Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative FictionHarper Collins, 26 de nov. de 2002 - 272 páginas An extraordinary artist with few rivals in his chosen arena, Dan Simmons possesses a restless talent that continually presses boundaries while tantalizing the mind and touching the soul. Now he offers us a superb quintet of novellas -- five dazzling masterworks of speculative fiction, including "Orphans of the Helix," his award-winning return to the Hyperion Universe -- that demonstrates the unique mastery, breathtaking invention, and flawless craftsmanship of one of contemporary fiction's true greats.
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Introduction to Orphans of the Helix | 67 |
ORPHANS OF THE HELIX | 75 |
Introduction to The Ninth of Av | 133 |
THE NINTH OF AV | 140 |
Introduction to On K2 with Kanakaredes | 166 |
ON K2 WITH KANAKAREDES | 172 |
Introduction to The End of Gravity | 220 |
THE END OF GRAVITY | 229 |
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Página 151 - Bowers and Wilson were sleeping in their bags. Scott had thrown back the flaps of his bag at the end. His left hand was stretched over Wilson, his life-long friend. Beneath the head of his bag, between the bag and the floor-cloth, was the green wallet in which he carried his diary. The brown books of diary were inside; and on the floor-cloth were some letters.
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