<p>The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand you get it and are filled with wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of <i>Engineering Infinity</i>. Whether it's coming up hard against the speed of light—and with it the enormity of the universe realizing that terraforming a distant world is harder and more dangerous than you'd ever thought or simply realizing that a hitchhiker on a starship consumes fuel and oxygen with tragic results it's hard science-fiction where a sense of discovery is most often found and where science-fiction's true heart lies. </p><p>This exciting and innovative science-fiction anthology collects together stories by some of the biggest names in the field including Gwyneth Jones Stephen Baxter and Charles Stross. </p><p>Author bio: Jonathan Strahan is an editor and anthologist. He coedited <i>The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy</i> anthology series in 1997 and 1998. He is also the reviews editor of Locus. He lives in Perth Western Australia with his wife and their two daughters.</p>
