Plus, you'll find a perplexingly frank introduction by the author himself, giving a behind-the-scenes look at each book and the zany radio series that inspired them. But that's not all! You also get a ferocious giggle of a short story, starring the two-headed, three-armed, ex-president of the Universe -- Zaphod Beeblebrox. The saga begins and ends...The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--Arthur Dent, mild-mannered, out-to-lunch kind of guy, is plucked from Earth just before it is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Towel in hand, he begins his journey through space and time with his rescuer Ford Prefect, a traveling research for the Guide.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe--where the floor show is Doomsday and Arthur and Ford dine with Zaphod Beeblebrox, well-appendaged, ex-head honcho of the universe, and Trillian, his human girlfriend. The four friends begin their quest for answers to some of the most confounding questions challenging mankind. When will they finish eating? What is the question to the ultimate answer? (which happens to be 42).Life, the Universe and Everything--Everything important and then some is examined in this third book, when Arthur Dent and his companions find they must avert Armageddon and save the Universe for life as we know it (or think we know it!).So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish--Galaxy-weary space traveler Arthur Dent returns to Earth With his new voidoid gang to discover that it has been mysteriously reinstated. But more pertinent questions remain: Why did all the dolphins disappear? What is God's Final Message to His Creation? What really happened the day the Earth was demolished?And finally, in Young Zaphod Plays it Safe--the two-headed hero travels to the depths of the ocean floor to investigate the mysterious destruction of the ship that "could one hundred percent positively never crash." with the annoying assistance of the Safety and Civil Reassurance Administration, Zaphod learns some disturbing secrets...If you're just discovering Douglas Adams's galactic gangbuster of a series, don't panic--The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide is your chance to have it all! (Towel not included.)--jacket

    It all begins when Dave Lister is celebrating his twenty-fourth birthday on a Monopoly board pub crawl round London, and somehow ends up three million years from Earth, marooned in the wrong dimension of the wrong reality, and down to his last two cigarettes. Together with a dead man, a senile computer, a deranged sanitation mechanoid with an overactive guilt chip and the best-dressed entity in all six known universes, the last remaining member of the human race begins his epic journey home.

    [Publisher's Note: The Mountains of Mourning was originally published as a stand-alone novella in the May 1989 issue of Analog. It was then included as the first of three novellas that make up the novel Borders of Infinity (October 1989). For the novel, Ms. Bujold added a short "framing story" that tied the three novellas together by setting up each one as a flashback that Miles experiences while recovering from bone-replacement surgery. Fictionwise is publishing these novellas separately, but we decided to leave in Ms. Bujold's short framing story for those who may also wish to read the other two novellas (Labyrinth and The Borders of Infinity).] Locus Poll Award Nominee, Nebula Award Winner, Hugo Award Winner, SF Chronicle Poll Nominee

    There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.

    . .THE DRAGONS: How they developed from little fire-lizards into the huge telepathic creatures that carry human riders and fight ThreadTHE PEOPLE: How they live, the clothes they wear, the food they eatTHE PLACES: What to see and do in individual Holds and WeyrsTHREAD: Its appearance and behavior, the threat it poses, and ways to combat itUPDATED TO INCLUDE THE RENEGADES OF PERN, ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN, THE CHRONICLES OF PERN: FIRST FALL, AND THE DOLPHINS OF PERN

    Contents:Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in ArmsThe Mountains of Mourning (1989)Labyrinth (1989)The Borders of Infinity (1987)

    At Lady Sally's House, the customer doesn't necessarily come first: even the staff are genuinely enjoying themselves.Wife of time traveling bartender Mike Callahan, and employer of some of the most unusual and talented performing artists ever to work in the field of hedonic interface, Her Ladyship has designed her House to be an "equal opportunity enjoyer," discreetly, tastefully and joyfully catering to all erotic tastes and fantasies, however unusual. Like her famous husband, Lady Sally doesn't even insist that her customers be "human."..as long as they have good manners.Small wonder, then, that she and her staff encounter beings as unique and memorable as the superhuman Colt, whose banner never, ever flags...Diana, the deadly dominatrix who "cannot" be disobeyed...Tony Donuts, the moronic man-monster even the Mafia doesn't want to mess with...or Charles, the werewolf with a distinct difference...

