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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 [[Ununseptium]]. 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#SciFi.com|SciFi.com]], between [[2001]] and [[2003]]. The print edition was published in [[2005]], in two signed limited editions: one [[slipcase]] [[hardback]] edition with a [[print run]] of 200<ref>[http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/info_441.html PS Publishing | The Periodic Table of Science Fiction (slipcased hardcover)]</ref>, and one [[hardback]] edition with a print run of 500 books<ref>[http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/info_446.html PS Publishing | The Periodic Table of Science Fiction (hardcover)]</ref>. |
'''''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 [[Ununseptium]]. 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#SciFi.com|SciFi.com]], between [[2001]] and [[2003]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20031203031203/http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/periodictable.html Internet Archive | SciFi.com | Sci Fiction | Periodic Table]</ref>. The print edition was published in [[2005]], in two signed limited editions: one [[slipcase]] [[hardback]] edition with a [[print run]] of 200<ref>[http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/info_441.html PS Publishing | The Periodic Table of Science Fiction (slipcased hardcover)]</ref>, and one [[hardback]] edition with a print run of 500 books<ref>[http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/info_446.html PS Publishing | The Periodic Table of Science Fiction (hardcover)]</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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| 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 | ISBN 1-904619-01-0 (slipcase), ISBN 1-904619-00-2 (hardcover) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| 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 Ununseptium. 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 print edition was published in 2005, in two signed limited editions: one slipcase hardback edition with a print run of 200[3], and one hardback edition with a print run of 500 books[4].
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.
External links
- Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic Table
- The Periodic Table of Science Fiction at PS Publishing
- Serbian translation
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