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It is extremely difficult to win a Hugo award. It is also extremely difficult to win a Nebula. These are like the Oscars and Golden Globes on the science fiction/fantasy writing side, and just like it is the extremely rare movie that gets both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Movie, it is only stories of the highest caliber that get awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo. The Hugo is awarded at the annual Worldcon, voted on by fans. The Nebula is awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) voted on by its member, primarily professional writers. A piece that wins both, signifies that it had wide-spread fan appeal (fan votes) and also the highest regard by professionals in the field (voted on by exclusively by SFWA member). A novella is something just short of a novel (in word-count), and many of the worlds outstanding series started off as novellas, including Orson Scott Card''s Ender''s Game (the novella is the one that won all the awards, and then was extended into a novel, and finally a series). Some consider the novella the perfect size for a story...large enough to develop it, but with a wordcount constrain that still imposes writing discipline. This anthology reprints four novellas, each of which has stood the test of time and each of which won both the Nebula and the Hugo. Some went on to win a plethora of other awards from around the world. For example, Mike Resnick''s "The Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" may be one of the most awarded stories in science fiction, having won not only the Hugo and Nebula, but also the HOMer award, the SF Chronicle Award, and awards from countries like as Spain, France and Croatia. Here then are four of the most outstanding and most acclaimed novellas in science fiction, penned by Joe Haldeman, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mike Resnick and Nancy Kress. Beggars in Spain take place in a future where genetic engineering has become a reality, and society and culture face the consequences of genetic modifications. The story revolves around the existence of the "Sleepless" individuals genetically modified to not need sleep, who have greater potential for intelligence and accomplishment than ordinary humans, called "Sleepers". The Hemingway Hoax weaves together a story of an attempt to produce a fake Ernest Hemingway manuscript with themes concerning time travel and parallel worlds. The story is based on the real-life incident in Hemmingway''s life when his first wife Hadley lost a suitcase with his manuscripts. The Mountains of Mourning explores the concepts of justice and mercy when Miles Vorkosigan is sent to represent the empire in a far-flung rural village where a woman demands justice for the murder of her baby who was born healthy, but with a cleft lip and palate. The Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge explores the meaning of human progress and decline, long after humans have disappeared from the Earth. An alien archeological expedition is sent to explore humanities rise and fall in its birthplace of Olduvai Gorge where seven recounted stories based on artifacts found tell the tale of how they rose and how they fell, but also leave the aliens with an uneasy feeling of what the future may hold.

The sequel to The Forever War - Joe Haldeman''s legendary intergalactic Vietnam War parable. Stunningly realized by Marvano. The Forever War has ended and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces. But what remains of the human race struggles to find its place in the universe in the aftermath of the galaxy shattering conflict.

The Hemingway Hoax is a Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella that weaves an intricate plot of a fake Hemingway manuscript with time travel, multiple universes, and the potential destruction of the omniverse itself. *** Hemingway''s first wife, Hadley, lost a bag containing the manuscript of his first novel on a Parisian train. In 1996, John Baird, a renowned Hemingway scholar, decides to use that loss to account for a fake manuscript he creates. *** Little does Baird suspect that his attempt to pass off the forgery as a recovered Hemingway manuscript will take him on a journey involving parallel universes and time travel. For Hemingway''s reputation is intricately linked to the fate of multiple worlds in the omniverse and any attempt to change that can have disastrous consequences.

The Pimping Preacher, for me started out with a Pastor, who''s blackmailed into sadistic crimes, and a drug dealer without conscience. The novel is mixed with corrupt and betrayal, though totally fictional portrayals. The deception and power of success can corrupt the most pure hearts. Agent Watson plays a dirty game. The twists in this piece are unpredictable. The story lines are full of suspense, mystery, and the reality of the power of forgiveness, as a Pastor is given another opportunity to redeem himself. The murders are potentially senseless, except for the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. Percilla and Nene were opportunists who got what they had coming. Michael Steel was so blinded by his power and money; until he underestimated Rolo''s grind and thirst for his position. This read is intended to spark and stir up passion for Leslia and Sophia.

