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• The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction - For over twenty years "The Year's Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. Now, with hundreds of stories and dozens of authors who have gone on ...
• The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Harry Turtledove, ISBN 0345439899 - Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space--and on the frontiers of the human mind. Science fiction's finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These ar...
• The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of - A collection of twenty-six definitive science fiction tales includes a diverse range of pieces selected by the writers themselves and provides an introduction to young and new readers as well as a fan's treasury of key short works. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
• Sackett Companion: A Personal Guide to the Sackett Novels by Louis L'Amour, ISBN 0553371029 - Little did Louis L'Amour realize back in 1960 when he published "The Daybreakers, a novel about two brothers who came west after the Civil War, that he had begun creating what would become perhaps North America's most widely followed literary family: the Sacketts. The stor...
• Nebula Awards Showcase: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy - Michael Chabon, Michael Moorcock, Karen Joy Fowler, and more: aThe pulse of modern science fiction.a("New York Times Book Review") This annual tradition from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America collects the best of the yearas stories, as well as essay...
• Worlds Enough and Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction by Dan Simmons, ISBN 0060506040 - A superb collection of five novellas of speculative fiction is offered by the award-winning author of "Hyperion" and "The Fall of Hyperion.
• Nova Swing - Part broken love story, part noir, part far-reaching science fiction, this long awaited sequel to Harrisons groundbreaking "Light" is poised to break out as the science fiction novel of the year.
• The Great Secret - Golden Age story. Science Fiction. Originally published in the April 1943 issue of Science Fiction Stories.
• The Uplift War by David Brin, ISBN 0553279718 - David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. "Sundiver, Startide Rising, and "The Uplift War--a "New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set...
• Writers of the Future, Volume 25 - Writers of the Future (WOTF) is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard characterized the contest as a way of "giving back" to the field that had defined his professional writing life. The contest h...
• Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K. Dick, ISBN 0679781374 - In Radio Free Albemuth, his last novel, Philip K. Dick morphed and recombined themes that had informed his fiction from "A Scanner Darkly to "VALIS and produced a wild, impassioned work that reads like a visionary alternate history of the United States. Agonizingly su...
• Foundation's Triumph by David Brin, ISBN 0061056391 - Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy is one of the highwater marks of science fiction. The monumental story of a Galactic Empire in decline and a secret society of scientists who seek to shorten the coming Dark Age with tools of Psychohistory, Foundation pioneered many themes of m...
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, ISBN 0441478123 - 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 facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so h...
• Rolling Thunder - The Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author of "Red Lightning" and "Red Thunder" concludes his epic science-fiction trilogy. [Varley's] conclusion . . . demonstrates his skill as both a raconteur and a master of science-based fiction.--"Library Journal.
• Flinx's Folly - The bestselling adventures of science fiction heroes Pip and Flinx continue in this sequel to "Reunion." "A refreshingly straightforward, convincingly told story with clever maneuverings by both Flinx and his new enemy."--"Science Fiction Chronicle.
• The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Anthology - The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Anthology
• The Living Dead - Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today's most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, "The Living Dead" covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction.
• The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft, ISBN 0141182342 - Long after his death, H. P. Lovecraft continues to enthrall readers with his gripping tales of madness and cosmic terror, and his effect on modern horror fiction continues to be felt -- Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker have acknowledged his influence. His unique contri...
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, ISBN 0441007317 - Praised as a groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose -- and change -- their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a grow...
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection - This anthology marks the 25th edition of the award-winning annual compilationof the year's best science fiction stories.
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, ISBN 0679740678 - It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. the few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war--and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany...
• Dune by Brian Herbert, ISBN 0553580337 - The triumphant conclusion to the blockbuster trilogy that made science fiction history! In Dune: House Corrino Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring us the magnificent final chapter in the unforgettable saga begun in Dune: House Atreides and continued in Dune: House Harko...
