Set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia, this futuristic novel about identity and technology is "one of the unrecognized classics of SF" ( Locus).East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Emperor wanted to be a god. He found the perfect planet with the perfect race—and demanded to be worshipped!

Now, if the animal we know as a cow were to evolve into a creature with near-human intelligence, so that she thought of herself as a “person” ...

Fourteen exciting stories by Hugo and Nebula nominated author Algis Budys, one of science fiction’s most influential authors. More than 250 pages of unforgettable adventure! If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs!The BarbariansThe Stoker and the StarsCitadelRiya’s FoundlingThe Rag and Bone MenDesire No MoreWall of Crystal, Ey...

Published less than a decade into the Internet era, this remarkable science fiction novel foreshadows many of the world's technological advancesOne of the world's wealthiest and most influential men, journalist Laurent Michaelmas lives in a penthouse overlooking New York City's Central Park with his superintelligent computer, Domino. He attained his fame and power after hacking into the worldwide computer network. He then went on to use his unique gifts to create a...

Set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia, this futuristic novel about identity and technology is “one of the unrecognized classics of SF” (Locus).East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project goes horribly awr...

Unfortunate castaway! Marooned far from home—with nothing to share his loneliness but humans!

A science fiction adventure told from the point of view of aliens who crash-land on Earth and must assimilate in secret—until their human cover is blownBudrys's final novel opens with the report of a man found electrocuted on suburban train tracks in Shoreview, Illinois. Neville Sealman appeared to be just another commuter, but after his tragic death, no one comes forward to claim his body. And a routine autopsy reveals some disturbing physiological anomalies. Then...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dan Henry discovered the derelict on the open seas and that meant by law of salvage it belonged to him. But when the previous owners showed up to claim it he was going to have a hard time pressing his claim. Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.

A man begins an ordinary morning with a chilling certainty: they're coming for him tonight. But behind the coffee, the radio baseball, and the shave lies a stranger truth—he belongs to an ancient race that survives by inhabiting chrysalids, bodies that sleep, endure, and carry consciousness across impossible spans of time. What seems like a private unease is really the pressure of a hidden civilization waiting for rescue and a return to its true course through the universe. As the narrator...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He began as a hero. Eons later and auniverse away, he became instead a god! Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He had but one ambition, one desire: to pilot the first manned rocket to the moon. And he was prepared as no man had ever prepared himself before.... Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.