New Releases by Gardner Dozois

Twenty thrilling science fiction tales from authors old and new exploring how other planets could be shaped to support human life. "A varied, interesting, and worthy examination of human characters whose need to change their environment is inextricably linked to their need to change themselves." — Kirkus Reviews When mankind moves out to the stars, the colonists of the future will remake the worlds they inhabit in their image. Included here are twenty stories from the most imaginative writers in the field: Poul Anderson * Cordwainer Smith * Arthur C. Clarke *Richard McKenna * Roger Zelazny * John Varley * Gregory Benford * Ian McDonald * Bruce Sterling * Charles Sheffield * Robert Reed * G. David Nordley * Joe Haldeman * Phillip C. Jennings * Geoffrey A. Landis * Stephen Baxter * William H. Keith, Jr. * Kim Stanley Robinson * Pamela Sargent * Laura J. Mixon These are the stories of the explorers and pioneers who transform their destinations in the image of their distant home—exciting tales of alien landscapes and the struggle to make them suit human desires.

In this unmissable collection, the biggest names in Fantasy reignite the fire of these legendary beasts with stories that will consume your imagination. Magical! THE DRAGON BOOK has stories from Garth Nix, Tad Williams, Jonathan Stroud, Tamora Pierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Sean Williams, Greg Maguire and many others.

Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin all-new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder Neal Asher John Barnes Cory Doctorow John Kessel Jay Lake John Meaney Elizabeth Moon Garth Nix Mike Resnick Justina Robson Kristine Kathryn Rusch John Scalzi Bruce Sterling Peter Watts Sean Williams Tad Williams Bill Willingham Robert Charles Wilson John C. Wright

Widely acclaimed as the benchmark annual anthology for science fiction fans, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF is now in its 22nd successful year. Best SF 22 comprises over two dozen fantastic new pieces from the world''s best writers of science fiction. This collection encompasses every aspect of the genre: soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military, and adventure. As ever, a bonus extra is an insightful review of the year''s best books and an extensive list of recommended reading. Gardner Dozois is the world''s leading SF anthologist, and has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times.

A new benchmark in modern SF. A sharp, clever, funny morality tale that answers the biggest question of all: what makes us human?

A powerful tale of betrayal, trickery and sheer human grit from a dream-team of authors.

Sur la planète Sao Paulo, Ramon Espejo tue un homme au cours d''une bagarre devant un bar. Le mort était en réalité un diplomate en mission secrète et Ramon est contraint de s''enfuir dans les territoires inexplorés du Nord. Il devient donc un colon de Sao Paulo dont l''activité de prospecteur lui permet à peine de survivre alors qu''il ne se rappelle même pas pourquoi il a tué cet Européen.

The brightest names in science fiction pen all-new tales of space and wonder: Kage Baker Stephen Baxter Gregory Benford Tony Daniel Greg Egan Peter F. Hamilton Gwyneth Jones James Patrick Kelly Nancy Kress Ken Macleod Paul J. McAuley Ian McDonald Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds Mary Rosenblum Robert Silverberg Dan Simmons Walter Jon Williams

An annual SF collection. It covers various aspects of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military, and adventure.

From the desert surface of Mercury to the cold landscape of Pluto, this unique collection explores the nine planets and the sun of our solar system in ten visionary tales from the masters of modern science fiction.

A collection of stories--by such celebrated authors as Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Lucius Shepard, Mary Rosenblum, and others--probes two of life''s greatest mysteries--love and death. Reprint.

To read is to journey, and to read science fiction is to venture into a myriad of imaginative and delightful worlds, such as: - Robert Reed''s fabulous galaxy-circling starship and its fascinating inhabitants, "The Remoras" - The planet Mercury, where there is more than meets the eye in Stephen Baxter''s "Cilia-of-Gold" - Two very different Hainish worlds--with very different customs--in two knockout novellas by Ursula K. Le Guin - A junkyard in Brooklyn that won''t stay put in "The Hole in the Hole" by Terry Bisson In all, this volume presents twenty-three of the finest works of speculative fiction published in the past year, including stories by such diverse and fantastic talents as Michael Bishop, Pat Cadigan, Greg Egan, Eliot Fintushel, Michael F. Flynn, Lisa Goldstein, Joe Haldeman, Katharine Kerr, Nancy Kress, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, Mary Rosenblum, Geoff Ryman, William Sanders, Brian Stableford, George Turner, Howard Waldrop, Walter Jon Williams. Rounded out with Gardner Dozois''s insightful overview of the year in science fiction and a long list of recommended reading, this volume is the starting point for dozens of delightful ventures into the marvels of human imagination. "Dozois''s intelligently and ably put-together anthology does its stated job as well as any one book or editor could. Even with competition, it would still be the best of the Best."--Publishers Weekly

Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year''s Best Science Fiction continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. This year''s volume includes Michael Swanwick, Geoff Ryman, Allen Steele, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Cassott, Charles Stross, and many other bright talents of science fiction, as well as the usual thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A collection of stories from the legendary editor of Isaac Asimov''s Science Fiction Magazine . With a foreword by Grand Master of Science Fiction Robert Silverberg Gardner Dozois''s multifaceted, sharp-edged, surreal fiction has long been regarded among science fiction''s finest offerings. The fourteen masterworks in this volume of short fiction are unique and beautiful constructions whose images etch themselves indelibly in the reader''s mind. "Long before he became one of SF''s premier editors, Dozois was one of the genre''s most exciting writers. . . . With passages of lyric wonder and vivid, fully realized characters, Dozois here shows himself to be an outstanding writer." — Publishers Weekly

The best gets better and bigger. The two-time Nebula Award winning author and recently named editor of Isaac Asimov''s Science Fiction Magazine has compiled an awesome collection of science fiction from 1985. It includes eleven current Nebula Award Finalists, and works by such best-selling and award-winning authors as Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Avram Davidson, William Gibson, Joe Haldeman, R.A. Lafferty, George R.R. Martin, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Silverberg, James Tiptree, Jr., and Howard Waldrop. The finest new writers in the field are also represented, including recent Hugo and Nebula Award nominees such as James P. Blaylock, James Patrick Kelly, Nancy Kress, Lucius Shepard, Lewis Shiner, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, and Walter Jon Williams. More than ever, this massive and satisfying book is the best buy in science fiction.

An anthology of eighteen feline fantasies features tales by Stephen King, Ursula LeGuin, Theodore Sturgeon, Gene Wolfe, and other masters of the fantasy genre