• See how it all began! In Before They Were Giants, editor James L.Sutter collects the first published stories of 15 of science fiction andfantasy's most important authors, including winners of the prestigious Hugo andNebula awards, New York Times bestsellers, and members of the ScienceFiction Hall of Fame. Along with these often rare or never-before-anthologizedstories, all 15 authors provide brand-new retrospective critiques and interviewsdiscussing the stories' geneses, how publication affected their lives, and whatthey know now about writing that they wish they'd known then.
• Contributors include Ben Bova, Charles Stross, China Miéville, CoryDoctorow, David Brin, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Kim Stanley Robinson, LarryNiven, Michael Swanwick, Nicola Griffith, Piers Anthony, R. A. Salvatore, SpiderRobinson, and William Gibson.

"First works from science fiction greats"--Cover.