Mars Series by Kage Baker, Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan, Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod, Tony Daniel, James Patrick Kelly, Mary Rosenblum, Stephen Baxter, Robert Silverberg, Gregory Benford, Walter Jon Williams, Nancy Kress, Dan Simmons, Gwyneth Jones, Ian McDonald, Paul McAuley, Robert Reed, Greg Egan, Peter F. Hamilton, Rich Horton, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Johanna Sinisalo, Tony Ballantyne, John Kessel, Gene Wolfe, Peter Watts, Marc Laidlaw, Robyn Hitchcock, Bernhard Ribbeck, William Shunn, Karen Joy Fowler, Tim Pratt, Terry Bisson, Kathleen Ann Goonan, John Hemry, Bruce Sterling, James Van Pelt, Lou Anders, Vandana Singh, Charles Stross, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neal Asher, Rachel Swirsky, John Scalzi, M. Rickert, David D. Levine, Genevieve Valentine, Ian Creasey, Marissa Lingen, Paul Cornell, David Moles, Mary Robinette Kowal, Madeline Ashby, Tobias S. Buckell, Ken Liu, Oliver Morton, Karl Schroeder, Brenda Cooper, Liz Williams, Ted Kosmatka, Catherynne M. Valente, Daryl Gregory, Alaya Dawn Johnson, James L. Cambias, Yoon Ha Lee, Hannu Rajaniemi, Jo Walton, Cory Doctorow, Robert Freeman Wexler, John Meaney, Lucius Shepard, Connie Willis, John C. Wright, William Barton, Jack Dann, Allen M. Steele, Geoffrey A. Landis, Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Joe Haldeman

"There were three Empresses of Mars. The first one was a bar at the Settlement. The second was the lady who ran the bar; though her title was strictly informal, having been bestowed on her by the regular customers, and her domain extended no further than the pleasantly gloomy walls of the only place you could get beer on the Tharsis Bulge. The third one was the Queen of England."

Best Short Novels: 2004. "These are good times for the novella", says editor Jonathan Strahan, offering nine of these "marvels of compression"... moreBest Short Novels: 2004. "These are good times for the novella", says editor Jonathan Strahan, offering nine of these "marvels of compression". From a distant future where both beer and rebellion brew in a tavern on Mars to an alternate WWII—where the cutting-edge science is quantum biology, and from a haunting story of a bizarre prison without guards or rules to a Bradbury-esque tale of small-town America, Best Short Novels: 2004 is a landmark collection of some of the finest short work in science fiction, a must-have collection for sf readers.Contents: * Introduction (Best Short Novels: 2004) (2004) • essay by Jonathan Strahan * The Empress of Mars [Mars] (2003) / novella by Kage Baker: a distant future where both beer and rebellion brew in a tavern on Mars. * The Green Leopard Plague [College of Mystery] (2003) / novella by Walter Jon Williams: tells of a philosopher who develops a way to make human skin photosynthetic-ending starvation as a tool of oppression. But his breakthrough has unforeseen repercussions. * Springdale Town (2003) / novella by Robert Freeman Wexler: Bradbury-esque tale of small-town America. * The Swastika Bomb (2003) / novella by John Meaney Jailwise (2003) / novella by Lucius Shepard: haunting story of a bizarre prison without guards or rules. * Just Like the Ones We Used to Know (2003) / novella by Connie Willis: the ultimate global warming effect: a freak snowstorm that effectively shuts down North America. * Greetings (2003) / novella by Terry Bisson * Awake in the Night (2003) / novella by John C. Wright: life in a distant future after the sun has gone out and true humans are confined to a single giant pyramid. * Off on a Starship (2003) / novella by William Barton: a sf-loving teen travels on-an automated probe that carries him across space to a world where he's all alone, except for a robot that becomes increasingly female.Also published titled: The Best Short Science Fiction Novels of the Year (Jan2006)Also published titled: Modern Greats of Science Fiction: Nine Novellas of Distinction (Apr2007). less

