New Releases by Nancy Kress

Teens from across time are pulled into the twenty-fourth century for an interstellar rescue mission in this action-packed science fiction series debut. Life is easier in the year 2345, since humanity has created a utopia with no more war, disease, or crime. Only now, Earth is in a dire situation, one which the adults are powerless to help. A group of teenagers step up to the challenge, but they’ll need help. . . . Enter Operation Hourglass . . . A team of heroes—champions of their times, spanning history—is assembled, each of them known to have the skills, grit, and instincts to handle crisis. From the twentieth and twenty-first-centuries: a high-school basketball star and a smalltown brainiac. Joining them: a tenth-century Viking and a young thief from nineteenth-century London. Together they must rescue a human star settlement from mysterious, threatening, three-eyed aliens. But even if they survive and successfully complete their mission, there’s still the matter of returning everyone back to their pasts . . .

Mi van akkor, ha tényleg igaz a kvantumelmélet egyik feltevése, miszerint a tudatunk hozza létre az észlelt világunkat? Mi lenne, ha módosíthatnánk a bioprocesszorainkat, hogy megváltoztassuk az észlelésért felelős algoritmusokat, ezáltal beléphetnénk más „valóságokba”? Dr. Caroline Soames-Watkins élete több szinten is válságba kerül, ezért hajlandó megfontolni dédnagybátyja, a Nobel-díjas tudós, Samuel Watkins rejtélyes javaslatát, és munkát vállal egy kajmán-szigeteki, különleges kutatóintézetben. A létesítményben egy olyan technológia kifejlesztésén dolgoznak, mellyel megismerhető lehet a tudat valódi természete, más valóságok, és esetleg a halál utáni élet. Robert Lanza őssejtkutató biológus, aki a Time magazin szerint a világ 100 legbefolyásosabb embere közé tartozik, összefogott a Nebula- és Hugo-díjas íróval, Nancy Kress-szel, és egy megdöbbentő regényt alkottak. A megfigyelő elképesztő utazásra hív az elme mélyére, a tudomány határaira, és gyökeresen új megvilágításba helyezi mindazt, amit az életről és a képzelet erejéről tudtunk.

Observer, by Robert Lanza and Nancy Kress is a slick modern, hard sf, standalone, medical thriller combining classic Robin Cook with the hard edge of Black Mirror and Altered Carbon. After neurosurgeon Caro Soames-Watkins’ career has gone down in flames, she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sam Watkins, a great uncle she barely knows, and desperation overcomes any suspicions. Watkins’ mysterious medical facility conducts research into the nature of consciousness, reality, and life after death. Two obstacles stand in his way: an intel leak and his failing body may not last long enough for the tech to be ready. As danger mounts, Caro finds more than she bargained for: murder, love, and a deep disturbing look into the nature of reality. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A comatose patient undergoes an experimental procedure that uses favorite childhood stories to pull the patient back into consciousness—but the experiment doesn''t go quite as planned... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

IL MARE CAMBIA "Davvero era questa la pericolosa organizzazione che avrebbe ripristinato l''ingegneria genetica in un paese che l''aveva messa al bando, in modo da produrre il fabbisogno alimentare per gli Stati Uniti e per il resto del mondo, mentre il cambiamento climatico, la desertificazione e l''innalzamento dei mari cambiavano il volto del pianeta?" Anno 2032. Di giorno Renata Black è un''assistente legale che si occupa di casi di violenza sessuale. Di notte è Caroline Denton, membro dell''Org, una società segreta che si occupa di sicurezza alimentare. Dieci anni prima, infatti, si era scatenata la Catastrofe: un biofarmaco ottenuto da piante geneticamente modificate aveva ucciso centosedici bambini. Il caos che ne era derivato aveva fatto crollare l''economia americana... Un ritratto convincente dei tempi in cui viviamo e di quello che ci aspetta in un cli-fi techno-thriller.

Paolo Bacigalupi, Terry Bisson, Jean-Claude Dunyach, Greg Egan, Yves Frémion, Laurent Genefort, Nancy Kress, Sylvie Lainé, Wildy Petoud, Lisa Tuttle... ... sont les Architectes du vertige. Cinquante années de Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. Dix textes sélectionnés parmi les lauréats du plus prestigieux des prix littéraires dédiés à la science-fiction, au fantastique et à la fantasy. Dix récits du vertige et de l’émerveillement. Une anthologie anniversaire au faîte d’un monument.

Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities. This 40th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations―by the best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all winners of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests. The collection is rounded out with 3 bonus stories plus 4 articles providing art and writing tips from bestselling authors and internationally renowned artists. Be carried away by stories—and illustrations—that will make you think, laugh, and see the world in ways you never imagined. “When her owner goes missing, a digital housecat must become more than simulation to find her dearest companion through the virtual world.—“The Edge of Where My Light Is Cast” by Sky McKinnon, art by Carina Zhang No one came to his brother’s funeral. Not even the spirits. Étienne knew it was his fault.—“Son, Spirit, Snake” by Jack Nash, art by Pedro N. Man overboard is a nightmare scenario for any sailor, but Lieutenant Susan Guidry is also running out of air—and the nearest help is light years away.—“Nonzero” by Tom Vandermolen, art by Jennifer Mellen Mac wanted to invent a cocktail to burn itself upon the pages of history—but this one had some unexpected side effects.—“The Last Drop” by L. Ron Hubbard and L. Sprague de Camp, art by Chris Arias Dementia has landed Dan Kennedy in Graydon Manor, and what’s left of his life ahead seems dismal, but a pair of impossible visitors bring unexpected hope.—“The Imagalisk” by Galen Westlake, art by Arthur Haywood When a teenage swamp witch fears her mama will be killed, she utilizes her wits and the magic of the bayou—no matter the cost to her own soul.—“Life and Death and Love in the Bayou” by Stephannie Tallent, art by Ashley Cassaday Our exodus family awoke on the new world—a paradise inexplicably teeming with Earth life, the Promise fulfilled. But 154 of us are missing....—“Five Days Until Sunset” by Lance Robinson, art by Steve Bentley Spirits were supposed to lurk beneath the Lake of Death, hungry and patient and hostile to all life.—“Shaman Dreams” by S.M. Stirling, art by Dan dos Santos A new app lets users see through the eyes of any human in history, but it’s not long before the secrets of the past catch up with the present.—“The Wall Isn’t a Circle” by Rosalyn Robilliard, art by Guelly Rivera In the shadows of Teddy Roosevelt’s wendigo hunt, a Native American boy resolves to turn the tables on his captors, setting his sights on the ultimate prey—America’s Great Chief.—“Da-ko-ta” by Amir Agoora, art by Connor Chamberlain When squids from outer space take over, a punk-rock P.I. must crawl out of her own miserable existence to find her client’s daughter—and maybe a way out.—“Squiddy” by John Eric Schleicher, art by Tyler Vail Another outbreak? This time it’s a virus with an eighty percent infection rate that affects personality changes ... permanently.—“Halo” by Nancy Kress, art by Lucas Durham Planet K2-18b is almost dead, humanity is enslaved, and it’s Rickard’s fault. Now in his twilight years, he’d give an arm and a leg for redemption. Literally.—“Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber” by James Davies, art by May Zheng What if magic could undo the unthinkable, and undo Death itself? Would you use it no matter the cost? What would you sacrifice for love?—“Summer of Thirty Years” by Lisa Silverthorne, art by Gigi Hooper Joe is a prospector tasked with exploring the cosmos on behalf of an all-powerful government. Breadna is a toaster. There have been weirder love stories, but that’s unlikely.—“Butter Side Down” by Kal M, art by Selena Meraki

L''UNDICESIMO PORTALE Le città-stato degli Otto Mondi stanno vivendo un momento di tensioni economiche e territoriali. Eppure, memori di quanto successo alla Terra, nessuno vuole lo scoppio di una guerra che porterebbe alla rovina dei pianeti. Quando però il conflitto esplode accidentalmente, tutti cercano di sfruttarlo a proprio vantaggio, tranne le due persone che hanno la chiave per la vittoria o la pace: Philip Anderson e Tara Landry. A Philip interessa solo svelare il significato trascendente della fisica che sta alla base dell''universo e Tara trova per caso un nuovo portale per il salto spaziotemporale. Cosa c''è, oltre l''undicesimo portale? La sua scoperta e quello che Philip ne farà cambieranno tutto sugli Otto Mondi.