• Alien Autopsy: (Fact Or Fiction?) (Full Frame) - Are we alone? Did a flying saucer really crash in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947? Was there an autopsy? has our government lied to us for nearly 50 years? As part of a comprehensive and objective investigation, "Alien Autopsy:(Fact Or Fiction?)" delves into the famous pu...
• Spin State - Nominated for the 2003 Philip K. Dick Award, this "highly atmospheric debut" ("Publishers Weekly") from a stunning new voice in science fiction deftly mixes murder, politics, and cyber-romance.
• Necrophenia - The symptoms have been studied; the diagnosis is confirmed; the prognosis is bleak. The universe will cease to exist in just 12 hours--12 hours during which all of the loose ends must be tied up, all of the Big Questions answered, and all of the Ultimate Truths revealed. It pro...
• Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, ISBN 0140286802 - In honor of the centenary of the birth of Borges, this collection of his fiction has been gathered into a single volume. "An unparalleled treasury of marvels."--"Chicago Tribune.
• Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman - This book explores the work of Neil Gaiman, internationally bestselling author and pop culture phenomenon. "Prince of Stories" chronicles the history and impact of the author's complete works in film, fiction, comic books, and more. 16-page b&w and 8-page color ph...
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• Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear, ISBN 0061056405 - Isaac Asimov's renowned Foundation Trilogy pioneered many of the familiar themes of modern science fiction and shaped many of its best writers. With the permission and blessing of the Asimov estate, the epic saga left unfinished by the Grand Master himself now continues with th...
• I Sing the Body Electric!: And Other Stories by Ray Bradbury, ISBN 0380789620 - One of the great authors of short fiction in the 20th century, Bradbury's works are read in classrooms all over the country. This collection features 28 of his stories and one luscious poem, with themes ranging from the verdant Irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer ...
• A Forest of Stars - The bestselling and award-winning author continues his stunning epic series: a vast panorama of galactic civilization and apocalyptic war. "A rip-roaring space opera full of mystery, adventure, and suspense."--"Science Fiction Chronicle.
• 2001 a Space Odyssey by Arthur Charles Clarke, ISBN 0451457994 - A special new Introduction by the author highlights this reissue of a classic science fiction novel that changed the way people looked at the stars--and themselves.
• Two Thousand Sixty-One: Odyssey Three by Arthur Charles Clarke, ISBN 0345358791 - Arthur C. Clark, creator of one of the world's best-loved science fiction tales, revisits the most famous future ever imagined in this NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, as two expeditions into space become inextricably tangled. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with t...
• Valor's Trial - The fourth installment in the thrilling military science fiction series. A great mix of military action and mystery with lots of twists and fun characters.--"Locus.
• Year's Best SF 6 by David G. Hartwell, ISBN 0061020559 - An acclaimed editor and anthologist presents the sixth annual collection of the year's most impressive works of science fiction by writers such as Brian W. Aldiss, David Brin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, and many more.
• La Quinta Montana by Paulo Coelho, ISBN 0060930128 - In a masterpiece of spiritual fiction, the author of "The Alchemist" gives a moving account of the 23-year-old biblical prophet, Elijah, who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trial of faith.
• Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - The author of the #1 "New York Times" bestselling "Anansi Boys" releases his second collection of short fiction. "Fragile Things" includes a novella featuring the hero of Gaiman's masterpiece "American Gods" and charts the terrain between...
• Dune by Frank Herbert, ISBN 0441172717 - Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family -- a...
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, ISBN 0345404475 - "The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world." --John Brunner THE INSPIRATION FOR BLADERUNNER. . . Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Grim and foreboding, even today it is a masterpiece ahead of its time. By 2021, ...
• I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott - This fictional slave narrative is based on the life and legal precedent of Dred Scott, who became the plaintiff in one of the most important legal cases in American history. Includes historical notes, chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by John A. Madison, Jr., Scott's gre...
• The October Country by Ray Bradbury, ISBN 0345407857 - THE OCTOBER COUNTRY is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. This classic collection of short stories includes: THE EMISSARY: The faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside--and ...
