{"product_id":"the-venging-stories-paperback","title":"The Venging: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Bear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first published collection of short stories by one of the foremost voices in science fiction today. This significant volume contains many characters and situations that later evolved into their own novels. \"Mandala\" features technologically perfect cities that eject their sinful human occupants, a premise that can be found at the root of Bear's later novel, \u003ci\u003eStrength of Stones\u003c\/i\u003e. In \"Hardfought,\" Bear brilliantly handles the classic science fiction dilemma of human communication with aliens. Other stories include \"The Wind From a Burning Woman\" in which a woman holds the world hostage by controlling a giant asteroid; \"Scattershot,\" in which the inhabitants of many universes meet in an undefined limbo space; and \"Petra,\" a story of a world where chaos rules, stone moves, and the mind controls reality. Hailed by readers and critics alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Venging\u003c\/i\u003e has been described as an \"excellent collection\" and its author praised as \"one of the freshest writers to break into the science fiction field in many a year.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Bear\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than thirty books of science fiction and fantasy, including \u003ci\u003eForerunner: Cryptum, Mariposa, Darwin's Radio, Eon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQuantico\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married to Astrid Anderson Bear and is the father of Erik and Alexandra. His works have been published internationally in over twenty languages. Bear has been called the \"Best working writer of hard science fiction\" by the \u003ci\u003eUltimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463863460147,"sku":"9781497637832","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/RkhRbam48T9781497637832.webp?v=1781584847","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-venging-stories-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}