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Eric Choi, Gregory L. Norris, Andrew Gudgel, Maya Chhabra, M. W. Kelly

Ah, sir, live! Live in the heart of the seas! Here alone lies independence! Here I recognize no superiors! Here I’m free!” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea150 years ago, Jules Verne launched his extraordinary underwater adventure novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a work that ranks among the finest submarine books in history. Today, we celebrate this sesquicentennial with sixteen short stories inspired by that science fiction masterp...

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Eric Choi

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Physics and Astronomy (R0)

Just Like Being There is the first collection of science fiction stories by award-winning author and aerospace engineer Eric Choi spanning his 25 year writing career. The stories are “hard” science fiction in which some element of engineering or science is so central there would be no story if that element were removed. Story topics include space exploration, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cryptography, quantum computing, online privacy, mathematics (st...

This hard sci-fi anthology features seventeen all-new stories from an international roster of today's most acclaimed authors.Hard science fiction is the literature of change, rigorously examining the impact of science and technology on humanity, the future, and the cosmos. As science advances, new frontiers in storytelling open up as well. In Carbide Tipped Pens, over a dozen of today's most creative imaginations bring the grand tradition of Isaac Asimov an...

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Douglas Smith, Nancy Springer, Winston Marks, Darrell Schweitzer, Lisa Lepovetsky, James Dorr, Eric Choi, Jonathan Shipley, Meriah Crawford, Gregory L. Norris, David Hoenig, Gregg Chamberlain, Gustavo Bondoni, Nicole Kurtz, Steven R. Southard, Geoff Gander, Kelly A. Harmon, Vonnie Winslow Crist

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The Re-Imagined Series

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away... - John le CarreVengeful undead. Demons. Hungry rats. These creatures and more haunt city streets, unlit hallways, deep space, and the corners of your imagination in Re-Terrify.Send shivers down your spine with 18 horrifying tales from an international roster of authors. Featuring fiction from Douglas Smith, Nancy Springer, James Dorr, Winston Marks, Lisa Lepovetsky, Eric Choi, Darrell Schweitzer, Meriah Crawford, Jo...

An all-new anthology of Chinese culture-inspired science fictionThis unique collection of science fiction tales demonstrates the diversity of the Chinese experience around the world, merging China's rich heritage with new traditions, offering North American readers an opportunity to discover these exciting writers.

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Eric Yocam

The demands for better corporate leadership and governance continue to receive greater attention in the media. Given the significant failures in the boardroom from companies such as Enron, Global Crossings, WorldCom, Digital Equipment Corporation, Bre X, Credit Suisse, First Boston, Credit Lyonnais, Adelphia, Paramalat and Tyco, the board of director position is a pivotal role. Navigating this potential minefield is difficult but not impossible.In Corporate Governance: A Board Dire...

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Ben Bova, Eric Choi

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Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Alex Hyde-White, Judy Young, various narrators

Seventeen hard science fiction tales by today's top authorsHard science fiction is the literature of change, rigorously examining the impact—both beneficial and dangerous—of science and technology on humanity, the future, and the cosmos. As science advances, expanding our knowledge of the universe, astounding new frontiers in storytelling open up as well.In Carbide Tipped Pens, over a dozen of today's most creative imaginations explore these frontiers, carrying on ...

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Routledge Contemporary China Series

Since 1995 most mainland migrants to Hong Kong have been the wives or non-adult children of Hong Kong men of lower socio-economic status. The majority of immigrants are women, who throughout the past two decades have accounted for more than 60% of immigration. The profile of immigrants has been changing and they are significantly more educated than was the case in the past. Despite the improvement in the educational level of mainland Chinese migrants since 1991, and their increased involve...

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Alan Dean Foster, Maurice Broaddus, Jane Yolen, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Patrick Swenson, Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law, Candas Jane Dorsey, C.J. Cheung, Heather Osborne, Y.M. Pang, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Hayden Trenholm, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Bev Geddes, S.B. Divya, Vanessa Cardui, Tyler Keevil, Karina Sumner-Smith, Joyce Chng, Eric Choi, Amanda Sun, Bogi Takács, Brent Nichols, Maria Haskins

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Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction

A child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India, a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andalusian sun, a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania, a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory l...

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Stephen Baxter, Mary Robinette Kowal, Premee Mohamed, Peter Watts, Eugen Bacon, Tobias S. Buckell, Eric Choi, Julie E. Czerneda, Julie Nováková, Lucas K. Law, Susan Forest, Gregory Benford, Geoffrey A. Landis, Rich Larson, Malka Older, G. David Nordley, Renan Bernardo, Jana Bianchi, Tessa Fisher, Simone Heller, Valentin D. Ivanov, Lisa Jenny Krieg, Liu Yang, Lucie Lukačovičová, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Tomáš Petrásek, Brian Rappatta, Arula Ratnakar, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Bogi Takács, B. Zelkovich, Jacques Arnould, William Bains, José A. Caballero, Dimitra Demertzi, Martina Dimoska, Dennis Höning, Fabian Klenner, Nina Kopacz, Natuschka Lee, Ania Losiak, Stephen Francis Mann, Connor Martini, Tony Milligan, Philippe Nauny, Erik Persson, Joanna Piotrowska, Giovanni Poggiali, Amedeo Romagnolo, Stefano Sandrelli

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European Astrobiology Institute Presents

How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze obscures any view of the universe beyond? Or on an unfathomable scale in the...

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Ed Greenwood, James Alan Gardner, Aliette de Bodard, Jennifer R. Povey, Cory Swanson, David Hankins, Wulf Moon, Cat Rambo, Jo Miles, Karen Aria Lin, Mike Rimar, Tris Lawrence, Eric Choi, Mark Silcox, Melissa Yi, Michael Picco, Sean Williams

What if future criminals played games of skill for their freedom? Would spellcasters dare use magic to skew chance in their favor? What if aliens judged us based on the games we play? Can a dying woman literally cheat Death?Games are about more than winning and losing. They’re about risk and reward, strategy and blind fortune, our need to win and our fear of being outplayed. And when magic and science infuse a game, the stakes can be of cosmic importance. Each move could decide lif...

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Seanan McGuire, Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law, Rich Larson, Elsie Chapman, Sarah Raughley, Matthew Kressel, Brent Nichols, Kate Heartfield, Jeremy Szal, Alex Shvartsman, Karin Lowachee, Christie Yant, Amanda Sun, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Julie Nováková, Vanessa Cardui, Heather Osborne, Hayden Trenholm, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Tonya Liburd, Eric Choi, Gillian Clinton, Tyler Keevil, S. L. Huang

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Laksa Anthology Series: Speculative Fiction

Journey with twenty-one speculative fiction authors through the fractured borders of human migration to examine the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of those who choose—or are forced—to leave home and familiar places.Recommended by Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal, School Library Journal, Foreword Reviews, and Locus.Migration. A transformation of time, place, and being . . .WHO ARE THE SHADES...