The 1000 Year Reich

Ian Watson, author of the very first novels in the Warhammer 40K universe, makes a long-anticipated return to military SF with “In Golden Armour”, one of three original stories in this fabulous new collection from the man who wrote the screen story to AI: Artificial Intelligence for Stanley Kubrick (later filmed by Steven Spielberg based on ian's screen story).

The 1000 Year Reich boasts eighteen stories that showcase the multiple award-winning author at his best. Brimming with ingenuity and invention, the content varies from fast-paced action to thought-provoking conjecture, from wicked humour to chilling possibility, from the sublime to the outrageous.

“The brilliant Ian Watson remains the most stimulating and the least comfortable science fiction writer working today. Reading his short fiction reminds us why he is one of the genre’s unassailable greats.” – Adam Roberts

Contents

1. Introduction by Justina Robson

2. The 1000 Year Reich

3. In Golden Armour

4. How We Came Back From Mars: A Story That Cannot Be Told

5. Blair’s War

6. The Name of the Lavender

7. Forever Blowing Bubbles

8. The Tale of Trurl and the Great TanGent

9. The Wild Pig’s Collar

10. Beloved Pig-Brother of the Daughter of the Pregnant Baby: a Transgenic Story of Genius (with Roberto Quaglia)

11. Red Squirrel

12. An Inspector Calls

13. Me and My Flying Saucer

14. Faith Without Teeth

15. The Travelling Raven Problem

16. The Arc de Triomphe Code

17. Spanish Fly

18. Having the Time of His Life

19. Breakfast in Bed