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The fifth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet...

Contains books one and two of The Stasis Stories: A Pause in Space-Time (Book 1) and The Thunder of Engines (Book 2). Kaem Seba is a sickly and financially destitute young man with extraordinary math skills. With the help of Arya Vaii, a business student, he has developed a theory and an electronic device that allows him to stop time within limited volumes of space-time.

A collection of twenty classic short stories by Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series, featuring the definitive and only in-print version of “Nightfall” From one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction comes this collection of twenty short works of fiction...

How can you save humanity if your only hope is to call upon an entity that could destroy us all? As nations argue over who should possess the alien entity called the Lamotelokhai, 15-year-old Bobby Truex knows the answer—no one should. After all, he’s the one who told it to go into hiding. He knows, better than anyone, that misusing it leads to death and destruction. After months trying to overcome his guilt, Bobby’s life is suddenly shattered, forcing him to risk everything and once again ask for help from the most dangerous object imaginable.

Daniel Rice is a government science investigator whose specialty is solving seemingly intractable problems through scientific inquiry. But Daniel's intellectual strength is sorely tested by the bizarre realities he finds in the quantum world. Extra dimensions of space trap the unwary, probability replaces cause and effect, and time isn't what anyone imagined. The other side of the mirror is a place full of dangers, but it's also somewhere a dedicated scientist can uncover secrets that connect humans with something greater.

A planet in the endless emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any sun. And yet there are people who populate its vast caverns, living, working and loving. Since time immemorial, they have been on course for Andromeda, the neighboring galaxy of the Milky Way. This is the prophecy of the ancients, the one goal that unites them all, their cult. But then the unthinkable happens: the journey stops because the planet enters the orbit of a mysterious object that can't be seen in any telescope.

Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

Orphaned and six and sent to an orphanage, Jericho Rolland discovers an interstellar sim when he’s eight. Soon realizing actual trading like this will be the focus of his life. He applies his massive intellect and drive toward preparing himself for that goal. Knowing he can go to space at twelve, Jericho starts setting things up six months before his birthday. The only resistance he runs into is with the interstellar bank. The bank officials really don’t know who they are tangling with, but they find out much to their regret. At Twelve, when many of his almost always brilliant ancestors...

A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function.

A brilliant scientist has uncovered a secret that threatens humanity's future. Now his girlfriend is missing, and the voices in his head are back. Since losing his daughter, Emma, seven years ago, Pike Shepard has struggled to maintain a normal life for himself in the coastal community of Blackwater. It’s a quiet life, until a beautiful scientist shows up on his doorstep with a desperate plea for help.

Time is running out for the planet Jai. The artificially intelligent Gods who rule the galaxy have withdrawn their protection from the chaos-ravaged world, just as their most ancient enemy closes in. For Yasira Shien, who has devoted herself to the fragile planet's nascent rebellion, it's time to do or die—and the odds are overwhelming. Enter Dr. Evianna Talirr.

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring 'Perfection' and 'Correctness' to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach – the rain before the storm. Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy — converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them.

The Darkness Between the Stars is a novella speculating on the possibility of panspermia as the reason why life arose so quickly on Earth 4.2 billion years ago. Commander Dario Andretti and First Officer Jane McDermott are on board the Horizon Surveyor, searching the Oort Cloud for asteroids left over from the formation of the solar system, hunting for relics from previous star systems. After more than a year in space, boredom is setting in. And then come the voices... FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This ...

In this thrilling entry in the renowned Robot series, interplanetary detective Elijah Baley embarks on a mind-stretching journey after the universe’s most advanced robot is found murdered. Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The...

Although presumed dead, Saeed Ismail resurfaces following the events of The Starchild Compact to lead a global Jihad. Aided by Founder Asshur, besieged Israelis on Earth make their way to Mars. Under Rod Zakes, the Iapetus Federation expands to include the human-settled parts of the Solar System, protected by Dmitri Gagarin's Federation Security Force.

Auf dem Weg zum Mount Bental riskieren Marcus und sein Team alles, um das letzte Rätsel des Milliardärs Chen zu lösen. Aber sind sie wirklich bereit für die Wahrheit? Währenddessen setzt sich für Cassius auf der Cassandra's Dream ein grauenhaftes Puzzle zusammen. Die Hinweise verdichten sich: Die Archen sind keine bloßen Rettungsboote. Sie sind kein Schutz vor der ewigen Nacht. Sie sind Waffen für einen Krieg, der erst noch beginnt. Denn das, was nach der Dunkelheit auf sie wartet, ist weitaus schlimmer als der Tod.

Lemto inherits his deceased grandpa's gourmet restaurant FASTIDIOUS and artificial intelligent robots, with reluctance. Lemto's roommate Horb convinces him to take the chance of opening and operating the restaurant so he'll receive five million dollars after one year. The artificial intelligent robots begin fastidious…then something happened. To: Hollywood and other Movie Producers. Feel free to contact me about adapting my books into movies. You can contact me at paultaschaliensufos@gmail.com To: Readers. Feel free to leave feedback in reviews. Thank you. Paul Tasch.

The year is 1423, in Wheatsville, England—a Christian, bible believing community. Jake Riley lives and works on his ranch. A hoot-owl wakes him up in the middle of the night. Jake is so frightened from the owl's screech, he falls on the floor. As Jake is climbing back into bed, he notices a glowing bright light out his bedroom window—out behind the horse stable. Jake thinks that the glowing bright light is probably the flame from a lantern that Gene Trusker (his only ranch hand) forgot outside. Jake walks to the stable, but can't find the lantern. He then thinks the light must have been...

Aliens decide humans on planet Earth are ready for contact. The aliens want to help humans free themselves from government lies, manipulation and control. Organic evolution is prevalent throughout the universe. The aliens take the humans for a ride in their spacecraft, along with planet Earth—to their planet. What happens next might surprise you. To: Hollywood and other Movie Producers. Feel free to contact me about adapting my books into movies. You can contact me at paultaschaliensufos@gmail.com To: Readers. Feel free to leave feedback in reviews. Thank you. Paul Tasch.

Robert (AKA: Bob) Oschard isn’t breathing. His wife Barbara (Barb) frantically calls 911. Bob is pronounced dead at the hospital. The doctors are baffled because they don’t know the cause of death. Bob soon realizes that he is trapped in his dream—more like a nightmare. Bob doesn’t know that his body is dead and cremated. Will Bob figure out how to enter his wife’s dream and ask her for help? Will she believe him? Will bob ever escape from his dream? To: Hollywood and other Movie Producers. Feel free to contact me about adapting my books into movies. You can contact me at ...