New Releases by Robert J. Sawyer

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 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.

A Magazine of Science Fiction and FantasyISSUE 15: July 2015Mike Resnick, EditorJean Rabe, Assistant EditorShahid Mahmud, PublisherThis month we feature a new story from and an interview with the 2015 Worldcon (Sasquan) Guest of Honor, David Gerrold.Stories by: Ron Collins, Robert Silverberg, Dantzel Cherry, Jack McDevitt, Leena Likitalo, Alex Shvartsman, Elizabeth Bear, J. R. Vogt, Lawrence Person, Robert J. Sawyer, David GerroldSerialization: Reboots by Mercedes Lackey and Cody MartinColumns by: Barry Malzberg, Gregory BenfordBook Reviews: Jody Lynn Nye and Bill FawcettInterview: Joy Ward interviews David Gerrold Galaxy's Edge is a bi-monthly (every two months) magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old (reprint) stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by Barry Malzberg and Gregory Benford, book reviews by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett and an interview conducted by Joy Ward.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

A mechanical Jesus for your shrine, the myths of cuttlefish, a vampire in residential schools, a Muslim woman who wants to get closer, surgically, to her god, the demons of outer space, the downside of Nirvana. The 24 science fiction and fantasy stories and poems included in Wrestling with Gods (Tesseracts Eighteen) take their faith and religion into the future, into the weird and comic and thought-provoking spaces where science fiction and fantasy has really always gone, struggling with higher powers, gods, the limits of technology, the limits of spiritual experience. At times profound, these speculative offerings give readers a chance to see faith from the believer and the skeptic in worlds where what you believe is a matter of life, death, and afterlife. Featuring works by: Derwin Mak, Robert J. Sawyer, Tony Pi, S. L. Nickerson, Janet K. Nicolson, John Park, Mary-Jean Harris, David Clink, Mary Pletsch, Jennifer Rahn, Alyxandra Harvey, Halli Lilburn, John Bell, David Jón Fuller, Carla Richards, Matthew Hughes, J. M. Frey, Steve Stanton, Erling Friis-Baastad, James Bambury, Savithri Machiraju, Jen Laface and Andrew Czarnietzki, David Fraser, Suzanne M. McNabb, and Megan Fennell.

"The Second Time Travel Megapack" collects 23 more tales of travel through time, by great modern and classic authors. Included are: SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES, by Robert J. Sawyer THE BUSINESS, AS USUAL, by Mack Reynolds THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 18, by Grendel Briarton TIME WELL SPENT, by George Zebrowski THE DAY TIME STOPPED MOVING, by Bradner Buckner SAVING JANE AUSTEN, by Robert Reginald IN THE CARDS, by Alan Cogan A WITCH IN TIME, by Janet Fox YESTERDAY'S PAPER, by Boyd Ellanby A MATTER OF TIME, by Robert Reginald THE MAN WHO SAW THROUGH TIME, by Leonard Raphael CAVERNS OF TIME, by Carlos McCune THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 110, by Grendel Briarton LOST IN TIME, by Arthur Leo Zagat THE LAND WHERE TIME STOOD STILL, by Arthur Leo Zagat OUTSIDE OF TIME, by Carroll John Daly BULL MOOSE OF BABYLON, by Don Wilcox COMPOUNDED INTEREST, by Mack Reynolds THE MAN WHO CHANGED HISTORY, by John York Cabot TIME ON YOUR HANDS, by John York Cabot INSIDE TIME, by Tim Sullivan THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 116, by Grendel Briarton THE GALLERY OF HIS DREAMS, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

