It’s his hallucinations who are mad.A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people—Stephen calls them aspects—to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems. . .for a price.His brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. When a company hires him to recover stolen property—a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past—Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions—and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects.Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds includes the novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, published together for the first time, as well as a brand-new, shocking finale to Stephen Leeds' story, Lies of the Beholder.

    Coney

    Delany and Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo by John Varley.

    ContentsAn Appreciation / essay by Frederik PohlThe Rocket of 1955 (1939)The Words of Guru (1941)The Only Thing We Learn (1949)The Adventurer (1953)The Little Black Bag (1950)The Luckiest Man in Denv (1952)The Silly Season (1950)The Remorseful (1953)Gomez (1954)The Advent on Channel Twelve (1958)The Marching Morons (1951)The Last Man Left in the Bar (1957)The Mindworm (1950)With These Hands (1951)Shark Ship (1958) = variant of Reap the Dark TideFriend to Man (1951)The Altar at Midnight (1952)Dominoes (1953)Two Dooms (1958)

    An overview of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated by critically-acclaimed author Orson Scott Card.

    Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contents ix • Summation: 1996 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • Immersion • (1996) • novella by Gregory Benford47 • The Dead • (1996) • shortstory by Michael Swanwick56 • The Flowers of Aulit Prison • [Probability Universe] • (1996) • novelette by Nancy Kress82 • A Dry, Quiet War • (1996) • novelette by Tony Daniel99 • Thirteen Phantasms • (1996) • shortstory by James P. Blaylock109 • Primrose and Thorn • [Primrose] • (1996) • novelette by Bud Sparhawk142 • The Miracle of Ivar Avenue • (1996) • novelette by John Kessel167 • The Last Homosexual • (1996) • shortstory by Paul Park178 • Recording Angel • (1996) • shortstory by Ian McDonald188 • Death Do Us Part • (1996) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg203 • The Spade of Reason • (1996) • shortstory by Jim Cowan218 • The Cost to Be Wise • (1996) • novelette by Maureen F. McHugh254 • Bicycle Repairman • [Chattanooga] • (1996) • novelette by Bruce Sterling279 • The Weighing of Ayre • (1996) • novelette by Gregory Feeley311 • The Longer Voyage • (1996) • novelette by Michael Cassutt330 • The Land of Nod • [Kirinyaga • 10] • (1996) • novelette by Mike Resnick350 • Red Sonja and Lessingham in Dreamland • (1996) • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones362 • The Lady Vanishes • (1996) • shortstory by Charles Sheffield373 • Chrysalis • (1996) • novelette by Robert Reed407 • The Wind Over the World • [Silurian Tales] • (1996) • novelette by Steven Utley430 • Changes • (1996) • shortstory by William Barton445 • Counting Cats in Zanzibar • (1996) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe457 • How We Got In Town and Out Again • (1996) • novelette by Jonathan Lethem475 • Dr. Tilmann's Consultant: A Scientific Romance • (1996) • novelette by Cherry Wilder492 • Schrödinger's Dog • (1996) • novelette by Damien Broderick518 • Foreign Devils • [War of the Worlds] • (1996) • novelette by Walter Jon Williams535 • In the MSOB • (1996) • shortstory by Stephen Baxter539 • The Robot's Twilight Companion • (1996) • novella by Tony Daniel590 • Honorable Mentions: 1996 • essay by Gardner Dozois

    WeinbaumNight by Don A. Stuart (John Wood Campbell Jr.)The Day is Done by Lester del ReyHeavy Planet by Milton A. RothmanAnd He Built a Crooked House by Robert A. HeinleinProof by Hal ClementA Subway Named Mobius by A.J. DeutschSurface Tension by James BlishCountry Doctor by William MorrisonThe Holes Around Mars by Jerome BixbyThe Deep Range by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Cave of Night by James E. GunnDust Rag by Hal ClementPâté de Foie Gras by Isaac AsimovOmnilingual by H. Beam PiperThe Big Bounce by Walter S. TevisNeutron Star by Larry Niven

    Up the Walls of the World is the 1978 debut novel of Alice Sheldon, who had built her reputation with the acclaimed short stories she published under the name James Tiptree Jr. A singular representation of American science fiction in its prime, Tiptree’s first novel expanded on the themes she addressed in her short fiction. Known as the Destroyer, a self-aware leviathan roams through space gobbling up star systems. In its path is the planet Tyree, populated by telepathic wind-dwelling aliens who are facing extinction. Meanwhile on Earth, people burdened with psi powers are part of a secret military experiment run by a drug-addicted doctor struggling with his own grief. These vulnerable humans soon become the target of the Tyrenni, whose only hope of survival is to take over their bodies and minds—an unspeakable crime in any other period of the aliens’ history...

    • (1971)• Some Notes Concerning a Green Box • (1971)• Why Johnny Can't Speed • (1971)• The Emoman • [Humanx Commonwealth • 4] • (1972)• Space Opera • (1973)• The Empire of T'ang Lang • (1973)• A Miracle of Small Fishes • (1974)• Dream Done Green • (1974)• He • (1976)• Polonaise • (1976)• Wolfstroker • (1977)• Ye Who Would Sing • (1976)

