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Speculative fiction book and magazine series
Starlight is a
science fiction and
fantasy series edited by
Patrick Nielsen Hayden and published by
Tor Books .
Volumes
Starlight 1 (Tor, 1996)
Starlight 2 (Tor, 1998)
Starlight 3 (Tor, 2001)
Starlight 1
Volume 1, published in 1996.
Contents:
"Introduction (Starlight 1 )", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"
The Dead ", short story by
Michael Swanwick
"Liza and the Crazy Water Man", novelette by
Andy Duncan
"Sister Emily's Lightship", short story by
Jane Yolen
"The Weighing of Ayre", novelette by
Gregory Feeley
"Killing the Morrow", short story by
Robert Reed
"
The Ladies of Grace Adieu ", novelette by
Susanna Clarke
"GI Jesus", short story by
Susan Palwick
"Waking Beauty", short story by
Martha Soukup
"Mengele's Jew", short story by
Carter Scholz
"Erase/Record/Play: A Drama for Print", novelette by
John M. Ford
"I Remember Angels", short story by Mark Kreighbaum
"The Cost to Be Wise", novelette by
Maureen F. McHugh
"About the Authors", uncredited essay
Starlight 2
Volume 2, published in 1998.
Contents:
"Introduction", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Divided by Infinity", novelette by
Robert Charles Wilson
"Mrs Mabb", novelette by
Susanna Clarke
"Lock Down", short story by
M. Shayne Bell
"
Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation ", short story by
Raphael Carter
"The House of Expectations", short fiction by
Martha Soukup
"A Game of Consequences", short story by
David Langford
"The Amount to Carry", novelette by
Carter Scholz
"The Death of the Duke", short story by
Ellen Kushner
"Brown Dust", short fiction by
Esther M. Friesner
"Access Fantasy", short story by
Jonathan Lethem
"The End of a Dynasty", novelette by
Angélica Gorodischer
"Snow", short story by
Geoffrey A. Landis
"
Story of Your Life ", novella by
Ted Chiang
"About the Authors" essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Starlight 3
Volume 3, published in 2001.
Contents:
"Introduction", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"
Hell Is the Absence of God ", novelette by
Ted Chiang
"Sun-Cloud", short story by
Stephen Baxter
"Interview: On Any Given Day", short story by
Maureen F. McHugh
"Wings", short story by
Colin Greenland
"Gestella", novelette by
Susan Palwick
"The Barbarian and the Queen: Thirteen Views", short story by
Jane Yolen
"Wolves Till the World Goes Down", short story by
Greg van Eekhout
"The Secret Egg of the Clouds", short story by
Geoffrey A. Landis
"Home Is the Sailor", short story by
Brenda W. Clough
"Tom Brightwind, or, How the Fairy Bridge Was Built at Thoresby", novelette by
Susanna Clarke
"La Vie en Ronde", short story by Madeleine E. Robins
"In Which Avu Giddy Tries to Stop Dancing", short story by
D. G. Compton
"Power Punctuation!", novelette by
Cory Doctorow
"The Sea Wind Offers Little Relief", novelette by
Alex Irvine
"Senator Bilbo", short story by
Andy Duncan
"The Old Rugged Cross", novelette by
Terry Bisson
"About the Authors", essay by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Awards
Starlight 1 won the
World Fantasy Award for best anthology in 1997.
Starlight 2 was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for best anthology in 1999. "The Death of the Duke" by
Ellen Kushner , first published in Starlight 2 , was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for best short fiction that year also.
References