Name: Pump Six and Other Stories
ISBN: 9781597802376

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Sharp Edges

Compact stories with bite: immersive, sharp, and interested in how systems wear people down.

Come here for

compressed short-story intensity
social and political edge with a cyberpunk/apocalyptic sheen

Expect

brief, self-contained reads
a mix of entertainment and explanation

Book Details

Authors: Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: February 1, 2008
Format: Paperback
Theme: Sci-Fi Short Stories · Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Reading lane: Sci-Fi Short Stories

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Publisher Categories

Sci-Fi
Hard Sci-Fi
Short Stories (Single Author)

About This Book

Paolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo's work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning, and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience. The eleven stories in Pump Six represent the best Paolo's work, including the Hugo nominee "Yellow Card Man," the nebula and Hugo nominated story "The People of S...

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Paolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo's work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning, and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience. The eleven stories in Pump Six represent the best Paolo's work, including the Hugo nominee "Yellow Card Man," the nebula and Hugo nominated story "The People of Sand and Slag," and the Sturgeon Award-winning story "The Calorie Man."