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Robert J Sawyer is the author of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41 (2025), L'alternativa Oppenheimer (Urania Jumbo) (2022), La vendetta dei Quintaglio (Urania) (2019), Writing Better Fiction (2019), Progetto Quintaglio (Urania) (2019).

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41

release date: Apr 22, 2025
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41
Step into the extraordinary with L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41--an anthology that promises the unexpected, the thought-provoking, and the unforgettable. Celebrating the best new voices in speculative fiction, this collection offers gripping tales of science fiction, fantasy, and beyond. Discover Distant Worlds Explore alien landscapes, futuristic technologies, and hidden realms. From time-traveling adventures to battles for survival in dystopian societies, these stories transport you far beyond the limits of imagination. Meet Extraordinary Heroes Follow protagonists who face impossible odds--from a young constable on a harsh alien frontier to a reclusive writer sharing a ride with a sentient car. These characters redefine courage, resilience, and what it means to be human. Experience Visual Wonder Every story is brought to life with breathtaking original illustrations. These commissioned works add depth, color, and vibrancy to the collection, making it a visual and literary masterpiece. Learn from the Legends Gain inspiration from essays by L. Ron Hubbard, Robert J. Sawyer, and Tom Wood, offering rare insights into storytelling and creative mastery. Discover Tomorrow?s Stars This volume continues the legacy of Writers of the Future, the competition that has launched myriad bestselling authors. These rising talents are reshaping speculative fiction as we know it. Whether you love heart-pounding action, thought-provoking ?what ifs,? or stories that blur the line between science and magic, Volume 41 is your gateway to new dimensions. With tales and illustrations that linger long after the final page, this anthology invites you to take the leap into worlds uncharted. Push Beyond the Ordinary. Explore the Extraordinary. Grab your copy of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41 and discover the next generation of visionary storytellers and artists.

L'alternativa Oppenheimer (Urania Jumbo)

release date: Aug 03, 2022
L'alternativa Oppenheimer (Urania Jumbo)
L''ALTERNATIVA OPPENHEIMER Dopo la distruzione di Hiroshima e Nagasaki, lo scienziato responsabile del progetto Manhattan, J. Robert Oppenheimer, si mette a capo di un nuovo team di scienziati per scongiurare, questa volta, una catastrofe. Intorno al 2030, infatti, è prevista un''esplosione del sole che diffonderà con furia devastante il suo strato più esterno, distruggendo l''intero sistema solare. A oltre settantacinque anni dallo sgancio delle bombe atomiche sul Giappone, l''autore vincitore dei premi Nebula e Hugo ci riporta indietro nel tempo per ripercorrere la Storia... con una svolta imprevista.

La vendetta dei Quintaglio (Urania)

release date: Oct 02, 2019
La vendetta dei Quintaglio (Urania)
LA VENDETTA DEI QUINTAGLIO In Occhi nello spazio e Progetto Quintaglio abbiamo incontrato la razza di dinosauri intelligenti provenienti dalla Terra, i Quintaglio, che rischiano l''estinzione. A un livello di cultura equivalente al nostro Rinascimento, devono quindi evolvere velocemente per riuscire a sfuggire alla minaccia e lasciare il loro pianeta. Però, mentre i Quintaglio sperimentano il viaggio spaziale, scoprono una seconda specie di dinosauri intelligenti, e la scoperta mette in dubbio le loro convinzioni più profonde. Nel frattempo, la psicanalisi getta nuova luce su tutto ciò che il sapiente cieco Afsan pensava di sapere sul suo popolo attraverso

Writing Better Fiction

release date: Jul 31, 2019
Writing Better Fiction
Writing fiction isn''t easy. The 26 writers and editors-and one writing group-who contributed to this book know exactly how difficult it can be. They''ve seen the challenges and found the solutions, and they are here to share their hard-won lessons with you. From getting started to choosing a point of view, to adding resonance, crafting an unforgettable villain, advanced editing techniques, and more, Writing Better Fiction has something for writers at every level. Topics include: Dealing with the blank page Surface problems and story-worthy problems Understanding point of view Villains and conflict Writer''s block Writing stronger scenes Effective dialogue Give your writing resonance with elemental tales Three steps to move from telling to showing And much more.

