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Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection 7 Books Set (Unseen Academicals, the Colour ofMagic, GoingPostal, Making Money, the Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort) by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the Discworld series, started in 1983 with The Colour of Magic, and which has now reached 37 novels with Unseen Academicals. Worldwide sales of his books are 60 million, and they have been translated into 37 languages. Terry Pratchett was knighted for services to literature in 2009. Titles Included in this set : 1. Unseen Academicals 2... -
![Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni]()
Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCleaning a space station is easy. Staying under the radar? Priceless. Triana Moore programs the robots that clean the glitzy Station Kelly Kornienko. Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of the station is her number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate." But when one of her bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the window... -
![The Secret Billionaire by Erin Swann]()
The Secret Billionaire by Erin Swann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe whispered in my ear. Three simple words halted all rational thought...PatrickWomen naturally circle the flame of wealth and power, and mine is brighter than most. Does she love me, does she not? There’s no way to know. They’re all faking something.When I stopped to help her, Liz mistook me for a carpenter. Maybe this time I’ll know.She resisted me, but it was pointless... -
![Threshold by Roger Zelazny]()
Threshold by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first in a six-volume series, Volume 1: Threshold contains all of Zelazny's short works from his early years through the mid 1960s--a period of experimentation and growth that flowered into gems such as "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," "The Graveyard Heart," "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth," and "He Who Shapes... -
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![The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn April of 1949, Harlan Ellison was a lonely little kid living in Painesville, Ohio. A time traveler, observing him from within an invisible bubble, would not have marked him as anything more interesting than an undersized fourteen-year-old, seemingly always in hot water. Lively blue eyes, but basically just another kid... -
![The Warrior Trilogy Compilation by Michael A. Stackpole]()
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![The Magic of Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson]()
The Magic of Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience The Magic of Shirley Jackson with this generous selection of the author's greatest work.This collection consists of three complete books:The Bird's NestLife Among the SavagesRaising Demonsand eleven short stories--including the world-famous "The Lottery... -
![Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman]()
Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis fourth volume in the acclaimed Edgeworks series collects classic short stories from the author whom the Los Angeles Times calls the "20th century Lewis Carroll". Includes The Beast Who Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (with Introduction by Neil Gaiman) and Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled... -
![Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits compelled to venture illegally into the Zone and collect the strange artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered there. His whole life, even the nature of his daughter, is determined by the Zone.Tale of the Troika is a sequel to Monday Begins on Saturday and a satire on Soviet bureaucrazy... -
![Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott]()
Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this sequel to Jane Bond, Jane finds some very interesting things in the basement left behind when Kit went away. Among them is a fully operational space ship. Of course, the catch is, how can Jane fly it? Once Jane overcomes that hurdle, she and her friends are on the way again - and a new friend by the name of Olive comes along to pilot the ship - and make pancakes... -
![W kraju niewiernych by Jacek Dukaj]()
W kraju niewiernych by Jacek Dukaj
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKalejdoskop fantastycznych wizji Jacka Dukaja. W tym obszernym tomie opowiadań, sygnalizującym już przyszły kunszt autora, znalazła się m.in. Katedra – opowieść, która zainspirowała Tomasza Bagińskiego i stała się przyczynkiem do kilkuminutowej animacji, nominowanej do Oscara. Sam tekst otrzymał Nagrodę Fandomu Polskiego im. Janusza A... -
![Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury]()
Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this anthology honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Isaac Asimov's remarkable science fiction novel, today's leading authors—including Pul Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Connie Willis—present stories set in the future that Asimov created in his own stories and novels... -
![The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson]()
The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOpening Night at Mary's Place is the hottest ticket in the galaxy - a brand-new bar with some old familiar faces. Jake's back, along with Doc, Fast Eddie, and the rest of the Callahan's gang. And just when things couldn't get crazier, guess who shows up in the Mick of Time to make sure they do.. -
![The Hugo Winners 1955-1961 by Isaac Asimov, Walter M. Miller Jr.]()
The Hugo Winners 1955-1961 by Isaac Asimov, Walter M. Miller Jr.
