Science Fiction & Fantasy: Past Present and Future

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The War of the Worlds

by Herbert George Wells

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Second Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

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2001

by Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke has been the presiding genius of science fiction for almost fifty years. His works include the ground-breaking and profound CHILDHOOD'S END, RENDEZVOUS …
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Foundation and Empire

by Isaac Asimov

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Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

As the Galactic Empire declines, psychohistorian Hari Seldon and his band of psychobiologists form the Foundation, designed to be the nucleus of an eventual ideal …
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The Essential Ellison

by Harlan Ellison

Harlan Ellison is probably best known as a script writer for sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV series such as the original Outer Limits, The …
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Crosstime

by Andre Norton

Quest Crosstime features the same characters of the Andre Norton's novel The Crossroads of Time. The new science fiction story swings Blake and Marfy across …
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The Unreasoning Mask

by Philip Jose Farmer

One of the most daring, innovative, and prolific writers in the science fiction genre, Philip Jose Farmer has long been hailed for his soaring imagination …
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A Treasury of Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are nine novels of adventure by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs was the undisputed master of pulp fiction. His …
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A

by Robert Silverberg

The mysteries and marvels of the science fiction world are brought to life in this compilation of stories representing the work of major authors in …
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964

by Robert Silverberg

Twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. Robert Heinlein in "The Roads Must Roll" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up …
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Alternate Worlds

by James E. Gunn

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The Dragonriders of Pern

by Anne McCaffrey

Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one …
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Dangerous Visions

by Harlan Ellison

The legendary collection that changed the literature of science fiction for all time features a new Introduction and annotations by Harlan Ellison and a Foreword …
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The Best of the Nebulas

by Ben Bova

Briefly describes the history of the Nebula award and gathers a selection of stories that have won the award
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I, Robot

by Isaac Asimov

The development of robot technology to a state of perfection by future civilizations is explored in nine science fiction stories.
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Helliconia Spring

by Brian Wilson Aldiss

In the first volume of this monumental trilogy, Brain Aldiss introduces readers to Helliconia, the chief planet in a binary system. Emerging from a centuries-long …
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Helliconia Summer

by Brian Wilson Aldiss

The second volume of the Helliconia Trilogy. It is the summer of the Great Year on Helliconia. The humans are involved with their own affairs. …
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Helliconia Winter

by Brian Wilson Aldiss

A planet orbiting binary suns, Helliconia has a Great Year spanning three millennia of Earth time: cultures are born in spring, flourish in summer, then …
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The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

A science fiction classic about the colonization of Mars.
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A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
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The Demolished Man

by Alfred Bester

In 2301, a psychopathic business magnate comes up with the ultimate plan to eliminate his competition and destroy the order of society.
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Starship Troopers

by Robert Anson Heinlein

In a futuristic military adventure a recruit goes through the roughest boot camp in the universe and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry in …
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The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1

by Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented …
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Ringworld

by Larry Niven

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel Four travelers come to the ringworld. . . Louis Wu: human and old; bored with …
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Age of Wonders

by David G. Hartwell

An insider's view of the strange and wonderful world of science fiction, by one of the most respected editors in the field. David G. Hartwell …
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Midnight at the Well of Souls

by Jack L. Chalker

Nathan Brazil, a cargo ship-for-hire owner, detours from his route to answer a distress call. A hidden stargate hurls him and his passengers to the …
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Bloodchild and Other Stories

by Octavia E. Butler

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo …
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Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rules their …
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Moonheart

by Charles de Lint

Fantasy-roman.
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Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Case, a burned-out computer whiz, is asked to steal a security code that is locked in the most heavily guarded databank in the solar system, …
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The Red Magician

by Lisa Goldstein

A young European girl, unaware of the Nazi threat, has her life transformed by a red-haired magician who challenges the complacency of her village. "Turns …
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Think Like a Dinosaur

by James Patrick Kelly

This first major retrospective collects Kelly's finest short fiction from a 20-year career and includes a dazzling array of work, from hard science fiction and …
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