A major anthology of the "hard SF" subgenre-arguing that it's not only the genre's core, but also its future.Something exciting has been happening in modern science fiction. After decades of confusion, many of the field's best writers have been returning to the subgenre called, roughly, "hard SF"--science fiction focused on science and technology, often with strong adventure plots. Now, World Fantasy Award-winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer present an immense, authoritative anthology that maps the development and modern-day resurgence of this form, argues for its special virtues and present preeminence-and entertains us with some spectacular storytelling along the way.Included are major stories by contemporary and classic names such as Poul Anderson, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Greg Egan, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Paul McAuley, Frederik Pohl, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl Schroeder, Charles Sheffield, Brian Stableford, Allen Steele, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, and Vernor Vinge.The Hard SF Renaissance is an anthology that SF readers will return to for years to come.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Introduction: New People, New Places, New PoliticsPaul McAuley: Gene WarsGreg Egan: Wang's CarpetsPoul Anderson: GenesisKim Stanley Robinson: Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to MarsStephen Baxter: On the Orion LineNancy Kress: Beggars in SpainGregory Benford: Matter's EndArthur C. Clarke: The Hammer of GodJames Patrick Kelly: Think Like a DinosaurBen Bova: Mount OlympusRobert Reed: MarrowJoan Slonczewski: MicrobeCharles Sheffield: The Lady VanishesBruce Sterling: Bicycle RepairmanDavid Brin: An Ever-Reddening GlowKim Stanley Robinson: Sexual DimorphismG. David Nordley: Into the Miranda RiftRobert J. Sawyer: The Shoulders of GiantsGeoffrey A. Landis: A Walk in the SunJoe Haldeman: For White HilllBrian Stableford: A Career in Sexual ChemistryPaul McAuley: ReefHal Clement: Exchange RateGreg Egan: Reasons to Be CheerfulMichael Swanwick: Griffin's EggAlastair Reynolds: Great Wall of MarsPeter Watts: A NicheStephen Baxter: GossamerJames P. Hogan: Madam ButterflyTed Chiang: UnderstandKarl Schroeder: HaloDavid Langford: Different Kinds of DarknessVernor Vinge: Fast Times at Fairmont HighDavid Brin: Reality CheckPaul Levinson: The Mendelian Lamp CaseSarah Zettel: Kinds of StrangersAllan Steele: The Good RatMichael Flynn: Built Upon the Sands of TimeBruce Sterling: TaklamakanFrederick Pohl: Hatching the PhoenixGregory Benford: Immersion