The narrator tells of witnessing the unstoppable onslaught of invaders from Mars, leading toward the seemingly inevitable downfall of mankind in this landmark of the literary imagination and foundational novel of the science fiction genre.
A phenomenon across all formats, this 42nd anniversary omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time.
"e;The adventure and danger levels crackle"e; (Booklist) in the second book of the Dragonback saga by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.
The first novel in the Dragonback series is "e;a romp of a space thriller"e; (Booklist) from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.
The final three novels in the Dragonback sci-fi saga from the #1 New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn-"e;Enthralling"e; (Science Fiction Chronicle).
Two outcasts are bound together by more than loyalty in the third Dragonback adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn.
This classic mind-shattering tale, which "e;ranks high among the horror stories of the English language,"e; plunges into the darkness of the Cthulhu mythos (Time).
A dystopian future Earth is thrown into turmoil by the imminent arrival of extraterrestrials in this alien-contact novel by the author of The Forever War.
From tales of alien invasions and intergalactic war to visions of dystopian tomorrows, an astonishing collection from one of literary science fiction's all-time greats, Hugo Award winner Clifford D.
An alternate-history reimagining of the Faust legend from the Nebula Award-winning author of Stations of the Tide Taking as his canvas the classic tale of the temptation of Faust made famous by such literary luminaries as Goethe, Marlowe, and Mann author Michael Swanwick paints a fresh vision of the dangers posed by the pursuit of knowledge.
Aided only by the powers of the Diadem, Aleytys must battle a powerful corporation to save an endangered planet, in this thrilling science fiction adventure.
A pair of unlikely explorers journey to the moon in this imaginative tale of science and adventure from the author of The War of the WorldsHounded by creditors, Mr.
Courageous space explorers embark on a mission to make contact with alien races light years away, while the Earth they leave behind ages twelve hundred centuriesIt's the most exciting discovery since humankind first began watching the skies: SETI scientists detect starship "e;trails"e; in a galaxy many light years from Earth, and at long last the dream of human-to-alien contact is attainable.
The only survivors of an annihilated human race must find one another somewhere in the cosmos and unite to destroy the alien aggressors who obliterated the Earth in this classic science fiction adventureAfter a three-year mission, the American starship Benjamin Franklin and its all-male crew have returned to Earth, only to discover the planet is dead, a blackened shell devoid of life.
Space explorers returning to an unrecognizable Earth after five millennia away find themselves caught up in a deadly political power game on a planet racing toward intergalactic warFive thousand years have passed since the interstellar spacecraft Explorer left Earth, and now Edward Langley and his two crewmates are returning home.
An intergalactic privateer resolves to rescue a human space colony taken captive by alien aggressorsAn outpost located at the edge of the galaxy, New Europe has been overrun by the Aleriona, a hostile alien race that resents humanity's incursion into deep space.
A handful of humans and a multitude of robots create a new society on an abandoned Earth in this novel by the Nebula Award-winning author of Way Station.
Two present-day investigators race across time to escape malevolent aliens from the future and their terrible "e;gift"e; of immortality in this novel by a Nebula Award-winning author.
