The Infinity Project Series by Jonathan Strahan, Elizabeth Bear, Indrapramit Das, Aliette de Bodard, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Rich Larson, E.J. Swift, Eleanor Arnason, Peter Watts, Carrie Vaughn, An Owomoyela, Caroline M. Yoachim, Nancy Kress, Dominica Phetteplace, David D. Levine, Pat Cadigan, James S.A. Corey, Sandra McDonald, Stephen D. Covey, John Barnes, Paul McAuley, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Gwyneth Jones, Hannu Rajaniemi, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Bruce Sterling, Charles Stross, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Damien Broderick, Barbara Lamar, Robert Reed, John C. Wright, David Moles, Gregory Benford, Karl Schroeder, Seanan McGuire, Yoon Ha Lee, Ian McDonald, Ramez Naam, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Sean Williams, Kameron Hurley, Simon Ings, Madeline Ashby, Ken Liu, Thoraiya Dyer, Paul Doherty, Pat Murphy, Allen M. Steele, Pamela Sargent, Larry Niven, Karin Lowachee, Karen Lord, Tobias S. Buckell, Charlie Jane Anders, Greg Egan, Ellen Klages, Adam Roberts, Linda Nagata, Ken MacLeod

The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Engineering Infinity... moreThe universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Engineering Infinity. Whether it's coming up hard against the speed of light - and, with it, the enormity of the universe - realising that terraforming a distant world is harder and more dangerous than you'd ever thought, or simply realizing that a hitchhiker on a starship consumes fuel and oxygen with tragic results, it's hard science-fiction where sense of wonder is most often found and where science-fiction's true heart lies.This exciting and innovative science-fiction anthology collects together stories by some of the biggest names in the field including Gwyneth Jones, Stephen Baxter and Charles Stross.Contents:- Beyond the Gernsback Continuum... by Jonathan Strahan- Malak by Peter Watts- Watching the Music Dance by Kristine Kathryn Rusch- Laika's Ghost by Karl Schroeder- The Invasion of Venus by Stephen Baxter- The Server and the Dragon by Hannu Rajaniemi- Bit Rot by Charles Stross- Creatures with Wings by Kathleen Ann Goonan- Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone by Damien Broderick and Barbara Lamar- Mantis by Robert Reed- Judgement Eve by John C. Wright- A Soldier of the City by David Moles- Mercies by Gregory Benford- The Ki-anna by Gwyneth Jones- The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees by John BarnesCover illustration by Stephan Martiniere less

Contains "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" by Pat Cadigan, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette (2013) and the Locus Award for SF Best Novelette (2013)."One giant leap for mankind". Those were Neil Armstrong's immortal words when he became the first human being to step onto another world. All at once, the horizon expanded; the human race was no longer Earthbound.Our destiny would now be to reach out to eternity... moreContains "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" by Pat Cadigan, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette (2013) and the Locus Award for SF Best Novelette (2013)."One giant leap for mankind". Those were Neil Armstrong's immortal words when he became the first human being to step onto another world. All at once, the horizon expanded; the human race was no longer Earthbound.Our destiny would now be to reach out to eternity. Brought to you by the creators of Engineering Infinity, Edge of Infinity is an exhilarating new SF anthology that looks at the next giant leap for humankind: the leap from our home world out into the Solar System. From the eerie transformations in Pat Cadigan's The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi to the frontier spirit of Sandra McDonald and Stephen D. Covey's The Road to NPS, and from the grandiose vision of Alastair Reynolds' Vainglory to the workaday familiarity of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Safety Tests, the thirteen stories in this anthology span the whole of the human condition in their race to colonise Earth's nearest neighbours.CONTENT "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" by Pat Cadigan "The Deeps of the Sky" by Elizabeth Bear "Drive" by James S. A. Corey "The Road to NPS" by Sandra McDonald and Stephen D. Covey "Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh" by John Barnes "Macy Minnot’s Last Christmas on Dione, Ring Racing, Fiddler’s Green, the Potter’s Garden" by Paul McAuley "Safety Tests" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch "Bricks, Sticks, Straw" by Gwyneth Jones "Tyche and the Ants" by Hannu Rajaniemi "Obelisk" by Stephen Baxter "Vainglory" by Alastair Reynolds "Water Rights" by An Owomoyela "The Peak of Eternal Light" by Bruce Sterling less

Reach For Infinity (Infinity Project, Vol 3) The latest in the Infinity anthology collections edited and comissioned by multiple award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan. What happens when humanity reaches out into the vastness of space? The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder... moreReach For Infinity (Infinity Project, Vol 3) The latest in the Infinity anthology collections edited and comissioned by multiple award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan. What happens when humanity reaches out into the vastness of space? The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Reach for Infinity: an original collection of new short science fiction from the biggest and most exciting names in the genre.Contents: * Introduction (Reach for Infinity) (2014) • essay by Jonathan Strahan * Break My Fall (2014) / novelette by Greg Egan * The Dust Queen (2014) / novelette by Aliette de Bodard * The Fifth Dragon (2014) / novelette by Ian McDonald * Kheldyu (2014) / novelette by Karl Schroeder * Report Concerning the Presence of Seahorses on Mars (2014) / novelette by Pat Cadigan * Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts (2014) / shortstory by Karen Lord * Amicae Aeternum (2014) / shortstory by Ellen Klages * Trademark Bugs: A Legal History (2014) / shortstory by Adam Roberts * Attitude (2014) / novelette by Linda Nagata * Invisible Planets (2014) / shortstory by Hannu Rajaniemi * Wilder Still, the Stars (2014) / novelette by Kathleen Ann Goonan * The Entire Immense Superstructure': An Installation (2014) / shortstory by Ken MacLeod * In Babelsberg (2014) / shortstory by Alastair Reynolds * Hotshot (2014) / novelette by Peter Watts * About the Authors (Reach for Infinity) (2014) • essay by Jonathan Strahan less

