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Virtual Unrealities

by Alfred Bester

"Dazzlement and enchantment are Bester's methods. His stories never stand still a moment." —Damon Knight, author of Why Do Birds Alfred Bester took science fiction …
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The Star Diaries

by Stanisław Lem

Ijon Tichy encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.
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The Rediscovery of Man

by Cordwainer Smith

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Burning Chrome

by William Gibson

Best-known for his seminal sf novel Neuromancer, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly-written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 of his …
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

by James Tiptree

These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in …
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

Introduces readers to the author's shorter works, spanning his entire writing career, including "The Nine Billion Names of God," "Nemesis," "The Sentinel," and "The Songs …
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The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth

by Roger Zelazny

Here are strange, beautiful stories covering the full spectrum of the remarkable talents of the late Roger Zelazny, whose vivid imagination and fine prose made …
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Dangerous Visions

by Harlan Ellison

The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published featuring the works of such luminaries as: Isaac Asimov * Robert Silverberg * Philip Jos, Farmer …
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The Cyberiad

by Stanislaw Lem

Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. They travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance …
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50 Short Science Fiction Tales

by Isaac Asimov

Stories of 300 to 3,000 words from Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Kornbluth, Leiber, Sturgeon, et al. which have been selected to surprise, shock, and delight.
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