Download or read book A Matter of Matter Stories from the Golden Age written by L. Ron Hubbard and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chuck Lambert is taken advantage of by an unsavory real estate swindler of a galactic economy that sells unwary customers like him a planet where they can't sit down, because there's something the matter with its matter. But even though swindled, Chuck may just end up getting the last laugh....

Download or read book 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories written by Isaac Asimov and published by Pan. This book was released on 1980 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction-noveller.

Download or read book The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year written by Jonathan Strahan and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In print and on-line, science fiction and fantasy is thriving as never before. A multitude of astonishingly creative and gifted writers are boldly exploring the mythic past, the paranormal present, and the promises and perils of myriad alternate worlds and futures. There are almost too many new and intriguing stories published every year for any reader to be able to experience them all. So how to make sure you haven’t missed any future classics? Award-winning editor and anthologist Jonathan Strahan has surveyed the expanding universes of modern sf and fantasy to find the brightest stars in today’s dazzling literary firmament. From the latest masterworks by the acknowledged titans of the field to fresh visions from exciting new talents, this outstanding collection is a comprehensive showcase for the current state of the art in both science fiction and fantasy. Anyone who wants to know where the future of imaginative short fiction is going, and treat themselves to dozens of unforgettable stories, will find this year’s edition of Best Science Fiction and Fantasy to be just what they’re looking for!

Download or read book Science Fiction Short Stories Volume 3 written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 suspenseful, gripping science fiction short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding sci-fi stories in this one volume. Includes: · Treaty Of Defeat · Future Baking · The Future Law · Guardian Of Ancients · Enemy Of History Love gripping science fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!

Download or read book Science Fiction Short Stories written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Author and collections. A deluxe edition of super-charged, original and classic short stories. Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, time travel, robots and more this brilliant collection brings together the best of today's writers (many stories previously unpublished), with an eclectic range of science fiction masters including H. Rider Haggard, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Philip Frances Nowlan, Edward Page Mitchell and Jack London. An eclectic collection of SF adventure tales. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Adrian Ludens, Alexis A. Hunter, Beth Cato, Conor Powers-Smith, M. Darusha Wehm, David Tallerman, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kate O'Connor, Mike Morgan, Nemma Wollenfang, Rob Hartzell, Sarah Hans, Patrick Tumblety, Stewart C Baker, Brian Trent, Jacob M. Lambert, Rachael K. Jones, Zach Shephard, Keyan Bowes, and Edward Ahern.

Download or read book The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two A written by Robert Silverberg and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysteries and marvels of the science fiction world are brought to life in this compilation of stories representing the work of major authors in this field.

Download or read book The Best Science Fiction of the Year written by Neil Clarke and published by Night Shade. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biological plague begins infecting artificial intelligence; a natural-born Earth woman seeking asylum on another planet finds a human society far different from her own; a food blogger’s posts chronicle a nationwide medical outbreak; trapped in a matchmaking game, a couple tries to escape from the only world they know; a janitor risks everything to rescue a “defective” tank-born baby he can raise as his own. For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspiring and cautionary. Whether it’s a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction feeds the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can better understand ourselves and the world around us. With The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume One, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and thirty-one of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2015. Table of Contents: “Introduction: A State of the Short SF Field in 2015” by Neil Clarke “Today I Am Paul” by Martin Shoemaker “Calved” by Sam J. Miller “Three Bodies at Mitanni” by Seth Dickinson “The Smog Society” by Chen Quifan “In Blue Lily’s Wake” by Aliette de Bodard “Hello, Hello” by Seanan McGuire “Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfiang “Capitalism in the 22nd Century” by Geoff Ryman “Hold-Time Violations” by John Chu “Wild Honey” by Paul McAuley “So Much Cooking” by Naomi Kritzer “Bannerless” by Carrie Vaughn “Another Word for World” by Ann Leckie “The Cold Inequalities” by Yoon Ha Lee “Iron Pegasus” by Brenda Cooper “The Audience” by Sean McMullen “Empty” by Robert Reed “Gypsy” by Carter Scholz “Violation of the TrueNet Security Act” by Taiyo Fujii “Damage” by David D. Levine “The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss” by David Brin “No Placeholder for You, My Love” by Nick Wolven “Outsider” by An Owomeyla “The Gods Have Not Died in Vain” by Ken Liu “Cocoons” by Nancy Kress “Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World” by Caroline M. Yoachim “Two-Year Man” by Kelly Robson “Cat Pictures Please” by Naomi Kritzer “Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan” by Ian McDonald “Meshed” by Rich Larson “A Murmuration” by Alastair Reynolds 2015 Recommended Reading List

Download or read book The Best Science Fiction of the Year written by Neil Clarke and published by Night Shade Books. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Hugo Award-Winning Editor Neil Clarke, the Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Collected in a Single Paperback Volume Keeping up-to-date with the most buzzworthy and cutting-edge science fiction requires sifting through countless magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs, original anthologies, single-author collections, and more—a task that can be accomplished by only the most determined and voracious readers. For everyone else, Night Shade Books is proud to present the latest volume of The Best Science Fiction of the Year, a yearly anthology compiled by Hugo and World Fantasy Award–winning editor Neil Clarke, collecting the finest that the genre has to offer, from the biggest names in the field to the most exciting new writers. The best science fiction scrutinizes our culture and politics, examines the limits of the human condition, and zooms across galaxies at faster-than-light speeds, moving from the very near future to the far-flung worlds of tomorrow in the space of a single sentence. Clarke, publisher and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed and award-winning magazine Clarkesworld, has selected the short science fiction (and only science fiction) best representing the previous year’s writing, showcasing the talent, variety, and awesome “sensawunda” that the genre has to offer.

