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'''The Periodic Table of Science Fiction''' is a collection of 118 very short stories by [[science fiction]] author [[Michael Swanwick]]. Each story is named after an [[Chemical_element|element]] in the [[periodic table]], including the as-yet undiscovered [[Ununseptium]]. The stories were first published on [[Eileen Gunn]]'s [[The Infinite Matrix]]<ref>http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/swanwick1.html</ref> and then in the [[SciFiction]] section of [[Scifi.com#SciFi.com|SciFi.com]], between [[2000]] and [[2003]]. The print edition was published in [[2005]], in two signed limited editions: one [[slipcase]] [[hardback]] edition with a [[print run]] of 200, and one [[hardback]] edition with a print run of 500 books.
'''''The Periodic Table of Science Fiction''''' is a collection of 118 very short stories by [[science fiction]] author [[Michael Swanwick]]. Each story is named after an [[Chemical element|element]] in the [[periodic table]], including the then-undiscovered [[tennessine|element 117]].


The stories were commissioned to run on [[Eileen Gunn]]'s ''The Infinite Matrix''<ref>[http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/swanwick1.html The Infinite Matrix | Michael Swanwick | Periodic Table of SF | Hydrogen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but were published in the [[Sci Fiction]] section of [[SciFi.com]], between 2001 and 2003.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031203031203/http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/periodictable.html Internet Archive | SciFi.com | Sci Fiction | Periodic Table]</ref> The stories were published as they were written, about which Swanwick said, "It made the sequence into a kind of performance art, something akin to being a trapeze artist, which is a possibility not normally open to a writer."<ref>[http://www.crescentblues.com/6_6issue/int_swanwick.shtml Crescent Blues | Author Interview]</ref>
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The theme of each story in the collection is inspired by the element it is named after. The book also includes an afterword by the author, and a foreword by [[Theodore Gray]] who was awarded the [[IgNobel Prize]] for [[Chemistry]] in 2002.


The print edition was published in 2005, in two signed limited editions: one [[slipcase]] hardback edition with a [[print run]] of 200,{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} and one hardback edition with a print run of 500 books.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/the-periodic-table-of-science-fiction-signed-jhc-by-michael-swanwick-out-of-print-916-p.asp | title= The Periodic Table of Science Fiction [signed jhc] by Michael Swanwick [OUT OF PRINT] | publisher= PS Publishing | accessdate = June 21, 2012}}</ref> In 2009, Swanwick posted the stories on a [[weblog]] dedicated to the purpose.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://periodictableofsciencefiction.blogspot.com/ | title= The Periodic Table of Science Fiction | publisher = Michael Swanwick (blog) | accessdate = June 21, 2012}}</ref>
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==External links==

* [http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/periodictable.html The Periodic Table of Science Fiction at SciFi.com]
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The theme of each story in the collection is inspired by the element it is named after. The book also includes an afterword by the author, and a foreword by [[Theodore Gray]] who was awarded the [[IgNobel Prize]] for [[Chemistry]] in 2002.
* [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/ Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic Table]
* [http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/cat/aptosf.asp ''The Periodic Table of Science Fiction'' at PS Publishing]


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* [http://www.sftim.com/svonvik/ Serbian translation]
*{{cite web| url = http://www.scifi.com/onair/scifipictures/lostvoyage/ | title = 'The Periodic Table of Science Fiction | publisher = Official site ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]) | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050924211102/http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/periodictable.html | archivedate= September 24, 2005}}


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Latest revision as of 23:28, 11 May 2024

The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
First edition
AuthorMichael Swanwick
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPS Publishing
Publication date
July 1, 2005
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Slipcased hardcover, hardcover)
Pages274 (hardcover)
ISBN1-904619-01-0 (slipcase), ISBN 1-904619-00-2 (hardcover)
OCLC69021516

The Periodic Table of Science Fiction is a collection of 118 very short stories by science fiction author Michael Swanwick. Each story is named after an element in the periodic table, including the then-undiscovered element 117.

The stories were commissioned to run on Eileen Gunn's The Infinite Matrix[1] but were published in the Sci Fiction section of SciFi.com, between 2001 and 2003.[2] The stories were published as they were written, about which Swanwick said, "It made the sequence into a kind of performance art, something akin to being a trapeze artist, which is a possibility not normally open to a writer."[3]

The print edition was published in 2005, in two signed limited editions: one slipcase hardback edition with a print run of 200,[citation needed] and one hardback edition with a print run of 500 books.[4] In 2009, Swanwick posted the stories on a weblog dedicated to the purpose.[5]

The theme of each story in the collection is inspired by the element it is named after. The book also includes an afterword by the author, and a foreword by Theodore Gray who was awarded the IgNobel Prize for Chemistry in 2002.

References

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  1. ^ The Infinite Matrix | Michael Swanwick | Periodic Table of SF | Hydrogen
  2. ^ Internet Archive | SciFi.com | Sci Fiction | Periodic Table
  3. ^ Crescent Blues | Author Interview
  4. ^ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction [signed jhc] by Michael Swanwick [OUT OF PRINT]". PS Publishing. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction". Michael Swanwick (blog). Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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