TRILOGIA DEI MENDICANTI Per festeggiare degnamente l''ultimo mese dell''anno che ha segnato i 70 anni di vita di «Urania», la collezione «Millemondi» propone ai lettori una formidabile trilogia completa di una delle autrici più amate dagli appassionati, in un volume speciale da leggere tutto d''un fiato! La celebre saga dei Mendicanti si compone dei romanzi Mendicanti di Spagna (nella versione lunga derivata dal romanzo breve che ha vinto i premi Hugo, Nebula, Locus e molti altri) e dei suoi seguiti, Mendicanti e superuomini e La rivincita dei mendicanti, tutti proposti nella loro versione integrale. Mettetevi comodi in poltrona, ed entrate nel prossimo futuro, un futuro in cui la razza umana evolverà fino a conseguenze inimmaginabili, grazie a modificazioni genetiche che daranno vita agli Insonni, una specie superiore di Homo Sapiens che ha potuto privarsi della principale limitazione nella vita degli esseri umani: il sonno.

It is extremely difficult to win a Hugo award. It is also extremely difficult to win a Nebula. These are like the Oscars and Golden Globes on the science fiction/fantasy writing side, and just like it is the extremely rare movie that gets both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Movie, it is only stories of the highest caliber that get awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo. The Hugo is awarded at the annual Worldcon, voted on by fans. The Nebula is awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) voted on by its member, primarily professional writers. A piece that wins both, signifies that it had wide-spread fan appeal (fan votes) and also the highest regard by professionals in the field (voted on by exclusively by SFWA member). A novella is something just short of a novel (in word-count), and many of the worlds outstanding series started off as novellas, including Orson Scott Card''s Ender''s Game (the novella is the one that won all the awards, and then was extended into a novel, and finally a series). Some consider the novella the perfect size for a story...large enough to develop it, but with a wordcount constrain that still imposes writing discipline. This anthology reprints four novellas, each of which has stood the test of time and each of which won both the Nebula and the Hugo. Some went on to win a plethora of other awards from around the world. For example, Mike Resnick''s "The Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" may be one of the most awarded stories in science fiction, having won not only the Hugo and Nebula, but also the HOMer award, the SF Chronicle Award, and awards from countries like as Spain, France and Croatia. Here then are four of the most outstanding and most acclaimed novellas in science fiction, penned by Joe Haldeman, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mike Resnick and Nancy Kress. Beggars in Spain take place in a future where genetic engineering has become a reality, and society and culture face the consequences of genetic modifications. The story revolves around the existence of the "Sleepless" individuals genetically modified to not need sleep, who have greater potential for intelligence and accomplishment than ordinary humans, called "Sleepers". The Hemingway Hoax weaves together a story of an attempt to produce a fake Ernest Hemingway manuscript with themes concerning time travel and parallel worlds. The story is based on the real-life incident in Hemmingway''s life when his first wife Hadley lost a suitcase with his manuscripts. The Mountains of Mourning explores the concepts of justice and mercy when Miles Vorkosigan is sent to represent the empire in a far-flung rural village where a woman demands justice for the murder of her baby who was born healthy, but with a cleft lip and palate. The Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge explores the meaning of human progress and decline, long after humans have disappeared from the Earth. An alien archeological expedition is sent to explore humanities rise and fall in its birthplace of Olduvai Gorge where seven recounted stories based on artifacts found tell the tale of how they rose and how they fell, but also leave the aliens with an uneasy feeling of what the future may hold.