• Time Travelers Never Die - The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke (Stephen King) takes readers on a science-fiction adventure tour through time.
• Time's Eye - Two titans of science fiction join forces in this mind-boggling tale of time turned inside out on planet Earth, and the opposing forces racing to unlock an alien secret. "Wonderfully entertaining."--"Chicago Tribune.
• The Scar - The winner of the 2003 British Fantasy/August Derleth Award for Best Novel is now in mass market paperback. "Gritty, dark fiction at its finest . . . A captivating romp through a richly imagined universe."--"The Seattle Times.
• Dune by Frank Herbert, ISBN 044100590X - In new, hardcover edition is the novel that shaped modern science fiction. Set on the desert planet Arrakis begins the story of a great family's plan to bring to fruition an unattainable dream. Winner of the first Nebula Award.
• The Complete Stories by Isaac Asimov, ISBN 038541627X - The first book of the definitive three-volume collection of short stories by the prolific Isaac Asimov, whose tales have delighted countless fans for over half a century--a must for every science fiction bookshelf.
• God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert, ISBN 0441294677 - THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FICTION SERIES IN HISTORY With more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert's magnificent DUNE books stand among the major achievements of the imagination. God Emperor of Dune is the astonishing fourth book in the seri...
• McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories - A stellar group of contemporary fiction masters offer their original takes on the tried-and-true genres of adventure, science fiction, crime story, romance, horror and more. Contributors include Michael Chabon, Roddy Doyle, Heidi Julavitz, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Amy T...
• The Grantville Gazette - The creator of the Ring of Fire universe from "1632" and "1633" presents a new work of fiction about the heroes of Grantville, the town from 20th-century West Virginia which is hurled back through time to17th-century Germany. Original.
• The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho, ISBN 0060930136 - In a masterpiece of spiritual fiction, the author of "The Alchemist" gives a moving account of the 23-year-old biblical prophet, Elijah, who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trial of faith.
• Tales of Heresy - Black Library's premium science fiction line features stunning artwork and special foil cover treatment. This anthology of short stories, set during the time of the Horus Heresy, features tales by star writers Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, James Swallow, Mike Lee, and others.
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, ISBN 0441788386 - One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now they have been reinstated for this special 30th anniversary trade edition. A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first time as an...
• No Eye Can See by Jane Kirkpatrick, ISBN 1578562333 - "Jane Kirkpatrick has, almost literally, created her own genre of fiction. Her books enfold...whisper, 'Let me tell you about a woman who...' They find a secret place in each of us and bring it gently to the surface." -Salem Statesman Journal Suzanne felt the tears...
• Dirge by Alan Dean Foster, ISBN 0345418638 - Chosen by "Science Fiction Chronicle as One of the Best Books of the Year "Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written an exciting Humanx Commonwealth adventure that delves deeper into the fragile early years when humans made first contact in this unforgettable ...
• Babylon Rising by Tim LaHaye, ISBN 0553803220 - Tim LaHaye created the Left Behind Series, which has become one of the most popular fiction series of all time. Those novels, with more that 50 million copies sold, presented a unique combination of suspense and substance drawn from his lifelong study of Biblical prophecy. No...
• Love's Unending Legacy - The story of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies of the mid 1800s, continues in these repackaged editions of Books 5-8 of a classic Christian fiction series.
• Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan '99 - Two never-before-published works of short fiction by one of Americas finest writers are included in a single volume: "Somewhere a Ban Is Playing" is classic Bradbury fantasy and "Leviathan 99" presents a science-fictional homage to Herman Melvilles "Mob...
• Prairie Fire by Catherine Palmer, ISBN 0842370579 - The fictional town of Hope discovers the importance of forgiveness, overcoming prejudice, and the dangers of keeping unhealthy family secrets.
