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Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories...

"Narrator Brian Nishii perfectly conveys the author's joy and feelings of isolation at discovering science fiction as a child, the exhilaration of world-building as a science fiction writer, and the imaginative process of predicting our world in 50 years."—AudioFile "We’re mysterious aliens...

On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big mission: to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.

Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom, ritual and tradition. This illuminating two-part radio collection traverses the different aspects of this fascinating country, from its famous historical figures to its diverse cultural landscape.

Welcome to Katalagein. I've been writing short stories now for 25 years, and they've been published for 24 of those. I also write books, but that's another tale entirely. I live with a cat, or rather, as he'd see it, he graciously permits me to live with him. As a result, and over the years, a number of my stories have featured cats, and some even featured cats that were real - although their adventures may have been exaggerated, but then again....

Tales from the GC What happens when humanity joins a galaxy-wide council of ancient alien civilizations... and immediately starts causing problems? Welcome to the GC—where highly advanced species have spent eons crafting treaties, protocols, and peace. Then humans show up with sarcasm, caffeine, and an uncanny ability to turn every diplomatic incident into a weapons-grade misunderstanding. Tales from the GC is a fast-paced, hilarious collection of short sci-fi stories where humans: File a lawsuit in the middle of a space battle Weaponize a tractor beam just because they can Livestream an ...

The Nightmares have returned. They hunt for your mind and body. Some just hunger for your brain. Reel from zombies on land and alien places. Flee blood suckers that bite more than your veins. Lose your head to strange beauties who want more than to stay good friends. And whatever you do, don't open that metal box. But do open this book. Inside lurk traditional horrors and modern things that shamble in the night, or even the bright of day. These nightmares are not limited to sleep or darkness. They can haunt you at any time. Why not, right now? Shadows unfurl with the turn of each page. It's...

Nightmares and Other Vices Here lie stories that fold sly wit and Sci-Fi within the dark dimension of Horror. And, oh, the horror. Cringe from hungry werewolves and spectral scorpions, and feel the silken caress of carnal spiders. Journey to darkened suburban streets, shadowed future cities, hostile planets, and places beyond. Witness the malevolent acts of alien invaders, hostile spouses, and things that crush bones in the night. All that, and at least one zombie horde. They are all coiled into this one dark tome, and waiting for release into your mind. If you dare. You experience these ...

Tales from the GC - Vol 2 What happens when humanity joins a galaxy-wide council of ancient alien civilizations... and immediately starts causing problems? Welcome to the GC—where highly advanced species have spent eons crafting treaties, protocols, and peace. Then humans show up with sarcasm, caffeine, and an uncanny ability to turn every diplomatic incident into a weapons-grade misunderstanding. Tales from the GC is a fast-paced, hilarious collection of short sci-fi stories where humans: File a lawsuit in the middle of a space battle Weaponize a tractor beam just because they can ...

The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning...

‘Ted Chiang is one of the most exciting writers in science fiction . . . These parables are filled with hope and humanism.’ – The Daily Telegraph From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking...

At a time when speculative fiction seems less and less far-fetched, Margaret Atwood lends her distinctive voice and singular point of view to the genre in a series of essays that brilliantly illuminates the essential truths about the modern world. This is an exploration of her relationship with...

He came back from space. But he wasn’t alone. And that is only one of the nightmares waiting inside The First Contact Files. Across six dark sci-fi thrillers, S.F. Clarke rips open the secret files governments never wanted you to see. Alien contact twists into invasion, paranoia, and conspiracy, and survival is never guaranteed. Inside you will discover: The Transmitter’s Secret – A deputy stumbles on a UFO signal that rewires human minds. Presumed Human – A woman’s abductions reveal the horrifying truth: her baby may not be human. Operation Gray – A soldier discovers the ...

With a Universe-wide respect for all living things, and all potential living things, the Compact (alien) people are appalled by the terraforming of the Humans' colony planet, Azureign, and what new life it might have destroyed. It was too late to recover what might have been, but the Compact sets out to teach Humanity a lesson. Azureign is put under interdiction: no contact with anyone but the few Compact aliens who enforce the interdiction. What do the colonists now have to do to survive? In this set of five novels, we experience the Helper animals created to assist the colonists. We learn...

Great storms roll across the sky and the stories in this book. Read of arcane thunder threatening a mountain land and the ancient secrets of its hero. Take a ride as a man sees fortune in the Wild West through a cloud of steam and a unique engine. A young king must a battle a dragon, but finds other threats to his realm. A son runs from facing his father's death and finds an on ramp to a parallel universe. An architect of silk learns to weave designs that shape the fate of a planet. A mysterious species chooses a young master of the arcane as their defender, and he discovers more than magic...

Rog Phillips' Rat in the Skull and Other SF Classics is a giant helping of classic Golden Age science fiction. The main ingredient is Phillips' science fiction masterpiece Rat in the Skull (unavailable for nearly 50 years). What the magazine editors said then about this controversial Hugo nominee novelette remains true today: "Some people will be shocked by this story. Others will be deeply moved. Everyone who reads it will be talking about it. Read the first four pages: then put it down if you can."

Six short stories and a novella from a master of science fiction, Peter F. Hamilton. This collection includes Sonnie's Edge, as seen in the award-winning Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots. Read by Steven Crossley, narrator of C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series. Set in the same universe...

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

Earth’s first colony ship heads for the stars ... and the crew discovers nothing is as it seems. A fearsome dragon terrorises a lonely village ... and three oddball heroes do their best to help out. A farm boy magicks his very own talking book ... and uses it to get laid. Collect One Two contains a dozen entertaining stories by Simon Haynes. These wide-ranging tales leap from mythical lands to the depths of space, from the Updowns of Titan to an inventor’s garden shed. One thing’s for sure ... boredom is not on the menu! Sleight of Hand The Desolator Updown A Piece of the Action Catch...

Abbey Mei Otis's short stories are contemporary fiction at its strongest: taking apart the supposed equality that is clearly just not there, putting humans under an alien microscope, putting humans under government control, and more. Otis has long been fascinated in using strange situations to explore dynamics of power, oppression, and grief, and the 12 stories collected here are at once a striking indictment of the present and a powerful warning about the future.