The future is forbidden.When a determined investigator discovers evidence of illegal time travel, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy fueled by secrets from tomorrow. Powerful forces are reshaping the present for their own gain, and anyone who learns the truth becomes a target.Now, with history hanging in the balance, he must race through a maze of lies, betrayal, and murder before the future is changed forever.A gripping science fiction thrille...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 301 through 320 takes you deep into the golden age of science fiction, where every story opens a new doorway into strange futures, impossible inventions, alien encounters, and the mysteries of time itself. This collection gathers twenty unforgettable tales from some of the greatest names ever to write science fiction, including Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Henry Kuttner, Alfred Bester, Robert Silverberg, Lester del Rey, and John W. Campbell...

What will it mean to be human in the future? How will we evolve in order to reach the stars?Fifteen short stories collected in this book examine how interstellar flight might change humanity itself. Will we choose to upload our minds into a singularity? Enhance ourselves with alien DNA? Will our bodies remain the same, but our culture and societal norms adapt to accommodate for effects of time dilation, or become subsumed by advanced alien cultures?Hugo and Nebula award win...

A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea of artificial life. From the Argonautica t...

From Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Robert Silverberg, Lord of Darkness is a classic swashbuckling adventure.Captured by pirates and brought to the west coast of Africa, young British seaman Andrew Battell longs for his home in seventeenth-century England. His only hope of returning is to work hard and be awarded freedom by his Portuguese captors—a freedom he is consistently denied.As he is moved farther and farther inland, away from the coas...

The epic sci-fi fantasy Majipoor Cycle continues with the saga of Lord Prestimion, whose rise to power is beset by war and madness.Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Robert Silverberg returns to the richly imagined world of Majipoor. Collected here in one volume is the complete Prestimion Trilogy, set hundreds of years before the events of the first three novels.In Sorcerers of Majipoor, a peaceful transfer of power is threatened by a cunning riv...

UFO2 is the second annual collection of humorous science fiction and fantasy short stories. Inside you'll find:- A golem on an interstellar cruise ship- Dragon-taunting for fun and profit- Time travel gone really wrong- Cubicle farm wizardry- Alien behemoths in Central ParkAnd much, much more!

In this novel, the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction explores how far four friends will go to achieve immortality."Robert Silverberg at his very best." —George R. R. MartinAfter Eli, a scholarly college student, finds and translates an ancient manuscript called The Book of Skulls, he and his friends embark on a cross-country trip to Arizona in search of a legendary monastery where they hope to find the secret of ...

"Intelligent and engaging science fiction" set against the backdrop of an environmental apocalypse from the SF Grand Master ( The Washington Post ).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorNot so very far in the future, the icecaps have melted and many coastal communities have been flooded out. The ozone layer is destroyed. Some areas are livable with breathing masks and injections that protect the skin...

The android creations of a billionaire tech entrepreneur seek equality in this far-future adventure from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.A Grand Master of Science Fiction"High adventure, considerable tension, and—most important—social consciousness." —Harlan EllisonSimeon Krug is the king of the universe. A self-made man, he is the Bill Gates of the era, having built a mega-commercial empire on the backs of...

This sci-fi vision of reality TV "holds up chillingly well after all these decades. A dark pastiche upon Beauty and the Beast " ( SF Reviews ).A Grand Master of Science FictionHugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorIn a world where humanity has colonized the solar system and begun to explore more of the local galaxy, a vast audience ...

This sprawling, episodic novel by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author is a "tour de force sci-fi outing . . . a wonderful read" ( Fantasy Literature ).A Grand Master of Science FictionWith Earth reeling from centuries of unregulated population growth and environmental decimation, a new religion has taken root. The Vorsters worship science and the material world over all else...