A MODERN SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC FROM WIL MCCARTHYIn the eighth decade of the Queendom of Sol, three commodities rule the day. The first is wellstone, a form of programmable matter capable of emulating almost any substance: natural, artificial, even hypothetical. The second is collapsium, a deadly crystal composed of miniature black holes, vital for the transmission of information and matter—including humans—throughout the solar system. The third is the bitter riva...

Humanity has conquered the Solar System. What’s more, death itself has been vanquished. Wellstone—programmable matter—insures that no one need every die, or indeed, age past adulthood. But for the children of immortal parents, life remains a constant state of arrested development. And a prince shall remain a prince forever, never inheriting the throne. So what is a minor royal to do?Bascal Edward de Towaji Lutui is tired of his parents—the Queen of Sol and her consort—treating his ...

** WALDENBOOKS BOOK OF THE WEEK **** LOCUS RECOMMENDED READING LIST **An alien armada from the center of Orion makes its deadly way through the galaxy, destroying all human life in the process, and only Marine Corporal Kenneth Jonson and the Aggressor Six team can stop the onslaught.REVIEWS:"An intense and satisfying novel."—Walter Jon Williams"Wil McCarthy brings thought and insight to the realm of fast-paced, action science fiction. AGGRESSOR...

**EXILED FROM IMMORTALITY!**The third entry in McCarthy's groundbreaking, mind-bending Queendom of Sol series back in print.Brash and idealistic, they were rebels without a cause in a world governed by science, reason . . . and immortality. Banished for their troubles to the starship Newhope, they now face a bold future: to settle the worlds of Barnard’s Star. Now King Bascal Edward de Towaji Lutui, former prince of the Queendom of Sol, together with Captain Xiomara “Xmary...

A wildly original alien contact novel, set against a vivid backdrop of near-Earth corporate intrigue.Trillionaire Igbal Renz has constructed a starship capable of making the twenty-year journey to Alpha Centauri. So why is he stopping at barely one-tenth that distance, with a cargo of a hundred frozen scientists and diplomats? Rumors abound that Renz Ventures, Inc., has made contact with . . . something. And yet, as deadly stealth ships prowl the space lanes and as...

CONCLUSION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING QUEENDOM OF SOL SERIESOnce the Queendom of Sol was a glowing monument to humankind’s loftiest dreams. Ageless and immortal, its citizens lived in peaceful splendor. But as Sol buckled under the swell of an immorbid population, space itself literally ran out. . . .Conrad Mursk has returned to Sol on the crippled starship Newhope. His crew are the frozen refugees of a failed colony known as Barnard’s Star. A thousand ...

David Sanger, an ambitious young physicist, attends a party at which a pompous older scientist, who just happens to have thrwarted the younger man's innovative ideas, is murdered. Suddenly it is not just David's career, but his life that is at stake. Are his ideas that important? Who's out to stop David from changing the world?REVIEWS:"Exceptionally good. Besides being an excellent mystery, it is a convincing look at the near future of nanotechnology."—Vernor Vinge

Was wissen wir eigentlich über die Steinzeit? Nur das, was uns die archäologischen Funde offenbaren. Doch was, wenn die Legende vom Höhlenmenschen nicht mehr ist als – eine Legende? Wenn die Steinzeit stattdessen ein Zeitalter der Bildung und des Fortschritts gewesen wäre? Den beiden Wissenschaftlern Harv Leonel und Tara Mukherjee ist eine bahnbrechende Entdeckung gelungen, eine Entdeckung, die es den Menschen ermöglicht, die Vergangenheit mit eigenen Augen zu sehen. Doch die alte Welt ist...

Forty light years from earth, the colonists on the world of Unua have somehow managed to keep civilization struggling on, despite twice daily earthquakes and technology lagging far behind that of the mother planet. But now an Unuan mining expedition has discovered an alien mineral they name centrokrist—a stone of incomparable beauty. Yet when the Earth scientists at last arrive to investigate, they find a phenomenon eclipsing this discovery. For this double-sunned solar system is nestled r...

The sequel to Aggressor Six, one of the major characters is wakened from a two-thousand-year cryostatis, and struggles to come to terms with the changes, including an unthinkable union.See what's happened to the humans and the Waisters now!

A MODERN SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC FROM WIL MCCARTHYIn the eighth decade of the Queendom of Sol, three commodities rule the day. The first is wellstone, a form of programmable matter capable of emulating almost any substance. The second is collapsium, a deadly crystal composed of miniature black holes, vital for the transmission of information and matter—including humans—throughout the Solar System. The third is the bitter rivalry between Her Majesty's top scientists.Bruno de...

EXILED FROM IMMORTALITY!Brash and idealistic, they were rebels without a cause in a world governed by science, reason … and immortality. Banished for their troubles to the starship Newhope, they now face a bold future: to settle the worlds of Barnard’s Star. NowKing Bascal Edward de Towaji Lutui, former prince of the Queendom of Sol, together with Captain Xiomara “Xmary” Li Weng and her lover, first mate Conrad Mursk, face a perilous voyage with thousands of their fellow exi...