• Dreamsongs: Volume 1 - The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author returns with a rare treat for readers: a collection of the best of his short fiction, which shows his growth as a writer from his early days of fan fiction to the giant of the field he has become today.
• Fifty Great Short Stories by Milton Crane, ISBN 0553277456 - "50 Great Short Stories" is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner...
• Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance, ISBN 0312874561 - All four books in "The Dying Earth" science fiction series are now available in single volume.
• Year's Best SF 14 - Hartwell and Cramer select the very best short science fiction from 2008 for this new anthology that features new works by such authors as Stephen Baxter, Neil Gaiman, and Alastair Reynolds. Original.
• Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling, ISBN 055357292X - Bruce Sterling, one of the founding fathers of the cyberpunk genre, now presents a novel of vivid imagination and invention that proves his talent for creating brilliant speculative fiction is sharper than ever. Forty years from now, Earth's climate has been drastically changed...
• Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind Series #1) by Tim LaHaye, ISBN 0842329110 - This fictional account of life after the Rapture delivers an urgent call to today's readers to prepare their own heart and minister to others.
• Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, ISBN 0679776591 - A "New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Lannan Literary Fiction Award Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award In 1940, Jakob Beer, a seven-year-old boy, bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from Nazi soldiers ...
• Manifold: Origin by Stephen Baxter, ISBN 0345430808 - "ONE OF THE BEST SF WRITERS IN THE BUSINESS . . . ["Manifold: Origin is] filled with marvelous scientific speculations, strange events, novel concepts, and an awe-inspiring sense of the wonders of the universe." "-Science Fiction Chronicle In the year 201...
• Changer of Worlds by David Weber, ISBN 0743435206 - The dangerous and multifaceted world of Honor Harrington--starship captain, admiral, and interstellar heroine--comes to life in a collection of short fiction that includes "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington," "Changer of Worlds," "From the Highlands," ...
• Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - The author of the #1 "New York Times" bestselling "Anansi Boys" releases his second collection of short fiction. This book includes a novella featuring the hero of Gaimans masterpiece "American Gods" and charts the terrain between life and death, p...
• I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, ISBN 0553294385 - Republished to coincide with the movie adaptation's release, a collection of tales chronicles the near-future development of the robot and features models that have the ability to read minds, experience human emotions, and take over the world. Simultaneous. (A 20th Century Fox ...
• Star Wars Trilogy - A collector's edition brings together the three original, complete Star Wars novels in a single volume that includes Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Reissue. 22,000 first printing. (Tie-in to the September 2004 relea...
• Storm from the Shadows - The hottest series in science fiction continues in a new war for Honor Harrington's comrades on Manticore. Weberand Honorinspire fanatical devotion in an army of enthusiastic readers, and they've been impatiently waiting for the latest adventure in the Honorverse.
• Quofum: A Novel of the Commonwealth - From a living legend in the science fiction genre comes a Commonwealth novel set in the world of the Pip & Flinx characters, and filled with major events that play out in next year's final Pip & Flinx adventure.
• Firstborn - The final novel--following "Time's Eye" and "Sunstorm"--in the epic trilogy by bestselling science fiction masters Clarke and Baxter at last reveals the whole truth about the mysterious alien race introduced in Clarke's classic "2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse - 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 Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined th...
• Empire - A "New York Times" bestselling author, Card is a master storyteller who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near-future scenar...
• The Rider of the Ruby Hills by Louis L'Amour, ISBN 0553281127 - "Almost four decades ago, when my fiction was being published exclusively in 'pulp' western magazines, I wrote a number of novel-length stories, known back then as 'magazine novels'. In creating them, I lived with my characters so closely that their lives were still as muc...
• Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction - Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
• How William Shatner Changed The World - Legendary star William Shatner, Captain Kirk of "Star Trek" television and movie fame, explore the questions: Could a TV show propel us into a real-life final frontier? Could a fictional captain change the way we interact with our world? Join William Shatner as he hos...
• The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, ISBN 0553380966 - In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a str...
