Majipoor, planète géante, abrite des dizaines de milliards d'habitants, Humains, Hjorts, Métamorphes, Vroons, Skandars et autres étrangers. Parce que les métaux y sont rares, la technologie y est presque absente. Mais on y excelle dans les arts et les aménités de la vie. Jeune saute-ruisseau, Hissune est entré au service du Pontife de Majipoor. Il a accès au Registre des Âmes où des millions d'habitants de Majipoor ont déposé au fil de milliers d'années des enregistrements de leurs souveni...

The second in a series of superb science fiction.The Alpha series of anthologies center on no particular theme except that of literary quality.Two criteria were used in the selecting of these stories--literary merit and importance to the _genre._ The result is that the variety of subjects is matched only by the richness and diversity of their handling--brilliant, frightening, clever, bizarre, powerful, witty, funny--and several steps in-between.Whatever else these s...

A second volume of short novels by three Masters of Modern Fantasy.Terry Goodkind tells of the origin of the Border between the lands in the world of The Sword of Truth, in "Debt of Bones."George R. R. Martin sets his piece a generation before his epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, in the adventure of "The Hedge Knight."Anne McCaffrey, the poet of Pern, returns once again to her w...

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!

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 29 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most influential authors of the time including, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Murray Leinster, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, Jack McKenty, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Coppel, Rog Phillips, Darius John Granger, Winston Marks, C. H. ...

Science Fiction Grand Masters 2 - The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have voted since 1975 to name the best science fiction writers and recognize them as, the best of the best, Grand Masters. This vintage sci-fi anthology contains 17 short stories by the greatest writers in the history of science fiction. All of these short stories are written by Science Fiction Grand Masters.The Black Ewe by Fritz LeiberThe Foxholes of Mars...

Galaxy's Edge magazine is published every two months by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor. Each issue includes a mix of new and reprinted stories, a serialization of a novel, and book reviews.Edited by Mike ResnickStories by: Mercedes Lackey, Ken Liu, Robert Silverberg, Tina Gower, C. L. Moore, Brad R. Torgersen, David Gerrold, Ralph Roberts, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Gio Clairval, Bruce McAllister & Charles Sheffield.Novel excerpt: Da...

BEAST HUNT invites you to step into the claws, wings, and scales of the creatures humanity has feared for centuries. From mighty dragons to forgotten forest spirits, from mechanical monstrosities to cursed beings of the deep—these are the stories of the unseen, the unheard, and the misunderstood.When the world brands you a monster, how far will you go to prove them wrong? Or… how far will you go to prove them right?This gripping anthology of dark fantasy an...

Time Travel and Nothing But Time Travel 2Travel across centuries where one wrong step can rewrite history.Time Travel and Nothing But Time Travel 2 gathers twenty-three unforgettable vintage science fiction adventures where explorers race across centuries, scientists gamble with impossible machines, and travelers arrive in eras they were never meant to see. A hunt in the distant past turns deadly. A visitor from tomorrow brings terrifying news. One small ch...

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...

Sci-Fi Spaceships and Nothing But Sci-Fi Spaceships 2 - Fifteen Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sThe Planet Of Illusion by Robert SilverbergThe Flight Of The Eagle by Alfred CoppelMadmen of Mars by Erik FennelJonah of the Jove-Run by Ray BradburySpace-Lane of No-Return by George WhittingtonInvader From Infinity by George WhittingtonRocket Summer by Ray BradburyRabbits Have Long Ears...

1950s Science Fiction 2 - 23 Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1950sBeyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. DickThe Last Plunge by S. J. SackettHuman Is by Philip K. DickThree Spacemen Left to Die! by Russ WinterbothamBeyond The Door by Philip K. DickWanderlust by Alan E. NourseThe Flight of the Eagle by Alfred CoppelBreeder Reaction by Winston MarksThe Addicts by William MorrisonStop, You...