Breathless, Adventurous & Triumphant Science FictionThe off-world remnants of a once mighty civilization thought themselves fortunate to have survived the annihilation of their home world. They couldn’t be more wrong. Their planet's destruction topples the interstellar balance of power, setting in motion a galaxy-spanning conspiracy that pits survivors against the quadrant's most powerful and ruthless factions. Now their fate rests upon three unlikely heroes.

By 2040, robots force people into space to search for a better life. Aiden seeks a new home on an alien planet, but sometimes the known is better than the unknown. When his daughter, Sarah, resurrects the future that colonists abandoned on Earth, father and daughter must face forces of nature and Earth’s legacy or witness the destruction of their colony’s last refuge. Rules change; adapt or perish.Starred Review and a Science Fiction Debut of the Month—Library Journal“Impre...

“[H]ighly recommended.”—Midwest Book ReviewOur wounds were self-inflicted. We created without foresight. We erased ourselves and made pretensions reality. Now Snow falls.Kate Enrite lives in the near future where a person’s influence score determines what society offers. These influence scores have pervaded social structures to the point that privacy has been outlawed as a hindrance to influence measurement. With nothing to gain from her true identity or lose as a fake, Kat...

For decades, humans have searched for extraterrestrial life to no avail. Then a mistake reveals the message. We aren’t alone. Another voice in the universe, intelligent, advanced, and close—really close—calls to us.The discovery smashes the balance of power across the world. Everything and everyone is in play for the dominion of Earth. Now the youngest president in U.S. history, untested and beset by foes at home and abroad, faces people too rich or too dangerous to control in her ...

Imagine a world where technology understands the human condition—a world that values relationships more than diamonds—a place where people earn a living, not from selling, but from compassion. We stand on the threshold of such a world. The door is open.

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...

"A well-written and worthy sequel to one of SF's enduring classics" —the Hugo and Nebula Award winner The Forever War —now with a bonus story ( Publishers Weekly ).Ranked at the top of virtually every list of the greatest military science fiction adventures ever written is Joe Haldeman's Hugo and Nebula Award–winning classic, The Forever War, now celebrating its 50th ann...

Third in the fake engagement romance that began during the life-changing thirty-six hours after a devastating summer storm in Grand Springs, Colorado.When millionaire Alex Bennett waltzes into waitress Nina Lindstrom's life and takes care of her son's medical bills, it's like a dream come true. Soon a whirlwind engagement leads to a marriage proposal, but it's all about as real as a fairy tale—a business arrangement that's a marriage in name only. Nina wants more o...

2015 Best Science Fiction and alien anthology, Publisher's Weekly Science Fiction Best SellerThe future is here…the future is now! Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson and Larry Niven have seen the future. Now, you can, too.A constellation of the brightest lights in the Science Fiction and Fantasy firmament have judged these authors to be the best, the brightest, the truest emerging stars in the field.From Alien Invasion to Alternate History, from Cyberpunk to Comic ...

Are we alone? From War of the Worlds to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, ET to Close Encounters, creators of science fiction have always eagerly speculated on just how the story of alien contact would play out. Editor Marty Halpern has gathered together some of the best stories of the last 30 years, by today's most exciting genre writers, weaving a tapestry that covers a broad range of scenarios: from the insidious, to the violent, to the transcendent.

Carrie Thatcher is a tough Imperial counter-terrorism agent. Her mission: pose as a sexy cyber-thief to entrap the notorious rebel Dragonfly, who's planning a heist on the space station Casa de Esperanza – an orbital casino on the fringe of Imperial space.And this assignment's personal: Dragonfly murdered her closest friend, and she's in no mood to show him mercy. Even getting stuck with the partner from hell—Malachite, her sociopathic ex-lover and the Empire's mos...

Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers,...