• Startide Rising by David Brin, ISBN 055327418X - David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. "Sundiver, Startide Rising, and "The Uplift War--a "New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set...
• To The Galaxy And Beyond - "Star Wars'" Mark Hamill hosts this two-hour journey through the greatest science fiction films ever made. This fast-paced adventure through some of Hollywood's most imaginative movies includes nearly everything from early silent classics to contemporary favorites. Fr...
• Liver: A Fictional Organ with a Surface Anatomy of Four Lobes - Liver: A Fictional Organ with a Surface Anatomy of Four Lobes
• Otherness by David Brin, ISBN 0553295284 - From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that ...
• Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov, ISBN 0553278398 - For the first time Asimov chronicles the life of Hari Seldon, the man who laid the framework for the universe that came to be known as the Foundation. The long-awaited overture to the greatest science fiction series of all time. "Asimov's storytelling skills have never bee...
• City of Pearl by Karen Traviss, ISBN 0060541695 - A talented new voice in science fiction pens a sensational debut novel of war, religion, first contact, and ecology. "A stellar debut."--Jack McDevitt, author of "Deepsix." Original.
• Infinite Jest - A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entert...
• Life of Pi - This lavishly produced edition features 40 of Tomislav Torjanacs beautiful four-color illustrations, bringing "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel to splendid, eye-popping life. First published in 2002, the original work became an international bestseller and remains one of th...
• City at the End of Time - Award-winning author Bear is one of science fiction's most accomplished writers. Bold scientific speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism are reflected in this mind-bendingly epic novel that may well be his masterpiece.
• Passage at Arms - This novel of military science fiction tells the intimate, detailed, and harrowing story of a climber crew and its captain during a critical juncture of the war. Cook combines speculative technology with a canny and realistic portrait of men at war and the stresses they face in...
• Shadow of the Giant - "The complexity and serious treatment of the book's young protagonists will attract many sophisticated YA readers, while Card's impeccable prose, fast pacing and political intrigue will appeal to adult fans of spy novels, thrillers, and science fiction."--Publishers W...
• Infinity's Shore by David Brin, ISBN 0553577778 - Nebula and Hugo award-winning author David Brin continues his bestselling Uplift series in this second novel of a bold new trilogy. Imaginative, inventive, and filled with Brin's trademark mix of adventure, passion, and wit, "Infinity's Shore carries us further than ever b...
• Robotech Three-In-One: Battlehymn, Force of Arms and Doomsday by Jack McKinney, ISBN 0345391454 - An omnibus edition featuring volumes four, five, and six of the popular science fiction series encompasses Battlehymn, Force of Arms, and Doomsday. Reprint.
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, ISBN 0312195516 - The red tent is the place where women gather during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insiders look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mother...
• Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner, ISBN 0679734031 - "John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encou...
• A Feast for Crows - The fourth book in "New York Times" bestselling author Martin's landmark series arrives to the delight of fans the world over. This is historical fiction that never was, filled with gritty characters, realistic conflicts, heroism, barbarism, defeats, and triumphs.
• Best African American Fiction - From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African-American fiction. Contributors include Edward P. Jones, Walter Dean Myers, Stephen L. Carter, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and...
• Mote in Gods Eye by Larry Niven, ISBN 0671741926 - Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Foo...
• The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0553573918 - A Hugo Award winner, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Timothy Zahn is one of the most popular and respected writers of speculative fiction today. In The Icarus Hunt, Zahn delivers a wild hyperspace romp through the galaxy -- a bold epic filled with unrelenting action, un...
• The Last Theorem - Two of science fiction's most renowned writers join forces for a storytelling sensation. "The Last Theorem" is a gripping intellectual thriller in which humanity, facing extermination from all-but-omnipotent aliens, must overcome differences of politics and religion a...
• Bitter Angels - This dazzling military science-fiction debut features a fast-paced, intriguing plot and a strong, complex, female hero--a combination sure to grab readers and keep them turning pages. Original.
