Science Fiction category: 192947 books

From its beginnings in the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to the virtual worlds of William Gibson's Neuromancer and The Matrix, Science Fiction: A Guide to the Perplexed helps students navigate the often perplexing worlds of a perennially popular genre. Drawing on literature as well as example...

A collection of ten science fiction short stories (two of them novellas) by Milton Lesser.

MDP Publishing has compiled a collection of stories from prolific Science Fiction icon Philip K. Dick. These stories were originally published by Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in 1953 anad 1954. Stories include the 4 part A World of Talent, as well as The Defenders, Shell Game and Colony. Each story...

THE UNIVERSE DOESN'T CAREA pilot is on an emergency mission to a planet whose colony is doomed if he doesn't get there fast. He has just enough fuel to reach the planet—then he finds that he has a stowaway, a young girl wanting to be with her brother on the colony. If the pilot spaces the girl, the...

TOP AUTHORS PAY TRIBUTE TO A MASTER. David Drake has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is considered the Grand Master of Military Science Fiction. Now, top authors in the field pay tribute to the man and his work in this all-new collection of stories and essays.David...

The Nebula Nominee Story and More! Here is the only collection of stories by the Nebula nominee author of Skyclimber, Bioblast, and Dawn of the Demi-Gods. One of the only two writers to produce science fiction of increasing quality and sophistication from the earliest days of the pulps and into the...

The Serapis Classics edition of "The Randall Garrett Omnibus" features 23 incredible stories from one of the masters of science fiction! __________ Randall Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a prolific contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the...

Five science fiction stories to ignite the imagination. Explore an Earth being devoured by entropy, in the ultimate runaway environmental crisis. Dive the depths of the sea to prevent the mother of all oil spills. Rocket into space as a tourist. Mine the asteroids with your enhanced border collie,...

Edited by the mysterious Rey Bertran, the Science Fiction Archive #1 features some of the greatest science fiction writing of all time. Featuring: The Sentimentalists, by Murray Leinster The Girls from Earth, by Frank Robinson The Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell Wright Song in a minor key, by C.L....

THE STATUS CIVILIZATION AND OTHER GOLDEN AGE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES includes eighteen stories by noted scifi writer Robert Sheckley, including his novel, THE STATUS CIVILIZATION. Will Barrent could choose--exile on a nightmare planet, or life under the tyranny that had taken over Earth! THE...

Award-shortlisted author Tony Richards might have made his name in supernatural and horror fiction but - like other writers of that kind - he started off with science fiction stories, and has kept writing them ever since. Here are all the very best of them in just one book, tales of wonder and imagination...

Did you know that The Outer Limits was cancelled when its ratings plummeted after getting moved against the popular Jackie Gleason Show on Saturday nights? Did you know that the cast of Lost in Space fully expected to come back for a fourth season before the surprise cancellation announcement? Did...

Eric Hoffer Book Awards First Place for Commercial Fiction Visionary and satiric. Two astronomers discover an asteroid: Death is possible -- will it hit? Strong doses of romance, science, religion and sex . . . with some ballet thrown in for good measure. A courageous and visionary work...

Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – c. November 6, 1964) was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. Piper was largely self-educated; he obtained his knowledge of science and history "without subjecting myself to the ridiculous misery of four...