One murder on a pleasure boat. A famous, glamorous husband has disappeared. The guests all had reason to love and hate both. The most famous of Spanish detectives discovers truths going back 30 years.

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THE MARS GIRL (Joe Haldeman) Carmen Dula was just like any other girl. Or she used to be, before she spent six months on the spacecraft, John Carter, as part of the first nine families to settle on Mars. ) Just like any other teenager she was curious about her new home-who wouldn''t be?-but she did her schoolwork, enjoyed time with her friends, and she started to explore the red planet with the supervision of her guide and friend, Paul Santos; always within the rules set by the colony.) Yet the Administrator, Dargo Solingen, seemed to have it out for her. She had no idea why, but she was blamed for every slight; every transgression. Until one day she had enough. At night fall, Carmen donned a biosuit and ventured outside on her own-during curfew, while her outside privileges had been suspended. She didn''t have a set goal. All she knew is that she wanted to explore... What happened next was beyond her most wildest dreams. But how can she prove what she saw that night, when almost everyone assumes she is lying? ============================================================ AS BIG AS THE RITZ (Gregory Benford) Clayton Donnor grew up in a hard-working mining asteroid community, so when he went to Earth to study at UCLA, he thought all his dreams had come true. Earth was gaudy, effervescent and, above all, it was fun. Majoring in Comparative Astrophysics, and Minoring in Analytic Economic Morality, Clayton''s aspirations were large. But he had no idea what would be in store for him when he first met Sylvia Rolland, and she invited him home to meet her father. For Dr. Norman Rollan had created the elusive Brotherworld, a manufactured Hoop world a few kilometres thick, that circled around the Vortex of a black hole twenty kilometres away. Why did Dr. Rollan not allow any Astrophysicists to visit? What were his colony of genetically- perfect clones hiding? Clayton was determined to find out...

The author David Brin calls "one of the best prophetic writers of our times" has crafted a tale in which the future of humanity is intertwined with the destiny of Rosa Tolliver--an ordinary woman in the days after the Civil War, trying to make a new life for herself in the Alaska gold fields and feeling an odd sense of being watched.

Horton''s elegiac anthology of 15 mostly hard SF stories illuminates a broad spectrum of grief over love thwarted through time, space, human frailty or alien intervention, from the gentle melancholy of Michael Swanwick''s ""Triceratops Summer, "" which posits tame Technicolored time-warped dinosaurs in Vermont, to newcomer Leah Bobet''s ""Bliss, "" an agonizing riff on near-future drug addiction. Several selections address current political-social issues, like Mary Rosenblum''s ""Search Engine, "" which extrapolates today''s technology to chilling, Big Brotherly results. The long closing story, Alasta.

Annotation A One-Stop Reference Containing the Most Read Topics in the Syngress Security LibraryThis Syngress Anthology Helps You Protect Your Enterprise from Tomorrow''s Threats TodayThis is the perfect reference for any IT professional responsible for protecting their enterprise from the next generation of IT security threats. This anthology represents the "best of" this year''s top Syngress Security books on the Human, Malware, VoIP, Device Driver, RFID, Phishing, and Spam threats likely to be unleashed in the near future. * From Practical VoIP Security, Thomas Porter, Ph. D. and Director of IT Security for the FIFA 2006 World Cup, writes on threats to VoIP communications systems and makes recommendations on VoIP security. * From Phishing Exposed, Lance James, Chief Technology Officer of Secure Science Corporation, presents the latest information on phishing and spam. * From Combating Spyware in the Enterprise, Brian Baskin, instructor for the annual Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference, writes on forensic detection and removal of spyware. * Also from Combating Spyware in the Enterprise, About.com''s security expert Tony Bradley covers the transformation of spyware. * From Inside the SPAM Cartel, Spammer-X shows how spam is created and why it works so well. * From Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise, Paul Piccard, former manager of Internet Security Systems'' Global Threat Operations Center, covers Skype security. * Also from Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise, Craig Edwards, creator of the IRC security software IRC Defender, discusses global IRC security. * From RFID Security, Brad "Renderman" Haines, one of the most visible members of the wardriving community, covers tag encoding and tag application attacks. * Also from R.

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