Lights in the sky. Strange visitors. Clashes between the FBI and a mysterious group of men clad in black.For as far back as history goes, there has been one unanswered question that just won't seem to go away: What are those unidentifiable flying objects in the sky? And furthermore, who are they?With stories spanning the past, present and future, this anthology focuses on this question that has made Science-Fiction great for the better part of a century. Enclosed i...

When an alien intelligence attempts to obliterate humankind, Dr. Ian Crangler finds himself facing the biggest challenges of his life: A woman named Delilah and a man named Geoffrey.Delilah is used to getting everything she wants when she wants it. She thinks there's nothing her father's money can't buy…that is until the world comes to a screeching halt and she is the only hope for the survival of mankind. Suddenly, she is kidnapped and thrust into a world where wealth and power mea...

Legion. When Andrew first hears that name, his is a frightened middle school student, trapped in an old museum, being drawn irresistibly to an old rocking chair whose noisy creaks fill the museum even though the chair is completely still. The next time Andrew hears the name, he is a grown man with two children of his own but he soon learns that he’s not too old to be as frightened as he was before. Things become dangerous as Andrew begins to have powerful illusions. Illusions of impossible...

Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon — these are our guides through the Wastelands... From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of speculative fiction...

After working late one night, Ruby misses her bus home. Taking a shortcut through town down a dark alleyway, she is abducted and taken to a remote location where she is held captive by her kidnapper. Ruby must find a way to escape before she becomes a serial killer's next victim.

A doomsday masterpiece from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Eon and Hull Zero Three .On July 26, Arthur Gordon learns that Europa, the sixth moon of Jupiter, has disappeared. Not hiding, not turned black, but gone.On September 28th, Edward Shaw finds an error in the geological records o...

From the Edgar Award finalist, the captivating third book in the series featuring the brilliant and tough police investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen, who must investigate the grisly murder of an orphanage director.In a foster home outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution’s steely director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav’s eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk, stabbed in the back wit...

“One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril.” – Blake Crouch, Wayward PinesThe second book in the Next post-apocalyptic thriller seriesEARTH ZEROAs the remnants of the human race mobilize for an attack on the mutants who have taken over the abandoned cities, a small band of survivors are caught in the middle of the conflict.Rachel Wheeler’s own mutant abilities could make her a valuable resource for the ...

The third sizzling segment in the erotic serial His to Possess, an intoxicating tale of a woman torn between a dominant billionaire and a tattooed, bad boy rock musician.As Jessica is pulled deeper into Dane's opulent life of luxury, power and sensual domination, she experiences pure bliss…and an overwhelming fear that it'll all come crashing down.The closer she gets to the powerful billionaire, the more she begins to see his carefully concealed vulnerable si...

Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was at his most prolific in the 1950s -- though he continued writing throughout his entire life. This volume focuses on his science fiction (24 stories) from the 1950s, but also includes a "non fiction" ghost story and a brief autobiography written in the 1980s. Included are:MURDER FROM MARSSTEPSONS OF MARSDATELINE: MARSVISITOR FR...

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.

Eighteen exhilarating journeys into Rush-inspired worldsThe music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative images, and thought-provoking futures and pasts. In this anthology, notable, bestselling, and award-winning writers each chose a Rush song as the spark for a new story, drawing inspiration from the visionary trio that is Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.Enduring stark dystopian struggles o...