The SFWA European Hall of Fame; Sixteen Contemporary Masterpieces of Science Fiction from the Continent
, by James Morrow and Kathryn Morrow- ISBN: 9780765315366 | 076531536X
- Cover: Trade Book
- Copyright: 6/12/2007
This is the best book of its kind in at least two decades. It is a literate, intelligent book of powerful SF stories from across Europe. These tales are representativeof the best writers and stories of the last twenty years, written in most of the major contemporary European languages. TheSFWA European Hall of Fame includes someof the biggest SF names in Europe, including Joanna Sinisalo, Andreas Eschbach, Elena Arseneva, and Jean-Claude Dunyach. The appeal of this anthology rests first upon the venerable SFWA Hall of Fameimprimatur, and secondly on the sterling reputation of co-editor/writer James Morrow. Morrow and his wife Kathryn spent years arranging for translations of the best in European SF, and working with translators to achieve sharp, polished, and entertaining English versions of the stories. James Morrow has written a thought-provoking introductory essay, as well as informative story notes throughout the collection. This anthology joins the canonicalSFWA Hall of Famebooks that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies over four decades, and belongs in every library of SF, personal or public.