Fifteen original tales of "what if" Some of today's top science fiction writers explore the futures that might have been, including original stories from Julie E. Czerneda and other great names in the genre.Contents:The resonance of light / by Geoffrey L
With the alien Dhryn cutting a pathway through the inhabited spaceways-bringing about the annihilation of many of the races who have the misfortune to lie along the star trail they are following-time is running out for all sentient life-forms. Can biologi
1 The Home Front by Brian Stableford 2 Aboard the Beatitude by Brian W. Aldiss 3 Odd Job #213 by Ron Goulart4 Agamemnon's Ruin by Robert Shekley5 Grubber by Neal Barrett Jr6 The Sandman, the Tinman, and the BettB by C.J. Cherryh7 The Big Picture by Timoth
Picco’s Moon was where it all began for Esen-alit-Quar, Youngest of Ersh’s Web. It was here where Ersh, the Oldest, had chosen to make her home; here, too, where Esen received her early training as a shapeshifter and a member of the Web. When Ersh’s
HELP WANTED:Position open for goal-oriented professional. Must be willing to work in zero gravity. MAY THE WORK-FORCE BE WITH YOU.In this all-new, original anthology, today's top sf talents tackle tomorrow's jobs-in space and beyond. Each story in t
In the real world, many women are still struggling for equality, but science fiction and fantasy provide a stage for the portrayal of women who have come fully into their own. Here, a talented group of writers has taken up the challenge of creating strong
Herself a biologist, Julie E. Czerneda has earned a reputation in science fiction circles for her ability to create beautifully crafted, imaginative, yet believably realized alien races. In Survival, the first novel in her new series, Species Imperative,
Senior co-administrator of the Norcoast Salmon Research Facility, Dr. Mackenzie Connor was a biologist who studied the spawning habits of salmon. Then, last season, just as she and Dr. Emily Mamani were starting their research, they were interrupted by th
