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Driftglass

By Samuel R. Delany
Series: Penguin Science Fiction
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In Driftglass, Samuel R. Delany presents a collection of ten science fiction short stories that explore themes of change, technology, and human experience. Each story offers intricate character studies and visionary concepts, ranging from space exploration to deep-sea adventures. As the narratives unfold, they challenge the boundaries of society and personal identity, showcasing Delany's imaginative storytelling.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate imaginative and thought-provoking science fiction. The stories delve into themes of transformation, identity, and human interaction, offering a unique blend of speculative ideas and emotional depth. With Samuel R. Delany's masterful storytelling, this book provides a window into diverse worlds filled with rich, complex characters.

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The definitive collection of stories from one of the most influential science fiction writers ever, and a pioneer of Black speculative fiction.

Samuel R. Delany is widely considered to be one of the greatest science fiction writers of the twentieth century, and a pioneer of Black and Queer genre fiction.

Driftglass, the definitive collection of Delany's science fiction stories, displays the extraordinary depth of his writing—strange men and women labouring beneath the seas, the struggle of those attempting to break free from their galaxies, the intrigue of violent underworlds, as well as children with psychic powers and an ice cream parlour on a moon of Neptune.

Radical, inventive, and brilliantly original, Driftglass contains the Hugo and Nebula award-winning stories 'Aye, and Gomorrah...' and 'Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-precious Stones'.

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Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany exemplifies his remarkable ambition and achievement in writing, praised for its significance, innovation, and essential place in the history of science fiction.

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ISBN: 9780241510575

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 231g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Samuel R. Delany is an American author known for ground-breaking works of science fiction that pushed boundaries in relation to race, gender, and sexuality. Born in Harlem in 1942, Delany was just twenty when his first novel was published. He has gone on to write some of the most innovative and formally inventive genre writing of the twentieth century, including Nova, Triton, and the million-selling Dhalgren. He has been awarded four Nebula Awards, two Hugo Awards, and the J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction.

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