Constellations (2005 book)

Constellations (2005) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by British writer and journalist Peter Crowther, the fourth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the theme of constellations. The book was published in 2005. The title page carries a subtitle, "The Best of New British SF".

Constellations

First edition
Author	Edited by Peter Crowther
Language	English
Series	Peter Crowther DAW anthologies
Genre	Science fiction anthology
Publisher	DAW Books
Publication date	2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	310
Preceded by	Mars Probes
Followed by	Forbidden Planets

The book includes a three-page introduction by Crowther entitled, "Britain Swings!", fifteen short stories, and a six-page set of author biographies at the end.

The stories are as follows:

• Eric Brown: "A Heritage of Stars"
• Paul McAuley: "Rats of the System"
• Brian W. Aldiss: "Ten Billion Of Them"
• Tony Ballantyne: "Star!"
• Stephen Baxter: "Lakes of Light"
• Roger Levy: "No Cure For Love"
• Ian Watson: "The Navigator's Children"
• Keith Brooke: "A Different Sky"
• Gwyneth Jones: "The Fulcrum"
• James Lovegrove: "The Meteor Party"
• Ian McDonald: "Written In the Stars"
• Adam Roberts: "The Order of Things"
• Justina Robson: "The Little Bear"
• Colin Greenland: "Kings"
• Alastair Reynolds: "Beyond the Aquila Rift"

External links

• Constellations title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database