Mythic Island Press Llc: 14 books

A fast-paced, mythic fantasy by the award-winning author of The Bohr Maker and Goddesses & Other Stories: The demon Dismay’s murderous nature has earned him the ire of his beloved wife, who has sent him away in a fit of temper. In his exile he ventures south into the land of Lutawa, drawn...

"VAST lives up to its name -- big, important, yet written to a human scale so the perspectives of science emerge all the more strongly. Among hard sf writers, Linda Nagata is a pearl, able to render her complex landscapes in moving, quick-paced stories that linger in the mind." --Gregory...

"...This payoff puts Deception Well firmly in the company of Stapledon, Benford, Bear, McAuley, and Niven..." ***—***Russell Letson, Locus In a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it’s spreading fast: Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the planet,...

"...phenomenal....This one is a winner--grab it when you see it..." --Tom Easton, Analog Science Fiction & Fact An award-winning novel of nanotechnology, adventure, and high-tech revolution. Nikko is the first "post human" genetically engineered to survive in...

"...an excellent protrayal of how nanotechnology may one day penetrate human society..." –Tom Easton, Analog "...Nagata's theme is both ambitious and important: the attempted political regulation of new technologies, especially as they relate to human rights..." –Gary...

Survive long enough, and strangeness becomes cliché. Virgil Copeland, Randall Panwar, and Gabrielle Villanti are all brilliant young biotechnologists, working together on an artificial life-form affectionately known as “LOVs,” an acronym for Limit Of Vision, because in size LOVs are just...

"...a thrilling novel that lays bare the imminent future of warfare." —Publishers Weekly starred review Scarred by war. In pursuit of truth: Army veteran True Brighton left the service when the development of robotic helicopters made her training as a pilot obsolete. Now she works...

From the Edge of Apocalypse: Deception Well is a world on the edge, home to an isolated remnant surviving at the farthest reach of human expansion. All across the frontier, other worlds have succumbed to the relentless attacks of robotic alien warships, while hundreds of light years away, the...

[A] kick ass big idea, hard SF novel…Yes, I’m raving. But I seriously love this book. –Tobias Buckell "The feel of visionary fantasy mixes with hard SF in this powerful novel of a young woman's quest for a missing brother in a far future world beset by out-of-control technology."...

Light and Shadow collects eight stories by award-winning author Linda Nagata. Visit high-tech future battlefields, surreal other worlds, an orbital habitat, and a distant moon. Embrace action, and harrowing adventure. Half of these stories have appeared in various best-of-the-year anthologies, and...

The Nanotech Succession is a collection of four stand-alone novels set in the same story world, exploring the rise of nanotechnology and the strange and fascinating future that follows—beginning tomorrow and reaching far into time. The included novels are TECH-HEAVEN, a near-future thriller based...

He lurks beside the forest road, a charming, well-armed young murderer, not altogether human. She draws near, a contrary shepherdess fleeing an unwanted marriage. When he overhears her prayer for help, whispered to the Dread Hammer, he decides to grant it--and love takes him by surprise. But love...

Ten science fiction stories by acclaimed author Linda Nagata, including the Nebula Award winning novella “Goddesses.” This collection brings together for the first time Nagata’s short fiction, originally published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,...

(Middle Grade/Young Adult) Skye was found as an infant, adrift in a lifepod in an isolated star system. Now she's a bold teen who wants to know where she came from. Helping in her search for answers are best friend Zia, handsome young astronomer Devi, and the courageous Buyu Mkolu. Their adventure...