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Our visions of the future - whether dark or hopeful, thrilling or mundane - have always challenged us to examine our world. How can we improve? What challenges will we face? Are we even ready? Top Science Fiction authors, collectively holding 25 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Sturgeon awards (a few for Vital stories!), employ the power of engaging fiction to explore these questions and today's most critical issues in medicine. But Vital doesn't stop at speculation. Proceeds will be donated to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, the global guardian of public health, coordinating the worldwide pandemic response. Read on to build a better future of Healthcare! Featuring stories by Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Tananarive Due, Sally Wiener Grotta, Congyun ("Mu Ming") Gu, James Patrick Kelly, Justin C. Key, Seanan McGuire, Annalee Newitz, Julie Nováková, Lola Robles, Eric Schwitzgebel, Alex Shvartsman, Caroline M. Yoachim Edited by RM Ambrose… (meer)
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Vital contains 14 quite varied sf stories with medical themes. Most of them are fairly easy-going to read. Some are by famous authors, a couple by authors I wasn't familiar with. On the whole I enjoyed this collection a lot, though there were 2 stories I really couldn't get into.
TOC: - "When Robot and Crow saved East St. Louis" by Annalee Newitz (****) - "Carriers" by Tananarive Due (****) - "The Giving Plague" by David Brin (***) - "Grains of Wheat" by Alex Shvartsman (*****) - "One Widow's Healing" by Sally Wiener Grotta (***) - "Second Generation" by Julie Novakova (****) - "The Algorithm will see you now" by Justin C. Key (****) - "Sea Changes" by Lola Robles (*) - "Welcome to the medical clinic at the Interplantery Relay Station | Hours Since The Last Patient Death: 0" by Caroline M. Yoachim (****) - "A Passing Sickness" by Paolo Bacigalupi (***) - "Color the World" by Congyun "Mu Ming" Gu (**) - "Fish Dance" by Eric Schwitzgebel (*) - "Itsy Bitsy Spider" by James Patrick Kelly (***) - "Treatment Plan" by Seanan McGuire (****) ( )
Our visions of the future - whether dark or hopeful, thrilling or mundane - have always challenged us to examine our world. How can we improve? What challenges will we face? Are we even ready? Top Science Fiction authors, collectively holding 25 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Sturgeon awards (a few for Vital stories!), employ the power of engaging fiction to explore these questions and today's most critical issues in medicine. But Vital doesn't stop at speculation. Proceeds will be donated to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, the global guardian of public health, coordinating the worldwide pandemic response. Read on to build a better future of Healthcare! Featuring stories by Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Tananarive Due, Sally Wiener Grotta, Congyun ("Mu Ming") Gu, James Patrick Kelly, Justin C. Key, Seanan McGuire, Annalee Newitz, Julie Nováková, Lola Robles, Eric Schwitzgebel, Alex Shvartsman, Caroline M. Yoachim Edited by RM Ambrose
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Most of them are fairly easy-going to read. Some are by famous authors, a couple by authors I wasn't familiar with.
On the whole I enjoyed this collection a lot, though there were 2 stories I really couldn't get into.
TOC:
- "When Robot and Crow saved East St. Louis" by Annalee Newitz (****)
- "Carriers" by Tananarive Due (****)
- "The Giving Plague" by David Brin (***)
- "Grains of Wheat" by Alex Shvartsman (*****)
- "One Widow's Healing" by Sally Wiener Grotta (***)
- "Second Generation" by Julie Novakova (****)
- "The Algorithm will see you now" by Justin C. Key (****)
- "Sea Changes" by Lola Robles (*)
- "Welcome to the medical clinic at the Interplantery Relay Station | Hours Since The Last Patient Death: 0" by Caroline M. Yoachim (****)
- "A Passing Sickness" by Paolo Bacigalupi (***)
- "Color the World" by Congyun "Mu Ming" Gu (**)
- "Fish Dance" by Eric Schwitzgebel (*)
- "Itsy Bitsy Spider" by James Patrick Kelly (***)
- "Treatment Plan" by Seanan McGuire (****) (