The Periodic Table of Science Fiction
| Author | Michael Swanwick |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | PS Publishing |
Publication date | July 1, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Slipcased hardcover, Hardcover) |
| Pages | 274 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1-904619-01-0 (slipcase), ISBN 1-904619-00-2 (hardcover) |
| 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 element 117.
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 stories were published as they were written, about which Swanwick said, "It made the sequence into a kind of performance art, something akin to being a trapeze artist, which is a possibility not normally open to a writer."[3]
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.[4] In 2009, Swanwick posted the stories on a weblog dedicated to the purpose.[5]
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.
References
- ↑ The Infinite Matrix | Michael Swanwick | Periodic Table of SF | Hydrogen
- ↑ Internet Archive | SciFi.com | Sci Fiction | Periodic Table
- ↑ Crescent Blues | Author Interview
- ↑ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction [signed jhc] by Michael Swanwick [OUT OF PRINT]". PS Publishing. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ↑ "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction". Michael Swanwick (blog). Retrieved June 21, 2012.
External links
- Theodore Gray's Wooden Periodic Table
- Serbian translation
- "'The Periodic Table of Science Fiction". Official site (Sci Fi Channel). Archived from the original on September 24, 2005.