Engineering Infinity

The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Engineering Infinity. Whether it's coming up hard against the speed of light - and, with it, the enormity of the universe - realising that terraforming a distant world is harder and more dangerous than you'd ever thought, or simply realizing that a hitchhiker on a starship consumes fuel and oxygen with tragic results, it's hard science-fiction where sense of wonder is most often found and where science-fiction's true heart lies. This exciting and innovative science-fiction anthology collects together stories by some of the biggest names in the field including Gwyneth Jones, Stephen Baxter and Charles Stross. Contents: - Beyond the Gernsback Continuum... by Jonathan Strahan - Malak by Peter Watts - Watching the Music Dance by Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Laika's Ghost by Karl Schroeder - The Invasion of Venus by Stephen Baxter - The Server and the Dragon by Hannu Rajaniemi - Bit Rot by Charles Stross - Creatures with Wings by Kathleen Ann Goonan - Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone by Damien Broderick and Barbara Lamar - Mantis by Robert Reed - Judgement Eve by John C. Wright - A Soldier of the City by David Moles - Mercies by Gregory Benford - The Ki-anna by Gwyneth Jones - The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees by John Barnes Cover illustration by Stephan Martiniere