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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An all new collection from an American literary icon The circus comes to town... and a man gets to go to the stars. A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate. A swordfighter pens his memoirs... and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword. Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your...
22) Keeper of dreams
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
This new collection of Card's short fiction contains 22 stories, including two from the Alvin Maker Universe, with new introductions and commentary on his life and work, all written by Card himself.
26) Arkdust
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Pain, hope, and love collide in this explosive collection of speculative fiction. Arkdust demands revolutions while seeking compassion and understanding. Alex Smith gives us abandoned Black Panthers, disillusioned queer anarchists, warrior queen grocery clerks, all fighting for a better future against sadistic superheroes and white supremacist automatons - while a high-heeled bag lady with utopia in her eyes leads the way. Worlds we hope to never...
27) If this goes on
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Some of today's most visionary writers of science fiction project us forward to the world of the future; a world shaped by nationalism, isolationism, and a growing divide between the haves and have nots. This anthology sits at the intersection of politics, speculative fiction, and American identity. The choices we make today; the policies of our governments and the values that we, as people, embrace are going to shape our world for decades to come....
Author
Series
Maximum Ride volume 2
Language
English
Description
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny -- to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
29) Friday
Author
Pub. Date
©1982
Language
English
Description
A beautiful interplanetary agent, a glorious product of genetic engineering, operates from and over a near-future Earth.
30) Sword & planet
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Science fiction? Fantasy? Is it too much to ask for both? The distant future-like the distant past-is a place of myths, of legends, and of great heroes. Cyborg knights battle extraterrestrial demons to rescue a peaceful village. A young girl unlocks an ancient power to protect her world from offworld colonists. Here are stories not where magic is science, but with magic and science. Not knights and castles, but knights and starships. Wizards and...
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A must-have collection of the best short science fiction and speculative fiction of 2019, showcasing brilliant talent and examining the cultural moment we live in, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this collection displays the top talent and the cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. Authors include past...
Series
Bikes in space volume 5
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An anthology of short, speculative stories that question gender norms and transportation choices in alternative futures"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Chaos Wastes is an unspeakable region of magic and madness. In this hellish tundra, the Dark Gods wrestle for supremacy and champions war in their name. Death comes for any who traverse these plains in swift and savage form. Yet there are those who dare brave the wastelands, burdened by their own dark purposes. Wulfrik the Wanderer, cursed by the Ruinous Powers, seeks a prize to appease the forces of Chaos; the Skulltaker, champion of Khorne,...
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this collection displays the top talent and the cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. These brilliant authors examine the way we live now, our hopes, and struggles, all through the lens of the future. An assemblage of future classics, this anthology is a must-read for anyone who enjoys the vast and exciting world of...
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The best science fiction scrutinizes our culture and politics, examines the limits of the human condition, and zooms across galaxies at faster-than-light speeds, moving from the very near future to the far-flung worlds of tomorrow in the space of a single sentence. Clarke, publisher and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed and award-winning magazine Clarkesworld, has selected the short science fiction (and only science fiction) best representing the...
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