Progetto Quintaglio (Urania)

release date: Apr 03, 2019
Progetto Quintaglio (Urania)
Progetto Quintaglio Toroca, direttore dei rilevamenti geologici, sta cercando di difendere la sua controversa teoria dell''evoluzione. Ma le origini della sua gente, i Quintaglio, si rivelano più complesse di quanto lui immaginasse, quando viene alla luce il relitto di un''antica astronave degli alieni che avevano portato i dinosauri terrestri nel loro sistema solare. Mentre Toroca deve convincere l''imperatore Dybo che l''evoluzione c''è stata, altrimenti non ci sarà alcun futuro per gli ultimi sopravvissuti del passato preistorico della Terra, a Capital City il sapiente cieco Alfan è sulle tracce di un misterioso assassino, il primo che ci sia mai stato nella storia dei Quintaglio E l''imperatore Dybo deve far fronte alle rivendicazioni al trono avanzate da suo fratello Rodlox.

Occhi nello spazio (Urania)

release date: Jul 05, 2017
Occhi nello spazio (Urania)
Ogni tanto torna di moda l''enigma dei dinosauri, esseri giganteschi dei quali fino a due secoli fa non si conosceva nemmeno l''esistenza (e dove la parte enigmatica riguarda la loro estinzione, avvenuta nel Cretaceo). Ma se non fossero scomparsi e si fossero semplicemente trasferiti su un altro pianeta? Non grazie alla loro limitata intelligenza, certo, ma aiutati e trasportati da una razza più sensibile ed evoluta... Ridotta la massa corporea e potenziata la mente, i tirannosauri avrebbero finito per sviluppare la paziente e sofisticata civiltà descritta in questo stupefacente romanzo. Nel quale un brillante scienziato - quello che potremmo considerare l''equivalente sauro di Galileo - deve convincere i suoi concittadini delle verità contenute negli ultimi sviluppi dell''astronomia. Anche perché ignorarle metterebbe in serio pericolo il mondo dei Quintaglio, rettili pensanti ma non senza pregiudizi.

Humanity 2.0

release date: Oct 10, 2016
Humanity 2.0
What will it mean to be human in the future? How will we evolve in order to reach the stars? Fifteen short stories collected in this book examine how interstellar flight might change humanity itself. Will we choose to upload our minds into a singularity? Enhance ourselves with alien DNA? Will our bodies remain the same, but our culture and societal norms adapt to accommodate for effects of time dilation, or become subsumed by advanced alien cultures? Hugo and Nebula award winning authors, bestsellers, and some of the hottest new writers in the field of hard science fiction imagine an array of possible futures-from bright to dystopian-and different permutations of what''s in store for us as a species. Includes stories by Robert J. Sawyer, John Varley, Robert Silverberg, Brenda Cooper, Ken Liu, Mike Resnick, Jody Lynn Nye and many more.

Quantum Night

release date: Mar 01, 2016
Quantum Night
LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2017 2017 AURORA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Robert J. Sawyer has proven himself to be "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation" (The New York Times). Now, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing... Experimental psychologist Jim Marchuk has developed a flawless technique for identifying the previously undetected psychopaths lurking everywhere in society. But while being cross-examined about his breakthrough in court, Jim is shocked to discover that he has lost his memories of six months of his life from twenty years previously--a dark time during which he himself committed heinous acts. Jim is reunited with Kayla Huron, his forgotten girlfriend from his lost period and now a quantum physicist who has made a stunning discovery about the nature of human consciousness. As a rising tide of violence and hate sweeps across the globe, the psychologist and the physicist combine forces in a race against time to see if they can do the impossible--change human nature--before the entire world descends into darkness.

