Most Popular Books by Gregory Benford

Gregory Benford expands Arthur C. Clarke''s novella, Against the Fall of Night, into a novel-length adventure set billions of years in the future about human destiny among the stars.

Extinction is not permanent. Not anymore. Multi-millionaire researcher Alex Pierce has developed cutting-edge genetic techniques to extract viable DNA from preserved samples of breathtaking species that humans have erased from the Earth. From passenger pigeons and Tasmanian tigers, to Pleistocene dire wolves and sabretooths...even the humble dodo. The cornerstone of Alex''s dream is to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Majestic and massive, these creatures no longer roam the world, driven to extinction by ancient hunters. At his isolated Pleistocene Ranch in the wilds of Montana, Alex has actually bred the very first mammoth to walk the Earth in 10,000 years. But there are those who believe what is extinct should remain extinct, and that any tampering goes against the laws of nature. And their fervor may be far stronger than Alex''s dreams. Mammoth Dawn is the original acclaimed novella written by New York Times bestseller and Hugo and Nebula Award nominee Kevin J. Anderson and multiple Hugo and Nebula winner Gregory Benford; this volume also includes their detailed chapter-by-chapter treatment of the full novel the two authors originally envisioned, as well as a non-fiction overview of current scientific attempts to clone mammoths—a reality that may be much closer than you think.

The Nebula Award-winning author''s fifth installment of his classic Galactic Center series is reissued in this special edition that contains a teaser chapter from his new hardcover "The Sunborn," scheduled for release in March 2005.

The first manned mission to Mars has been a resounding success, and excitement grows as more new discoveries are made. However, one phenomenon continues to defy rational explanation - the ''marsmat'' - a complex anaerobic life-form found in the planet''s honeycomb of tunnels. This raises questions about the nature and meaning of life itself which will lead the curious and the driven to Pluto and beyond, to the cold void at the fringes of the solar system.

Arthur C.Clarke''s early novel Against the Fall of the Night, set far in the future, and a sequel by Gregory Benford. Alvin, the only child for many centuries born in what is believed to be the only city left on Earth, leads a renaissance. Man is reclaiming the Earth, but evil has also returned.

Human civilization has evolved to the point at which we have begun consciously sending messages into the far future. How should we communicate who we are, what we know, to asyet-unmet intelligent beings elsewhere in both time and space? Will they be able to decipher what we say? And what information will we leave to Earth''s occupants a million years hence? How can we address an unknown destiny in which human culture itself may no longer exist? Combining the logical rigor of a scientist with the lyrical beauty of a novelist, Gregory Benford explores these and other fascinating questions in a provocative analysis of humanity''s attempts to make its culture immortal, to cross the immense gulf that such deep-time messages must span in order to be understood. In clear, crisp language, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future, and explores the possible "messages" we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself -- from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species. We are already sending messages into nearby space; in the coming ages we will be able to launch probes accurately to other stars. Our indelible legacy to future generations, or to the next occupants of this planet, is already being constructed. As we begin our incredible journey down the path of eternity, Gregory Benford masterfully calls forth some of the intriguing, astounding, undreamed -- of futures which may await us in deep time. Human civilization has evolved to the point at which we have begun consciously sending messages into the far future. How should we communicate who we are, what we know, to as-yet-unmet intelligent beings elsewhere in both time and space? Will they be able to decipher what we say? And what information will we leave to Earth''s occupants a million years hence? How can we address an unknown destiny in which human culture itself may no longer exist?Combining the logical rigor of a scientist with the lyrical beauty of a novelist, Gregory Benford explores these and other fascinating questions in a provocative analysis of humanity''s attempts t make its culture immortal, to cross the immense gulf that such deep-time messages must span in order to be understood. In clear, crisp language, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future, and explores the possible "messages'' we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself-from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species.

Die Erde am Abgrund Als Wissenschaftler im selben Abschnitt des Weltraums kurz hintereinander zwei Gammastrahlen-Blitze beobachten, sind sie sicher, dass sie von einem Schwarzen Loch von der Masse unseres Mondes verursacht werden, das einen Stern nach dem anderen verschlingt. Berechnungen zufolge wird dieser unersättliche "Eater" auch der Erde gefährlich nahe kommen. Und das Befremdliche an diesem Objekt ist, dass irgendjemand - oder irgendetwas - es zu steuern scheint. Ist es eine Waffe? Oder ein außerirdisches Raumschiff? Spekulationen, die Wissenschaftler und Militärs ebenso auf den Plan rufen wie Weltuntergangspropheten ...

Merlin is one of the most powerful names in the annals of fantasy, a name to conjure with, a name that is synonymous with Arthur, Morgan le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot and Avalon. Was he the greatest of Druids, a true caster of spells, a weaver of tales and legends, a maker of kings, or a tragic hero in his own right?

Sentinels: A collection of stories and essays by some of Clarke''s many colleagues and friends who were influenced by his writings and thoughts about human possibilities, and who continue as his sentinels by the doors to the future that he opened... Stories and essays by: Isaac Asimov, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Russell Blackford, Damien Broderick, Pat Cadigan, Sheila Finch, James Gunn, Robert A. Heinlein, A.A. Jackson IV, Christopher McKitterick, Charles Pellegrino, Frederik Pohl, Pamela Sargent, Joan Slonczewski, Allen Steele, Howard Waldrop, Jack Williamson, George Zebrowski.

Ein Universum in der Nussschale Im Supercollider des Brookhaven National Laboratory, dem mächtigsten Zyklotron der Welt, schießt man schwere Atomkerne aufeinander, um so die Bedingungen bei der Entstehung unseres Universums zu beobachten. Nach einem katastrophalen Zwischenfall wird ein kugelförmiges, opakes Gebilde gefunden, das sich als unzerstörbar erweist. Mit Faszination und zunehmendem Entsetzen stellen die Wissenschaftler fest, dass es sich um einen Miniaturkosmos handelt, der dem Universum aufs Haar gleicht, in dem die Zeit allerdings sehr viel schneller verrinnt. Was wird passieren, wenn die Zeit abgelaufen ist?

"Three visions of tyranny... Under the Wheel. Benford: Utopias can be magic places for those who want to live there. For the unwilling they can be hell on Earth... or off it... Ford: In the grim years following the U.S./Soviet cease-fire, the technology of mind control reaches heights never dreamed of in the 20th century... Springer: When best friends turn against each other, the parting is always cruel. when one is a tyrant and the other only a slave, it can be deadly..."--Pg. [4] of cover.

Collection dirigée par Gérard KleinLa Grande Rivière du ciel, c''est la Voie lactée, vue du centre de la galaxie. C''est là que se joue peut-être le dernier acte de l''histoire de l''humanité.Traquée par des machines intelligentes, la tribu de Killeen et de Shibo n''a plus qu''un espoir : retrouver le navire magique Argo, l''un de ceux qui ont amené leurs ancêtres, à travers l''espace interstellaire, sur un monde qui fut un paradis. Avant l''arrivée des Machines. Mais pour cela, il leur faudra déjouer les ruses d''intelligences artificielles aussi puissantes que le Fabricant ou que la Mante.Gregory Benford, écrivain et physicien, nous offre ici le premier volet d''une des plus vertigineuses trilogies de la science-fiction, auquel feront suite Marées de lumière et Les Profondeurs furieuses.

A collection of stories that speculates about what would have happened if Hitler had won the Second World War