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The Aliens Among Us
James White - 1969
THE ALIENS ARE HERE *Star Surgeon Conway had to share his brain with an alien medic--and the alien was taking over.*The Orligs were cute, cuddly teddy bears--and they wanted to to batter all humans to death.*Colonel Dermod had to fight a war--but his troops were cowards, handpicked by the enemy.*Humans hardly stood a chance in a telepathic cat-and-mouse game of sorts.From Sector General, the incredible space hospital where strange and wonderful doctors and patients are drawn from all species, to the barren storm-tossed hills of Donegal--the aliens are coming!
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
Stephen R. Donaldson - 1984
Enter a world of mystics and unicorns, angels and kings -- all realized with the same dazzling style and imagination that has made Stephen R. Donaldson a modern master of the fantasy genre.Daughter of Regals is a fantasy novella concerning a unique royal line and an unusual conception of magic.The Conqueror Worm is a deliciously creepy "horror" piece in which havoc is wreaked by one lowly centipede.Ser Visal's Tale begins as a simple story told over several flagons of wine at the local inn, this novella ends with a surprising twist.Gilden-Fire is the famous chapter about Korik of the Bloodguard and his mission to Seareach that was part of the original manuscript of The Illearth War, but omitted from the published version.
The Last Defender of Camelot
Roger Zelazny - 2002
One of the most acclaimed writers in the field, Zelazny's rare ability to mix fantastical dream imagery with the real-life hardware of science fiction has won him more than a score of Hugo and Nebula nominations. He creates characters who live to haunt the reader beyond the page and who inhabit worlds both enchanting and disturbing--dazzling and memorable.7 • Introduction (The Last Defender of Camelot) • essay by Robert Siverberg11 • Comes Now the Power • (1966) • short story by Roger Zelazny18 • For a Breath I Tarry • (1966) • novelette by Roger Zelazny65 • The Engine at Heartspring's Center • (1974) • short story by Roger Zelazny76 • Halfjack • (1979) • short story by Roger Zelazny83 • Home is the Hangman • [Nemo] • (1975) • novella by Roger Zelazny165 • Permafrost • (1986) • novelette by Roger Zelazny195 • LOKI 7281 • (1984) • short story by Roger Zelazny204 • Mana from Heaven • [Magic Goes Away] • (1983) • novelette by Roger Zelazny250 • 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1985) • novella by Roger Zelazny329 • Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love • [Kalifriki] • (1992) • novella by Roger Zelazny388 • The Last Defender of Camelot • (1979) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
The Hugo Winners 1955-1961
Isaac AsimovDaniel Keyes - 1962
— Contents: — 1955: 13th Convention, Cleveland — 1- The Darfsteller by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (novelette) — 2- Allamagoosa by Eric Frank Russel (short story)— 1956: 14th Convention, New York — 3- Exploration Team by Murray Leinster (novelette) — 4- The Star by Arthur C. Clarke (short story)— 1958: 16th Convention, Los Angeles — 5- Or All the Seas With Oysters by Avram Davidson (short story)- 1959: 17th Convention, Detroit - 6- The Big Front Yard by Clifford D. Simak (novelette) - 7- The Hell-Bound Train by Robert Bloch (short story)- 1960: 18th convention, Pittsburgh - 8- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (novelette)- 1961: 19th Convention, Seattle - 9- The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson(novelette)
The New Hugo Winners 1983-1985
Isaac AsimovDavid Brin - 1989
butler --Press enter / John Varley --Blood child / Octavia e. Butler --The crystal spheres / David Brin
Tomorrow, the Stars
Robert A. HeinleinWilliam Tenn - 1952
Kornbluth --The report on the Barnhouse effect / Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. --The tourist trade / Bob Tucker --Rainmaker / John Reese --Absalom / Henry Kuttner --The monster / Lester del Rey --Jay score / Eric Frank Russell --Betelgeuse Bridge / William Tenn --Survival ship / Judith Merril --Keyhole / Murray Leinster --Misbegotten missionary / Isaac Asimov --The sack / William Morrison --Poor superman / Fritz Leiber
In Alien Flesh
Gregory Benford - 1986
He knew the risks, but he didn't know how his life would be changed forever by his contact with the huge aliens on a watery world.Contents:Blood on Glass (1986) poemIn Alien Flesh (1978)Time Shards (1979)Redeemer (1979)Snatching the Bot (1977)Relativistic Effects (1982)Nooncoming (1978)To the Storming Gulf (1985)White Creatures (1975)Me/Days (1984)Of Space/Time and the River (1985)Exposures (1981)Time's Rub (1985)Doing Lennon (1975)
Starburst
Alfred Bester - 1958
Here is your passport into the fascinating world of science fiction...eleven dazzling, jet-propelled, rocket-paced tales of tomorrow by one of today's leading writers.Contents:Disappearing ActAdam and No EveStar Light, Star BrightThe Roller CoasterOddy and IdThe StarcomberTravel DiaryFondly FahrenheitHobson's ChoiceThe Die-HardOf Time and Third Avenue
Phases
Elizabeth Moon - 1997
There's nothing inconstant about this Moon; a fact that shines forth brightly in all her Phases.Contents:Bargains --ABCs in Zero G --A delicate adjustment --Too wet to plow --Gut feelings --The generic rejuvenation of Milo Ardry --New World Symphony --Just another day at the weather service --Politics --In suspect terrain --The happy frog --Horse of her dreams --Knight of other days --Aura --Those who walk in darkness.
