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...

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...

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...

Published less than a decade into the Internet era, this remarkable science fiction novel foreshadows many of the world's technological advancesOne of the world's wealthiest and most influential men, journalist Laurent Michaelmas lives in a penthouse overlooking New York City's Central Park with his superintelligent computer, Domino. He attained his fame and power after hacking into the worldwide computer network. He then went on to use his unique gifts to create a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Emperor wanted to be a god. He found the perfect planet with the perfect race—and demanded to be worshipped!

Nine stories travel through time and space to share insights into the human—and not so human—experience in this gripping science fiction anthology from respected author and critic Algis BudrysThrough stories of humans mistaken for gods and assimilation into an android society, this stunning collection illustrates our inability to understand and communicate with one another.In "Silent Brother," the spaceship Endeavor returns to Albu...

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 goes horribly awr...

Twenty years after Earth is conquered by invaders from space, the exiled US government has a chance to reclaim their lost planet2513 AD. For the past generation, since Earth was taken over by the Invaders, the US president and his cabinet have lived in exile on a planet in orbit around faraway Alpha Centauri. The Centaurian colony has become the center of the human race, reducing Earth to a backwater region in a sprawling foreign domain. But the banished American le...

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 must be invented to describe it and a new kind of thinking to understand it. So far, the human guinea pigs sent there in hopes of unraveling the murderous maze have all died terrible deaths—except the last, now on suicide watch. The ideal candidate won’t go insane, even as he feels the end approaching. And now they think they’ve found their man....

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...

They were the hired gun-rabble of the System, engaged in the dirtiest, most thankless racket in all the worlds. But Ash Holcomb was doing all right, until the girl walked out of his past with high stakes in her pockets and murder in her eyes!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He had but one ambition, one desire: to pilot the first manned rocket to the moon. And he was prepared as no man had ever prepared himself before.... Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.