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Novel · 2020 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
Novel · 2000
PRISONER OF NEW HALF-WAY TREE It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words.
Novel · 1975
George Sanford's only talent seems to be an odd capacity for guessing right the first time. His childhood friends grew up, advanced in school and in jobs.
Novel · 1998
A stunning and provocative spiritual odyssey reminiscent of the best work of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin, MISSION CHILD is a powerful fable, a stirring adventure, and a profoundly moving portrait of a lost woman in search of an identity as she walks…
Novel · 1979
In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape.
Novel · 1987 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy. Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of world-famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell who deciphers cyperspace plans, including those devised by Japanese underworld.
Novella · 1982
Germany wins the war. Goebbels questions the Reich's changing future.
Novel · 1999
It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems.Vice President Charlie Haskell, who will travel anywhere for a photo op, is about to cut the ribbon for the just-completed American Moonbase.
Novel · 1977
She was born in the moonstar's shadow when the storms of Satlik raged their worst. Because of this, Jobe was different. The family never spoke of it, but everyone knew Jobe was special. So Jobe came to know of it, too.
Novella · 1995
"Mortimer Gray's History of Death" is a science fiction novella published in 1995 by Brian Stableford. It was nominated for the 1996 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The story takes place in an updated version of Stableford's 1985 future history, The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000-3000.
by John Barnes
Novel · 1994
In the middle of the Pacific, a gigantic hurricane accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake.
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1993
The young may not remember Mars of old, under the yellow Sun, its cloud-streaked skies dusted pink, its soil rusty and fine, its inhabitants living in pressurized burrows and venturing Up only as rite of passage or to do maintenance or tend the ropy crops…
Novella · 1990
"Mr. Boy" is a science fiction novella by American writer James Patrick Kelly, first published in the June 1990 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. It tells the story of a wealthy boy in the year 2096 who falls in love with a working class girl who inspires him to abandon his decadent lifestyle.
by Kate Wilhelm
Novella · 1992
A remarkable child disappears. A photographer abandons his quiet holiday.
by Martha Wells
Novel · 2020
Murderbot has inconvenient feelings and a much bigger problem.
Novel · 1984
A hacker’s second chance leads into the machinery of a wired future.
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1993
A priest receives a revelation. His temple faces a threat.
Novella · 1969
It was Avluela the Flier's scarlet and ebony wings that led the Watcher to the seven hills of the ancient city, leaving the skies and deep space unguarded. And so the invaders came and conquered and Avluela became lost in the turmoil.
by Yoon Ha Lee
Novel · 2016
Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics.
by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel & Jonathan Lethem
Novella · 2001
Alien visitors leave a mess. Their waste contains a mystery.
Novel · 1982
No Enemy But Time is a 1982 science fiction novel by Michael Bishop. It won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and was also nominated for the 1983 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It was included in David Pringle's book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.
by Tamsyn Muir
Novel · 2022 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people.
Novel · 1964
In this novel of future violence and corruption, the anarchic Nova Mob descends on humankind, while the Nova Police try to match them.
Novel · 2006
Odyssey is a 2006 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is set in the 23rd century and "explores the immorality of big business and the short-sightedness of the American government in minimizing support for space travel." Odyssey was nominated for a 2007 Nebula Award.
Novel · 2004
Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004. The mystery surrounding the destructive "Omega Clouds" (which are introduced in The Engines of God) is left unexplored until Omega.
Novella · 2012
For generations Prosper Station has thrived under the guidance of its Honoured Ancestress: born of a human womb, the station’s artificial intelligence has offered guidance and protection to its human relatives. But war has come to the Dai Viet Empire.
Novella · 1965
A rebel needs a warship. Its price tests his conscience.
Novella · 1974
A writer revisits Seville. Memory intertwines with an imagined assassination.
Novel · 1979
On Wings of Song is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Thomas M. Disch. It was first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in three installments in February to April 1979.
by John Barnes
Novel · 1991
Orbital Resonance is a science fiction novel by John Barnes. It is the first of four books comprising the Century Next Door series, followed by Kaleidoscope Century, Candle, and The Sky So Big and Black.
Novel · 2005 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
A tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does.
Novel · 1993
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
Novel · 1998
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government.
Novel · 2001
One of those rare, unforgettable novels that are as chilling as they are insightful, as thought-provoking as they are terrifying, award-winning author Connie Willis's Passage is an astonishing blend of relentless suspense and cutting-edge science unlike anything you've ever read before.
Novel · 1968
Past Master is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Lafferty, first published in 1968. The novel follows the attempt of a future Utopian society in preventing its decline, by bringing Sir Thomas More to the year 2535.
Novel · 2000 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fear of Parliament and its brutal militia.
by Joanna Russ
Novel · 1968
An ancient survivor guides tourists. War turns paradise into wilderness.
Novel · 2002
Journeys into a strange world, created by deliberately tearing apart the fabric of space-time, that is one million-millionth the size of the universe.
Novella · 1976 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
An old storyteller travels north. A young piper unsettles expectations.
Novel · 2021 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
An enforcer carries artificial intelligence. Her blood becomes a weapon.
Novel · 2004
Polaris is a science fiction mystery novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is the second book of his Alex Benedict series. Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his employee, Chase Kolpath, become involved in a mystery involving the disappearance of the passengers and crew of an interstellar yacht from 60 years earlier.
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by John Varley
Novella · 1984
A neighbor dies alone. His computers refuse to stay quiet.
by Bud Sparhawk
Novella · 1996
Sailors navigate Jupiter's atmosphere. Alien weather tests familiar skills.
Novella · 1968
Telepathy challenges personal privacy. The Supreme Court must respond.
Novella · 1992
A prisoner learns camp rules. Another inmate complicates her survival.
Novella · 1986
A soldier seeks rest. The war follows him into his mind.
Novella · 2000
A circus offers him refuge. His family history follows him.
Novel · 1981
Radix is a science fiction novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981 by Morrow. It was his debut work of science fiction. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984.
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