Ghosts, accidental time travel, a secret clan of immortals, and Maxwell's Demon are all subjects in this complete collection of short stories by Tim Powers. Elusive and evocative, these stories are ex
Fearless, irreverent, and surprisingly optimistic short stories fill this collection from a science fiction veteran known for taking readers on a wild ride. The surreal adventures this time around inc
This special collection of short stories from Grand Master Brian W. Aldiss is being issued to coincide with the anniversary of his 80th birthday. Set to include such notable works as "Aboard the Beat
Colonization is the theme of this exciting, complex page-turner that provides a provocative and entertaining look at Thoreau's classic eco-text Walden. Eccentric billionaire Jack Winter has bought the
Hailed by Bruce Sterling as “a political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek,” the Internet’s favorite high-tech culture
This psychologically complex science-fiction novelfocuses onasensitive adolescent making the difficult transition from childhood into adolescent sexuality and adult society. Set in
Nine-year-old Emma loses all her possessions in a storm that strands her in the desolate Dunes, where the great Grand Wenlocke hotel once was, and she finds an odd assortment of friends as the old hot
These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies
Winner of the World Fantasy Award“Rich and regal.”—New York TimesYoung Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is att
The master of literary science fiction reinvents it this dazzling new collection. Michael Swanwick takes us on a whirlwind journey across the globe and across time and space, where magic and science e
Science fiction and fantasy's most adept short-story authorreinvents some classic themes in an engaging collection that includes three of his Hugo award–winning stories. These smart expan
From the legendary author of the Elric sagas, this definitive collection captures the incomparable short fiction of one of science fiction and literature’s most important contemporary writers.
Conversing in a mausoleum with the dead, an eccentric recluse is tugged back into the world by a pair of ghostly lovers bearing an extraordinary gift—the final chance for his own happiness. Whe
Modern parables of love, death, and transformation are peppered with melancholy in this extraordinary collection of contemporary fantasy. Each short story cultivates a whimsical sense of imagination
The spookiest of specters inhabit this spine-tingling anthology—compiled by an acclaimed editor of the horror genre—that collects the most chilling ghost stories from the past 25 years. The human obse
The year is 2035. After ecological disasters nearly destroyed the Earth, 26 survivors—the last of humanity—are trapped by an alien race in a sterile enclosure known as the Shell. Fifteen-year-old Pete
Presenting the posthuman future in its wildest science-fictional imaginings and intriguing speculations, this far-reaching anthology of fiction and nonfiction traces the path of the Singularity, an er
W. P. Kinsella, the author of Shoeless Joe (the inspiration for the cult-classic film Field of Dreams), is one of the finest storytellers in baseball’s history. He is also a critically-acclaimed short
An ages-old family secret breaches the boundaries between reality and magic in this fresh retelling of a classic fairy tale. When Berkeley student Will Taylor is introduced to the mysterious Feieraben
