{"product_id":"9781942134527-zions-fiction","title":"Zion's Fiction","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature\u003cbr\u003eFirst English-language historical anthology of Israeli fantasy and science fiction, a portal into the   speculative fiction from the ultimate ImagiNation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology showcases the best Israeli science fiction and fantasy literature published since the 1980s. The stories included come from Hebrew, Russian, and English-language sources, and include well-known authors such as Shimon Adaf, Pesach (Pavel) Amnuel, Gail Hareven, Savyon Liebrecht, Nava Semel and Lavie Tidhar, as well as a hot-list of newly translated Israeli writers. The book features: an historical and contemporary survey of Israeli science fiction and fantasy literature by the editors; a foreword by revered SF\/F writer Robert Silverberg,; an afterword by Dr. Aharon Hauptman, the founding editor of \u003cem\u003eFantasia 2000\u003c\/em\u003e, Israel’s seminal SF\/F magazine; an author biography for each story included in the volume; and illustrations for each story by award winning American-born Israeli srtist, Avi Katz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR ZION’S FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Zion’s Fiction will supply a distinctive bright line to the spectrum of futuristic fiction, which stands in sore need of broadening, in the cause of promoting cross-cultural understanding as well as showcasing exciting new talent.”– \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Stableford\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of over 70 novels and renowned SF historian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Zion’s Fiction explores the unlimited dreams of a people who have learned to stand on shifting ground. To face a future filled with danger and hope, forging into territory that can only be surveyed with the lamp of imagination on our brows.”– \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Brin\u003c\/strong\u003e, multiple Hugo and Nebula award-author of \u003cem\u003eEARTH\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eExistence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When my collection \u003cem\u003eWandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 1974,[It] became a classic. And now…we have the first ever anthology in the entire universe of Israeli fantasy and science fiction: \u003cem\u003eZion’s Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e…Go forth and read…and may you find \u003cem\u003eZion’s Fiction \u003c\/em\u003eunexpected, delightful, and delirious!” –\u003cstrong\u003eJack Dann\u003c\/strong\u003e, award winning author and editor of over 75 books including \u003cem\u003eThe Memory Cathedral \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Silent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The basic joy in science fiction and fantasy is the chance to look inside minds different from your own. Here’s your chance. Some bright minds in the nation of Israel have been exercising their imaginations, sharing their different dreams and nightmares, and the results are ours to enjoy.” – \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Niven\u003c\/strong\u003e, a multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eRingworld Series \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheldon Teitelbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e, an award-winning Los Angeles-based Canadian\/American\/Israeli writer, and former member of the Editorial Board of \u003cem\u003eFantasia 2000\u003c\/em\u003e, is a longtime commentator on Jewish and Israeli science fiction and fantasy literature who has published widely in the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times, Cinefantastique, The Jerusalem Report, Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmanuel Lottem\u003c\/strong\u003e, a central figure in Israeli science fiction and fantasy scene and former member of the Editorial Board of \u003cem\u003eFantasia 2000\u003c\/em\u003e, is the translator and editor of some of the best SF\/F books published in Hebrew, and a moving force in the creation of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvi Katz\u003c\/strong\u003e, an award-winning American-born Israeli illustrator, cartoonist, and painter, is the staff illustrator of \u003cem\u003eJerusalem Report \u003c\/em\u003emagazine. 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