In this epic science fiction tale by an award-winning author, two warring tribes are the subjects of a strange alien experiment. Epic in scope, peopled by characters from every strata of profoundly different societies, An Alien Light is an unflinching look at the strengths and weaknesses of the genetic, evolutionary, and historical inheritance that all of us share. Arys, a glassblower and outcast. Jehane, a skilled female warrior. Dahar, with a deeply inquisitive mind. Grax, an alien with profound doubts. These four and hundreds of others are thrown together in an experiment to determine the fate of humanity, both on Earth and in her galactic colonies. For the Ged, the stakes are nothing less than the outcome of a war. For the humans, ignorant of the larger situation, the rewards for participating are incredible riches. But no one except the alien Ged understands the criteria for being chosen. When that knowledge comes, there is no agreement about if, how, or when to use it. Some will betray others. Some will sacrifice. Some will die. And some must succeed, no matter the price. Praise for An Alien Light “This heady mix of fantasy and sf explores humanity’s infinite capacity for change. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories and novellas published in 2021 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. - "Light Up the Clouds" by Greg Egan - Inhabitants in the floating forests of a gas giant that orbits a dwarf star launch a glider on an orbital trajectory to investigate unnatural asteroid-like objects that threaten their survival. - "Striding the Blast" by Gregory Feeley - As a form of punishment, a thief is forced by posthumans to race on a set of wings across a cloud-covered Mercury. - "Little Animals" by Nancy Kress - Using entangled quantum effects, a researcher goes back in time and unexpectedly becomes immersed in the life of the daughter of Antonj van Leeuwenhoek. - "Flowers Like Needles" by Derek Künsken - A metallic crablike creature living on a planet orbiting a pulsar confronts other warriors in its quest for wisdom. - "The Planetbreaker''s Son" by Nick Mamatas - Interstellar posthuman emigrants, on a starship the size of a football stadium, grapple with vessel maintenance and family preservation while destroying worlds. - "Paley''s Watch" by Anil Menon - Fishermen find a peculiar artifact in the Gulf of Alaska that is older than Earth and models the structure of the universe. - "The Metric" by David Moles - A billion-year-old ship delivers a message to a far-future Earth that could mean the destruction of space and time. - "Año Nuevo" by Ray Nayler - Listless aliens, resembling oversized plastic garbage bags, suddenly disappear thirty years after arriving on a California beachfront. - "Vaccine Season" by Hannu Rajaniemi - A boy ventures out to an island to inoculate his secluded grandfather with a transmissible vaccine in a post-pandemic. - "Submergence" by Arula Ratnakar - An investigator uncovers the exploitation of an unusual marine sponge while optogenetically accessing the memories of a scientist who died unexpectedly. - "Aptitude" by Cooper Shrivastava- A woman from a slowly dying universe finds herself having to take a rigorous standardized exam after cheating her way into the selection process to become a universe builder. - "The Egg Collectors" by Lavie Tidhar - Two wild ballooners, forced to land during an ice storm, discover humming black eggs melting into the ice of Titan''s Ligeia Mare.

UN DOMANI PER LA TERRA La missione della Fratellanza è stata un fallimento. Non essendo riusciti a vaccinare tutti contro le spore, gli scienziati e i diplomatici sopravvissuti tornano sulla Terra. Ma dopo ventotto anni di viaggio spaziale trovano che la culla dell''uomo è cambiata, al punto da essere quasi irriconoscibile. All''indomani della piaga delle spore, la razza umana si è ridotta a pochi milioni di individui. Persino le conoscenze che Marian Jenner e il suo staff portano potrebbero non essere sufficienti a ribaltare le sorti della guerra in corso.

Max Feder est riche. Immensément. Une fortune aux origines troubles, mais après tout, qu’importe ? Car Max Feder va mourir. Et dans ses vieux jours, ses derniers mois, le plus précieux de ses trésors se résume à une bague et ce qu’elle contient, le symbole d’un amour aussi ancien qu’absolu. Éternel, littéralement, puisque l’objet de son amour perdu ne peut pas mourir... Or il semble bien que pour Max Feder, au crépuscule d’une vie tumultueuse, le temps soit venu d’entreprendre un ultime voyage, celui de toutes les remises en question, de tous les possibles...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our June 2021 issue (#177) contains:Original fiction by Nancy Kress ("Little Animals"), Robert Reed ("Poubelle"), Suzanne Palmer ("Bots of the Lost Ark"), Jiang Bo ("Face Changing"), Yukimi Ogawa ("The Shroud for the Mourners"), K.W. Colyard ("Our Fate, Told in Photons"), and Cristina Jurado ("Embracing the Movement").Non-fiction includes an article by Carrie Sessarego and interviews with Cassandra Khaw and Alyssa Winans, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix''s Black Mirror In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Imagine genetic alterations to code for altruism, or digital avatars that can interface with other avatars on dating sites, running sample conversations to find appropriate matches, or artificial assistance animals. Contributions include Xia Jia''s novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; and a story by Nancy Kress, winner of 6 Hugos and 2 Nebulas. A full story list: James Patrick Kelly, Your Boyfriend Experience Mary Robinette Kowal, A Little Wisdom Nancy Kress, Invisible People Rich Larson, Echo the Echo Sam J. Miller, The Nation of the Sick Annalee Newitz, The Monogamy Hormone Suzanne Palmer, Don''t Mind Me Cadwell Turnbull, Mediation Nick Wolven, Sparklybits Xia Jia, The Monk of Lingyin Temple, translated by Ken Liu Also includes an interview with Nancy Kress by Lisa Yaszek, and Tatiana Plakhova''s beautiful "data abstract" illustrations serve as frontispiece to each of the stories.

