The Friends of the Merril extend an invitation to the launch of the new book Carbide Tipped Pens, edited by Ben Bova and Eric Choi.
Carbide Tipped Pens contains seventeen science fiction stories exploring the frontiers of science and technology and their effects on humanity, the future and the cosmos. From hazardous missions to Mars to artificially intelligent robots on Titan, from the end of the world to the farthest limits of the Universe, Carbide Tipped Pens turns startling new ideas into state-of-the-art science fiction. Includes stories by Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Aliette de Bodard, Ben Bova, Eric Choi, David DeGraff, Carl Frederick, Nancy Fulda, Howard Hendrix, Liu Cixin, Jack McDevitt, Leah Petersen, Gabrielle Harbowy, Robert Reed, Kate Story, Dirk Strasser, Jean-Louis Trudel and Daniel H. Wilson.
Date: Thursday, December 18th, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Toronto Public Library, Lillian H. Smith Branch, 3rd Floor
239 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R5
Admission: Free
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