| The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age Contributor(s): Turtledove, Harry (Author), Doyle, Noreen (Author) |
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ISBN: 076530287X ISBN-13: 9780765302878 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the "Hyborean Age" of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth. Now bestselling SF and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in SF. Here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness the end of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Fiction | Science Fiction - Collections & Anthologies - Fiction | Historical - Ancient |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.88" W x 8.96" (1.06 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
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| Publisher Description: The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the Hyborean Age of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth. Now bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in science fiction. In The First Heroes: here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness the end of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Doyle, Noreen: - Lecturer, fiction writer, archaeologist, and Egyptologist, Noreen Doyle lives in Maine. She is the co-editor of The First Heroes with Harry Turtledove.Turtledove, Harry: - The author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including The Guns of the South, the "World War" series, and The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump, Harry Turtledove lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters. |