Modern Greats of Science Fiction: Nine Novellas of Distinction. "These are good times for the novella", says editor Jonathan Strahan, offering nine of these "marvels of compression"... moreModern Greats of Science Fiction: Nine Novellas of Distinction. "These are good times for the novella", says editor Jonathan Strahan, offering nine of these "marvels of compression". From a distant future where both beer and rebellion brew in a tavern on Mars to an alternate WWII—where the cutting-edge science is quantum biology, and from a haunting story of a bizarre prison without guards or rules to a Bradbury-esque tale of small-town America, Modern Greats of Science Fiction: Nine Novellas of Distinction is a landmark collection of some of the finest short work in science fiction, a must-have collection for sf readers.Contents: * Introduction (Best Short Novels: 2004) (2004) • essay by Jonathan Strahan * The Empress of Mars [Mars] (2003) / novella by Kage Baker: a distant future where both beer and rebellion brew in a tavern on Mars. * The Green Leopard Plague [College of Mystery] (2003) / novella by Walter Jon Williams: tells of a philosopher who develops a way to make human skin photosynthetic-ending starvation as a tool of oppression. But his breakthrough has unforeseen repercussions. * Springdale Town (2003) / novella by Robert Freeman Wexler: Bradbury-esque tale of small-town America. * The Swastika Bomb (2003) / novella by John Meaney * Jailwise (2003) / novella by Lucius Shepard: haunting story of a bizarre prison without guards or rules. * Just Like the Ones We Used to Know (2003) / novella by Connie Willis: the ultimate global warming effect: a freak snowstorm that effectively shuts down North America. * Greetings (2003) / novella by Terry Bisson * Awake in the Night (2003) / novella by John C. Wright: life in a distant future after the sun has gone out and true humans are confined to a single giant pyramid. * Off on a Starship (2003) / novella by William Barton: a sf-loving teen travels on-an automated probe that carries him across space to a world where he's all alone, except for a robot that becomes increasingly female.Also published titled: Best Short Novels: 2004 (May2004)Also published titled: The Best Short Science Fiction Novels of the Year (Jan2006). less

There were three Empresses of Mars. The first one was a bar at the Settlement. The second was the lady who ran the bar; though her title was strictly informal, having been bestowed on her by the regular customers, and her domain extended no further than the pleasantly gloomy walls of the only place you could get beer on the Tharsis Bulge. The third one was the Queen of England.

Via Barnes and Noble:OverviewGrowing up anywhere is hard, but it may be hardest of all on Mars. Bill is twelve Earth years old. He was the third boy born on the red planet. Ford is six Mars years old. He was the second.Alternate ways of tracking time are just one of the differences between their family lives. Bill lives with his dad in the cab of a Hauler, making endless runs between the colonies at Olympus Mons and the polar ice caps, bringing back desperately needed water... moreVia Barnes and Noble:OverviewGrowing up anywhere is hard, but it may be hardest of all on Mars. Bill is twelve Earth years old. He was the third boy born on the red planet. Ford is six Mars years old. He was the second.Alternate ways of tracking time are just one of the differences between their family lives. Bill lives with his dad in the cab of a Hauler, making endless runs between the colonies at Olympus Mons and the polar ice caps, bringing back desperately needed water. Ford spends his days mucking out stalls on his family’s farm allotment beneath the tented red sky. Though they’ve never met, the boys envy each other’s lives. Bill longs for stability. Ford wants adventure.Neither gets exactly what they’re looking for when an unexpected turn of events finds Ford taking refuge with Bill and his dad on one of their long-distance trips. When tragedy strikes, the boys must find a way to work together, thousands of miles from help and challenged by faulty equipment, savage storms, and untrustworthy adults. Even if they survive, they still have the biggest challenge of all ahead of them: the future.This novella from the pen of the late Nebula-award winning, master storyteller Kage Baker, author of the beloved Company series, offers a rousing and poignant exploration of work and family. Where the Golden Apples Grow creates a futuristic backdrop impossible not to believe in. less