• Brightness Reef by David Brin, ISBN 0553573306 - David Brin's Uplift novels--"Sundiver, Hugo award winner "The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner "Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Upli...
• Sunborn - In this breathtaking science fiction thriller by the Nebula Award-finalist author of "Eternity's End," John Bandicut and his eclectic band of aliens must find the cause of stars prematurely going supernova. Because these aren't natural disasters--someone or something ...
• Pulp Fiction (2-Disc) (With $12 Movie Cash) (Widescreen) - Limited Time Movie Ticket Offer. While supplies last receive a $12 Movie Ticket for "The Surrogates" with the purchase of this title. On-pack sticker with unique code. Redeem ticket online, print at home instantly. Critics and audiences worldwide hailed "Pulp Fic...
• The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century: Stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Finney, Joe Haldeman, Ursula K. Le Guin, - Time travel is the theme of an innovative science fiction anthology that brings together works by some of the finest authors in the field, including "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke's "Time's Arrow," and other tales by Connie Willis, Po...
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• Dune Messiah - Herberts magnificent Dune novels stand as one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction. "Dune Messiah" continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known--and feared--as Emperor of the Known Universe.
• Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy - Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Prairie Storm by Catherine Palmer, ISBN 0842370587 - Continues the story of the fictional town of Hope with its overarching message that God brings peace and healing out of the storms of various lives.
• The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor, ISBN 0374515360 - Winner of the National Book Award The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O...
• The Vintage Bradbury: Ray Bradbury's Own Selection of His Best Stories by Ray Bradbury, ISBN 0679729461 - Once upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it some...
• The Last Colony - This highly anticipated conclusion to the science fiction trilogy that includes "Old Man's War" and "The Ghost Brigades" combines taut military action with keen insight ("Library Journal"), as Perry and Sagan are back in the thick of interstellar p...
• Timecrimes (Spanish) (Widescreen) - Lauded short film director Nacho Vigalondo makes his feature debut with this tense, unstoppable vision of science and natural law gone awry. Hector (Karra Elejalde) is relaxing on a lawn chair outside of his new country home, surveying the nearby hillside through a pair of bino...
• Windhaven by George R. R. Martin, ISBN 0553577905 - George R. R. Martin has thrilled a generation of readers with his epic works of the imagination, most recently the critically acclaimed "New York Times bestselling saga told in the novels A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, and A Storm of Swords. Lisa Tuttle has won accla...
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, ISBN 0142437263 - Set in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Massachusetts, this tale of an adulterous entanglement resulting in an illegitimate birth engendered the first true heroine of American fiction.
• One Jump Ahead - Finding allies and enemies among terrorist groups and elite mercenaries, gunrunners, and the only kind of government possible, Jon and Lobo fight to a climax with a corporate army that can't afford to leave any witnesses, in this first novel of a new series.
• The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by Tobias Wolff, ISBN 0679745130 - The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative tradit...
• Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, ISBN 0553212184 - Uncle Tom, Topsy, Sambo, Simon Legree, little Eva: their names are American bywords, and all of them are characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's remarkable novel of the pre-Civil War South. "Uncle Tom's Cabin was revolutionary in 1852 for its passionate indictment of slavery...
• I, Robot (Widescreen, Collector's Edition) - In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead and a skeptical detective (Smith) believes that a robot is responsible. Bridget Moynahan co-stars in this high-tech action thriller that question...
• The Distinguished Guest by Sue Miller, ISBN 0060930004 - The Distinguished Guest chronicles the visit of an ailing woman to her son and his family. Lily Maynard is proud, chilly, difficult, and famous for writing, at age seventy-two, a memoir about the dissolution of her marriage years earlier and the spiritual and political crises t...
• Deadly Homecoming - After a double murder rocks Northwind Island, everyone points to Peta Donald, who has returned after many years away. She's still shunned by everyone except Lawson Mills. Original.
