Baen Books #55901-X, 1984. First printing in VG+ condition. Book store stamp at lower right corner of front fly. Stories by Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Ian Watson, Greg Bear and others. Cover by Jannie Wurts....
What do you do when the foundation of your universe suddenly vanishes? In a world where magic works--and then suddenly stops working, all bets are off. Those who have magically enhanced their attractiveness must now live by their true appearance. Bui...
AMAZONS 'R US Continuing a great tradition, Chicks 'n Chained Males is not what you think. That place is down the block, on another street, in another city. In fact, if that's what you're looking for one of our Ch...
LEADERSHIP MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE... . . . as history demonstrates. But there are other factors at work. Would Sir Francis Drake have as easily put paid to the Spanish Armada if a typhoon hadn't softened up the enemy first? What if history were gi...
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF FUTURE EVENTS ...Liberty is a recurring theme in science fiction. Here's a volume of explorations of this theme, some even arguing that freedom can be best served by doing away with government entirely. As Thomas Jefferson wrote...
The Future of Freedom—as Explored by Top Science Fiction Writers in a New Volume of All Original Stories.As Thomas Jefferson put it, That government is best which governs least. And, as Will Rogers wryly quipped, We're lucky we don't get all t...
GET READY FOR A GIANT, MIND-EXPANDING DOSE OF THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION EVER WRITTEN BY THE GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF ALL TIME!When readers first encounter science fiction, they find adventures on other planets and in future worlds, explorat...
Once Again, Great Leaders Make Great History -- but Not History as We Know It. . . .History shows that leadership is crucial in war, but there are other factors at work. What if history were given a twist or two, and great commanders on land and sea ...
Werewolves and the suburbs are a natural go-together. Okay, so they're not the Obligatory/Iconic Suburban Golden Retriever or Chocolate Labrador, but they've got a much better chance of taking home the Best in Show ribbon than their Undead rivals,...
Having inflicted the smug homes of suburbia with witches and werewolves. Esther Friesner now unleashes the undead to tap a vein of blood and humor, and drain the suburbs dry of both.Vampires and the suburbs are a match made in heaven, or maybe Levitt...
Joy to the world . . . or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature—and also the supernatural—sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills o...
A collection of science fiction classics edited and introduced by the winner of fifteen Hugo awards for best editor, Gardner Dozois.From the introduction:Here is life on another world, in another place, another time. Here is what it is like to wear a...
A collection of legendary science fiction classics selected and individually introduced by the winner of fifteen Hugo awards for best editor, Gardner Dozois.From the introduction:They are stories that we intuit as life, that somehow fool us into thin...
A collection of original fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winning SF legend Gardner Dozois. The collection contains legendary science fiction tales ???A Special Kind of Morning,??? ???Chains of the Sea,??? the riveting title story, ???The Visible Man...
It's the end of the world???but not as we know it. . . As the new millennium approaches, speculations about Earth's destruction abound. This collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all too frightening -- and all too real. Fermi and...
Consider the possibilities when the mind and body are things of the past.These cutting-edge techno-tales by Poul Anderson, Greg Egan, Michael Swanwick, and other masters explore the infinite ways that new technology will free humankind from the bound...
Eleven earthshaking tales of the most fearsome creatures of all timeEleven tales of primeval fantasy bring readers to the world of dinosaurs with the works of such notable writers as Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, ...
Crime and Punishment???21st century style.An anthology of classic and critically acclaimed stories about the felonies and offenses law enforcement authorities will face in a future that's closer than we realize. High-tech identity theft that carries ...
Eighteen fabulous feline fantasies!?Space-Time for Springers? by Fritz Leiber?The Game of Rat and Dragon? by Cordwainer Smith?The Cat from Hell? by Stephen King?Out of Place? by Pamela Sargent?Schr?dinger's Cat? by Ursula K. Le Guin?Groucho? by Ron G...
More fun-filled feline fantasies!These graceful creatures have long been admired . . . and feared. Their eyes seem full of a knowledge beyond that of man; their steps, stealthy and silent, bring them to unknown places. Now Dann and Dozois present the...
Ten thrilling tales of the marvelous monsters of the deepHere, in one thrilling volume, are 12 tales of the creatures who rule the bottom of the sea, featuring today's finest science fiction and fantasy authors. Their legends live on, portrayed by su...