Download or read book The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories written by Tom Shippey and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of classic science fiction short stories features tales by H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, Frederik Pohl, Clifford Simak, Brian Aldiss, Ursala K. LeGuin, and many others. Edited by the author of The Road to Middle-Earth. 20,000 first printing.

Download or read book Collected Science Fiction Short Stories written by Raymond S. Flex and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories to enrapture, astonish and elate: A far-future terrorist attack. A father making ends meet. Scared kids making a name for themselves. A doomed Martian expedition. And many more, including: Every River Is A Road T Is For Teetotalitarian The Geyser Twirl All The Right Friends It's Just Business, Baby Martian Miracles The End Man Star Buy Without A Summit Bunker Pickpocket Soil Protester The Stars Are CCTV The Steel Moon

Download or read book The Apex Book of World SF Volume 3 written by Lavie Tidhar and published by Apex Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Apex Book of SF series has proven to be an excellent way to sample the diversity of world SFF and to broaden our understanding of the genre's potentials." --Ken Liu, winner of the Hugo Award and author of The Grace of Kings These stories run the gamut from science fiction, to fantasy, to horror. Some are translations (from German, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Swedish), and some were written in English. The authors herein come from Asia and Europe, Africa and Latin America. Their stories are all wondrous and wonderful, and showcase the vitality and diversity that can be found in the field. They are a conversation, by voices that should be heart. And once again, editor Lavie Tidhar and Apex Publications are tremendously grateful for the opportunity to bring them to our readers. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Lavie Tidhar Courtship in the Country of Machine-Gods -- Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Thailand) A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight -- Xia Jia (China) Act of Faith -- Fadzilshah Johanabos (Malaysia) The Foreigner -- Uko Bendi Udo (Nigeria) The City of Silence -- Ma Boyong (China) Planetfall -- Athena Andreadis (Greece) Jungle Fever -- Zulaikha Nurain Mudzor (Malaysia) To Follow the Waves -- Amal El-Mohtar (Lebanon/Canada) Ahuizotl -- Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas (Mexico) The Rare Earth -- Biram Mboob (Gambia) Spider's Nest -- Myra Çakan (Germany) Waiting with Mortals -- Crystal Koo (Philippines) Three Little Children -- Ange (France) Brita's Holiday Village -- Karin Tidbeck (Sweden) Regressions -- Swapna Kishore (India) Dancing on the Red Planet -- Berit Ellingsen (Korea/Norway) Cover art by Sophia Tuska.

Download or read book Way Of The Odyssey Short Story Collection Volume 3 written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 suspenseful, tense, unputdownable science fiction short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding sci-fi stories in this one volume. Includes: · Creating Ithane: A Science Fiction Adventure Short Story · Ritual Of Rebirth · Dark Meals: A Science Fiction Space Opera Short Story · Death Of A Familiar · Dying In Space Love gripping science fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!

Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Thirty Fifth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories. 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 has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. Featuring short stories from acclaimed authors such as Indrapramit Das, Nancy Kress, Alastair Reynolds, Eleanor Arnason, James S.A. Corey & Lavie Tidhar, an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Download or read book Archive 99 Volume 3 written by James Logan and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Archive 99" is a collection of compelling and engaging stories that challenge the frontiers of reality as we know it. Each tale is a journey through the infinite possibilities of the universe. Volume 3

Download or read book Science Fiction Stories Volume 3 written by Kevin J Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin J. Anderson is one of the best-selling novelists working in the field today, but over the course of his long career he has produced a steady stream of short fiction, ranging from hard science fiction, to fantasy, to horror, dark fantasy, and humor. He has won or been nominated for the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, Colorado Book Award, Scribe Award, New York Times Notable Book, and many others. This extraordinary multi-volume set collects over 130 of Anderson's short stories spanning fifty years of his career and across multiple genres. Each piece is introduced by an original personal note placing the story in context, describing the inspiration or special relevance. This third volume of science fiction stories contains tales of cloned mammoths, multiverse prospectors, interstellar voyages, time-traveling lawyers, derelict spaceships, and organic solar sails.

Download or read book Masterpieces the Best Science Fiction Short Stories Book 3 written by Lamees Alhassar and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterpieces of science fiction short stories written by Lamees Alhassar is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring and creative-sophistication. By sending us to alternate universes and engaging with a wide spectrum of emotions from tenderness to fear, each of these stories challenge the way we see our place in the cosmos. Each story dazzles with ambition, striking style, and the promise of imagining the unimaginable.The book MASTERPIECES THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORIES BOOK 3 has 10 short stories:1. A SHOT AT FREEDOM2. FIRST PORTAL3. KING KAL-RUHL4. EXILED5. CAVEAT EMPTOR6. GOING BACK IN TIME7. MATERNAL INSTINCTS8. THE DISCOVERY9. SKY FLEET10. BEYOND MAGIC

Download or read book Science Fiction by Scientists written by Michael Brotherton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age science fiction. Today there is a new generation of scientists writing science fiction informed with the expertise of their fields, from astrophysics to computer science, biochemistry to rocket science, quantum physics to genetics, speculating about what is possible in our universe. Here lies the sense of wonder only science can deliver. All the stories in this volume are supplemented by afterwords commenting on the science underlying each story.