12-time award winning Graphic Novel, including 3 categories in the Great Southwest Book FestivalClarion Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars"Combining gritty realism, mysterious gods, and a noble heroine, Dark Cloud is a vibrant, exciting graphic novel." - Foreword ReviewIn post-apocalyptic Arizona, a young woman with a mysterious connection to the land - and a combat robot - steps forward to confront an evil, militaristic dictator bent on detonating a recently acquire...

Admiral Jenetta Carver, in Region One for just the second time since becoming Commander of the Second Fleet, receives a message that the scout-destroyer Yenisei, on routine patrol, is overdue. The ship's last report ended with a statement that they were attempting to overtake several small ships spotted on their DeTect monitors. ~ Weeks later, the Yenisei is found. Technological advances have made Space Command the most powerful military force in the known galaxy, but although sheathed with D...

PLAGUE WARS BOOK 11From Hugo award finalist and bestselling science fiction author David VanDyke come three Plague Wars: Alien Invasion/Stellar Conquest novelettes in one volume of 125 pages.Steel's First Temper: Jill "Reaper" Repeth must complete a tough rescue mission on a Meme asteroid base while beginning to train a new protégé, Joseph "Bull" ben Tauros.A Hotter Forge: Bull and Reaper are assign...

This second Infinite Stars science fiction anthology offers 26 space opera short stories set in famous sci-fi series like Wayfarers, Ender, and Lost Fleet.Includes tales from George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Seanan McGuire, and more!Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires—our need to create a better world. This second volume of seminal short science fiction fe...

The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories.In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas ...

What might we run into as we expand beyond Earth and into the stars? As we explore our own solar system and beyond, it seems inevitable that we’ll run into aliens … and what they’ve left behind. Alien artifacts: what might they reveal about us as we try to unlock their secrets? What might they reveal about the universe?In this anthology, nineteen of today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors explore how discovering long lost relics of alien civilizations might change human...

Armor up for a metal-pounding explosion of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers—including Nebula-award winner Jack McDevitt, Sean Williams, Dan Abnett, Simon Green, and Jack Campbell—on a future warrior that might very well be just around the corner. Science fiction readers and gamers have long been fascinated by the idea of going to battle in suits of powered combat armor or at the interior controls of giant mechs.It's an armor-plated clip of hard-hitting ...

RRRAWRRR!!! ZZZZZZTTTTT!!! ZZZZAAAAPPPPP!!!The robots of the 50s and 60s science fiction movies and novels captured our hearts and our imaginations. Their clunky, bulbous bodies with their clear domed heads, whirling antennae, and randomly flashing lights staggered ponderously across the screen and page and into our souls—whether as a constant companion or as the invading army threatening to exterminate our world. We can never return to that innocent time, where th...

When an archaeological dig in the desert of Arizona turns up a mysterious object, the military arrives and swiftly removes it to Area 51. As the object is being tested deep underground, it lets out a brief burst of light at the same moment the United States Military's secure network is overloaded.Within days, a new test at CERN near Geneva results in a terrifying conclusion: a strange portal opens underground and massive, deadly mechs begin coming through. Soon the entire world is ...

The embers of War still glow as memories of strange skies over an alien landscape, light-years from home, bring back the sensations of battle; a time when personal sacrifice meant the difference between salvation for all, or total destruction.Gathered here is a cross-section of stories from the first decade of the award-winning Defending The Future series. Written by the known and up-and-coming in the military science fiction genre, these stories represent the fan-requested highlig...

The game based on the movie that's based on the game! Wait...what? Ratchet & Clank is a reimagining of the original game on the Playstation 2 that is tied into the recently released movie. You play as the titular characters, as they go on a space-faring adventure to try and stop the evil Chairman Drek from realizing his dastardly plans. Experience the galactic quest that started it all for our furry Lombax and his adorable robot friend. Did we mention that you can turn enemies into sheep?

A collection of short science fiction, each touching on a different world-ending scenario. The characters are diverse and the stories vary wildly, but each asks the question: What will it mean for the world to end, and at what point are those endings just new beginnings?Stories presented in this collection:The Gregorian ChroniclesSquidHound's SolutionNothing PersonalHis Island FortressAbigale's ArkDr. MReintroductionOrbiting ...