This volume assembles a mammoth collection of modern Sherlock Holmes stories -- no less than 25 tales by modern masters, such as Carla Coupe, Gary Lovisi, Richard A. Lupoff, Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, and many more! (It's also an authorized edition, produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.) THE ADVENTURE OF THE ELUSIVE EMERALDS, by Carla Coupe THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND ROUND, by Mark Wardecker THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIDNIGHT SEANCE, by Michael Mallory THE CASE OF THE TARLETON MURDERS, by Jack Grochot THE TATTOOED ARM, by Marc Bilgrey THE INCIDENT OF THE IMPECUNIOUS CHEVALIER, by Richard A. Lupoff SHERLOCK HOLMES—STYMIED! by Gary Lovisi YEARS AGO AND IN A DIFFERENT PLACE, by Michael Kurland A STUDY IN EVIL, by Gary Lovisi THE ADVENTURE OF THE AMATEUR MENDICANT SOCIETY, by John Gregory Betancourt THE ADVENTURE OF THE HAUNTED BAGPIPES, by Carla Coupe SUN CHING FOO'S LAST TRICK, by Adam Beau McFarlane Dr WATSON’S FAIRY TALE, by Thos. Kent Miller THE CASE OF VAMBERRY THE WINE MERCHANT, by Jack Grochot A HOUSE GONE MAD, by Sherlock Holmes as edited by Bruce I. Kilstein BE GOOD OR BEGONE, by Stan Trybulski CUTTING FOR SIGN, by Rhys Bowen THE STAGECOACH DETECTIVE, by Linda Robertson THE DEAD HOUSE, by Bruce Kilstein THE ADVENTURE OF THE VOORISH SIGN, by Richard A. Lupoff THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE PEACOCK STREET PECULIARS, by Michael Mallory SECOND FIDDLE, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch THE CASE OF THE NETHERLAND-SUMATRA COMPANY, by Jack Grochot YOU SEE BUT YOU DO NOT OBSERVE, by Robert J. Sawyer THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEARLY GATES, by Mike Resnick And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent additions.)

Amikor ​egy 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.

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…

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). A bold revival of the short story format, punctuated with classic and modern poetry forms, Spark: A Creative Anthology features the freshest work from a range of talented writers, from established professionals to newly-emerging authors and poets. Volume II continues the ambitious approach to contemporary English writing and solidifies Spark: A Creative Anthology as a noteworthy collection of great work.

En el año 2007 se detecta una señal procedente del espacio profundo. Misteriosos e ininteligibles flujos de datos son recibidos durante diez años. Entonces la señal se detiene. Heather Davis, profesora de la Universidad de Toronto, ha dedicado toda su carrera a descifrar el mensaje. Mientras, su vida personal ha sucumbido: una hija suicida, un matrimonio destrozado. Pero es ella quien finalmente descifra el mensaje. Descubre una sorprendente tecnología nueva que puede abrirse paso a través de las barreras del espacio y el tiempo, con la promesa de una nueva etapa en la evolución humana. Parecen cercanos una capacidad de exploración ilimitada... o el final de la raza humana.

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.

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.

Caitlin Decter discovered Webmind, the vast artificial intelligence that spontaneously emerged from the World Wide Web and changed the world-from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the Pentagon has declared war on it, recruiting hackers to delete Webmind out of existence...

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.

Caitlin, une jeune Américaine de seize ans aveugle de naissance, se voit proposer par un chercheur japonais une prothèse qui remédierait à la défaillance de son nerf optique. Dans un premier temps, la prothèse ne fonctionne pas bien et la jeune fille voit des figures géométriques dont elle parvient à comprendre qu’elles représentent le réseau Internet. Celui-ci, partiellement éveillé à la conscience, reçoit ce que voit l’oeil de Caitlin et découvre un nouvel univers. Une étrange amitié naît alors entre la jeune fille et cette Intelligence Artificielle nommée Webmind. Mais Watch, l’agence gouvernementale chargée de surveiller les communications mondiales, découvre Webmind et, convaincue qu’elle représente un risque pour la sécurité nationale, décide sous la houlette du colonel Hume et de son équipe de l’éradiquer par tous les moyens possibles. Après Eveil et Veille, Merveille conclut en fanfare la trilogie de Robert J Sawyer consacrée à l’émergence d’une Intelligence Artificielle aux pouvoirs largement surhumains, voire quasi divins, à partir d’Internet mais ne pouvant subsister sans l’aide de l’humanité.

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.

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.

The provocative, near-future SF thriller from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author

Science fiction-roman.

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.

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.