There is no light without dark; no highlights without shadows; no good without evil. The Devil is where things happen. Where stories begin. This collection brings together stories from multiple cultures, featuring the Devil both as an abstract concept and a creature, a terror, a force of nature, an enemy, a trickster, and so many more. Step into the world of shadows, and travel through Devil’s many incarnations spanning centuries of history and myth, from the Ancient Greece, African and Caribbean folklore, dark ages in Europe, all the way to the present day. This anthology features new and established authors from diverse, multicultural backgrounds.

SE CI SARÀ UN DOMANI Sono passati dieci anni da quando gli alieni hanno lasciato la Terra, e finalmente è pronta la nave per seguirli nello spazio: la Fratellanza. A bordo ci sono sei scienziati, quattro diplomatici e sei soldati, ma quando arrivano ad Alleanza non trovano quello che si aspettavano. Soprattutto non trovano la cura contro le spore provenienti dallo spazio. Di nuovo gli scienziati devono ingaggiare una corsa contro il tempo per salvare l''umanità da un virus mortale.

NEW SPACE OPERA FROM MULTIPLE NEBULA- AND HUGO-WINNING AUTHOR NANCY KRESS WHAT LIES BEYOND THE ELEVENTH GATE . . . Despite economic and territorial tensions, no one wants the city-states of the Eight Worlds to repeat the Terran Collapse by going to war. But when war accidentally happens, everyone seeks ways to exploit it for gain. The Landry and Peregoy ruling dynasties see opportunities to grab territory, increase profits, and settle old scores. Exploited underclasses use war to fuel rebellion. Ambitious heirs can finally topple their elders’ regimes—or try to. But the unexpected key to either victory or peace lies with two persons uninterested in conquest, profits, or power. Philip Anderson seeks only the transcendent meaning of the physics underlying the universe. Tara Landry, spoiled and defiant youngest granddaughter of dynasty head Rachel Landry, accidentally discovers an eleventh star-jump gate, with a fabulous find on the planet behind it. Her discovery, and Philip’s use of it, alter everything for the Eight Worlds. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Nancy Kress: "Nancy Kress at her very best . . . A first-contact novel like no other."—Greg Bear on Tomorrow''s Kin "It''s a rare and desirable hybrid: a literary, military, hard-SF novel."—Amazon.com on Probability Moon “Nancy Kress is one of the best science-fiction writers working today."—Kim Stanley Robinson

Renata Black is entertained by the traffic snarl caused by a rogue self-driving house--until she spots the Org''s Tiffany Teal paint marking the house''s windowsill. In 2022, GMOs were banned after a biopharmed drug caused the Catastrophe: worldwide economic collapse, agricultural standstill, and personal tragedy for a lawyer and her son. Ten years later, Renata, a.k.a. Caroline Denton, is an operative of the Org, an underground group that could save the world from itself. Their illegal research is performed and protected by splinter cells, which are hunted by the feds. Now a mole is in the Org. Who would put the entire Org in jeopardy? Renata is the only one who can find out--and she will need to go to her clients in the Quinault Nation for answers. Nancy Kress (Beggars in Spain, Yesterday''s Kin) once again delivers a smart, mesmerizing bio-thriller, with a hard, nuanced look at the perils and promise of technology.

