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| author = [[Michael Swanwick]] |
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| publisher = [[PS Publishing]] |
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| release_date = July 1, 2005 |
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| media_type = Print (Slipcased hardcover, |
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| pages = 274 (hardcover) |
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| isbn = 1-904619-01-0 |isbn_note= (slipcase), ISBN |
| isbn = 1-904619-01-0 |isbn_note= (slipcase), {{ISBN|1-904619-00-2}} (hardcover) |
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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 then-undiscovered [[tennessine|element 117]]. |
'''''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]]. |
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The stories were commissioned to run on [[Eileen Gunn]]'s |
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 print edition was published in 2005, in two signed limited editions: one [[slipcase]] |
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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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 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. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/ Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic Table] |
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* [http://www.sftim.com/svonvik/ Serbian translation] |
* [http://www.sftim.com/svonvik/ Serbian translation] |
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*{{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}} |
*{{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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[[Category:2005 short story collections]] |
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[[Category:Short story collections by Michael Swanwick]] |
[[Category:Short story collections by Michael Swanwick]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 11 May 2024
 First edition | |
| Author | Michael Swanwick |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | PS Publishing |
Publication date | July 1, 2005 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Slipcased hardcover, hardcover) |
| Pages | 274 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1-904619-01-0 (slipcase), ISBN 1-904619-00-2 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 69021516 |
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
[edit]- ^ The Infinite Matrix | Michael Swanwick | Periodic Table of SF | Hydrogen
- ^ Internet Archive | SciFi.com | Sci Fiction | Periodic Table
- ^ Crescent Blues | Author Interview
- ^ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction [signed jhc] by Michael Swanwick [OUT OF PRINT]". PS Publishing. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction". Michael Swanwick (blog). Retrieved June 21, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Serbian translation
- "'The Periodic Table of Science Fiction". Official site (Sci Fi Channel). Archived from the original on September 24, 2005.
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