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The Secret History of Science Fiction

James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel

First published 2009
Publisher Tachyon Publications
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
ISBN 9781892391933
Cover art Digital Vision
Pages 380+[1]

Notes

  • The editors are credited as James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel in that order on the front cover and title page.
  • The copyright page has the notice "Series Editor: Jacob Weisman" but it's not clear from the publication what the "series" is.
  • First printing that states "First Edition: 2009 / 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The 2009-10-01 printing date used in this publication record is from Amazon.com.
  • The cover artist credit on the copyright page is "Digital Vision Ltd."
  • Each story is preceded by a pair of untitled one paragraph essays with one essay being from story author and the other being one of the other authors in this anthology.
  • On the last [unnumbered] page is a short, untitled essay by Ursula K. Le Guin unattached to any story [also not in the TOC or copyright pages].

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology Nominee/Finalist