Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction

Name: Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction
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Rating: 4.2 (432 reviews)
Author: Dan Simmons

by Dan Simmons

Fantasy Science Fiction

4.2 (432)

4.2 stars from 432 reviews

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Perfect for you if...

You want Simmons at his most inventive without committing to a 700-page epic. You appreciate sci-fi that can be quietly philosophical or wildly imaginative within 50 pages. You're drawn to stories where the real stakes are existential, not just plot-driven.

Maybe not for you if...

You need a linear narrative with traditional character arcs and payoffs. You prefer comfort reading or want to be emotionally reassured rather than unsettled. You find novellas frustrating as a format because you're just getting invested when they end.

About this book

This collection contains five novellas of speculative fiction by Dan Simmons, spanning dark fantasy, space opera, hard science fiction, and mainstream fiction. The novellas include "Orphans of the Helix," an award-winning story set in the Hyperion Universe. The stories follow diverse scenarios: human colonists encounter long-lost cousins and an ancient threat; a suicidal man becomes entangled in a dangerous game with a woman possessing world-ending power; descendants of an oppressed people discover unsettling truths about their past; four climbers—one not human—ascend K2 and confront their true natures; and an aging American in Russia faces his mortality while witnessing a remarkable future.

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Currently 4.2★ from 432 reviews

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