Continuing the award-nominated SF anthology series from multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan.The world we are living in is changing every day. We surf future shock every morning when we get out of bed... moreContinuing the award-nominated SF anthology series from multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan.The world we are living in is changing every day. We surf future shock every morning when we get out of bed. And with every passing day we are increasingly asked: how do we have to change to live in the future we are faced with? Whether it’s climate change, inundated coastlines and drowned cities; the cramped confines of a tin can hurtling through space to the outer reaches of our Solar System; or the rush of being uploaded into some cyberspace, our minds and bodies are going to have to change and change a lot. Meeting Infinity will be one hundred thousand words of SF filled with action and adventure that attempts to answer the question: how much do we need to change to meet tomorrow and live in the future? The incredible authors contributing tho this collection are: Gregory Benford, James S.A. Corey, Aliette de Bodard, Kameron Hurley, Simon Ings, Madeline Ashby, John Barnes, Gwyneth Jones, Nancy Kress, Yoon Ha Lee, Ian McDonald, Ramez Naam, An Owomoyela, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Bruce Sterling and  Sean Williams The books of the “Infinity Project” trace an arc: from the present day into the far future, and now from the broad canvas of interstellar space to the most intimate space of all - ourselves.CONTENT"Rates of Change" by James S.A. Corey"Desert Lexicon" by Benjanun Sriduangkaew"Drones" by Simon Ings"Body Politic" by Kameron Hurley"Cocoons" by Nancy Kress"Emergence" by Gwyneth Jones"The Cold Inequalities" by Yoon Ha Lee"Pictures From the Resurrection" by Bruce Sterling"Aspects" by Gregory Benford"Memento Mori" by Madeline Ashby"All the Wrong Places" by Sean Williams"In Blue Lily’s Wake" by Aliette de Bodard"Exile From Extinction" by Ramez Naam"My Last Bringback" by John Barnes"Oustider" by An Owomoyela"The Falls: A Luna Story" by Ian McDonald less

The latest volume in the Hugo award-winning Infinity Project series, showcasing all-original hard science fiction stories from the leading voices in genre fiction.Sense of wonder is the lifeblood of science fiction. When we encounter something on a truly staggering scale - metal spheres wrapped around stars, planets rebuilt and repurposed, landscapes transformed, starships bigger than worlds - we react viscerally... moreThe latest volume in the Hugo award-winning Infinity Project series, showcasing all-original hard science fiction stories from the leading voices in genre fiction.Sense of wonder is the lifeblood of science fiction. When we encounter something on a truly staggering scale - metal spheres wrapped around stars, planets rebuilt and repurposed, landscapes transformed, starships bigger than worlds - we react viscerally. Fear, reverence, admiration - how else are we to react to something so grand?Bridging Infinity puts humanity at the heart of these vast undertakings - as builder, as engineer, as adventurer - reimagining and rebuilding the world, the solar system, and even the entire universe.This continuation of the award-winning Infinity Project anothology series features bold new stories from Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Gregory Benford, Zachary Brown, Pat Cadigan, Kameron Hurley, Scott Lynch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Hannu Rajaniemi, Allan Steele, and many more. less

CONFLICT IS ETERNAL We have always fought. War is the furnace that forges new technologies and pushes humanity ever onward. We are the children of a battle that began with fists and sticks, and ended on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Beyond here lies another war, infinite in scope and scale... moreCONFLICT IS ETERNAL We have always fought. War is the furnace that forges new technologies and pushes humanity ever onward. We are the children of a battle that began with fists and sticks, and ended on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Beyond here lies another war, infinite in scope and scale. But who will fight the wars of tomorrow? Join Elizabeth Bear, Indrapramit Das, Aliette de Bodard, Garth Nix and many, many more in an exploration of the furthest extremes of military science fiction…Contents: Introduction, Jonathan Strahan Evening of the Span of Their Days, Carrie Vaughn The Last Broadcasts, An Owomoyela Faceless Soldiers, Patchwork Ship, Caroline M Yoachim Dear Sarah, Nancy Kress The Moon is Not a Battlefield, Indrapramit Das Perfect Gun, Elizabeth Bear Oracle, Dominica Phettaplace In Everlasting Wisdom, Aliette deBodard Command and Control, David D. Levine Conversations with an Armory, Garth Nix Overburden, Genevieve Valentine Heavies, Rich Larson Weather Girl, E.J. Swift Mines, Eleanor Arnason ZeroS, Peter Watts less

The multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction authors alive… INFINITY’S END Humanity has made the universe home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a way... moreThe multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction authors alive… INFINITY’S END Humanity has made the universe home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a way. From intelligent velociraptors to digital ghosts; from a crèche on an asteroid to an artist using a star system as a canvas, this is a future where Earth’s children have adapted to every nook and cranny of existence. This is life on the edge of the possible. Featuring astonishing tales from Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Naomi Kritzer, Paul McAuley, Seanan McGuire, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Justina Robson, Kelly Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts, Fran Wilde and Nick Wolven. less