A revolution is waged against a totalitarian regime in this "e;courageous"e; novel of a dystopian near-future America by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author (Chicago Tribune).
This frighteningly prophetic tale from the progenitor of modern science fiction remains as powerful today as when it was written-more than a century ago.
From a Science Fiction Grand Master: The sweeping epic of a planet veering from one extreme atmosphere to another-and the humans trying to survive on it.
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.
In an alternate Middle Ages, a new chapter begins in the magnificent fantasy saga of the Deryni, as the magical race faces annihilation by royal enemies and a radical churchThese are the darkest days for the Deryni of Gwynedd, the magical race that once ruled this medieval kingdom but now find themselves despised and hunted by the governing regents following the death of King Cinhil.
A shy and apolitical herpetologist-in-training finds the weight of history bearing down on him as the effects of repression ramp up in his countryIn an unspecified country that combines elements of Chile under its military regime, South Africa under apartheid, and Italy under fascism, fifteen-year-old Karel Roeder asks only to be left alone to learn from Albert, his mentor at the zoo's reptile house, and to devote himself to his girlfriend, Leda.
On an eighteenth-century Earth crippled by alchemical disaster, a secret American cabal led by Benjamin Franklin strives to prevent the annihilation of humankindThe dark magic that the great alchemist Sir Isaac Newton inadvertently unleashed with his discovery of philosopher's mercury has taken a devastating toll on Earth: The destruction of Europe and the advent of eternal winter have aided the mysterious malakim in their apparent quest for the annihilation of the human race.
In an alternate eighteenth-century Europe devastated by alchemical disaster, Sir Isaac Newton and his able assistant, Benjamin Franklin, confront enemies who seek humankind's destructionSir Isaac Newton's discovery of philosopher's mercury in 1681 gave rise to a remarkable new branch of alchemical science.
This novel of Ben Franklin, Isaac Newton, and a demonic Louis XIV is "e;eminently worthwhile reading for both fantasy and alternate-history lovers"e; (Booklist).
Angels and demons alike watch and wait as the last warriors of old Europe invade the New World in this magnificent conclusion to the Age of Unreason alternate history seriesThe alchemical catastrophe that Sir Isaac Newton inadvertently unleashed late in the seventeenth century has transformed Europe into a cold, dead wasteland in the eighteenth much to the delight of the otherworldly malakim, who have set humanity at war with itself for the sin of dabbling in the arcane.
This novel by the New York Times-bestselling "e;master of alternate history"e; explores an America reshaped by a twist in prehistoric evolution (Publishers Weekly).
Colonists on Mars fight to prevent their own extinction in "e;a suspenseful genre-bending combination of straight SF and mystery"e; (Booklist, starred review).
Colonists on Mars fight to prevent their own extinction in "e;a suspenseful genre-bending combination of straight SF and mystery"e; (Booklist, starred review).
Seeking freedom from their oppressive government on Earth, a ragtag group of idealists embark on a perilous journey to found a new world light-years from homeOn a future Earth, gone are the halcyon days of the early space program, when the universe held endless promise and excitement.
Nebula and World Fantasy Award Finalist: A fantastic tale of intrigue, love, war, magic, and swashbuckling adventure set in an alternate universe where fairies mingle freely with Englishmen and all of Shakespeare's fictional characters are realWelcome to an alternate civil-war-torn seventeenth-century England a world where Hamlet once brooded and Othello jealously raged.
In a near-future new age of corporate control, hacker mercenaries, and electronic terrorism, a public relations executive on the rise finds herself caught in the violent epicenter of a data warTwo decades into the twenty-first century, the world's nations are becoming irrelevant.
Far-future convicts get "e;ringed"e;-and lose their free will-in this novel of "e;chilling extrapolation"e; cowritten by the New York Times-bestselling author (Clifford D.
The war for a million Earths spreads to an alternate eighteenth century in the second book of the epic science fiction series the Timeline WarsJohn Barnes has reinvented alternate-history science fiction in his ingenious saga of the battle to save the multiverse from enslavement by an alien enemy who can transcend time and reality.
First in the Merquan Chronicles, a science fiction adventure of a revolt against tyranny in a postapocalyptic world from "e;a writer to watch closely"e; (Roger Zelazny).
Nebula Award Finalist: A "e;brilliantly crafted, engrossing"e; dystopian novel of environmental disaster by the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (The Guardian).
A down-on-his-luck actor finds himself directed toward self-sabotage in this science fiction thriller from the award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar.
Nebula Award Finalist:Mankind has been reduced to slavery by technology and surveillance, in this near-future novel from the author of Stand on Zanzibar.
Telepathic children hold the fate of humanity in their hands in this "e;compulsively readable novel"e; from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (The Washington Post).
In this sci-fi fantasy, a scientist is ordered to master the challenges of space travel in order to satisfy the political schemes of an ambitious leader.
Human reproduction has ceased and society slowly spirals in this "e;adult Lord of the Flies"e; by a Grand Master of Science Fiction (San Francisco Chronicle).