    In the rapidly converging landscape of the 21st century Major Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including ghost hackers When he track the trail of one hacker, her quest leads her to a world she could never have imagined.

    Original tales by such science fiction luminaries as Orson Scott Card, Harry Turtledove, and Connie Willis, written in honor of Isaac Asimov's fiftieth anniversary in the genre, are set in one of his fictional universes.

    [Publisher's Note: "Labyrinth" was originally published as a stand-alone novella in the August 1989 issue of Analog. It was then included in the novel "Borders of Infinity" (October 1989). For the novel, Ms. Bujold added a short "framing story" that tied the three novellas together by setting up each as a flashback that Miles experiences while recovering from bone-replacement surgery. Fictionwise is publishing these novellas separately, but we decided to leave in Ms. Bujold's short framing story for those who may also wish to read the other two novellas ("The Mountains of Mourning" and "The Borders of Infinity").] Analog Reader's Choice Winner, Locus Poll Award Nominee

    Imagine a Britain stripped of democracy, a world of the not-too-distant future, in which freedom was not lost but surrendered willingly to a totalitarian regime that rose to power by exploiting the people's worst fears and most damning weaknesses. This is the setting for the parable of Evey, a young woman saved from death by a masked man calling himself V. Beguiling and dangerous, V ignites the fuse of revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to shed the blanket of tyranny and oppression they have permitted themselves to be cloaked in. While those in power take steps to neutralize the threat, police pursue the mystery of V, unaware of the terrible truth that awaits them. But it is Evey who, with V as her enigmatic guide, sets out on the painful path of deception and self-discovery, deconstruction and re-creation, vindication and vengeance.

    Foul play by the Soviets is suspected, and the world draws close to nuclear war. But the answer has nothing to do with human deeds.

    But Lister didn't have a choice. All he remembered was going on a birthday celebration pub crawl through London. When he came to his senses again, with nothing in his pockets but a passport in the name of Emily Berkenstein.So he did the only thing he could. Amazed to discover they would actually hire him, he joined the space corps----and found himself aboard Red Dwarf, a spaceship as big as a small city that, six or seven years from now, would get him back to Earth. What Lister couldn't forsee was that he'd inadvertently signed up for a one--way jaunt three million years into the future---a future which would see him the last living member of the human race, with only a hologram crew mate and a highly evolved cat for company. Of course, that was before the ship broke the light barrier and things began to get really weird...

    Controlled by feudal warlords, these mile-long dirigibles patrol their territories, exacting tribute from the ground communities.

    But before humanity arrived, another species had already claimed Grass for its own. It too had developed a culture...... Now a deadly plague is spreading across the stars, leaving no planet untouched, save for Grass. But the secret of the planet's immunity hides a truth so shattering it could mean the end of life itself.

    Dick had warned her repeatedly not to hunt on this planet, but what cat ever does what a human tells her to?

    Rajavur and his 'First Contact Team' had been patiently waiting years for aliens to land on Earth. Leader Idow and the crew of the starship, All That Glitters, were just looking for an unknown planet where they could land and have a little fun teasing the primitive natives. So it was pure bad luck that the first humans the alien tricksters encounter is a ruthless New York City street gang, the Bloody Deckers. With more starships landing and the world in chaos, Rajavur and his First Contact Team have to move fast in a desperate plan to rescue the innocent aliens from the evil street gang! Then again, maybe they should join forces with the street gang to protect the Earth from the furious aliens? Best-Selling author Nick Pollotta and Hugo award winning illustrator Phil Foglio have packed this one-of-a-kind science fiction comedy full of thrilling combat, nuclear agents, planetary blockades, Omega Gas, the galactic police, Russian-doll-style Dyson spheres, a giant flying refrigerator, big juju, a high-stakes game of poker, space battles, warobots, the trail of the millennium, bar fights, naughty lingerie, lost civilizations, the United Nations Space Marines, lost civilizations, group sex, and delicious fried chicken.

