The Nebula Awards are the Academy Awards of science fiction, the finest works each year in the genre as voted by the members of SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.The Nebula Awards anthology series has now reached its thirty-fifth year. This edition contains the complete award-winning texts by Ted Chiang, Mary A. Turzillo, Leslie What, and Octavia E. Butler (an excerpt from her novel The Parable of the Talents); a report on the field ("still inarguably dynamic") by Gary K. Wolfe; runner-up stories by David Marusek and Michael Swanwick; an early story by 2000 Grand Master Brian W. Aldiss; and 2000 Author Emeritus Daniel Keyes's account of how he wrote Flowers for Algernon.In his introduction, editor Robert Silverberg looks back wryly at Damon Knight, the beginnings of SFWA, and the first Nebula banquets. Views: 73
Lions, and tigers, and bears, not quite! Travel down the red brick road with the world's most iconic Good Witch, Glinda, as she embarks on a brave adventure in Oz in this start to a brand-new series from Gabriel Gale and Lisa Fiedler.On her Declaration Day, a day meant for celebration and happiness, Glinda's peaceful life in Oz is shattered when her mother is imprisoned for practicing forbidden Magic. As she is ripped from her home by a fearsome bounty hunter sent by Aphidina, the Witch of the South, Glinda soon uncovers a startling truth: the Oz she's always know is not good and right—it's a world governed by the wickedest of the wicked, overrun with tyranny, corruption, and dark power. And Glinda's mother? She is actually a high-ranking member of a secret society whose mission is to overthrow the four Wicked Witches and set the stage for the return of the rightful ruler of Oz. With the help of a feisty, purple-haired girl named Locasta, Glinda sets across the... Views: 73
When Gavin MacKenzie dismisses a Fae from his bed, the vindictive creature tries to destroy the 17th century Scottish warrior by using Abbie Kyle, a 21st century woman, as her weapon. The Fae's plans backfire when they fall in love and she soon retaliates, banishing the woman back to her own century. Are the lovers doomed to live 400 years apart, or can destiny find a way to bring them together again? Views: 73
A tradition undone. Luna is held captive by a family of pureblood werewolves who bought her from the black market. Eric is the 18 year old son who has just been thrown into his family's old ways and traditions, and finds himself due to embark on a hunt to continue their lineage. But the blue-eyed beauty they hold captive has captured his heart, and can he go against his family to save her? Views: 73
A powerful science fiction story about an architect on Earth commissioned to create (via long distance) a masterwork with materials from the last abandoned Martian colony, a monument that will last thousands of years longer than Earth, which is dying. Views: 73
Scientific method reigns supreme as "a tool for penetrating the complexities of the universe"; this superb one-volume guide provides a synthesis of what we have learned so far.Reviewers described earlier editions of this book as "a masterpiece of unpatronizing popularization" (Observer), exciting, authoritative and readable. Now, in this completely revised new edition, Asimov has once again produced a masterly summary of current knowledge in all the physical and biological sciences -- from subatomic particles to immense galaxies, from dinosaurs to bacteria. Only Asimov could make even Einstein accessible (without simplifying his ideas), and only Asimov could present all the vital topics of today in clear, non-technical terms: quarks and quasars, rockets and robots, intelligent machines and oncogenes, immune reactions and genetic engineering. More than that, his brilliantly comprehensive book is impressive testimony to his deep faith in "the unconquerability of the human spirit"."Asimov is as fluent as ever" -- The Times Educational Supplement"The text is 'a jolly good read', being clear, colourful and witty, with many a pleasing anecdote thrown in" -- New Scientist Views: 73
What if everything about your world was a lie? Claire thought her life was ordinary until the day she was kidnapped and her entire world was turned upside down. How could she have known she’s more than human? When Claire discovers there’s a vampire world out there she never knew existed, she ends up used as a pawn in someone else’s game. Two powerful men strive to use her in their devious competition. Racing against time, who will be the winner? Who will make it out alive? Will good overcome the evil? There are those who are righteous, those paid to kill, and even more who are proficient in torture along with those who are mere pawns in these games. When they all come together, will they be able to put aside their differences to take down the enemy who’s threatening Claire’s existence? Loyalties will be tested, ties will be broken, and love will face the ultimate test. Views: 72
Erotica/Fantasy. 15043 words long. First published in 2007-07-26, 2007 Views: 72
In the twenty-eighth installment of the New York Times bestselling Karp-Ciampi series, the "rock-solid" (Kirkus Reviews) prosecutor Butch Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi, must team up to solve the suspicious murder of an FBI informant and battle corruption at the highest levels of the United States government.Intrigue, murder, corruption, and dramatic courtroom battles combine to make Infamy another must-read in Robert K. Tanenbaum's "tightly written" (Booklist) legal thrillers. Now, New York District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp and his crime-fighting wife, Marlene, face long odds and imminent danger by not only seeking justice for a murdered FBI agent but also exposing and preventing a monumental betrayal of our nation's security and integrity. When a former Army veteran suddenly murders three people in New York City before giving himself up, he exclaims that he had to do it because he was being used in mind control experiments.... Views: 72
