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This second volume of the Alien Sex anthology series brings together authors Neil Gaiman, Robert Silverberg, Samuel R. Delany, Joyce Carol Oates, Elizabeth Hand, and many others to explore the mysteries of sex, alien and human alike. From an alien spy who falls in love with one of the earthlings he's monitoring, to a woman whose souvenir dream-catcher calls to her bedroom more than she bargained for, to a genetically engineered sex object aboard a space station, these thought-provoking tales of alien sex open up new worlds for fantastical exploration.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Ellen Datlow, including rare photos from the editor's personal collection.
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About Ellen Datlow
was editor of Sci Fiction, the multi award- winning fiction area of scifi.com, for almost six years. Previously, she was fiction editor of
for over seventeen years. She has won the World Fantasy Award seven times, two Bram Stoker Awards, the International Horror Guild Award, the 2002 and 2005 Hugo Award, and the 2005 Locus Award, for her work as an editor. Sci Fiction won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Website. Datlow and Windling are the co-editors of over eleven original anthologies and of seventeen volumes of
.
Other books by Ellen Datlow
Samuel R. Delany
SAMUEL R. DELANY (Philadelphia, PA) has won four Nebula awards and two Hugo awards. He is the author of more than 40 books, including
and
.
Other books by Samuel R. Delany
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is the celebrated author of books, graphic novels, short stories, films, and television for readers of all ages. Some of his most notable titles include the highly lauded #1
bestseller
; the groundbreaking and award-winning Sandman comic series;
(the first book ever to win both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals);
, winner of many awards and recently adapted into the Emmy-nominated Starz TV series (the second season slated to air in 2019);
, which was the UK’s National Book Award 2013 Book of the Year.
, which he wrote with Terry Pratchett a very long time ago (but not quite as long ago as
) and for which Gaiman wrote the screenplay, will air on Amazon and the BBC in 2019.
Author photo by Beowulf Sheehan
Other books by Neil Gaiman
Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman began his writing career while he was still in the army. Drafted in 1967, he fought in the Central Highlands of Vietnam as a combat engineer with the Fourth Division. He was awarded several medals, including a Purple Heart.
Haldeman sold his first story in 1969 and has since written over two dozen novels and five collections of short stories and poetry. He has won the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his novels, novellas, poems, and short stories, as well as the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Locus Award, the Rhysling Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. His works include
,
,
,
, the Worlds saga, and the Marsbound series.
Haldeman recently retired after many years as an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Humanistic Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He and his wife, Gay, live in Florida, where he also paints, plays the guitar, rides his bicycle, and studies the skies with his telescope.
Other books by Joe Haldeman
Elizabeth Hand
Elizabeth Hand is the author of sixteen multiple-award-winning novels and six collections of short fiction. She is a longtime reviewer for numerous publications, including the
, the
, and the
. Her noir novels featuring punk photographer Cass Neary have been compared to the work of Patricia Highsmith and optioned for a TV series. Hand teaches at the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing and, when not living under pandemic conditions, divides her time between the Maine coast and North London.
Other books by Elizabeth Hand
Jane Yolen
<p><strong>Jane Yolen</strong> is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland.</p>
Other books by Jane Yolen
Richard Christian Matheson
Richard C. Matheson is a #1 bestselling author and screenwriter/producer. He has created, written, and produced acclaimed TV series, mini-series, and films, including cult favorite
and Stephen King’s
, which won two Emmys. Matheson’s short stories appear in his collections,
,
,
, and over one hundred anthologies, including
volumes. His novels include
and
Other books by Richard Christian Matheson
Lisa Tuttle
Lisa Tuttle is an American-born writer living in Scotland. Her first novel,
written in collaboration with George R. R. Martin, was published in 1981. Her most recent novel,
is the third in a series of supernaturally tinged mysteries set in 1890s London. She has published several short story collections, including her latest,
Find her at www.facebook.com/lisatuttlewriter.
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Kathe Koja
Kathe Koja is a writer and producer based in Detroit. Her work includes
, and
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Mike O'Driscoll
Mike O’Driscoll’s fiction has appeared in
and anthologies including
and
. O’Driscoll has published several collections of stories, including
,
, and
, which was the first of a series of standalone novellas. His story, “Sounds Like,” was adapted by Brad Anderson for an episode of the mid-noughts horror anthology show,
.
Other books by Mike O'Driscoll
Barry N. Malzberg
Barry N. Malzberg is the author of more than thirty science fiction novels and hundreds of short stories, as well as several thrillers and erotic novels under his own name and various pseudonyms. He won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for his 1972 novel,
. His 1982 collection of critical essays,
, was a major contribution to the field of science fiction.
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