time when it still seemed possible that Mars was home to dying civilizations, and Venus was a steamy, swampy jungle world, with strange creatures lurking amidst the lush vegetation. "--
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Science fictionVenusFICTION / Science Fiction / GeneralFICTION / Science Fiction / Short StoriesFICTION / Action & AdventureFiction, science fiction, general
Setting
Venus
About the authors
George R. R. Martin
20 September 1948
George Raymond Richard Martin (born September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his ongoing *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of epic fantasy novels. Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical. His first novel, Dying of the Light, set the tone for most of his future work; it is set on a mostly abandoned planet that is slowly becoming uninhabitable as it moves away from its sun. This story, and many of Martin's others, have a strong sense of melancholy. His characters are often unhappy, or at least unsatisfied - trying to stay idealistic in a ruthless world. Many have el…
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