Reach for Infinity

By: Jonathan Strahan, Aliette De Bodard, Greg Egan, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ellen Klages, Karen Lord, Ken MacLeod, Ian McDonald, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Peter Watts, Jonathan Strahan - Editor

Narrated by: Denice Stradling, Alex Wyndam, Michael Orenstein, Courtney Patterson, Vyvy Nguyen, Michael Welch

Humanity Among the Stars

What happens when we reach out into the vastness of space? What hope for us amongst the stars? Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan brings us 14 new tales of the future, from some of the finest science fiction writers in the field.

The 14 startling stories in this anthology feature the work of Greg Egan, Aliette de Bodard, Ian McDonald, Karl Schroeder, Pat Cadigan, Karen Lord, Ellen Klages, Adam Roberts, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ken MacLeod, Alastair Reynolds, and Peter Watts.

©2007 Jonathan Strahan (P)2017 Recorded Books

Sci-fi short story collection

Reach for Infinity is a collection of fourteen sci-fi short stories, edited by Jonathan Strahan which is the third volume in the Infinities series. There is a wide variety of sci-fi subgenres. One short story was the basis for a film. Also included is an Ian McDonald offering, The Fifth Dragon, and serves as the origin story for one of the five dragons in his Luna trilogy.

Each tale is handled by a different narrator. The narration is well done with good character distinction throughout. Pacing is brisk overall.