Foreigner

release date: Jan 01, 2016
Foreigner
In Far-Seer and Fossil Hunter, we met the Quintaglios, a race of intelligent dinosaurs (evolved descendants of dinosaurs rescued in prehistory from Earth), and learned of the threat to their very existence. Now they must quickly advance from a culture equivalent to our Renaissance to the point where they can leave their planet. While the Quintaglios rush to develop space travel, the discovery of a second species of intelligent dinosaurs rocks their most fundamental beliefs. Meanwhile, blind Afsan--the Quintaglio Galileo--undergoes the newfangled treatment of psychoanalysis, throwing everything he thought he knew about his violent people into a startling new light. This special Kobo edition includes the bonus short story Forever. "Sawyer deserves a round of vigorous applause."--Tom Easton in Analog "Deftly combines well-reasoned hard-science speculation with psychology, imaginative alien anthropology, and even linguistics to produce a fascinating and memorable adventure that''s not just for dinosaur lovers."--Booklist "Fresh; exhilarating. A rousing conclusion to a dynamic and inspiring trilogy. Highly recommended."--The Toronto Star "The characters are compelling. A fine end to a brilliant series, one that should vault Sawyer into the first rank of science fiction writers."--Quill & Quire: Canada''s Magazine of Book News and Reviews ROBERT J. SAWYER has won the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial, Seiun, and Aurora Awards, all for best science fiction novel of the year. His novels include Hominids, Rollback, Wake, and FlashForward (basis for the TV series).

Iterazioni

release date: Sep 29, 2015
Iterazioni
Fantascienza - racconto (13 pagine) - Perché gli alieni non comunicano con noi? In questo breve ma geniale racconto Sawyer dà una soluzione, e ne trae una terribile conseguenza Secondo alcune stime solo nella nostra galassia dovrebbero esserci circa otto miliardi di pianeti abitabili. Molti di essi dovrebbero aver sviluppato la vita, l''intelligenza, civiltà tecnologiche. Il paradosso di Fermi dice: se ci sono tutti questi alieni là fuori, perché non si fanno sentire? Perché non abbiamo mai captato un sagnale, o ricevuto una visita? In questo breve racconto, tra i suoi più famosi, Robert J. Sawyer dà una risposta e soprattutto ne trae una conseguenza. E da questa conoscenza il protagonista di questa storia dovrà trovare la chiave per venire a patti con la sua coscienza. Canadese, nato a Ottawa nel 1960, Robert J. Sawyer è uno dei migliori scrittori di fantascienza dell’ultima generazione. Ha vinto un premio Nebula già nel 1995 con uno dei suoi primi romanzi, Killer online, e nel 2003 ha ottenuto anche il Premio Hugo con La genesi della specie. Recentemente è stato insignito col Premio Aurora alla Carriera. Scrittore di fantascienza di stampo classico, con una particolare attenzione agli aspetti scientifici, Sawyer affronta spesso temi legati all’evoluzione, all’antrolopologia, all’impatto dell’uomo con le grandi rivelazioni e rivoluzioni portate dalla scienza o dal contatto con intelligenze diverse. È una persona molto alla mano, entusiasta di scrivere fantascienza e di corrispondere con i suoi lettori, anche tramite il suo sito personale il suo profilo Facebook. È socio onorario dell''Associazione Delos Books ed è stato ospite dei Delos Days a Milano nel 2011. I suoi romanzi sono stati pubblicati in Italia dall’Editrice Nord, da Fanucci e soprattutto da Urania. Delos Digital ha pubblicato diversi delle sue migliori opere brevi.

Kifürkészhetetlen

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Kifürkészhetetlen
Amikor u200begy idegen civilizáció küldötte érkezik a Földre, úti céljául a torontói Royal Ontario Museumot választja. A múzeum egyik munkatársával, Thomas Jerichóval lép kapcsolatba, aki meglepődve veszi tudomásul, hogy Hollus, a pókszerű lény bolygónk történelmét jött tanulmányozni, párhuzamokat keresve más civilizációk sorsával. Nem kisebb feladatra vállalkozott ugyanis, valamiféle kívülről rákényszerített rendezőelv nyomait kutatja a világegyetemben, más szóval Isten létének bizonyítékát. Az ateista Jericho saját kételyeivel küzdve segíti Hollus munkáját, de az egyre meggyőzőbb érveket mind nehezebben utasíthatja el. Vajon ha létezik Isten, mi a célja velünk, emberekkel? És érdemes-e egyáltalán kutatni szándékai után, hiszen az Ő útjai köztudottan kifürkészhetetlenek. Kanada legsikeresebb SF-szerzője a Lélekhullám után ezzel a regényével ismét a tudomány és a hit világának metszéspontjaira irányítja a reflektorfényt. Gondolatébresztő művét a megjelenését követő évben több díjra jelölték, és azóta is élénk vitákat generál olvasói körében.

