This summer's offerings of sf, fantasy, and horror tackle a wide variety of issues and continue to pursue popular trends. The fascination with zombies takes a slightly different turn in Devil's Wake, a series opener by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. Environmentally conscious sf makes a strong showing in Edward M. Lerner's Energized, about the depletion of Earth's fossil fuels, and EJ. Swift's Osiris, a global-warming saga that is also this column's Debut of the Month. Genre favorites also make an appearance this month. SF veteran Ben Bova returns to his "Orion" series with Orion and King Arthur, Terry Brooks opens a new trilogy in his Shannara universe with Wards of Faerie, and then there's the final collaboration between the late Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd in the ever-popular "Pern" series, Sky Dragons.
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机译：今年夏天，科幻，幻想和恐怖的产品解决了各种各样的问题，并继续追随流行趋势。史蒂芬·巴恩斯（Steven Barnes）和塔纳纳里维·杜（Tananarive Due）的系列开瓶器《魔鬼的唤醒》（Devil's Wake）对僵尸的迷恋略有不同。具有环保意识的科幻小说在爱德华·勒纳（Edward M. Lerner）的《劲量》（Energized）中对地球化石燃料和EJ的枯竭表现出色。 Swift的Osiris，一个全球变暖的传奇，也是本专栏的本月首次亮相。流派的最爱也在本月出现。 SF老手本·博瓦（Ben Bova）与猎户座（Orion）和亚瑟王（Arthur King）回到他的“猎户座”系列，特里·布鲁克斯（Terry Brooks）与仙境守望者（Wards of Faerie）在他的Shannara宇宙中开启了新的三部曲，然后是已故的安妮·麦卡弗里（Anne McCaffrey）和她的儿子托德（Todd）之间的最终合作热门的“ Pern”系列，《天龙》。
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