Old Venus

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Old Venus
Old Venus (2015).jpg
First edition cover
Editors George R. R. Martin
Gardner Dozois
AuthorVarious
Cover artist Stephen Youll
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
PublishedMarch 3, 2015
Publisher Bantam Books
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages608
ISBN 978-0-345-53728-7
Preceded by Old Mars  

Old Venus is a "retro Venus science fiction"-themed anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, that was published on March 3, 2015. [1] [2] All of the stories are set on the planet Venus as styled in the pre-space probe pulp magazines of the 1930s through the 1950s, in which it was considered a planet where humans could live.

Contents

Contents

The anthology includes 17 stories: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin, George R. R. (June 19, 2014). "Not A Blog: Venus In March". GRRM.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. McClurg, Jocelyn (March 1, 2015). "Books: New and noteworthy". USA Today . Retrieved March 3, 2015.