    Time travellers, aliens, telepaths, and a host of others - including an alcoholic vampire - have found their way to Mike Callahan's place. They know that there is only one house rule - anything can happen. But there's only one bar at the edge of time and space. And that's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.(This contains only a selection of stories from the first 3 books of the Callahan series. A complete anthology of the Callaghan stories from all 3 books is provided by "The Callahan Chronicles". (nb neither book includes the non-Callaghan content from "Time Travelers Strictly Cash".))

    The transformation of humanity through nanotechnology has begun, and Marc Stiegler’s tales, most of which appeared in Analog Science Fiction Magazine, take us to a dangerous, wonder-filled future that may await us, ready or not. For Stiegler, technology is the “gentle seducer” that eases us from mere denizens of planet Earth to Masters of the Universe.

    Steerswomen, and a very few Steersmen, are members of an order dedicated to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Although they are foremost navigators of the high seas, Steerswomen are also explorers and cartographers upon land as well as sea. With one exception, they are pledged to always answer any question put to them with as truthful a response as is possible within their own limitations. However, they also require anyone of whom they ask questions to respond in the same manner, upon penalty of the Steerswomen's ban; those under the ban do not receive answers from the steerswomen.In this novel, Rowan is a Steerswoman who is interested in some strange jewels which have been found distributed in an unusual pattern. These jewels are made of strange materials bonded onto metal. Some think that such jewels are magically produced.

    But he succeeds all too well in overthrowing a military dictatorship--and the result is a new government inimical to the Empire and disgrace for Jimjoy. After surviving two assassination attempts, Jimjoy realizes that it's his own imperial superiors who want him dead; that, in fact, his worst enemies could become his best friends. He fights his way to safety on the planet Accord, where the Ecolitan Institute wins his loyalty and changes his identity. Now he is James Joyson Whaler, Ecolitan, in the middle of a war of independence against the inconceivably superior forces of the Empire.

    In the utopian world of Kirinyaga, a young girl is happy to abide by the Kikuyu traditions until she finds a book and wants to learn how to read -- Kikuyu customs do not allow girls to read.

    To honor its silver anniversary, Tor is proud to present THE BEST OF THE NEBULAS. Includes complete lists of twenty-five years of Nebula winners AND brand-new introductions by the authors of the chosen stories.Contains the best SF stories published between 1965 and 1985.- The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (1965) novelette by Roger Zelazny- "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (1965) shortstory by Harlan Ellison- He Who Shapes (1965) novella by Roger Zelazny- Aye, and Gomorrah ... (1967) shortstory by Samuel R. Delany- Passengers (1968) shortstory by Robert Silverberg- Behold the Man (1966) novella by Michael Moorcock- When It Changed (1972) shortstory by Joanna Russ- Gonna Roll the Bones (1967) novelette by Fritz Leiber- Dragonrider (1967) novella by Anne McCaffrey- Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death (1973) shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.- Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones (1968) novelette by Samuel R. Delany- A Boy and His Dog (1969) novella by Harlan Ellison- The Day Before the Revolution (1974) shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin- Slow Sculpture (1970) novelette by Theodore Sturgeon- Houston, Houston, Do You Read? (1976) novella by James Tiptree, Jr.- Catch That Zeppelin! (1975) shortstory by Fritz Leiber- Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand (1973) novelette by Vonda N. McIntyre- The Persistence of Vision (1978) novella by John Varley- Grotto of the Dancing Deer (1980) shortstory by Clifford D. Simak- Sandkings (1979) novelette by George R. R. Martin- Jeffty Is Five (1977) shortstory by Harlan Ellison

    This is the story of a man and murderer, Bando Nicos, who was condemned to Tartaros and became the planet's first police officer.

    butler --Press enter / John Varley --Blood child / Octavia e. Butler --The crystal spheres / David Brin