    With a unique combination of foresight and perspective, Dozois continues to collect outstanding work by newcomers and established authors alike, reflecting the present state of the genre while suggesting its future directions. With the editor's annual summary of the year in the field, and his appendix of recommended reading, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in contemporary science fiction.Contents: *Summation: 1991 (1992) • essay by Gardner Dozois *Beggars in Spain [Sleepless] (1991) / novella by Nancy Kress *Living Will (1991) / novelette by Alexander Jablokov *A Just and Lasting Peace (1991) / short story by Lois Tilton *Skinner's Room [Bridge Trilogy] (1990) / short story by William Gibson *Prayers on the Wind (1991) / novella by Walter Jon Williams *Blood Sisters (1991) / short story by Greg Egan *The Dark (1991) / short story by Karen Joy Fowler *Marnie (1991) / novelette by Ian R. MacLeod *A Tip on a Turtle (1991) / novelette by Robert Silverberg *Ubermensch! (1991) / short story by Kim Newman *Dispatches from the Revolution (1991) / novelette by Pat Cadigan *Pipes (1991) / short story by Robert Reed *Matter's End (1991) / novelette by Gregory Benford *A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations (1991) / novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson *Gene Wars (1991) / short story by Paul J. McAuley *The Gallery of His Dreams (1991) / novella by Kristine Kathryn Rusch *A Walk in the Sun (1991) / short story by Geoffrey A. Landis *Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (1991) / novelette by Ian McDonald *Angels in Love (1991) / short story by Kathe Koja *Eyewall (1991) / novelette by Rick Shelley *Pogrom [Home Front] (1991) / short story by James Patrick Kelly *The Moat (1991) / short story by Greg Egan *Voices (1991) / short story by Jack Dann *FOAM (1991) / novelette by Brian W. Aldiss *Jack (1991) / novella by Connie Willis *La Macchina [The Holy Machine] (1991) / short story by Chris Beckett *One Perfect Morning, with Jackals [Kirinyaga • 1] (1991) / short story by Mike Resnick *Desert Rain (1991) / novella by Pat Murphy, Mark L. Van Name *Honorable Mentions: 1991 (1992) • essay by Gardner DozoisAlso published titled: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual CollectionAlso published titled: The Giant Book of Fantastic SF.

    Includes a previously unpublished story by Asimov, Big Game.Complete text in one volume;Contents: IntroductionPart 1: 1920 to 1930 by Isaac AsimovPart Two: 1931 by Isaac Asimov* The Man Who Evolved / Edmond Hamilton, Wonder Stories Apr ’31;* The Jameson Satellite / Neil R. Jones, Amazing Jul ’31;* Submicroscopic / Captain S. P. Meek, Amazing Aug ’31;* Awlo of Ulm / Captain S. P. Meek, Amazing Sep ’31;* Tetrahedra of Space / P. Schuyler Miller, Wonder Stories Nov ’31;* The World of the Red Sun / Clifford D. Simak, Wonder Stories Dec ’31;Part Three: 1932 by Isaac Asimov* Tumithak of the Corridors / Charles R. Tanner, Amazing Jan ’32;* The Moon Era / Jack Williamson, Wonder Stories Feb ’32;Part Four: 1933 by Isaac Asimov* The Man Who Awoke / Laurence Manning, Wonder Stories Mar ’33;* Tumithak in Shawm / Charles R. Tanner, Amazing Jun ’33;Part Five: 1934 by Isaac Asimov* Colossus / Donald Wandrei, Astounding Jan ’34;* Born of the Sun / Jack Williamson, Astounding Mar ’34;* Sidewise in Time / Murray Leinster, Astounding Jun ’34;* Old Faithful / Raymond Z. Gallun, Astounding Dec ’34;Part Six: 1935 by Isaac Asimov* Parasite Planet / Stanley G. Weinbaum, Astounding Feb ’35;* Proxima Centauri ·/ Murray Leinster, Astounding Mar ’35;* The Accursed Galaxy / Edmond Hamilton, Astounding Jul ’35;Part Seven: 1936 by Isaac Asimov* He Who Shrank / Henry Hasse, Amazing Aug ’36;* The Human Pets of Mars / Leslie F. Stone, Amazing Oct ’36;* The Brain Stealers of Mars / John W. Campbell, Jr., Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’36;* Devolution / Edmond Hamilton, Amazing Dec ’36;* Big Game / Isaac Asimov [Written 11/18/41];Part Eight: 1937 by Isaac Asimov* Other Eyes Watching / John W. Campbell, Jr., Astounding Feb ’37;* Minus Planet / John D. Clark, Ph.D., Astounding Apr ’37;* Past, Present and Future / Nat Schachner, Astounding Sep ’37;Part Nine: 1938 by Isaac Asimov* The Men and the Mirror / Ross Rocklynne, Astounding Jul ’38.

    SmithThe Other Side of the Sky: Arthur C. ClarkeThe Man Who Sold the Moon: Robert A. HeinleinMagic City: Nelson S. BondThe Morning of the Day They Did It: E. B. WhiteLetters from Laura: Mildred ClingermanThe Stars My Destination: Alfred Bester (novel)

    . . A fighter leads his band of virtual warriors, thieves, and wizards across a deadly computer-generated landscape . . . A company outsources grief for profit, their tagline: "Don't feel like having a bad day? Let someone else have it for you."

    Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. The city is literally a weed, its growth left unchecked. Life is cheap, and data is cheaper.When Boris Chong returns to Tel Aviv from Mars, much has changed. Boris’s ex-lover is raising a strangely familiar child who can tap into the datastream of a mind with the touch of a finger. His cousin is infatuated with a robotnik—a damaged cyborg soldier who might as well be begging for parts. His father is terminally-ill with a multigenerational mind-plague. And a hunted data-vampire has followed Boris to where she is forbidden to return.Rising above them is Central Station, the interplanetary hub between all things: the constantly shifting Tel Aviv; a powerful virtual arena, and the space colonies where humanity has gone to escape the ravages of poverty and war. Everything is connected by the Others, powerful alien entities who, through the Conversation—a shifting, flowing stream of consciousness—are just the beginning of irrevocable change.At Central Station, humans and machines continue to adapt, thrive...and even evolve.

    Wright