The Cunning Blood

By Jeff Duntemann

Cover Todd Cameron Hamilton

Peter Novilio was going to Hell.

CAUGHT VIOLATING THE ZERO TOLERANCE for Violence laws, he was sentenced to a oneway trip to Earth's prison planet in the Zeta Tucanae system. Hell was forever: Its ecosphere had been infected with microscopic nanomachines that destroyed electrical conductors, condemning its inmates to a neo-Victorian gaslight society without computers, spaceflight, or hope of escape.

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Every Inch A King

By Harry Turtledove

Cover by Bob Eggleton

It's Good to Be the King.

They say that everyone has a twin somewhere and when Otto of Schlepsig sees the picture of Prince Halim Eddin, he realizes that he's not only found his twin, but his ticket out of the third rate circus run by Dooger and Cark. Instead of performing on a tightrope for the marks, he's taking his act to Shqiperi, where the Prince has been invited to become their new king, a role that Otto is more than happy to assume himself.

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Finding Magic

By Tanya Huff

Cover by Cover by Jody A. Lee

Tanya Huff has personally selected these seventeen pieces for Finding Magic, her fourth short story collection. They showcase her amazing versatility as she effortlessly moves from the science fiction of "I Knew a Guy Once" to the vampiric "After School Specials" to the fantastic in "Brock" to the humorous "A Woman's Work...."

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Outbound

By Jack McDevitt

Cover by Stephan Martinière

Jack McDevitt has an uncanny ability to transport his readers to the farthest reaches of the galaxy and show them the most amazing spectacles nature has to offer. Within Outbound, McDevitt will allow you to...

   ...gaze on an alien statue discovered on Saturn's moon.
   ...delve into the mysteries of brown dwarf stars.
   ...travel through time on a distant planet.

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Relativity

Stories and Essays by Robert J. Sawyer

Cover by Jael

Robert J. Sawyer established his reputation as a fine novelist when he burst on the science fiction scene with Golden Fleece in 1991. More quietly, he has built an impressive body of short fiction, essays, articles, and speeches. Relativity is his first collection of these.

Read the stories collected, and you'll...

   ...become a modern day killer who walks with dinosaurs in "Just Like Old Times."
   ...experience first contact with an alien race, with all that implies in "Ineluctable."
   ...fly on board a space ship in "The Shoulders of Giants."

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Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches

Edited by Mike Resnick & Joe Siclari

Cover by Bob Eggleton

"Fellow Science Fiction Fans: I am mighty glad to be here among as fine a crowd of live-wires and go-getters that has ever assembled under one roof. I always pictured you Science Fans just as you are. Always ready for any adventure and argue any question at the drop of a hat."

Guest of Honor, Frank R. Paul said that in 1939 addressing a group of 200 science fiction fans in New York for the first World Science Fiction Convention. And here's the book that proves his case with 31 Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches.

Mike Resnick and Joe Siclari have rescued many of these from oblivion. Speeches only preserved on tape or printed in obscure, hard-to-find fanzines, are now collected in this fine hard cover edition. These speeches are treasure troves of ideas, quotes and insightful commentary by some of the greatest writers in the science fiction field: Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, Kate Wilhelm, Theodore Sturgeon, and so many more. Starting with Paul's first Worldcon speech all the way through Christopher Priest's 2005 speech at Interaction in Glasgow, each speech presents a snapshot of the concerns of authors and fans within the genre and the world at a large.

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