• Lost and Found - In this first novel of a new trilogy by the "New York Times" bestselling author, a Chicago commodities trader is abducted by aliens and discovers he is part of a cargo of "cute" aliens from primitive planets to be sold as pets to "civilized" region...
• Revolutionary Road - Soon to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Kathy Bates, "Revolutionary Road" has been hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs.
• Last Resort - When 12-year-old Clarissa Cooper is abducted near her home, her cousin Noelle rushes to Hideaway to help in the search. Reunited with her childhood friend Nathan Trask, Noelle steps into a web of secrets that has haunted her family for generations.
• Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang - Learn to draw the creatures, robots, vehicles, and drama of distant worlds--perennial favorites in film, television, toys and games. Award-winning entertainment artist Doug Chiang gives the inside scoop on his processes, techniques, and theories for creating eye-popping science...
• Catch Me If You Can (Widescreen) - Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, "Catch Me if You Can" stars Oscar(R) nominee Leondardo DiCaprio and two-time Academy Award(R) winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hit...
• Mom's the Word - After her husband joins their three kids in calling her Mom, Karol Simons has an identity crisis and turns to neighbor Dyanne Thornton for help. Thrilled to stand in as mom, the career-oriented Dyanne hopes to convince her reluctant husband they should start a family of their o...
• A Cousin's Prayer - Kumme" home to Amish country, where a young woman strives to break free of the bondage of fear and find love again.
• Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov, ISBN 0553275720 - Four men and a woman are reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, sent in a miniaturized atomic sub through a dying man's carotid artery to destroy a blood clot in his brain. If they fail, the entire world will be doomed.
• Grantville Gazette IV: Sequels to 1632 - After the West Virginia town of Grantville was unceremoniously hurled back through time to the 1630s, the 17th century would never be the same. This new and indispensable volume is ideal for the many followers of the 1632 series.
• Harbinger - Featuring the original crew of the classic "Star Trek" television show, this new series is set aboard an all-new Starfleet space station. There, Captain James T. Kirk spearheads the quest to find the secret behind an ancient mystery. Original.
• Wolf Who Rules - The popular novel "Tinker" introduced the inventor-heroine of the same name, who lives in a near-future Pittsburgh, which shares an interdimensional border with the land of the elves. In this sequel, the elven noble, whose destiny is intertwined with Tinker, finds him...
• Shadow of the Scorpion: A Novel of the Polity - Raised to adulthood during the end of the war between the human Polity and a vicious alien race, the Prador, Ian Cormac is haunted by childhood memories of a sinister scorpion-shaped war drone and the burden of losses he doesn't remember. Cormac signs up with Earth Central Secu...
• Good Neighbors: The Complete Series 1-3 - On Tom Good's fourtieth birthday, he decides to escape the rat race for a life of self-sufficiency with his wife, Barbara. Soon they're plowing a field in their suburban yard and tending a goat and pigs, much to the dismay of their upwardly mobile neighbors and friends the Lead...
• This Side of Heaven - A story of secrets, broken relationships, and a love strong enough to reunite a family. A stirring novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury.
• Dubliners by James Joyce, ISBN 0553213806 - "Don't you think there is a certain resemblance between the mystery of the Mass and what I am trying to do?...To give people some kind of intellectual pleasure or spiritual enjoyment by converting the bread of everyday life into something that has a permanent artistic life...
• Glory by Herman Wouk, ISBN 0316953199 - Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader i...
• Rizzo's War - "Rizzo's War" is an introduction to a wonderful new voice in crime fiction, ringing with authenticity, full of personality, and perfect for fans of police procedurals.
• Before the Season Ends - Prepare to fall in love with Ariana and her cohorts in this Christian Regency. From her home in the village of Chesterton to the very ballroom of Carlton House, readers will follow her journey of faith--and adventure--to its heartwarming conclusion.
• Embrace Me - A scarred woman immersed in the strange world of a traveling circus finds love of another kind. A dread-locked and scarred local with a hidden history and a compelling present may provide Valentine with the embrace she longs for.
