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Hugo Award winner Elizabeth Bear has been called one of the best science fiction authors of her generation. In Dust she skillfully spins a classic science fiction trope - the lost generation ship - into a complex and compelling tale of fallen angels, secretive family politics, and sexual taboo.

The Hygrometric Dehabitation Region, or the "Zone," is a growing band of rainforest on the equator, where the heat and humidity make it impossible for warm-blooded animals to survive. A human being without protection in the Zone is dead in minutes. Twenty years ago, Marks went into the rainforest with a group of researchers led by Doctor Elaine Fell, to study the extraordinary climate and see if it could be used in agriculture. The only thing she learned was that the Zone was no place for people. There were deaths, and the program was cut short. Now, they're sending her back in.

Deep space holds secrets… …and one astronomer for NASA has found a big one. But it's not what she thinks. Dr. Melody Adams, a physicist at the Gemini North Observatory, was studying Pluto in the telescope data, and it struck her as odd. The numbers didn't make sense. Could there be an...

Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth.

In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers....

First contact with a mysterious race of aliens reveals an unusual request; a family's pet dog comes to grips with the newly bestowed gift of human-like intelligence; a poet, in danger and alone on a distant world, makes unlikely allies; hundreds of years in the future, a famous hermit lives in the sea above the now-underwater Harvard University; former friends navigate unsteady peace between human refugees and the technologically superior race that saved them; in a future where human life can be infinitely extended through cybertronic rebirth, one woman declines immortality. 

2021 SOVAS Award Finalist for Audiobook Narration—Short Story Anthology—Best Voiceover The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential...

Created to die – determined to live . . . Jack Four – one of twenty human clones – has been created to be sold. His purchasers are the alien prador and they only want him for their experimentation program. But there is something different about Jack. No clone should possess the knowledge...

Beim Versuch, seine Freunde zu retten, ist Horus mit ihnen im Monolithen verschwunden. Als er wieder zu sich kommt, befindet er sich an einem unheimlichen Ort, der noch mehr Fragen aufzuwerfen scheint, als der mysteriöse Wald, zu dem Morel und seine Soldaten sie geführt haben. Schon bald bemerkt er, dass jemand bei ihm ist, der seit Jahrzehnten tot sein müsste und den er nur aus seinen Schulbüchern kennt...

José har tilbragt hele sit liv med at kæmpe for at overleve São Paulos barske gader. I en millionby, hvor alle slås om plads, sikkerhed og det næste måltid mad, er livet en konstant kamp uden udsigt til forbedring. Og nu truer en ny krise byen – byens drikkevand er på vej til at slippe...

Die Teilchenphysik war immer ein unwahrscheinlicher Weg zu den Sternen, aber mit der Entdeckung, dass der Raum komprimiert werden kann, ist die gesamte Galaxie in greifbare Nähe gerückt. Die Welt beobachtet gespannt, wie ein Team von vier Astronauten eine außerirdische Zivilisation besucht. Was sie auf einem Hunderte von Lichtjahren entfernten Wasserplaneten erfahren, könnte das menschliche Verständnis des Universums in neue Höhen katapultieren. Dabei muss ein Teammitglied seine lähmende Angst überwinden, um mit einem fremden Geschenk fertig zu werden.

Earth was never invited. It was selected. On a near-future New Year's Day, a disabled alien spacecraft tumbles through Earth's atmosphere and nearly collides with Central Pacific Airlines Flight 855. Both crash into the Pacific. Stranded in the open ocean, airline pilot Kup Winston risks his life to save the commander of the alien craft. It's the biggest mistake he'll ever make. The commander reveals a conspiracy that has been quietly unfolding on Earth for decades.

Rule One: Travel can only occur to a point within your lifetime. Rule Two: You can only travel for ninety seconds. Rule Three: You can only observe. The rules cannot be broken. In this riveting science fiction novel from acclaimed author Philip Fracassi, a scientist has unlocked the mysteries of...

From Andrew Bannister, author of Creation Machine, comes Iron Gods--another thrilling, heart-in-mouth new science fiction audiobook of the Spin. In the depths of space, a beacon has awakened. And an ancient technology has begun to stir. As its memory returns, with it comes a terrifying...

Greg Bear’s Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin’s Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where “survival of the fittest” takes on...

Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, in the sequel to the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Ancillary Justice.? "Powerful." —New York Times Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of...

Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, carrying with him the Claw of the Conciliator and the great sword, Terminus Est. All his travels are leading towards a destiny that he dare not refuse . . . Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for best novel...

So begins one of the most celebrated stories in fantasy literature . . . packed full of mystery, deep themes and incredible prose, meet Severian the Torturer and follow him on his journey across the great world of Urth Severian is a torturer, born to the guild and with an exceptionally promising...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK A young, ambitious female astronaut’s life is upended by a love affair that threatens the rescue of a lost crew in this brilliantly imagined novel “with echoes of Station Eleven, The Martian, and, yes, Jane Eyre” (Observer). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...

Tales of Dune collects eight of Herbert and Anderson’s Dune short stories, ranging from the period of the Butlerian Jihad to the time of young Paul Atreides to a story set during the events of the novel Dune to the very end of Frank Herbert’s future history.