    Hudson's Secret Gorilla (1977)". . .The World as We Know't." (1982)Green Brother (1982)Mary Margaret Road-Grader (1976)Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me (1976)Horror, We Got (1979)Man-Mountain Gentian (1983)God's Hooks! (1982)Heirs of the Perisphere (1985)All about Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (1980)Helpless, Helpless (1984)Fair Game (1986)What Makes Heironymous Run? (1985)The Lions Are Asleep This Night (1986)Flying Saucer Rock and Roll (1985)He-We-Await (1987)

    There was no enemy ship registering in that direction. I think it was a random hit.I thought my number was up, but I had an idea and anything was worth a try. If I could rig a power supply to activate the controls, it might afford enough thrust to kick me into a parking orbit around Erde.Leaning out into infinity, I jerry-rigged my ship. I Pulled myself in and sealed the hatch again. No time left. This was it. I threw the switch. Nothing happened. Seconds ticking past. I beat on the switch. A flash. The ship lurched. The wrong way. The directional rocket's blast drove me into the atmosphere, and my ship with me in it was burning up...

    Hugo Award Winner

    Shummel Exits a Winner • (1988) • shortstory by John Kessel449 • Emissary • (1988) • novelette by Stephen Kraus468 • It Was the Heat • (1988) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan482 • Skin Deep • (1988) • shortstory by Kristine Kathryn Rusch496 • Dying in Hull • (1988) • shortstory by David Alexander Smith [as by D. Alexander Smith ]509 • Distances • (1988) • novelette by Kathe Koja526 • Famous Monsters • (1988) • shortstory by Kim Newman535 • The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter • [Griaule] • (1988) • novella by Lucius Shepard591 • Honorable Mentions: 1988 • essay by Gardner Dozois

    Fifty short stories.

    The autobiography of Colonel William T. Bucko, ace pilot of the Federal Air Command, concludes in this third volume filled with action, romance and mutants.

    Here, Sma argues for contact with Earth, to try to fix the mess the human species has made of it. Another Culture citizen, Linter, goes native while Li, who is a Star Trek fan, argues that the whole "incontestably neurotic and clinically insane species" should be eradicated with a micro black hole. The ship Arbitrary has ideas, and a sense of humour, of its own.This limited first edition only includes the novella and no extra collections. It had a print of 400 numbered copies and comes in a slip-case signed by both author and cover artist.

    One minute, he and his parents are scrambling to safety during a flash flood in Ohio. The next minute, two kids his age are telling him that he's the latest Earthling to be imprisoned by alien robots on an isolated planet. Matt and his friends must make a desperate bid for freedom that takes them halfway across the galaxy.

    They're all gravity-well dirt beneath the steel boot of the Orbital Platforms which control Earth. But the underground and the underworld have declared war against the Orbital Heaven: in the air with sleek delta fighters and military shuttles, in the interface of computer fraud and data flow, in flooded slum alleys with lasers and bombs. It's a war with new warriors, new legends.It's Hardwired.Based on the best-selling science fiction novel by Walter Jon Williams, the Hardwired Sourcebook is the complete reference guide to one of the cyberpunk genre's most famous works. Written by Hardwired's creator himself, the Sourcebook lets you take your CYBERPUNK campaign into a whole new world of action and adventure. HARDWIRED. Become part of the legend.A Supplement for R.Talsorian's CYBERPUNK"

    It begins - or does it? - when Caspar, a genius, poor of course, and resentful at that, decides to use his "time machine" to bring back a modest fortune. It begins - or maybe it doesn't - with a mysterious bequest to a secret Otherhood charged with preserving and extending the British Empire at any cost. From the bold colonial days of empire-builder Cecil Rhodes through the wide-eyed and wondrous possibilities of the present to a strange and haunting future of magi and angels, of men and many races other than our own, John Crowley's time-travel masterpiece surfs bravely along "the infinite, infinitely broken coastline of Time" to tell a story that takes place neither here nor there, but everywhen.

