"A minor classic. A small book but with big characters . . . and great ideas" from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author ( SF Reviews ).The planet Hegira is the universe's melting pot. Hundreds of tribes in dozens of cities intermingle in the vast uncharted territory. The only thing holding the people together are the massive Obelisks, the chronicl...

A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too ...

A doomsday masterpiece from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Eon and Hull Zero Three .On July 26, Arthur Gordon learns that Europa, the sixth moon of Jupiter, has disappeared. Not hiding, not turned black, but gone.On September 28th, Edward Shaw finds an error in the geological records o...

This saga of parallel universes from a Hugo and Nebula Award – winning author "may be the best constructed hard SF epic yet" ( The Washington Post).One of the world's preeminent New York Times *–*bestselling authors of hard science fiction mesmerizes readers with a mind-expanding, three-volume masterwork about the creation of an alternate universe that breaks down all barriers of time and space, a...

Seven remarkable stories, newly revised for this collection, showcase the award-winning talents of one of the twenty-first century's finest writers of speculative fiction.Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorWhether penning science fiction ( Moving Mars, Queen of Angels, War Dogs), alternate history (the Mongoliad series with Neal Stephenson), or fantasy ( Sleepside, The Infinity Concerto), Greg B...

From the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author: A novel that "may be the best constructed hard SF epic yet" ( The Washington Post ).In a supernova flash, the asteroid arrived and entered Earth's orbit. Three hundred kilometers in length, it is not solid rock but a series of hollowed-out chambers housing ancient, abandoned cities of human origin, a civi...

The "provocative and entertaining follow-up" to The Forge of God : Exiled from their planet, humans unite with one alien race in the fight against another ( Publishers Weekly).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorNew York Times –Bestselling AuthorThe Ship of the Law travels the infinite enormity of space, carrying eighty-t...

Artificially intelligent cities rise up against humanity in this "excellent novel. It came on me as a surprise, and it knocked me out!" (Harlan Ellison).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorNew York Times –Bestselling AuthorIn a theocratic world far into the future, cities control their own movements and organization. Constantly moving, growing and decaying, taking care of every need their i...

The "reigning master of hard-edge science fiction takes a chilling look at the plausible near-future" in this cyberpunk sequel to Queen of Angels ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer ).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorNew York Times –Bestselling AuthorIn the second half of the twenty-first century, nanotechno...

Isaac Asimov's renowned Foundation Trilogy pioneered many of the familiar themes of modern science fiction and shaped many of its best writers. With the permission and blessing of the Asimov estate, the epic saga left unfinished by the Grand Master himself now continues with this second masterful volume.With Hari Seldon on trial for treason, the Galactic Empire's long-anticipated migration to Star's End is about to begin. But the mission's brilliant robot leader, R. Daneel Olivaw, ...

An amnesiac man awakens on board a mysterious starship full of monsters in this terrifying sci-fi adventure by a New York Times –bestselling author."A lean, mean, supercharged sense-of-wonder engine." —Alastair ReynoldsA starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination, unknown. Its purpose, a mystery.Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home—a new planet and...

Six freshly-revised stories—plus new introductions, commentary, and reminiscences—from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books, from thrillers ( Darwin's Radio, Vitals) to science fiction ( Blood Music, Eon, Hull Zero Three) to pure fantasy ( The Infinity Concerto, The Serpent Mage