The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
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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 |
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 as-yet 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. 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 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
- The Periodic Table of Science Fiction at SciFi.com
- Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic Table
- The Periodic Table of Science Fiction at PS Publishing
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