Fourteen exciting stories by Hugo and Nebula nominated author Algis Budys, one of science fiction’s most influential authors. More than 250 pages of unforgettable adventure! If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs!The BarbariansThe Stoker and the StarsCitadelRiya’s FoundlingThe Rag and Bone MenDesire No MoreWall of Crystal, Ey...

In a strange future where an intelligent cow-like species roams the mountains and farms, a young boy named Phildee discovers that his mind can bend reality itself. What begins in the feed-house loft as a child's private battlefield becomes a startling encounter between radically different forms of intelligence, where abstract logic, instinct, and telepathy collide. Riya, an aging female driven by loneliness, shame, and the hope of bearing one last calf, climbs into the spring hills searchi...

The Serapis Classics edition of The Science Fiction Omnibus #1! A smashing, kick-butt collection of some of the best sci-fi ever written: GENESIS, by H. Beam Piper FARMER, by Mack Reynolds EARTHSMITH, by Milton Lesser WHERE THE WORLD IS QUIET, by C.H. Liddell WARNING FROM THE STARS, by Ron Cocking THY NAME IS WOMAN, by Kenneth O'Hara THE SWORD, by Frank Quattrocchi THE YILLIAN WAY, by Keith Laumer OPERATION EARTHWORM, by Joe Archibald THE LAST LETTER, by Fritz Leiber THE BACK OF OUR HEADS,...

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.

Fourteen exciting stories by Hugo and Nebula nominated author Algis Budys. One of science fiction’s most influential authors. More than 250 pages of unforgettable adventure! If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Publishing Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs! The Barbarians The Stoker and the Stars Citadel Riya’s Foundling The Rag and Bone Men Desire No More Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night Die, Shadow! The Burning World Between the Dark and the Daylig...

A science fiction adventure told from the point of view of aliens who crash-land on Earth and must assimilate in secret—until their human cover is blownBudrys's final novel opens with the report of a man found electrocuted on suburban train tracks in Shoreview, Illinois. Neville Sealman appeared to be just another commuter, but after his tragic death, no one comes forward to claim his body. And a routine autopsy reveals some disturbing physiological anomalies. Then...

In a triumphant future Germany, Professor Kempfer has spent fifteen years hiding a secret: while the empire celebrates peace and prosperity, he has been building a forbidden machine in his basement, driven by grief over his wife Marthe's death and a corrosive sense of moral betrayal. When his colleague Georg Tanzler urges him to accept the new age, Kempfer's bitterness erupts, and he abandons the façade of obedience for a decisive act of scientific defiance. His experiment hurls him into B...

Now, if the animal we know as a cow were to evolve into a creature with near-human intelligence, so that she thought of herself as a “person” ...

A Hugo Award Finalist: Humanity struggles to understand a killing labyrinth discovered on the Moon in this science fiction adventure about death and rebirthHugo and Nebula Award–winning author Robert Silverberg credits Rogue Moon with containing "the most terrifying pages in any SF novel I have ever read."A monstrous apparatus has been found on the surface of the moon. It devours and destroys in ways so incomprehensible to humans that a new language...

Set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia, this futuristic novel about identity and technology is "one of the unrecognized classics of SF" ( Locus).East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project...

This is a special issue—our 50th, as you may have noticed from our cover. To celebrate, all past and present editors were to contribute a story. (It helps that they are also amazingly talented writers.) So we have stories from Michael Bracken, Barb Goffman, Paul Di Filippo, Darrell Schweitzer, and Cynthia Ward in addition to our other fare.But wait! There’s more!This issue features four original tales—Elizabeth Zelvin has a fantasy/mystery stories, Phyllis...

Futuristic Setting: The story is set in a technologically advanced society where scientific discoveries and technological advancements have profound implications for humanity. The setting provides a backdrop for exploring the impact of these advancements on society and individuals.Central Mystery: The plot revolves around a central mystery or enigmatic phenomenon that the characters must investigate. This mystery is often tied to advanced technology or otherworldly elements, driving the na...