Because mankind has all but destroyed Earth's ecosystem, we are forced to find homes on new worlds. Seven colony ships have already been launched to new planets. Six of them have been colonized, and ship seven is still on the way to its new home world.We are the eighth colony ship to be launched from Earth toward another star system. In our case we're being sent to SAO 85632, some 94 light years from Earth. We launch tomorrow, Thursday, February 29, 2424, through a man-made directe...

Jack Phylbin and Ted Rankin begin an unexpected adventure when they go spelunking in an old water well on Jack's ranch that suddenly went dry.Their lives are forever changed.What they find when they enter the well, will affect them, and all of mankind, as some of what they discover is revealed to the world. The age-old question of "Are we alone?" is finally answered.But there are those who would use the discoveries for their own gain & power, and those who would kee...

In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space habitats, Dr. Tammerott, a historian specializing in the 20th century, goes to a dig on Earth.What malignancy of the human mind could have caused the failure of civilization on a planetary scale?Script format.

“A breath of fresh air . . . the vision is deeply imagined, very complete and controlled . . . Gibson is truly brilliant.”—Washington Times magazineFrom a true master of science fiction comes a cyberpunk collection of short stories that show how, no matter the length, Gibson is one of the greatest writers working today.Known for his seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer, and for the acclaimed books Pattern Recognit...

Embark on a mind-bending journey through the uncharted territories of science fiction in this epic anthology. 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: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection, the very best...

Best-known for his seminal sf novel NEUROMANCER, William Gibson is also a master of short fiction. Tautly-written and suspenseful, BURNING CHROME collects 10 of his best short stories with a preface from Bruce Sterling, co-Cyberpunk and editor of the seminal anthology MIRRORSHADES. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson's characters and intensely-realized worlds at his absolute best. Contains 'Johnny Mnemonic' (filmed starring Keanu Reeves) and title story 'Burning Chrome' - ...

Amnesiac Eric Norton wakes up in a police interrogation room burned from a meth lab explosion. As he tries to remember his past, his criminal employers and the police track his every move, both hoping to discover what Eric knows. However, Eric's confused memories are so entrenched in obscure drug-related street slang that even he can't make sense of them. After taking a mysterious new drug called 'skin' - a drug that synthesizes the sensations of touch, Eric slowly begins to remember his l...

The Hammer of God is vintage Clarke: superb storytelling, authentic science, and wonderful vignettes of life in the twenty-second century on Earth, the Moon, Mars - and in space.'The Hammer of God', the short story on which this novel is based, first appeared in Time magazine in the autumn of 1992. It was only the second piece of fiction ever to appear in the magazine - the first having been Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

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-Third Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the fie...

The original, practical guide that offers readers "a chance to become real-life MacGyvers" with "sections on gimmicks, gadgets and survival techniques" ( Publishers Weekly).Do you know how to generate battery power with simple household items? Or how to create your own home security system? Science-savvy author Cy Tymony does. And now you can learn how to create these things—and more than 40 other handy gadgets and gizmos—in Sneaky Uses For Everyday Th...

So you want a hot rod. What kind? How will you use it? The author's only car is a hot rod 1962 Chevrolet Nova. This day's action is on a race track, but involves social life, introspection, values, technique, and outright fun.

Tied in to Baxter’s masterful Manifold trilogy, these thematically linked stories are drawn from the vast graph of possibilities across which the lives of hero Reid Malenfant have been scattered.Reid Malenfant is the commander of a NASA earth-orbiting science platform. The platform is intended to probe the planets of the nearest star system by bouncing laser pulses off them. But no echoes are returned … and Reid's reality begins to crumble around him. Hudd...