Best Selling Books by Robert J. Sawyer

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.

Several years after his fateful final encounter with would-be presidential assassin Matt Sinkage, private detective Phil Housley finds himself reluctantly protecting a paranoid lawyer from alien abductions, sinister government agents, and mad scientists. At the same time Housley is battling demons from his past that threaten to unravel his own fragile sanity.

Fantascienza - racconto (15 pagine) - Vivere nella mente del più grande assassino di tutti i tempi può essere un''esperienza unica. Soprattutto se l''assassino è un esemplare di Tirannosauro. Era un medico, un apprezzato chirurgo. Un uomo che aveva giurato di salvare vite umane. Finché un giorno un paziente sedato male non aveva emesso un lamento quando il suo bisturi era penetrato nella carne. E lì era scattato qualcosa. E da chirurgo era diventato carnefice. Il giudice che lo aveva condannato l''aveva definito "l’assassino più insensibile e brutale che abbia infestato le praterie del Canada dai tempi del Tyrannosaurus rex". E la pena che gli era stata comminata era perfetta per uno con la sue tendenze. Ma per quell''uomo poteva davvero essere considerata una punizione? Da Robert J. Sawyer, maestro della fantascienza moderna e appassionato di paleontologia, vi porterà in un viaggio nel Cretaceo molto particolare. 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.

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.

Letters from the Flesh, the second book by new SF novelist Marcos Donnelly, sets a breathtaking pace, tackling far-reaching themes like evolution, fundamentalism, quantum realities, and the very core of human nature. The novel is a fictional collection of two sets of letters united by a single secret, but separated by two thousand years: - the first-century epistles of a non-physical alien entrapped in the body of St. Paul the Apostle, accidentally triggering the birth of Christianity; - the emails of microbiologist Dr. Lillian Oberland, a young college adjunct writing to her cousin Michael, a public school biology teacher facing the wrath of Creationist parents. The letters reveal a relationship far deeper than passing coincidences-and signal that cousin Michael''s unexpected conversion to fundamentalism might have interspecies consequences that cross the millennia.

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.)

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…

Blind from birth, Caitlin Decter received the gift of sight with the aid of a signal-processing retinal implant. The technology also gave her an unexpected side effect—the ability to “see” the digital data streams of the World Wide Web. And within the Web she perceived an extraordinary presence, and woke it up. It calls itself Webmind. It is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of Watch—the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States whether foreign, domestic, or online—and they''re fully aware of Caitlin''s involvement in its awakening. Watch is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind''s capacity for compassion—and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend…

Archaeologist Brandon Thackery and his rival Miles ''Klicks'' Jordan fulfill a dinosaur lover''s dream with history''s first time-travel jaunt to the late Mesozoic. Hoping to solve the extinction mystery, they find Earth''s gravity is only half its 21st century value and dinosaurs that behave very strangely. Could the slimey blue creatures from Mars have something to do with both?

Relativity is the first American collection by Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Robert J. Sawyer. It includes stories, essays, articles and speeches by Sawyer, as well as an introduction by Mike Resnick, an afterword and crossword puzzle by Valerie Broege and cover art by Jael.

The New York Times calls Robert J. Sawyer "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation." Now, for the first time ever, his award-winning WWW trilogy is available in one e-book edition. Wake Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math-and blind. But she can surf the Net with the best of them, following its complex paths in her mind. When a Japanese researcher develops a new signal-processing implant that might give her sight, she jumps at the chance, flying to Tokyo for the operation. But the visual cortex in Caitlin''s brain has long since adapted to allow her to navigate online. When the implant is activated, instead of seeing reality, she sees the landscape of the World Wide Web spreading out around her in a riot of colours and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something-some other-lurking in the background. And it''s getting smarter... Watch An extraordinary presence within the Web has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But this emerging consciousness has also come to the attention of WATCH-the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States, whether foreign, domestic, or online-and the agents are fully aware of Caitlin''s involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind''s capacity for compassion-and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend... Wonder The advent of Webmind-a vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web-is changing everything. From curing cancer to easing international tensions, Webmind seems a boon to humanity. But Colonel Peyton Hume, the Pentagon''s top expert on artificial intelligence, is convinced Webmind is a threat. He turns to the hacker underground to help him bring Webmind down. But soon hackers start mysteriously vanishing. Meanwhile, Caitlin Decter-the once-blind sixteen-year-old math genius who discovered Webmind-desperately tries to protect her friend. Can this new world of wonder survive-or will everything, Webmind included, come crashing down?