Sixteen magical tales about the most wondrous of all creatures.A collection of tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn.The Spoor of the Unicorn by Avram DavidsonThe Silken-Swift by Theodore SturgeonEudoric's Unicorn by L. Sprague de CampThe ...
Fascinating, ferocious, forever free???twelve tales of fantasy's most magical creatures!A collection of twelve tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn includes the work of Michael Bishop, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Patricia C. Wrede, Jane Yolen, a...
The future isn???t through with you yet.Featuring stellar contributions from some of today's most masterful practitioners of speculative fiction, Beyond Singularity presents fourteen visions of a tomorrow where rapid technological and genetic breakth...
Are you ready to rumble?Enter a world of weird sportsmanship in this unique sci-fi anthology of stories by such great visionaries as: Arthur C. Clarke, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Swanwick, Howard Waldrop, Jonathan Lethem, Alastair Reynolds, Ian Mc...
Joe Haldeman, Lucius Shepard, Allen Steele and others storm the battlefields of tomorrow???Second Variety by Philip K. DickSalvador by Lucius ShepardFloating Dogs by Ian McDonaldThe Private War of Private Jacob by Joe HaldemanSpirey and the Queen by ...
Change the past???and the future may come undone.Change the past-and the future may come undone.An outstanding collection of time-traveling alternate history stories from 16 major science fiction writers, both old and new. Every day, a thousand possi...
Fascinating tales of the small beings in our midstElves, pixies, sprites, fairies, gremlins, leprechauns... they are the creatures who inhabit a world just beyond the edges of our dreams. When they enter our conscious lives, they can be delightful an...
Thirteen spellbinding tales of magical masters of wizardryTales of magic, illusion, mages, and dark wizards by such talents as Ursula K. LeGuin, Jack Vance, Theodore Sturgeon, Joe Haldeman, and others highlight a collection of fourteen stories about ...
Nine visions of the future of war???In this explosive anthology, ten of science fiction's best new and classic writers imagine the soldiers who will one day fight and die on distant worlds.???The Gardens of Saturn??? by Paul J. McAuley???Soldiers Hom...
<b>Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology.</b> Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space.<br><br>THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A <i>NICE</i> NEIGHBORHO...
Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways. Twelve new stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging...
Look closely. They???re here.In this thought-provoking collection of short stories, some of the most ingenious talents in science fiction explore the secret lives of the aliens who walk among us...The Other Celia by Theodore SturgeonResiduals by Paul...
One million years from now. It's a span of time so huge that it's hard for the mind to grasp. Even within science fiction, to conjure up a convincing portrait of what humanity might be like in such a remote future calls for writers with rare b...
Who is the mysterious Joe Buckley, and why does he meet so many unfortunate ends in various Baen books?Joe Buckley is simultaneously a real person and an unlucky figment of numerous Baen authors' imaginations. He's been drowned, shot, stabbed, turned...
Swords and Shields. Faith and Magic. Grab yours and get ready, for the enemy is on the move. High fantasy and mighty conflicts go hand-in-hand. In great wars, armies rise to fight evil hordes and heroes struggle to push beyond their imperfectio...
Time travel tales of love and the future, alternate realities, and the worlds of fantasy. “Love’s not time’s fool,” Shakespeare wrote, though he might have added that men and women can be both love and time’s fools. For time and love ar...
High fantasy, contemporary and urban fantasy, and fantasy action and adventure all set in a military vein by top authors including Jonathan Maberry, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Moon, Tanya Huff, Glen Cook, Simon R. Green, Seanan McGuire, and Linda Naga...
The Year’s Best of Military SF and Space Opera Stories. Book One of a new Series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazine and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. PLUS: Interactive Reader Voting ...
Original anthology of stories about near-future space exploration from top authors. Includes stories by Jack McDevitt, Michael F. Flynn, Sarah A. Hoyt, Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, and many more. In Mission: Tomorrow, science fiction writers imagine th...
The year’s best military SF, space opera, and adventure SF stories. The second of a new series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazines and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. The new Golden A...
From Hugo-nominated editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Nebula nominated author Robin Wayne Bailey, here are nineteen top-notch science fiction stories guaranteed to make you think -and- laugh, featuring such major writers as Robert Silverberg, Mike Resn...