A special edition of Shoreline of Infinity published in partnership with the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2018 on the theme of sustainability.Featuring stories abd poems gathered together for the first time.Can SciFi Save Us? – Jane YolenA Cure for Homesickness – Anne CharnockWinter in the Vivarium – Tim MajorCharlie, A Projecting Prestidigitator – Megan NeumannCharlie's Ant – Adrian TchaikovskyPigeon – Guy StewartCan...

We're part of the cover-up!Did you know that there is a secret government agency dedicated to creating conspiracy theories? It's true! It's on Facebook!But it's not in this book. Our conspiracy theories are all fiction. At least, that's what we want you to think! Certainly, we did invite fiction writers to weigh in on conspiracy theories. The result includes (of course) the Masons and dragons (David Clements), the Bavarian Illuminati (Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald) and t...

New short storiesE.M. Faulds – A Flight of Birds Simon Nagel – They Came To Hear Him Play His Music When The Sun Went Down Gary Gibson – The President is Possessed Elana Gomel – DanaeCat Hellisen – The Death and Resurrection of Mantis-Class Destroyer 'Sentimental Journey', previously 'General Patty Styne', deceasedDavid L Clements – What is Hard Science Fiction?ReviewsCitizens of Nowhere: an Anthology of Utopic Fiction - Rowan B. Fortune (Ed), Review by ...

“I read Bridges with much pleasure… Chilling and fascinating.” – Ursula K. Le GuinIn a modern day South Africa where Apartheid still holds sway, Sibusiso Mchunu, a young amaZulu man, finds himself the unwitting focus of momentous events when he falls foul of the system and comes into possession of a secret that may just offer hope to his entire people. Pursued by the ANC on one side and Special Branch agents on the other, Sibusiso has little choice but to run....

Uncover the Secrets of the Universe Hidden at Wavelengths beyond Our Optical GazeWilliam Herschel’s discovery of infrared light in 1800 led to the development of astronomy at wavelengths other than the optical. Infrared Astronomy – Seeing the Heat: from William Herschel to the Herschel Space Observatory explores the work in astronomy that relies on observations in the infrared. Author David L. Clements, a distinguished academic and science fiction writer, ...

StoriesSomething Fishy—David L ClementsMessage in a Bottle—Davyne DeSyeAn Infinite Number of Me—Dan Grace3.8 Missions—Katie GrayAnyone Can ask About Enhancement—Terry JackmanThe Walls of Tithonium Chasma—Tim MajorQuantum Flush—Daniel SouleBrother’s Keeper—Shannon Connor WinwardThat Very Mab—May Kendall and Andrew Lang (SF Caledonia)Noise and Sparks: Ruth EJ BoothTales of the Beachcomber—Mark TonerMonic...

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together short stories from award winning authors and ...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF—and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, we present our special anniversary issue, Women Destroy Science Fiction!, an all-science fiction extravaganza entirely written—and edited!—by women.Gu...

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the fie...

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the fi...

The past through tomorrow are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers, including:William Barton * Rob Chilson * Tony Daniel * Cory Doctorow * Jim Grimsley * Gwyneth Jones * Chris Lawson * Ian McDonald * Robert Reed * William Browning Spencer * Allen Steele * Michael Swanwick * Howard Waldrop * Cherry Wilder * Liz Williams

Thirteen short stories—including the Hugo Award winner "Tricentennial" —from the SFWA Grand Master and author of The Forever War .Joe Haldeman burst onto the science fiction scene with The Forever War, an unforgettable novel that marked the arrival of an exciting, original new voice. Smart, creative, and acutely socially aware, Haldeman is an author whose work has all of the greatest qualities associated with the...