{"product_id":"twelve-tomorrows-2013-9780262535588","title":"Twelve Tomorrows 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003eA diverse collection of science fiction authors  characters  and stories  featuring contributions by Neal Stephenson  Paul McAuley  Peter Wat  Brian Aldiss  Nancy Fulda  and Greg Eaton. Originally launched in 2011 by MIT Technology Review  the Twelve Tomorrows series explores the future implications of emerging technologies through the lens of fiction. Featuring a diverse collection of authors  characters  and stories rooted in contemporary real-world science  each volume in the series offers conceivable and inclusive stories of the future  celebrating and continuing the genre of hard science fiction pioneered by authors such as Isaac Asimov  Arthur C. Clarke  and Robert Heinlein. The 2013 edition of Twelve Tomorrows begins with an interview with Neal Stephenson  which is followed by Paul McAuleys charming Western set among mutating a-life organisms and a story by Peter Wat about editorial cover-ups for escaped biofuel microbes that cause spontaneous human combustion. Other contributors include Brian Aldiss  Nancy Fulda  and Greg Egan. Color illustrations by Richard Powers accompany the texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275420655669,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262535580","price":96.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262535588.jpg?v=1780506475","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/twelve-tomorrows-2013-9780262535588","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}