A thrilling retelling of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Lord Valentine's Castle .A Grand Master of Science FictionGilgamesh's appetite for wine, women, and warfare is insatiable. As the King of Uruk, he oppresses his people and burdens his city. To temper his excesses, the gods create Enkidu, Gilgamesh's equal, who becomes his greatest friend. Togeth...

A time tourism guide enamored with the past risks humanity's present and future in this comedic adventure from a Grand Master of Science Fiction.Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorIt's 2059, and former law clerk Jud Elliott finds himself at loose ends—until a chance meeting with a Time Courier gives him the inspiration to become one himself. The job—as a time-traveling guide—gives him the opportunity to indulge his love of Byzantine histor...

A lonely dolphin narrates this touching tale of interspecies love from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Needle in a Timestack.Meet Ishmael. He's a bottle-nosed dolphin employed at a seawater recovery station on St. Croix. He's the foreman of the Intake Maintenance Squad, which means he and his team clear the intake valves of obstructions like starfish or algae. He works hard for his wages of fish and is highly educated. He's also in love—with a ...

The seventh in a series of superb science fiction.The Alpha series of anthologies center on no particular theme except that of literary quality and importance to the science fiction genre.Since its inception in 1970, the Alpha series has been dedicated to the proposition that science fiction can be a literature not only of stimulating and unfamiliar ideas but also of skilful and vigorous writing. Thus far Alpha has offered sixty-odd stories that exemplify the best of scienc...

The android creations of a billionaire tech entrepreneur seek equality in this far-future adventure from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.A Grand Master of Science Fiction"High adventure, considerable tension, and—most important—social consciousness." —Harlan EllisonSimeon Krug is the king of the universe. A self-made man, he is the Bill Gates of the era, having built a mega-commercial empire on the backs of...

In his Introduction, Robert Silverberg writes: "I started [this story] in classic pulp mode, opening with my protagonist’s name, showing that he was in big trouble, and providing a setting: “Laird Hammill raced frantically through the cold night of Denerix, largest world of the Shanador system. He was somewhere on a dark, vast plain outside the city of Lombrosa, and a half mile behind him lay the useless hulk of his burned-out landcar.” The story continues that way, slam and bang and biff ...

The future is forbidden.When a determined investigator discovers evidence of illegal time travel, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy fueled by secrets from tomorrow. Powerful forces are reshaping the present for their own gain, and anyone who learns the truth becomes a target.Now, with history hanging in the balance, he must race through a maze of lies, betrayal, and murder before the future is changed forever.A gripping science fiction thrille...

Six science fiction novellas by the author hailed as "a master" by Robert Jordan—including two Nebula Award winners and two finalists.A Grand Master of Science FictionHugo and Nebula Award–Winning Author"When Silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better." —George R. R. MartinRobert Silverberg's novellas open the door to new worlds: In "Born with the Dead," a woman wills her body to...

Loud and far resounded the bray of horns, the mighty strokes of maces, the quick clashing of swords. It was 1066 in Hastings, England, and a battle had begun that would drastically alter the course of western civilization.England had lacked a strong central government for generations. Thus, when Edward the Confessor died, leaving no heir to the throne, it was small wonder that the crown of England seemed atempting prize.Seizing the crown the very day Edward was buried,...

A Nebula-nominated classic by a Grand Master of Science Fiction, Robert Silverberg, The Masks of Time tells the story of Vornan-19, a naked man who suddenly appears on the Spanish Stairs.Vornan-19 claims to have come from the far future and has access to technological marvels that support his claim. But is he really what he claims to be?Leo Garfield and his fellow scientists must unravel the truth about Vornan-19, but are they up to the job, or will they too fall under his ...

At a decadent party populated by exotic hedonists, one desperate young woman seeks real immortality--but will it prove a gift or a curse?

Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This tale of an encounter between a probability expert and a psychic is "a treasure" ( San Francisco Examiner ).A Grand Master of Science FictionLew Nichols can predict the future. Not see the future, just make predictions based on research and statistics. Nichols is damn good at it, though, and his accuracy makes him a valuable addition to Paul Quinn's political cam...