Imagine a world where interplanetary travel isnat just possibleaitas commonplace. Human beings have terraformed Mars. You can reach into another dimension through a wormhole. The virtual world can be the only place where you exist, because you donat have a body. The possibilities are endless... moreImagine a world where interplanetary travel isnat just possibleaitas commonplace. Human beings have terraformed Mars. You can reach into another dimension through a wormhole. The virtual world can be the only place where you exist, because you donat have a body. The possibilities are endless. Escape from Earth, inspired by Robert Heinleinas ajuveniles, a featuring stories by Orson Scott Card (Enderas Game), Elizabeth Moon (the Vatta books), and Joe Haldeman (The Forever War), among others, will take you places beyond your imagination. less

More than five-hundred pages, over one-quarter of a million words . . . Space Opera spans a vast range of epic interstellar adventure stories told against a limitless cosmos filled with exotic aliens, heroic characters, and incredible settings. A truly stellar compilation of tales from one of the defining streams of science fiction, old and new, written by a supernova of genre talent.

The thirteenth annual collection of the previous year's finest short-form sf is at hand. Once again, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have gathered together a stunning array of science fiction that spans a veritable universe of astonishing visions and bold ideas... moreThe thirteenth annual collection of the previous year's finest short-form sf is at hand. Once again, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have gathered together a stunning array of science fiction that spans a veritable universe of astonishing visions and bold ideas. Hitherto unexplored galaxies of the mind are courageously traversed by some of the most exciting new talents in the field--while well-established masters rocket to remarkable new heights of artistry and originality. The stars are closer and more breathtaking than ever before--and a miraculous future now rests in your hands--within the pages of Year's Best SF 13.Contentsxi • Introduction (Year's Best SF 13) • (2008) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell1 • Baby Doll • (2007) • novelette by Johanna Sinisalo (trans. of Baby Doll (in Finnish) 2002)27 • Aristotle OS • (2007) • shortstory by Tony Ballantyne41 • The Last American • (2007) • shortstory by John Kessel60 • Memorare • (2007) • novella by Gene Wolfe143 • Plotters and Shooters • (2007) • novelette by Kage Baker164 • Repeating the Past • (2007) • shortstory by Peter Watts168 • No More Stories • (2007) • shortstory by Stephen Baxter185 • They Came from the Future • (2007) • poem by Robyn Hitchcock189 • The Tomb Wife • (2007) • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones207 • An Evening's Honest Peril • (2007) • novelette by Marc Laidlaw229 • End Game • (2007) • shortstory by Nancy Kress244 • Induction • (2007) • shortstory by Greg Egan261 • A Blue and Cloudless Sky • (2007) • novelette by Bernhard Ribbeck (trans. of En blå og skyfri himmel 1996)299 • Reasons not to Publish • (2007) • shortstory by Gregory Benford304 • Objective Impermeability in a Closed System • (2007) • shortstory by William Shunn319 • Always • (2007) • shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler334 • Who's Afraid of Wolf 359? • (2007) • shortstory by Ken MacLeod349 • Artifice and Intelligence • (2007) • shortstory by Tim Pratt359 • Pirates of the Somali Coast • (2007) • shortstory by Terry Bisson375 • Sanjeev and Robotwallah • [India 2047] • (2007) • shortstory by Ian McDonald395 • Third Person • (2007) • shortstory by Tony Ballantyne413 • The Bridge • (2007) • novelette by Kathleen Ann Goonan443 • As You Know, Bob • (2007) • shortstory by John G. Hemry [as by John Hemry ]453 • The Lustration • (2007) • novelette by Bruce Sterling474 • How Music Begins • (2007) • novelette by James Van Pelt less

