Charles Sheffield: 13 books

"One of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the sf scene in recent years."—Publisher's Weekly Charles A. Sheffield was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction author, whose words are collected here in one of his most iconic short story collections...

“One of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the SF scene in recent years.”—Publishers Weekly “A master of hard science fiction.”—Noumenon This collection contains sixteen stories and science articles by the remarkable author, Charles Sheffield. The...

An “intriguing” look at science fiction that foresaw the future, from computer viruses to space elevators—by authors from H. G. Wells to Gregory Benford (Publishers Weekly). Long before movies like Minority Report and The Matrix, the world’s most revered writers have been creating far-fetched...

A collection of some of the finest short stories penned by a master of hard science fiction, this anthology includes Charles Sheffield's highly acclaimed novelette, Georgia On My Mind, which won both the Hugo and Nebula when originally published in 1993. The accompanying stories were written by the...

Set in the universe as Sheffield's previous novel Cold As Ice, Dark As Day is a hard science fiction novel set 30 years after the Great War, and interplanetary war that nearly destroyed the entire human race, and left horrifyingly dangerous weapons caches to threaten human survival. The Solar...

Mary Willis comes from America to Scotland to join her husband who is working on an engineering project in a rugged coastal village. It is here that she meets Jamie McPherson and is swept up in a love beyond imagination. Mary is sure she has know him through the depths of time, feels he is intoxicating...

 “Truly a love story of the ages.”—The Orlando Sentinel“Will keep you on the edge of your seat.”—David Brin“One of the most imaginative, exciting talents to appear on the SF scene.”—Publishers Weekly“Ambitious, elegiac, and ultimately satisfying.”—San Francisco...

Jay Hara is an ordinary young man growing up on the isolated planet of Erin. But Jay dreams of adventure and escapades and the legend of the lost “Godspeed” drive which allowed humans to travel at faster-than-light speeds. His life changes when he joins up with the seedy spacer, Paddy Enderton...

Jefferson Kopal, the privileged son of a wealthy family, knows he is a coward and a failure. He dreads appearing for and then barely passes the Space Navy test to qualify for service as an officer—something that has been an integral part of his family’s tradition.He is assigned to the remote...

Shelby Cheever is a spoiled brat. He is also the richest kid in the country. Actually, make that the universe. Bored with his all-the-amusements-money-can-buy life, he decides on a bit of interstellar action, Shelby-style. But it turns out life on a starship is not all fun and games. As part of a...

Scheming to get rid of obstacles, Josh Kerrigan’s step-aunt ships him and her autistic step-daughter to Solferino to work for Foodlines. Josh and Dawn join a small training group that is ostensibly doing scientific research and exploration under the watchful eye of the company.But as the...

The Village of Sheffield was founded on the Lake Erie plain and a sandy ridge of glacial Lake Warren. Black River and French Creek course through rich farmlands, once home to Archaic and Woodland Indians. Originally surveyed as Township 7 of Range 17 in the Connecticut Western Reserve, hearty pioneers...

Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion