When the first warm breeze of Doomsday came wafting over the Shenandoah Valley, the Sumners were ready. Using their enormous wealth, the family had forged an isolated post-holocaust citadel. Their descendants would have everything they...
Science fiction, American
- Author:Wilhelm, KateSummary:
- Author:Adams, John JosephSummary:
Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence--the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon--these are our guides through the Wastelands. From the Book of Revelation to The Road Warrior, from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The...
- Author:Bloch, RobertSummary:
This Crowded Earth is a taut and compelling story about an all too possible future. Earth is overcrowded and its resources are being taxed to the limit. The government has a desperate plan, but will it work and at what price?
- Author:Bradley, Marion ZimmerSummary:
A member of the Terran Spaceforce finds himself drawn into the unmapped heart of the Darkovan mountain ranges, away from the trade city into an ancient battle that is to shape the destiny of more than one world.
- Author:Anderson, Poul WilliamSummary:
- Author:Guin, Ursula K. Le.Summary:
Outer Space, Inner Lands includes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories (such as "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "Semley' s Necklace," and "She Unnames Them") which have shaped the way many readers see the...
- Author:Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
Volume 1 of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories explores her earthbound stories which range around the world from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
- Author:Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.
- Author:Snodgrass, Melinda M.Summary:
Composer Guy Maslin joins the crew of the "Enterprise" to investigate the strange continuous song of the inhabitants of Taygeta, source of a dangerous spacewarp, and they discover that the destruction of the Singers is linked...
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Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, this anthology introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the...
- Author:Dozois, GardnerSummary:
This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors include Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Tony Daniel, Greg Egan, Peter F...
- Author:Dick, Philip K.Summary:
A collection of short stories by the acclaimed science fiction writer.
- Author:Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to...
- Author:Varley, JohnSummary:
This collection gathers John Varley's best stories, many out of print for years.
- Author:Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
A young prince joins forces with the Master Wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
- Author:Dick, Philip K.Summary:
Every legend has a beginning. Dreamscape Media presents a collection of thirteen early short stories penned by Philip K. Dick. Exploring themes of authoritarianism, alternate universes, and altered consciousness, the stories (including...
- Author:Bester, AlfredSummary:
In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in seventy years: murder.
- Author:Willis, ConnieSummary:
All ten of her Hugo and Nebula award-winning short stories.
- Author:Adams, John JosephSummary:
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-...
- Author:Brin, DavidSummary:
When Streaker -- the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins -- discovers a derelict ancient armada with evidence of the first sentient species ever, she sets off a war between dozens of galactic races eager to use the...