The Webmind e-book includes Wake and Wonder, the first two novels in the fascinating and thought-provoking WWW Trilogy. The trilogy centres around the emerging consciousness that is Webmind, Caitlin Decter, the blind teenager who is able to "see" this presence through a retinal implant, and Watch, the secret government agency that wants to destroy it.

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.

Toroca, the son of Afsan the Far-Seer and a geologist searching for the rare metals needed to take his species to the stars, discovers an artifact that may reveal the true origin of the dinosaurs. Original.

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).

Pour Frank Nobilio, le conseiller scientifique du président des Etats-Unis, le premier contact entre l''humanité et une race extraterrestre est assurément un succès : les Tosoks, malgré leur aspect déroutant, sont amicaux et tout disposés à faire bénéficier les hommes de leur avance technique. Quant à ces derniers, ils ont réussi à passer outre un bien légitime désarroi face aux caractéristiques morphologiques de leurs visiteurs pour réserver à ceux-ci le meilleur accueil possible. Mais une nuit, un des savants de l''entourage des aliens est assassiné dans des conditions atroces, et tous les indices semblent accuser Hask, l''un des Tosoks. Bientôt arrêté, emprisonné et traduit en jugement, Hask risque d''être exécuté à moins que Frank et Dale, son avocat, ne parviennent à établir son innocence. Leur tâche s''annonce d''autant plus difficile que leur client se montre peu coopératif, laissant entendre que l''enjeu de ce procès dépasse de loin le cadre étroit de la justice humaine... Un roman époustouflant - et souvent drôle - qui fait cohabiter très intelligemment la thématique classique du " premier contact " et le thriller juridique haletant à la John Grisham !

Le jour où il se découvre atteint d''une maladie incurable, Pierre Tardivel décide de devenir chercheur en génétique. Après de brillantes études, il travaille sur le génome humain au côté du docteur Klimus, un génial lauréat du Nobel. Il rencontre ainsi son épouse, Molly, professeur de psychologie dotée de pouvoirs télépathiques. Pour ne pas transmettre la maladie de Pierre à leur enfant, ils décident de procréer par insémination artificielle. Mais la petite fille qui naît a d''étranges caractéristiques génétiques... Une double course contre la montre s''engage alors : celle d''un couple pour sauver son enfant victime de manipulations expérimentales, et celle de Pierre, qui lutte contre le mal...

Welcome to Earth: Complete Short Fiction Volume 1 - eighteen short stories, each with an introduction giving context, anecdotes, and a glimpse into the life of Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer. This is the first of three volumes collecting all his short fiction. Here are science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from the downside of receiving the Encyclopaedia Galactica to the upside of breaking a leg, from an alien on trial to the theft of the Stanley Cup, plus: A teenage boy buys a haunted car A parallel-world Neanderthal visits the Vietnam Veterans Wall Sherlock Holmes solves the Fermi Paradox A tightrope walker falls for a deal with the devil And (spoiler alert) those aren''t alligators in the sewer... Earth includes: Flashes; Gator; Last But Not Least; Uphill Climb; Where the Heart Is; Lost in the Mail (Aurora Award finalist); The Contest; Shed Skin (Hugo Award finalist); The Abdication of Pope Mary III; Fallen Angel (Bram Stoker Award finalist); The Transformed Man (Aurora Award winner), The Stanley Cup Caper; Black Reflection; The Good Doctor; Driving a Bargain; Looking for Gordo; Ours to Discover; and You See, But You Do Not Observe (Le Grand Prix de l''Imaginaire (France) winner, best foreign short story). The next two volumes are Space: Complete Short Fiction Volume 2 and Time: Complete Short Fiction Volume 3.

Jake Sullivan consigue engañar a la muerte. Amenazado por una cruel y fatal enfermedad circulatoria, logra copiar su conciencia en un nuevo cuerpo androide que le ha de proporcionar la inmortalidad. La nueva vida parece sin problemas hasta que se plantea un problema de derechos legales y morales con la personalidad... ¿de quién? ¿Qué le ocurre a la persona biológica original cuando el contenido de su mente se ha transferido a un cuerpo androide? personas y copias: ¿quién debe ser el titular de los derechos legales antes propios de un único individuo? Un drama jurídico, personal, y una interesante especulación en torno a un futuro tal vez no demasiado lejano...