    

    And its quality varied, from the supersharp troops of Lieutenant Colonel Anton Vereshchagin's 1st Battalion, 35th Imperial Infantry (Rifle), to the inept senior officers of the task group staff.At first, and as usual, the fighting all went the Impis' way. Then the crafty Boers found a way to take advantage of an admiral's stupidity. All too soon, the war came down to a single battalion against a world. . .

    1 consists of detailed concept sketches and illustrations. Futuristic Tokyo night clubs, sports cars, space creatures and more. No. 2 is packed with vehicle and product information. Work-up drawings for future offices, ATF aircrafts and ships. No. 3 brings together some of the finest illustration in Syd Mead's career.

    Indeed, other units of the Inner Sphere validate their prowess by surviving an encounter with the Dragoons. Among their ranks is Natasha Kerensky, known as the Black Widow, and perhaps the most romanticized MechWarrior in history.The strategic and tactical knowledge of Jaime Wolf, the heart and soul of the Dragoons, is beyond reproach.The unit's supplies and equipment are of the finest quality. Their 'Mechs never want for repair parts. Their ranks are closed and private.Since appearing in the Inner Sphere in 3005, the Dragoons have been employed in turn by every house of the Successor States. No amount of money, political power, or threats have coerced them to renew a contract. Speculation and conjecture over their motives and origin are commonplace and wildly varied. Governmental intelligence and security networks have expended countless man-hours and C-bills trying to learn their secrets.Now war consumes the Inner Sphere, and the Dragoons' contract with House Kurita has expired. Where they throw their support could determine the outcome of the war.This ComStar document is the most accurate, up-to-date assemblage of information ever compiled about the Dragoons. Their history, organization, and unique membership are exposed in great detail. Find out the who, what, where, and why(s) of the most powerful regiment in the Inner Sphere today.

    

    That thou art mindful of himEarthset and evening starThe bicentennial manTrue love

    United under the interstellar government of the Star League, all mankind prospered and enjoyed an improved quality of life made possible by advances in technology, commerce, human rights, and the arts. Humanity had truly inherited the stars. But those same advances also carried a curse, for the engines of war from the Star League era possessed power unequalled in the Successor States today.BattleTech Technical Readout: 2750 provides illustrations, statistics, and other vital information about the BattleMechs, AeroSpace Fighters, Tanks and Hovercraft, Personal Equipment, and combat JumpShips of the Star League.

    A simple farm boy is led by a mystical phoenix to a book which contains the Word of God and faces great danger when he takes it from his home world on Barren to the planet Centre so it can be copied and shared.

    A Gnome There Was by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore 2. Armageddon by Fredric Brown3. Blind Alley by Malcolm Jameson4. Conscience, Ltd. by Jack Williamson5. Fruit of Knowledge by C. L. Moore6. Greenface by James H. Schmitz7. Hell Hath Fury by Cleve Cartmill8. Hell Is Forever by Alfred Bester9. Hereafter, Inc. by Lester del Rey10. It by Theodore Sturgeon11. Mr. Jinx by Fredric Brown and Robert Arthur 12. Snulbug by Anthony Boucher13. The Bleak Shore [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] by Fritz Leiber14. The Cloak by Robert Bloch15. The Gnarly Man by L. Sprague de Camp16. The Hag Séleen by Theodore Sturgeon and James H. Beard (variant of The Hag Sèleen) 17. The Misguided Halo by Henry Kuttner18. The Pipes of Pan by Lester del Rey19. The Refugees by Frank Belknap Long20. The Wheels of If [Park Alister] by L. Sprague de Camp21. The Witch by A. E. van Vogt22. They by Robert A. Heinlein23. Trouble with Water by H. L. Gold24. Two Sought Adventure [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] by Fritz Leiber25. When It Was Moonlight by Manly Wade Wellman

    

    CLOUD CAPTAINS OF MARS details the pirates and privateers who gather at Karkarham, the Casablanca of Mars.

    Two Professor Challenger adventures chronicle--respectively--the professor's expedition to an ancient world inhabited by dinosaurs and ape-men, and his plan to save the world from the deadly gas he prophesies.