• The Book of Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Pamela Kaufman, ISBN 0609808095 - One of history's greatest women comes to life in this first-person narrative--historical fiction that evokes the passion, intelligence, and political savvy of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
• The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, ISBN 055321375X - Known primarily for her classic and haunting story "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an enormously influential American feminist and sociologist. Her early-twentieth-century writings continue to inspire writers and activists today. This collection i...
• Flag in Exile by David Weber, ISBN 0743435753 - Flag in Exile
• Insurrection by David Weber, ISBN 0671720244 - Insurrection
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, ISBN 0553380958 - Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison--a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in betwe...
• The Iron Lance by Stephen R. Lawhead, ISBN 0061051098 - Scotland, 1095. While his father and brothers follow Pope Urban II's call to win Jerusalem from the infidels, Murdo Ranulfson stays behind to guard is family's interests. When his home is confiscated by greedy usurpers, Murdo is forced to follow the Crusades himself. Amidst bru...
• Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert, ISBN 0441102670 - The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world -- and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Here is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death: A stunning climax to t...
• Allison's Journey - Book 4 in The Brides of Webster County series follows three Amish youths as they struggle with love and faith.
• Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard, ISBN 0842314296 - This best-selling allegory dramatizes the yearning to reach new heights of love and joy. Includes the story behind the book.
• A Cold Day in Hell by Terry C. Johnston, ISBN 055329976X - Johnston writes gritty, raw, historically-accurate frontier fiction. Here, he continues the saga of the Great Indian Wars as veteran Indian fighter Seamus Donegan joins the hunt for Crazy Horse, the elusive Cheyenne warrior chief who's putting the cavalry to shame. Johnston bri...
• Queer as Folk by Joseph Brockton, ISBN 0743476131 - After the death of his grandmother, Emmett Honeycuff leaves the South to build a new life in Pittsburgh, while Brian Kinney forms an intimate bond with Lindsay Peterson, a young woman searching for her sexual identity, and Michael Novotny, threatened by Brian's new friendship, ...
• All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories - The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction returns with a collection of 14 short stories.
• Assault at Selonia: Book Two of the Corellian Trilogy by Roger MacBride Allen, ISBN 0553298054 - Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the Imperial system and seize total power -- no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on hi...
• The Female War by Steve Perry, ISBN 0553561596 - Lieutenant Ellen Ripley awoke from her long journey in space with a hole in her memory and an overwhelming drive to survive. When she meets Wilks and Billie, two battered veterans in the war against the aliens. She realizes she's found two comrades in arms--and she's ready to t...
• Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov, ISBN 0553565079 - A stunning testament to his creative genius. "Forward The Foundation is a the saga's dramatic climax -- the story Asimov fans have been waiting for.
• Dan Burstein's Secrets Of Angels, Demons & Masons (Full Frame) - Separating fact from fiction, "Secrets Of Angels, Demons & Masons" is the ultimate guide to the secret societies of Dan Brown's thrillers. Based on Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer's best-selling book, "Secrets Of Angels & Demons," this two-part docu...
• Hope by Herman Wouk, ISBN 0316954411 - Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader i...
• Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert, ISBN 0553580302 - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson return to the vivid universe of Frank Herbert's Dune, bringing a vast array of rich and complex characters into conflict to shape the destiny of worlds.... DUNE HOUSE HARKONNEN As Shaddam sits at last on the Golden Lion Throne, Baron Vladimir...
• The Wit & Wisdom of Discworld - A flat planet traveling through space carried by four elephants balancing on the back of a giant turtle; a world populated by (mostly inept) wizards, dwarfs, despots, policemen, assassins, aged barbarians, vampires, thieves, witches, and civil servants; a place where technology...
• The Host - The author of the bestselling Twilight series delivers her brilliant first novel for adults that's also suitable for teen readers: a gripping story of love and betrayal with the fate of humanity at stake, featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies.