Futures Past

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Futures Past
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Cover of first edition
Editors Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
Country United States
Language English
Series Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthology series
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
2006
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 290
ISBN 978-0-441-01454-5
OCLC 74315921
LC Class CPB Box no. 2681 vol. 5
Preceded by Beyond Singularity
Followed by Dangerous Games

Futures Past (2006, ISBN   978-0-441-01454-5) is a science fiction anthology edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was published in 2006, and includes stories on the theme of "futures past" that were originally published from 1956 to 2004. It is the 34th book in their anthology series for Ace Books.

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