Thieves' World
Robert Lynn Asprin - 1979
1979 ACE mass market paperback,2nd impression, no ISBN. Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey. A fantasy anthology with a twist. All different stories from different authors, all in the same town.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1985
Stanley SchmidtLarry Powell - 1985
Gillett, Ph.D.• The Efficiency Expert by W. R. Thompson• Second Helpings by George R. R. Martin• Random Sample by Heidi Heyer• On Gaming by Dana Lombardy• Siblings by Larry Powell• Diabetes and Rockets by G. Harry Stine• Béisbol by Ben Bova• The Darkling Plain by P. M. Fergusson• Biolog: P. M. Fergusson by Jay Kay Klein• The Reference Library by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Artifact by Gregory Benford by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Cuckoo's Egg by C. J. Cherryh by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Skinner by Richard S. McEnroe by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Blood Music by Greg Bear by Thomas A. Easton • Review: A Coming of Age by Timothy Zahn by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny by Thomas A. Easton • Review: The Fall of Winter by Jack C. Haldeman, II by Thomas A. Easton • Review: The Time Travelers; A Science Fiction Quartet by Martin H. Greenberg and Robert Silverberg by Thomas A. Easton • Review: The Hugo Winners, 1976-1979 by Isaac Asimov by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Young Extraterrestrials by Isaac Asimov and Martin Greenberg and Charles Waugh by Thomas A. Easton • Review: The Year's Best Science Fiction, Second Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois by Thomas A. Easton • Review: The Future of Flight by Dean Ing and Leik Myrabo by Thomas A. Easton • Review: Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth by William K. Hartmann and Pamela Lee and Ron Miller by Thomas A. Easton • Brass Tacks by Stanley Schmidt• Analog: A Calendar of Upcoming Events by Anthony R. Lewis
Waldo and Magic, Inc
Robert A. Heinlein - 1942
Their aircraft had begun to crash at an alarming rate, and no one could figure out what was going wrong. Desperate for an answer, they turned to Waldo, the crippled genius who lived in a zero-g home in orbit around Earth.But Waldo had little reason to want to help the rest of humanity — until he learned that the solution to their problems also held the key to his own...Magic, Inc.Under the guise of an agency for magicians, Magic, Inc. was systematically squeezing out the small independent magicians. Then one businessman stood firm. With the help of an Oxford-educated African shaman and a little old lady adept at black magic, he went straight to the demons of Hell to resolve the problem — once and for all!
The Worlds of Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert - 1970
All of the stories in this collection had been previously published in magazines. This collection consists of:The Tactful SaboteurCommittee of the WholeOld Rambling HouseMating CallA-W-F UnlimitedThe FeatherbeddersThe GM EffectEscape Felicity
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 4: The Days of Perky Pat
Philip K. Dick - 1987
Contents:- Introduction (December 1986) by James Tiptree, Jr.- Autofac (1955)- Service Call (1955)- Captive Market (1955)- The Mold of Yancy (1955)- The Minority Report (1956)- Recall Mechanism (1959)- The Unreconstructed M (1957)- Explorers We (1959)- War Game (1959)- If There Were No Benny Cemoli (1963)- Novelty Act (1964)- Waterspider (1964)- What the Dead Men Say (1964)- Orpheus with Clay Feet (1987)- The Days of Perky Pat (1963)- Stand-By (1963, variant of Top Stand-By Job)- What'll We Do with Ragland Park? (1963)- Oh, to Be a Blobel! (1964)- NotesFront cover illustration by Chris Moore
Changewar
Fritz Leiber - 1983
The battleground is the eternal present. The objective is to alter the past. And the goal is to seize control of the future. The warriors are ordinary people, like yourself...Contents:Try and Change the PastThe Oldest SoldierDamnation MorningWhen the Change-Winds BlowKnight to MoveA Deskful of GirlsNo Great Magic