    Part adventure and part alien memoir, "Labyrinth" explores some troubling themes about the consequences of civilization and sapience on an alien species and their planet.

    

    An informative timeline covers 1879 to 1889, putting political developments, scientific achievements, and important inventions in historical context. Mercury's temperate Twilight Zone is completely covered, with encounter charts, animal descriptions, rare finds, and rules for travel down the World River. Twenty pages of maps and essays on Venus part the veil of mystery covering this fog-shrouded, jungle planet.Detailed maps and descriptions of the land of the Moon Men and the vast underground rivers and seas at the bottom of Luna's Great Canyon are included. Maps and essays describe the cultures, languages, and treasures of Mars (where exactly does liftwood grow?). Color maps cover the Belgian Coprates and the hundreds of miles of meandering bayous and marshes east of Crocea on the frontier of the Oenotrian Empire. he extensive section on Earth provides needed background on its geography in 1889, as well as the political intrigues and rivalries that spark many adventures. Particular attention is paid to Africa, with maps, essays, encounter tables, stock NPC descriptions, and animal statistics providing everything needed to ran safaris into the interior. Mysteries of Africa the Lost City of the Romans, King Solomon's Mines, the Elephant Graveyard are also covered. In addition, this module contains a brief rules section on combat between aquatic vessels, as well as rules for the creation of Martian city-states, from population through government, economy, the armed forces, and even down to local corruption. Conklin's is an indispensable guide book to adventure in Space: 1889.

    It blends together the national reputation for science and technology with the mystical Celtic background and the traditional art of the story-teller.Angus MacVicar Chris Boyce David John Lee Naomi Mitchison Janice Galloway Louise Turner Angus McAllister Edwin Morgan Elsie Donald William King David Crooks alburt plethora Richard Hammersley Alasdair Gray Donald Malcolm Duncan Lunan Archie Roy

    

    Burns• China's New Long March by Vincent D. Kohler• Futures by Matthew J. Costello• The Happy Dead by Amy Bechtel• Biolog: Amy Bechtel by Jay Kay Klein• Maverick by W.R. Thompson• Moonshine Memories by L. Jackson Gardner• Sparrowhawk (Part 3 of 3) by Thomas A. Easton• Cold Fusion, Pro-fusion and Con-fusion by John G. Cramer• The Reference Library by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: A Rage for Revenge by David Gerrold by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Tangled Webs by Steve Mudd by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Out on Blue Six by Ian McDonald by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Sugar Rain by Paul Park by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Heritage of Flight by Susan Shwartz by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Sphynxes Wild by Esther M. Friesner by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Novelty by John Crowley by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987 by Charles N. Brown and William G. Contento by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Double Your Pleasure: The Ace SF Double by James A. Corrick by Thomas A. Easton• Analog: A Calendar of Upcoming Events by Anthony R. Lewis

    

    

    Warren• The Government, the Frontier, and Space by Stephen L. Gillett• Big Two-Sided River by Jerry Oltion• On Gaming by Matthew J. Costello• This Generation by Paula Robinson• Soul of the City by Michael F. Flynn• Supernova Duds and Toothpaste by John G. Cramer• Listen to the Children by Lou Grinzo• With Conscience of the New by Joseph Green and Patrice Milton• The Best is Yet to Be by Lyn Murray• A Calendar of Upcoming Events by Anthony R. Lewis• Ghost Dance by W.R. Thompson• The Reference Library by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Waiting for the Galactic Bus by Parke Godwin by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Beyond Gravity by Justin Leiber by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Tool of the Trade by Joe Haldeman by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Four Hundred Billion Stars by Paul J. McAuley by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Land's End by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars by Thomas M. Disch by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Retread Shop by T. Jackson King by Thomas A. Easton•   Review: Trader's World by Charles Sheffield by Thomas A. Easton

    This is a collection of short stories by a superb young writer whose first published story was anthologized by Raymond Carver's Best American Short Stories of 1986.