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNine award-winning stories for the years 1955 to 1961, each with an introduction by Isaac Asimov. — Contents: — 1955: 13th Convention, Cleveland — 1- The Darfsteller by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (novelette) — 2- Allamagoosa by Eric Frank Russel (short story)— 1956: 14th Convention, New York — 3- Exploration Team by Murray Leinster (novelette) — 4- The Star by Arthur C... -
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![Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson]()
Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this many-dimensioned new collection of speculative fiction, Zena Henderson introduces us to a boy who "calls" his mother, despite the fact that the nearest phone is miles away... -
![Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross]()
Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey're scaly and green, seven-feet-tall, much too cocky, and they're seeking Earthling brides.The Complete Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series includes:VorkBrykJorgKralWulfLyelAxilGajePLUS SIX bonus epilogues never before released!Over 14 million page reads in this bestselling series... -
![Dark Integers and Other Stories by Greg Egan]()
Dark Integers and Other Stories by Greg Egan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand new short story collection by one of science fiction's modern masters. This five tale, 80,000 word book includes Luminous, Riding the Crocodile, Dark Integers. Glory, and Oceanic... -
![Star Songs of an Old Primate by James Tiptree Jr.]()
Star Songs of an Old Primate by James Tiptree Jr.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA marvelous medley of Tiptree's best - YOUR HAPLOID HEART - When Ian Suitlov and Pax Patton landed on Esthaa to check for humans, the job wasn't as easy as it appeared. Though the natives seemed human enough, only cross breeding would be conclusive proof... -
![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Mary Rosenblum]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Mary Rosenblum
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow a dozen years old, the award-winning collection continues to provide dozens of the best stories of the year, including work by remowned veterans and exciting newcomers...Rounded out with a long list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's entertaining summation of the year in science fiction, this remains the one book for every science fiction reader... -
![Soft and Others: 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread by F. Paul Wilson]()
Soft and Others: 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPresents a collection of horror short stories, among them Soft, Green Winter, and The Cleaning Machine... -
![Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt by Jack McDevitt]()
Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt by Jack McDevitt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack McDevitt loves a good mystery... -
![Fellow Travelers by Sharon Lee]()
Fellow Travelers by Sharon Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChapbook of three short stories set in the Liaden Universe all dealing with Priscilla Delacroix aka Moonhawk... -
![Arthur C. Clarke: 2001/A Space Odyssey, The City And The Stars, The Deep Range, A Fall Of Moondust, Rendevous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke]()
Arthur C. Clarke: 2001/A Space Odyssey, The City And The Stars, The Deep Range, A Fall Of Moondust, Rendevous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... -
![Halo: Evolutions Volume I by Tobias S. Buckell]()
Halo: Evolutions Volume I by Tobias S. Buckell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe original Halo: Evolutions, split into two volumes. This volume contains stories by:Tobias S. BuckellB. K. EvensonJonathan GoffEric NylundFrank O'ConnorEric RaabWhen humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there... -
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![The World Treasury of Science Fiction by David G. Hartwell, Clifton Fadiman]()
The World Treasury of Science Fiction by David G. Hartwell, Clifton Fadiman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTable of contentsIntroduction 1988 essay by David G. HartwellHarrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut JrForgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell JrSpecial Flight 1939 story by John BerrymanChronopolis 1960 story by J.G... -
![The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer]()
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeaturing more than sixty groundbreaking short stories by modern science fiction's most important and influential writers, The Ascent of Wonder offers a definitive and incisive exploration of the SF genre's visionary core... -
![The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology by Gordon Van Gelder, Peter S. Beagle]()
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology by Gordon Van Gelder, Peter S. Beagle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollecting more than two dozen stories that originally appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction—the premiere speculative fiction magazine—this extraordinary anthology celebrates 60 years of top-notch genre fiction... -
![Сините пеперуди by Pavel Vezhinov, Павел Вежинов]()
Сините пеперуди by Pavel Vezhinov, Павел Вежинов
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsЧовекът винаги се е вълнувал от неизвестността, която Вселената крие. Съществуват ли други цивилизации, освен нашата? До каква степен на развитие са достигнали? Как е програмирана нравствената им същност? Как изглеждат? Ето някои от въпросите, на които авторът се е опитал да отговори... -
![The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds]()
The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the "short-short" form (these days called flash fiction) -- stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. (He also wrote excellent short stories and novels... -
![The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew, fresh, and different is tricky in the storytelling business, as rare as diamonds, but, as a born storyteller, Harlan made story brave, daring, surprising again, brought an edge of the gritty and the strange, the erudite and the street-smart, found ways to make words truly come alive again in an over-worded world... -
![The Green Hills of Earth / Gentlemen be Seated by Robert A. Heinlein, Leonard Nimoy]()
The Green Hills of Earth / Gentlemen be Seated by Robert A. Heinlein, Leonard Nimoy
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![সায়েন্স ফিকশান সমগ্র ৪ by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]()
সায়েন্স ফিকশান সমগ্র ৪ by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsবাংলাদেশ ও বাংলা ভাষার কিংবদন্তী বৈজ্ঞানিক কল্পকাহিনী লেখক মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল- এর আরো ৮ টি বৈজ্ঞানিক কল্পকাহিনী গ্রন্থের সংকলন।*ত্রাতুলের জগৎ*বেজি*ফিনিক্স*সায়রা সায়েন্টিস্ট*সুহানের স্বপ্ন*অবনীল*নায়ীরা*বিজ্ঞানী অনিক... -
![Star Heroes: 9 Novels of Space Exploration, Aliens, and Adventure by Lindsay Buroker, M.R. Forbes]()
Star Heroes: 9 Novels of Space Exploration, Aliens, and Adventure by Lindsay Buroker, M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStar Heroes is a space opera collection with nine novels of the galactic frontier. Exploration, alien invasions, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence--it’s all here. Blast off with these adventures by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors... -
