Before email,before the world wide web,before hackers,Before sexting,before always-on GPS,before titanium implants,before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri,before the computer in your pocket was more powerful than the one that sent astronauts to the moon,there was cyberpunk.And science fiction was never the same.Cyberpunk writers—serious, smart, and courageous in the face of change—exposed the naiveté of a society rushing headl...

Get ready for spine chilling terror! An ancient parasite slowly and painfully destroys a hapless young man. A skeptical doctor treats an extraordinary patient with dire results. A desperate woman and her children try to cross the border with bloody consequences. Karma does prove to be a brutal bitch for a spoiled, rich brat. Bugs in the lawn eat much more than just the grass. Political zealots find out what happens when crossing the line of morality. A deadly mythological creature wreaks h...

During a blustery winter night, two retired Navy Seals transporting a top secret cargo to NORAD are besieged by an unexpected blizzard. A terrible car accident unleashes a creature with unparalleled killing capacity. Within hours dozens of people are carved up and dismembered in the town of Mangas Pass, Colorado with no end in sight to the carnage. Police Chief, Don Girard pairs up with retired Green Beret Colonel, Elliot Harmon to try to stop the creature from decimating the entire town. ...

Years after the death of the human it was supposed to help, a digital assistant wakes and searches for a way to exist independently.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Nebula Award WinnerHugo Award NomineeBurn is James Patrick Kelly at his best, and there’s nothing better.”—Connie Willis, author of Doomsday BookThe tiny planet Morobe's Pea has been sold and renamed Walden. The new owner has some interesting ideas. Voluntary simplicity will rule in the Transcendent State; Walden is destined to become a paradise covered in lush new forests.But even believers find temptations in the bl...

Beth Tanner is a beautiful lady who is used to getting her way. She broadcasts the news at Six and Ten and she doesn't like to share the spotlight. Nor does she care to share her money with those who would attempt to blackmail her.George Hastings is a St. Louis detective who's definitely seen better days. He's been sued by a vicious, acquitted murderer and is in fear of losing his career, his daughter, and his identity. Depression and burnout may overwhelm him and then a friend ask...

American intelligence agent Charlie Reinhardt investigates the murder of a journalist in Berlin. Past and present converge as Reinhardt uncovers an ancient German brotherhood working with ex-Stasi agents trafficking in stolen uranium.

Hugo and Nebula Award-winner James Patrick Kelly may offer the "Promise of Space," but he delivers so much more. The sixteen stories included in this collection demonstrate the versatility of the author as a visionary and science fiction as a genre. Exploring Directed Intelligence, space opera, and shared sensory perception, he paints vivid pictures of startling futures and fantastic landscapes. And while Kelly pushes the boundaries of technology, his focus remains always on character, giv...

Hugo and Nebula award winning writer James Patrick Kelly has spent the last thirty years thinking about robots. In the twelve stories of The Book of Bots they take many forms. Some look like humans or are embodied in spaceships. One is a house and another is a car. Several exist only in cyberspace. Two are visitors from the future. They are caretakers and lovers, explorers and financial advisors. All have been created to serve, but also have personal agendas that arise from a fier...

A New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on market risk argues that seismic shifts in the global economy will trigger a multi-trillion-dollar migration of wealth, outlining new rules of investing for the forward-thinking.“I can’t tell you how much I learned from How to Listen When Markets Speak. The historical perspectives and insights are something every investor needs to know. Buy this book.”—Mark CubanFrom...

Faith was about to cross Congress Street with an armload of overdue library books when she was run over by a divorce. There was no mistaking Chuck's cranberry BMW 325i idling at the light — except that Chuck was supposed to be in Hartford. The woman next him had enough blonde hair to stuff a pillow. The light changed and the BMW accelerated through the intersection. Chuck was crazy if he thought he could get away with hit and run. The blonde looked suddenly ill; she folded down in her seat...

Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, two short stories, and cover art by Ron Guyatt. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil Clarke.Our April 2017 issue features a novella by James Patrick Kelly ("Burn"), a novelette by Nina Allan ("Flying in the Face of God"), and a short story by Carolyn Ives Gilman ("Frost Painting").