From multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Robert Silverberg, Roma Eterna takes an in-depth look at an alternative history in which the Roman Empire survives into the twenty-first century and beyond.What would happen if Imperial Rome never fell? Roma Eterna, spanning fifteen hundred years of global history, follows the reign of the Roman Empire from its inception to the present day. Empire continues to expand, creeping across the globe and...

Robert Silverberg needs little introduction to anyone at all familiar with the history of the science fiction field. Fan. Author. Editor. Creative force. He has been an integral part of the field for longer than most of his readers have been alive. Earlier this year, he kindly agreed to put together a MEGAPACK® of his short stories, so here, then, is a selection of early works by one of the all-time greats. Included are:ALAREEBIRDS OF A FEATHERBLAZE OF GLORYDELI...

"The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack" presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading!Included are:ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike ResnickA BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael KurlandGRANDPA?, by Edward M. LernerTO E...

The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929-1964.This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for The Science Fiction Hall of Fame are the men and women who have shaped the bod...

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark short-story collection that put th...

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories:WHAT’S HE DOING IN THERE? by Fritz LeiberTHE MARCHING MORONS, by C.M. KornbluthGHOST, by Darrell SchweitzerDEATH WISH, by Robert SheckleyTHE WAVERIES, by Fredric BrownADAM AND NO EVE, by Alfred BesterFOXY LADY, by Lawrence Watt-EvansTHIN EDGE, by Randall GarrettCOMPANDROID, by Nina...

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):ARENA, by Fredric BrownEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHAMBLEAU, by C. L. MooreSHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando BinderZEN, by Jerome BixbyTHE LITTLE BLACK BAG, by C.M. KornbluthLANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson S. BondLIGHTER THAN...

"The Randall Garrett Megapack" (and its companion volume, "The Second Randall Garrett Megapack") together encompass 42 classic-era science fiction tales by Randall Garrett. Readers interested in works by the author of the Lord Darcy and the Queen's Own F.B.I. series will find much of interest here! [Note that we omit one story--an early magazine version of a novel included in the second volume--as unnecessary.]"The Randall Garrett Megapack" -- focusing primarily on shorter words --...

In this epic, "[a] brilliant concept of the imagination," an amnesiac wanderer rediscovers his destiny as ruler of a vast planet ( Chicago Sun-Times).Valentine, a drifter who remembers nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city. Joining a motley troupe of jugglers and acrobats, he travels with them across the magical planet of Majipoor. All the while, he hopes to meet someone who can help him retrieve his past.Th...

In Illinois, the one-hundred-foot Cahokia Mound spreads impressively across sixteen acres, and as many as ten thousand more mounds dot the Ohio River Valley alone. The Mound Builders traces the speculation surrounding these monuments and the scientific excavations which uncovered the history and culture of the ancient Americans who built them.The mounds were constructed for religious and secular purposes some time between 1000 B.C. and 1000 A.D., and they have prompted cur...

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald BretnorCAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. DelanyEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando BinderZEN, by Jerome BixbyLANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson BondSENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderso...

The Grand Master details his development as a writer and shares thirteen favorite sci-fi stories from his youth and what they taught him about writing.Every writer must start somewhere. Robert Silverberg was once simply a young man learning the art and craft of writing before he found success. But how did he get from there to winning four Hugo Awards, three Locus Awards, and six Nebula Awards, as well as being named a Grand Master of science fiction?In ...