Science Fiction is the genre that looks at the implications of technology on society, which in this age of exponential technological growth makes it the most relevant branch of literature going. This is only the start, and the close of the 21st century will look absolutely nothing like its inception. It has been said that science fiction is an ongoing dialogue about the future, and the front line of that dialogue is the short story... moreScience Fiction is the genre that looks at the implications of technology on society, which in this age of exponential technological growth makes it the most relevant branch of literature going. This is only the start, and the close of the 21st century will look absolutely nothing like its inception. It has been said that science fiction is an ongoing dialogue about the future, and the front line of that dialogue is the short story. The field has a long history of producing famous anthologies to showcase its distinguished short fiction, but it has been several years since there has been a prestigious all-original science fiction anthology series. Fast Forward is offered in the tradition of Damon Knight’s prestigious and influential anthology series, Orbit, and Frederik Pohl’s landmark Star SF. Fast Forward marks the start of a new hard science fiction anthology series, dedicated to presenting the vanguard of the genre and charting the undiscovered country that is the future. Contributors scheduled for the first volume include:Robert Charles Wilson - YFL-500Justina Robson - The Girl Hero's Mirror Says He's Not the OnePaolo Bacigalupi - Small OfferingsRobyn Hitchcock - They Came From the FutureKage Baker - Plotters and ShootersTony Ballantyne - Aristotle OSElizabeth Bear - The Something-Dreaming GameStephen Baxter - No More StoriesA.M. Dellamonica - Time of the SnakeLarry Niven and Brenda Cooper - The Terror BardLouise Marley - p dolceKen MacLeod - Jesus Christ, ReanimatorMike Resnick and Nancy Kress - Solomon's ChoiceIan McDonald - Sanjeev and RobotwallahPamela Sargent - A Smaller GovernmentMary A. Turzillo - PrideRobyn Hitchcock - I Caught IntelligenceGeorge Zebrowski - SettlementsGene Wolfe - The Hour of the SheepJohn Meaney - Sideways from NowPaul Di Filippo - Wikiworld less

Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short stories—close to 250,000 words—edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors... moreTwenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short stories—close to 250,000 words—edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors.David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans' first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on what's coming next in the science fiction field.The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field's major awards.One of Publishers Weekly's Best Science Fiction Books of 2013 less

The brightest names in science fiction pen all-new tales of space and wonder.Contents 1 • Introduction (The New Space Opera) • (2007) • essay by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan6 • Saving Tiamaat • (2007) • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones24 • Verthandi's Ring • (2007) • shortstory by Ian McDonald39 • Hatch • [The Great Ship Universe] • (2007) • shortstory by Robert Reed66 • Winning Peace • (2007) • novelette by Paul J... moreThe brightest names in science fiction pen all-new tales of space and wonder.Contents 1 • Introduction (The New Space Opera) • (2007) • essay by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan6 • Saving Tiamaat • (2007) • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones24 • Verthandi's Ring • (2007) • shortstory by Ian McDonald39 • Hatch • [The Great Ship Universe] • (2007) • shortstory by Robert Reed66 • Winning Peace • (2007) • novelette by Paul J. McAuley88 • Glory • (2007) • novelette by Greg Egan112 • Maelstrom • (2007) • novelette by Kage Baker143 • Blessed by an Angel • (2007) • shortstory by Peter F. Hamilton158 • Who's Afraid of Wolf 359? • shortstory by Ken MacLeod170 • The Valley of the Gardens • (2007) • novelette by Tony Daniel202 • Dividing the Sustain • (2007) • novelette by James Patrick Kelly234 • Minla's Flowers • [Merlin [4] • 2] • (2007) • novella by Alastair Reynolds291 • Splinters of Glass • (2007) • novelette by Mary Rosenblum316 • Remembrance • (2007) • shortstory by Stephen Baxter334 • The Emperor and the Maula • (2007) • novelette by Robert Silverberg379 • The Worm Turns • (2007) • shortstory by Gregory Benford401 • Send Them Flowers • (2007) • novelette by Walter Jon Williams436 • Art of War • shortstory by Nancy Kress454 • Muse of Fire • (2007) • novella by Dan Simmons less

Mars! The Red Planet! For generations, people have wondered what it would be like to travel to and live there. That curiosity has inspired some of the most durable science fiction, including Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and the work of Isaac Asimov. Now the award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan has brought together thirteen original stories to explore the possibilities. After reading Life on Mars, readers will never look at the fourth planet from the sun the same way again.