Mikeys

release date: Oct 15, 2013
Mikeys
Fantascienza - racconto (16 pagine) - Come l''astronauta dell’Apollo 11 Michael Collins il loro destino era quello di restare indietro, mentre i loro compagni conquistavano lo spazio. A Don Lawson quella dannata faccenda non andava proprio giù, più che altro perché il capitano aveva ragione: era il capitano a essere stato scelto per guidare la prima missione sulla superficie di Marte, che sarebbe partita dalla Terra l’anno seguente. Non gliel’aveva mai detto in faccia, ma sapeva bene che il capitano e tutto il resto della NASA consideravano lui e il suo collega Sasim solamente dei Mikeys, epiteto derisorio affibbiato a quelli come Mike Collins, pilota del modulo di comando dell’Apollo 11, che era quasi arrivato fino alla meta: gli uomini destinati a restare in orbita, mentre altri facevano la storia. Canadese, nato a Ottawa nel 1960, Robert J. Sawyer è uno dei migliori scrittori di fantascienza dell’ultima generazione. Ha vinto un premio Nebula già nel 1995 con uno dei suoi primi romanzi, Killer online, e nel 2003 ha ottenuto anche il Premio Hugo con La genesi della specie. Recentemente è stato insignito col Premio Aurora alla Carriera. Scrittore di fantascienza di stampo classico, con una particolare attenzione agli aspetti scientifici, Sawyer affronta spesso temi legati all’evoluzione, all’antrolopologia, all’impatto dell’uomo con le grandi rivelazioni e rivoluzioni portate dalla scienza o dal contatto con intelligenze diverse. È una persona molto alla mano, entusiasta di scrivere fantascienza e di corrispondere con i suoi lettori, anche tramite il suo sito personale il suo profilo Facebook. È socio onorario dell''Associazione Delos Books ed è stato ospite dei Delos Days a Milano nel 2011. I suoi romanzi sono stati pubblicati in Italia dall’Editrice Nord, da Fanucci e soprattutto da Urania.

Triggers

release date: Mar 26, 2013
Triggers
On the eve of a secret military operation, an assassin’s bullet strikes President Seth Jerrison. He is rushed to the hospital, where surgeons struggle to save his life. At the same hospital, Professor Ranjip Singh is experimenting with a device that can erase traumatic memories. Then a terrorist bomb detonates. In the operating room, the president suffers cardiac arrest. He has a near-death experience, but the memories that flash through Jerrison’s mind are not his own. It quickly becomes clear that the electromagnetic pulse generated by the bomb amplified and scrambled Professor Singh’s equipment, allowed a random group of people to access one another’s minds. And now one of those people can retrieve President Jerrison’s memories – including classified information regarding the upcoming military mission, which, if revealed, could cost countless lives. But the task of determining who has switched memories with whom is a daunting one – particularly when some of the people involved have reason to lie…

Wonder

release date: Mar 27, 2012
Wonder
"A writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation" ("New York Times") concludes his mindbending trilogy.

Illegal Alien

release date: Dec 27, 2011
Illegal Alien
When a disabled spaceship enters Earth''s atmosphere, seven members of the advanced Tosok race are welcomed by the world. Then a popular scientist is murdered, and all evidence points to one of the Tosoks. Now, an alien is tried in a court of law-and there may be far more at stake than accounting for one human life.

The Terminal Experiment

release date: Aug 30, 2011
The Terminal Experiment
Dr. Peter Hobson has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. But they all have escaped from Hobson''s computer into the web-and one of them is a killer.

