From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Martian Child: "This playful, intricate game of survival . . . is one of Gerrold's best books." — Publishers WeeklyThe human race has been played for a fool. Though welcomed into the galactic community and given access to the combined knowledge of thousands of intelligent species, humans are largely regarded as an evolutionary mistake. Reptilian, insectoid, and other unclassifiable species are t...

“David Gerrold is simply one of the finest science-fiction writers ever, and in this collection of his most-personal stories — including the Hugo Award-winning classic “The Martian Child” — he lets us peek into his very soul. Moving, heart-wrenching, and ultimately uplifting, Shadows and Reflections will leave you breathless.”—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The DownloadedHugo & Nebula Award winner David Ger...

ADRIFT IN THE SEA OF SOULS — they call themselves travelers, hopping from body to body, from life to life, but in reality they are body-snatchers. Who are they and what do they want from the stranger who fell into their world? (First publication!)THE WHITE PIANO — In a locked away room, hidden under a sheet, rests a faded old piano. In its glory days it was dazzling white with gold trim, but now in war-torn England, its paint is gray and peeling. No one is allowed to go near it, bu...

Winner of the Lord Ruthven Award for Best Vampire Novel of the Year: The first horror novel from the author of Star Trek's "The Trouble with Tribbles" script.Includes the bonus short story "Jacob in Manhattan."With a writing legacy that includes Star Trek, Land of the Lost, and the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novella The Martian Child, David Gerrold knows what it's like to be an author...

The legendary science fiction writer's controversial, groundbreaking novel—one gay man's raw and wild ride through the 1960s and '70s.From an adolescent being bullied to the muddy wetlands of Vietnam to an Arizona desert commune, a man known only as Chase traces his quest for identity, meaning, and love in prose both beautiful and brutal. Thirteen fourteen fifteen o'clockis a coming-of-age and then coming-to-terms novel of a life lived looking for answers ...

From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Martian Child: "This playful, intricate game of survival . . . is one of Gerrold's best books." — Publishers WeeklyThe human race has been played for a fool. Though welcomed into the galactic community and given access to the combined knowledge of thousands of intelligent species, humans are largely regarded as an evolutionary mistake. Reptilian, insectoid, and other unclassifiable species are t...

This alluring dieselpunk alternate-history romp features a stellar cast of the famous and the no-so-famous persons of the 1930s, as they travel aboard the luxury airship Liberty on a coast-to-coast flight that includes soirées full of scintillating wit, murderous whims, and the cosmic musings of one Hugo Gernsback.The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

With David's help, the editor chose some of the best of David Gerrold's short works from across his entire career, including the Hugo-winning, "The Martian Child"n.Table of ContentsThe Truth About David Gerrold by Spider RobinsonAuthor's Rebuttal by David GerroldInterlude #1: Solomon ShortThe Martian ChildPickled MongooseInterlude #2: Solomon ShortBlood and FireA Shaggy Dog StoryThe Strange Death of Orson WellesI...

A master of science fiction introduces a world where everything is large and the problems of survival even larger in this exciting new novel.Hella is a planet where everything is oversized—especially the ambitions of the colonists.The trees are mile-high, the dinosaur herds are huge, and the weather is extreme—so extreme, the colonists have to migrate twice a year to escape the blistering heat of summer and the atmosphere-freezing cold of winter.Kyl...

The first work in David Gerrold's Star Wolf trilogy, this tale pits the human members of the Star Wolf space vessel against the superhuman Morthan crew. Captain Jonathan Korie, hampered by the loss of most of the human fleet to the Morthans and a nearly disabled ship of his own, faces the Morthan threat driven by the need for survival and the desire for revenge. A classic of military science fiction, the Star Wolf trilogy combines rapid action with powerful studies of military character.

Eine Jagd quer durch die GalaxisDas Raumschiff "Roger Burlingame" ist ein Dinosaurier: schrottreif und längst von der Technik überholt. Seine Maschinen können jederzeit versagen. Dennoch hofft die demoralisierte Mannschaft auf einen neuen Einsatz – und bekommt ihn. Jon Korie, der ungeliebte Erste Offizier, glaubt, eine Spur der feindlichen Morthans in den Weiten des Alls entdeckt zu haben, und ist sich sicher, sie besiegen zu können. Korie weiß, dass er dafür die H...

From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as up-and-coming talented writers.Includes the following stories:“Dave the ...