Flux is a city obsessed with order and conformity. To achieve their ideal society, all citizens are born without a defined gender and are expected to choose one at the age of twenty. Those born with a defined gender are considered deviant and must be corrected. But what happens to those who don't fit into Flux's plans? Aeryx Blaine was born a girl, a dangerous anomaly in Flux's rigid society. To survive, she has learned to hide her true self, to present as "undefined," and to dream of a da...

In the third novel of the Elder Races, a Queen on the brink of sanity has no one to rely on except the Wyr warrior whose conviction is every bit as strong as his passion…In order to save his friend’s life, Wyr sentinel Rune Ainissesthai made a bargain with Vampyre Queen Carling—without knowing what she would ask from him in return. But when Rune attempts to make good on his debt, he finds a woman on the edge.Recently, Carling’s Power has become erratic, for...

New York Times Notable Book of the YearExplore a universe where genetic mutations allow individuals to traverse the stars in this action-packed space opera for fans of Frank Herbert and Samuel R. Delaney!It is the second stage of human colonization—the first age, humanity’s initial attempt to people the stars, ended in disaster when it was discovered that Earth’s original superluminal drive did permanent genetic damage to all who u...

A certain unlikely hero...Touma Kamijou has the worst luck imaginable... Sure he's a citizen of Academy City, a scientific marvel of the modern world where superhuman abilities are artificially cultivated and commonplace, but when it comes to paranormal talent, Kamijou's been classified a Level Zero-a loser, basically. Oh, he does have one trick up his sleeve (literally), but even that's more trouble than it's worth.When Kamijou encounters a delusional young girl convinced she's a nun and ...

A Nebula Award–winning novella by the New York Times– bestselling author, "one of the grand contemporary masters of SF" (Brian Aldiss).Humans have been engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi. But the possibility for peace may finally exist, thanks to a young girl who learns of the enemy's larger role and humanity's opportunity to evolve, in this award-winning story by the author of Darwin's R...

From science fiction icon Alan Dean Foster comes a blazing Pip & Flinx adventure for fans of the green-eyed redhead with awesome mental powers and his miniature flying dragon. In this dazzling novel, Flinx confirms his status as the galaxy’s greatest magnet for big trouble.Wandering out there in some remote region of the galaxy is a gargantuan sentient Tar-Aiym weapons’ system. All Flinx has to do—while his pals look after his injured love Clarity Held—is find the ...

Wandering out there in some remote region of the galaxy is a gargantuan, sentient Tar-Aiym weapons system. All Flinx has to do - while his pals look after his injured love, Clarity Held - is find the hefty object and persuade it to knock out the monstrous evil that is hurtling through the space to lay waste to the entire Commonwealth. A no brainier, really... just as soon as Flinx and his mini drag, Pip, visit Visaria - a dangerously depraved planet to make sure that humans are indeed wort...

Joan D. Vinge returns to Tiamat, the world of her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its bestselling sequel The Summer Queen.Set during the time of The Snow Queen, BZ Gundhalinu is a by-the-book "Blue" on the trail of high corruption within the force. When a police raid goes horribly awry, BZ finds himself teamed up with Nyx LaisTree, a hard-nosed cop with no respect for the rules, and Devony Seaward, a beautiful hooker with a heart of gold. Toget...

Aliens are spying on Earth from one of the four worlds that make up the Warden Diamond. But it is impossible to send agents to any of the four worlds because of unique microscopic symbionts that make it impossible for visitors to leave the Diamond.Seeking a unique solution, each of the four worlds making up the Diamond is sent a person whose mind has ben stripped of everything and who is now controlled by an agent of the Confederacy.Park Lacoch's body (stripped of his own m...

Kezia Berel is a newly sworn Justice Keeper on the troubled world of Ragnos, where inequality runs rampant and the powerful thrive at the expense of the forgotten.When unrest spills into the streets, Kez decides to take a stand. This moment will change the course or her life, as her defiance puts her in the crosshairs of a group of mercenaries... and something far more dangerous working in the shadows.Dragged into a clandestine world of telepaths, techno-savants, and Field ...

AMARANTHE VII: COSMIC SHORES is packed with over 1,000 pages of Sci-Fi Adventure**Includes all three novels (Medusa Falling, The Thief & The Universe Within) in the COSMIC SHORES trilogy, plus the Extinguishing the Stars short story**Cosmic Shores is a trilogy of independent, standalone novels that can be read by newcomers and Amaranthe veterans alike, in any order. Each novel represents a fresh entry-point into t...

In "The Status Civilization," the protagonist, Will Barrent, finds himself in a bizarre and oppressive society known as Omega. Barrent has been wrongly convicted of a crime and sentenced to life imprisonment on Omega, a planet where the entire population consists of prisoners.The novel follows Barrent's attempts to navigate the harsh and unforgiving environment of Omega while seeking to prove his innocence and escape from the planet. As he interacts with other inmates and uncovers the trut...