WWW: Watch

release date: Mar 29, 2011
WWW: Watch
It calls itself Webmind. An emerging consciousness within the World Wide Web, it has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH, the secret United States government agency that monitors the Internet for any potential threats-and wants it purged from cyberspace.

WWW: Wake

release date: Mar 30, 2010
WWW: Wake
A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author joins Ace with a stunning new science fiction epic. Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math, and blind. When she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality she perceives the landscape of the World Wide Web-where she makes contact with a mysterious consciousness existing only in cyberspace.

Flashforward Recuerdos del Futuro

release date: Jan 01, 2010

Éveil

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Éveil
Caitlin, seize ans, jolie, enjouée, surdouée (surtout en maths), est aveugle de naissance. Mais elle est capable de surfer sur la Toile mieux que personne grâce à quelques interfaces et logiciels adaptés. Elle peut retracer dans sa mémoire les itinéraires les plus compliqués qu''elle a empruntés. Elle a la Toile en tête. Ses yeux et ses centres optiques sont parfaits. Mais quelque chose dans son nerf optique transmet mal l''information. Lorsque le professeur Kuroda, spécialiste japonais, lui propose d''essayer une prothèse qui y remédiera, elle saute de joie. Voir enfin... Cependant, ce qu''elle découvre avec son implant est déconcertant. Elle ne voit pas le monde mais un réseau de lignes brillantes. La Toile, le Web. Le World Wide Web. Et tapi dans la Toile, quelque chose - quelqu''un - guette et tente d''entrer en contact avec elle. Une Intelligence. Non humaine.

Calculating God

release date: Mar 03, 2009
Calculating God
The provocative, near-future SF thriller from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author

The WWW Trilogy

release date: Jan 01, 2009

Rollback

release date: Feb 05, 2008

Identity Theft and Other Stories

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Identity Theft and Other Stories
This new collection by the man Anne McCaffrey calls "an absolutely marvelous writer" includes Hugo Award nominee "Shed Skin," Nebula Award nominee "Identity Theft," and Aurora Award winner "Ineluctable." In these pages, you''ll discover the dark secret of the only priest on Mars, revisit H.G. Wells''s Morlocks, and learn what really happens when aliens beam us the Encyclopedia Galactica.

Far-Seer

release date: Apr 01, 2007
Far-Seer
The Face of God is what every young saurian learns to call the immense, glowing object which fills the night sky on the far side of the world. Young Afsan is privileged, called to the distant Capital City to apprentice with Saleed the court astrologer. Buth when the time comes for Afsan to make his coming-of-age pilgrimage, to gaze upon the Face of God, his world is changed forever- for what he sees will test his faith... and may save his world from disaster! At the publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Furto di identità

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Frameshift

release date: Nov 01, 2005
Frameshift
A scientist in Berkeley, California discovers that a series of murders is the work of an insurance company. After collecting information on the genes of policy holders, the company analyzed them to see which ones were a bad risk and proceeded to kill them. By the author of The Terminal Experiment.

Mindscan

release date: Apr 01, 2005
Mindscan
Robert J. Sawyer''s Hominids, the first volume of his bestselling Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, won the 2003 Hugo Award, and its sequel, Humans, was a 2004 Hugo nominee. Now he''s back with a pulse-pounding, mind-expanding standalone novel, rich with his signature philosophical and ethical speculations, all grounded in cutting-edge science. Jake Sullivan has cheated death: he''s discarded his doomed biological body and copied his consciousness into an android form. The new Jake soon finds love, something that eluded him when he was encased in flesh: he falls for the android version of Karen, a woman rediscovering all the joys of life now that she''s no longer constrained by a worn-out body either. But suddenly Karen''s son sues her, claiming that by uploading into an immortal body, she has done him out of his inheritance. Even worse, the original version of Jake, consigned to die on the far side of the moon, has taken hostages there, demanding the return of his rights of personhood. In the courtroom and on the lunar surface, the future of uploaded humanity hangs in the balance. Mindscan is vintage Sawyer -- a feast for the mind and the heart.
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