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An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories features the works of L. Sprague de Camp, H.L. Gold, Fritz Leiber, Manly Wade Wellman, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, James P. Blaylock, Suzy…
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The thirty-six stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just…
Gardner Dozois
In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction…
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In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science…
A collection of seventeen science fiction tales written after 1970 includes works by such authors as John Varney, Vernor Vinge, and Bruce Sterling.
Here are 26 contemporary masterworks–the best of the last 30 years–from the genre’s greatest writers. This treasure chest includes gems from Roger Zelazny, William Gibson, Gene Wolfe, Joanna Russ, and…
The editor of Killing Me Softly returns with another collection of the sensual, erotic and sexy from the best writers in contemporary SF, fantasy and horror. Contributors include Ursula K…
The 26th volume of this must-have annual collection of science fiction
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For the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre.
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An anthology of short science fiction novels. It includes such notable authors as Ursula K LeGuin, Michael Swanwick, Joe Haldeman, Frederick Pohl, Greg Egan, Robert Silverberg, Alastair Reynolds, and more.
The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year’s best science fiction stories.
An epic collection of fantasy tales in the grand tradition, including a never-before-published A Song of Ice and Fire story by George R.R. Martin and an introduction by Gardner Dozois.
An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy - featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many more!
Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year’s Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its…
With contributions from masters of the form and the brightest stars of the future, this annually anticipated anthology of sci fi stories features a recommended reading guide and a summation…
Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, this anthology collects works by Michael Swanwick, Geoff Ryman, Allen Steele, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Cassott, Charles Stross…
The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow blurring the line between life and art. This collection explores ideas of a different world…
This anthology marks the 27th edition of the award-winning annual compilationof the year’s best science fiction stories.
Millions of tiny robots dismantle Atlantic City. A Luddite encounters time travelers near the moment of Singularity. A young boy may have just destroyed the entire Eastern Seaboard.
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Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found…
Originally published in hardcover in 2009.
Tad Williams
Pride and Prejudice meets Macbeth by way of Moby Dick and a dollop of the speculative, in this hugely entertaining anthology where authors such as John Scalzi get inspiration for…
Steven Utley
The Silurian Tales Volume 1 The 400-Million-Year Itch, Volume 1 of The Silurian Tales, represents the first volume of a master work by one of the SF genres greatest short…
All-new stories of the wise, the wicked, and the wizards in between are collected from today’s masters of modern fantasy, including Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and Garth Nix.
Gardner Dozois,Jonathan Strahan
An anthology of epic interstellar adventures from dazzling stars in the SF universe.
New stories from some of the biggest names in science fiction’s biggest genre, with contributions from Cory Doctorow, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, Tad Williams, and a…
Gardner Dozois,Michael Swanwick
Classic science fiction action from Michael Swanwick and the legendary Gardner Dozois in Dozois’s last ever story.
Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder. Neal Asher; John Barnes; Cory Doctorow; John Kessel; Jay Lake; John Meaney; Elizabeth…
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…
Gardner R. Dozois
In The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois produces another volume in the series that Locus calls ‘the field’s real anthology-of-record.’ With a unique combination of foresight…
Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George…
Susan Casper
Susan Casper’s two dozen published stores, plus the never-before-published The Blessed Damosel, and seven of her massive Trip Reports. Edited by Gardner Dozois, Introduction by Michael Swanwick, Afterword by Any…
A collection of urban fantasy stories from some of the freshest and raciest writers around, including Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Diana Gabaldon and many more.
Darrell Schweitzer
Included in this volume are historic interviews with Alfred Bester, Robert Silverberg, Brian Aldiss, James Gunn, Gardner Dozois, Norman Spinrad, Gordon R. Dickson, Ben Bova, Ted White, Jack Williamson, L…
Sixteen all-new stories by science fiction’s top talents, collected by bestselling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award-winning editor Gardner Dozois. It turns back the clock to that more innocent…
George R. R. Martin
Even before A Game of Thrones, Martin had already established himself as a giant in the field of fantasy literature. The first of two stunning collections, this volume is a…
A stellar collection of tales from some of the bestselling authors of our day - including a new George R. R. Martin story from the world of A Game of…