Based on Nancy Kress’s Nebula Award-winning novella, “Yesterday’s Kin”, this hard science fiction series explores the limits of human genetics, and the development of human culture on two widely distant planets. “Nancy Kress delivers one of the strongest stories of the year to date.” --Gardner Dozois, editor of The Year’s Best Science Fiction series The Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy discounted ebundle includes: Tomorrow''s Kin, If Tomorrow Comes, Terran Tomorrow Tomorrow''s Kin: The aliens have arrived... they''ve landed their Embassy ship on a platform in New York Harbor, and will only speak with the United Nations. They say that their world is so different from Earth, in terms of gravity and atmosphere, that they cannot leave their ship. The population of Earth has erupted in fear and speculation. If Tomorrow Comes: Ten years after the Aliens left Earth, humanity succeeds in building a ship, Friendship, to follow them home to Kindred. Aboard are a crew of scientists, diplomats, and a squad of Rangers to protect them. But when the Friendship arrives, they find nothing they expected. No interplanetary culture, no industrial base—and no cure for the spore disease. Terran Tomorrow: The diplomatic mission from Earth to World ended in disaster, as the Earth''s scientists discovered that the Worlders were not the scientifically advanced culture they believed. Once home, after the twenty-eight-year gap caused by their transit through space, they find an Earth changed almost beyond recognition... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

An unabridged collection spotlighting the "best of the best" hard science fiction stories published in 2017 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In "Shadows of Eternity," by Gregory Benford, a student investigates enigmatic SETI recordings from probes sent to nearby stars despite her teachers'' admonishments to stick to the curriculum. An alien robot offers to help save Earth as war and pollution ravage the last of the survivors on the planet in "The Chatter of Monkeys," by Bond Elam. In "Acadie," by Dave Hutchinson, the first humans still, even after five hundred years, hunt across the stars for their augmented children who have left Earth in search of paradise. The crew of an exploratory starship finds an icy moon that might harbor life in "Canoe," by Nancy Kress. In "The Use of Things," by Ramez Naam, an astronaut struggles to survive after being jolted free from an asteroid while on a solitary prospecting mission. A problem with the local birds threatens the rebuilding of Bikini Island as sea-levels rise due to global warming in "The Proving Ground," by Alec Nevala-Lee. In "Holdfast," by Alastair Reynolds, a genmod human soldier faces off with an alien warrior in the inhospitable terrain of a superjovian planet. A Russian astronaut, gathering debris in near-Earth space, must make tough moral choices when asked to carry out a special mission in "Vanguard 2.0," by Carter Scholz. And finally, after a terrorist attack, a technically dead fish farmer gets a new body and second chance at life as an experimental super soldier, in "ZeroS," by Peter Watts.

Earth has been transformed by a devastating new virus in the thrilling conclusion to the Yesterday’s Kin trilogy from the author of If Tomorrow Comes. io9—New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put on Your Radar for Fall The diplomatic mission from Earth to World ended in disaster, as the Earth scientists discovered that the Worlders were not the scientifically advanced culture they believed. Though they brought a limited quantity of the vaccine against the deadly spore cloud, there was no way to make enough to vaccinate more than a few dozen. The Earth scientists, and surviving diplomats, fled back to Earth. But once home, after the twenty-eight-year gap caused by the space ship transit, they find an Earth changed almost beyond recognition. In the aftermath of the spore cloud plague, the human race has been reduced to only a few million isolated survivors. The knowledge brought back by Marianne Jenner and her staff may not be enough to turn the tide of ongoing biological warfare. The Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy Tomorrow’s Kin If Tomorrow Comes Terran Tomorrow “Kress has been making quality stories for decades intertwining science and ethics with action. If readers enjoy science and action, this is a great series.” —SFRevu

Excerpts of fantasy and science fiction novels written by fearless women, including Vengeful by V.E. Schwab, Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang, The Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera, Terran Tomorrow by Nancy Kress, Horizon by Fran Wilde, and City of Broken Magic by Mirah Bolender. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

La razza aliena dei Deneb sbarca a New York per creare una stazione di ricerca e offrire aiuto agli umani. C''è infatti una nuvola di spore mortali che sta per raggiungere la Terra, i cui effetti devastanti gli alieni hanno già dovuto affrontare. In cambio della tecnologia che rende possibile il viaggio interstellare, i Deneb chiedono ai terrestri di scoprire una cura contro gli effetti delle spore, che hanno già distrutto due delle loro colonie. La genetista Marianne Jenner è una delle scienziate scelte per lavorare nella stazione aliena, ma non è chiaro quanto potrà fidarsi degli imperscrutabili Deneb. Nessun domani (2017, Tomorrow''s Kin) è la versione estesa del romanzo breve Yesterday''s Kin, vincitore del premio Nebula nel 2015.