![Khane by Rena Marks]()
Khane by Rena Marks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSingle Earthian female seeking companionship and open-minded individual. Only compatible species may apply. Wealth is appreciated and may move you higher up the list, though not necessary. Looks are necessary, or at least serious muscle tone. Sincere applicants only... -
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![Halo: Evolutions Volume II by Frank O'Connor, Tobias S. Buckell]()
Halo: Evolutions Volume II by Frank O'Connor, Tobias S. Buckell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe original Halo: Evolutions, split into two volumes. This volume contains stories by:Tessa Kum & Jeff VanderMeerKevin GraceRobt McLeesKaren TravissFred Van Lente When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there... -
![Firstborn / Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson]()
Firstborn / Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIncluded in the Humble Book Bundle: Brandon Sanderson bundle.Firstborn“I, Dennison Crestmar—brother of the great Varion Crestmar, cousin to kings and commander of fleets—am an idiot. Just like all of you have heard.”Dennison has tried to follow in his perfect brother’s footsteps in the service of the Imperial Fleet, but has been met only with failure after failure... -
![Whirlwind Courtship + High Energy by Jayne Taylor, Dara Joy]()
Whirlwind Courtship + High Energy by Jayne Taylor, Dara Joy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJAYNE ANN KRENTZ writing as Jayne Taylor WHIRLWIND COURTSHIP When Phoebe Hampton arrived at the doorstep of Harlan Garand's mountain cabin, he was less than pleased. Convinced that she was another marriage-minded female sent by his matchmaking aunt, Harlan would have gladly thrown her out... -
![True Names... and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge]()
True Names... and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsContents:Bookworm, Run! (1966)True Names (1981)The Peddler's Apprentice (1975) with Joan D... -
![The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown]()
The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Wit and Whimsy of Fredric BrownTwenty-nine of the best-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of science fiction… stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadly serious, but are always unforgettable... -
![50 Short Science Fiction Tales by Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson]()
50 Short Science Fiction Tales by Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFifty Exciting ExperiencesYou visit a world where Robots strain to remember the existence of the Men who created them; hear the tantalizingly brief report of a man who returns from a trip to the future; see the snake-armed Thing that emerges from the minds of the people who conjure it... -
![The Early Asimov: Book Two by Isaac Asimov]()
The Early Asimov: Book Two by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ghost sues for the legal right to haunt a house...a new world is discovered, inhabited by robots, & only by robots...& the author of the famous Reginald de Meister detective series finds he has a new rival in love: Reginald de Meister... -
![A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi, Natalie Metzger]()
A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi, Natalie Metzger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi gift-wraps fifteen short takes on the holiday season—interviews with holiday notables, “informational” articles about TV specials and Christmas carols, short stories and poems, and even a couple of nods to Thanksgiving and New Year’s—and puts them all into a stocking stuffer-sized package that makes the perfect gift for... -
![Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers by Lawrence Watt-Evans]()
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Hugo-winning short story about diners, bored teenagers, and parallel worlds... -
![Ambulance Ship by James White]()
Ambulance Ship by James White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCALLING DR. CONWAY. . .There was a lot of talk about the vital importance of his new assignment, but it still seemed like a demotion to Senior Physician Conway. After twelve years of outstanding service--and the most incredible experiences imaginable--Conway couldn't quite appreciate the "honor" of becoming an ambulance attendant at this stage of his life.True, the insectile empath, Dr... -
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![The Last Mimzy by Henry Kuttner]()
The Last Mimzy by Henry Kuttner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE LAST MIMZY IS THE IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO AN AUTHOR WHO WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME–AND WHOSE TIME HAS FINALLY COME.These seventeen classic stories create their own unique galaxy of vain, protective, and murderous robots; devilish angels; and warm and angry aliens... -
![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Stephen Baxter]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Stephen Baxter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thirty 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 after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Aliete de Bodard, James L... -
![Dangerous Visions 1 by Harlan Ellison]()
Dangerous Visions 1 by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDANGEROUS VISIONS is the most dazzling science fiction anthology ever published. Between them, the stories it showcases have won two Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, two Hugo Award runner-up places and one Nebula Award runner-up position... -
![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, David Marusek]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, David Marusek
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummation: 1999 The wedding album/ David Marusek10¹⁶ to 1/ James Patrick Kelly Winemaster/ Robert Reed Galactic north/ Alastair Reynolds Dapple: a Hwarhath historical romance/ Eleanor ArnasonPeople came from Earth/ Stephen BaxterGreen tea/ Richard Wadholm The dragon of Pripyat/ Karl SchroederWritten in blood/ Chrius Lawson Hatching the phoenix/ Frederik Pohl Suicide coast/ M... -
![Robots Have No Tails by Henry Kuttner, F. Paul Wilson]()
Robots Have No Tails by Henry Kuttner, F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHounded by creditors and heckled by an uncooperative robot, binge-drinking inventor Galloway Gallegher must solve the mystery of his own machines before his dodgy financing and reckless lifestyle catch up with him! This complete collection of Kuttner's five classic "Gallegher" stories presents the author at the height of his imaginative genius... -
![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Robert Charles Wilson]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Robert Charles Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thirty-two 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 after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: John Barnes, Elizabeth Bear, Damien Broderick, Karl Bunker, Paul Cornell, Albert E...
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