An unabridged collection spotlighting the “best of the best” science fiction stories published in 2017 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In “My English Name,” by R. S. Benedict, an intelligent alien, who parasitizes an English teacher in China, falls in love. After a victorious space battle, an indentured robot finds a refugee who makes an offer it can’t refuse in “Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance” by Tobias S. Buckell. In “The Moon is Not a Battlefield,” by Indrapramit Das, an Indian soldier retires on Earth after spending most of her life on the Moon. A young woman joins the U.S. Army to fight terrorists after aliens arrive on Earth bearing tech gifts unevenly dispersed to humans in “Dear Sarah” by Nancy Kress. In “An Evening with Severyn Grimes,” by Rich Larson, a gifted hacker uses cyberspace to extract pay back on the rich businessman who put her in prison. Set in the author’s hexarchate universe, an ex-Kel super soldier is enlisted to retrieve a weapon of mass destruction stolen by a rogue general in “The Chameleon’s Gloves” by Yoon Ha Lee. In “The Martian Obelisk,” by Linda Nagata, on a dying Earth, an architect remotely building a monument to mankind on Mars receives a message from an abandoned Mars colony. A petty meat counterfeiter is blackmailed into forging T-bone steaks for an anonymous thug in “A Series of Steaks” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad. In “The Residue of Fire,” by Robert Reed, a torturer tries to cope with one of his alien victims who witnessed a pivotal moment in the lives of two immortals, in this Great Ship tale. And finally, in this Revelation Space tale, a starship captain wakes from hibernation with her ship stalled next to an alien artifact and a mutiny in progress in “Night Passage” by Alastair Reynolds.

Nancy Kress returns with If Tomorrow Comes, the sequel of Tomorrow''s Kin, part of an all-new hard science fiction trilogy based on a Nebula Award-winning novellaiO9--28 New SFF Books Worth Checking out in March 2018Kirkus--18 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in March 2018Unbound Worlds--Best SFF Books of March 2018The Verge-- 15 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this March 2018Ten years after the Aliens left Earth, humanity succeeds in building a ship, Friendship, to follow them home to Kindred. Aboard are a crew of scientists, diplomats, and a squad of Rangers to protect them. But when the Friendship arrives, they find nothing they expected. No interplanetary culture, no industrial base-and no cure for the spore disease.A timeslip in the apparently instantaneous travel between worlds has occurred and far more than ten years have passed.Once again scientists find themselves in a race against time to save humanity and their kind from a deadly virus while a clock of a different sort runs down on a military solution no less deadly to all. Amid devastation and plague come stories of heroism and sacrifice and of genetic destiny and free choice, with its implicit promise of conscious change.

Second in the hard science fiction trilogy based on the Nebula Award–winning novella Yesterday’s Kin. 2019 Locus Finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel Locus 2018 Recommended Reading List io9—28 New SFF Books Worth Checking out in March 2018 Kirkus Reviews—18 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in March 2018 Unbound Worlds—Best SFF Books of March 2018 The Verge—15 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this March 2018 Ten years after the Aliens left Earth, humanity succeeds in building a ship, Friendship, to follow them home to Kindred. Aboard are a crew of scientists, diplomats, and a squad of Rangers to protect them. But when the Friendship arrives, they find nothing they expected. No interplanetary culture, no industrial base—and no cure for the spore disease. A timeslip in the apparently instantaneous travel between worlds has occurred and far more than ten years have passed. Once again scientists find themselves in a race against time to save humanity and their kind from a deadly virus while a clock of a different sort runs down on a military solution no less deadly to all. Amid devastation and plague come stories of heroism and sacrifice and of genetic destiny and free choice, with its implicit promise of conscious change. The Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy Tomorrow’s Kin If Tomorrow Comes Terran Tomorrow “Kress keeps the multiple character viewpoints on track . . . offers fans of first-contact fiction a solid, strongly paced story.” —Library Journal

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MARTIN SE RÉVEILLA dans un vaste lit blanc, aux côtés d’une brune endormie qui portait une nuisette en dentelle blanche. Il ne connaissait ni cette pièce, ni cette femme. Lentement, il se redressa sur son séant, dans l’attente de la douleur. Celle-ci brillant par son absence, il posa la main sur l’épaule de la dormeuse qui tressaillit, sans se réveiller ; ce léger mouvement lui fit retirer sa main, qu’il contempla — des doigts roses, robustes. Son alliance avait disparu... Nancy Kress Martin le mercredi