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The Benson (Experiment in Terror #3)
by Karina HalleThe Benson hotel in Portland, Oregon might look like your ordinary, swanky turn-of-the century hotel, but deep in the heart of this historic icon, lie a few restless souls with secrets that won't stay buried.Amateur ghost hunters Perry Palomino and Dex Foray spend an evening exploring the hotel for their Internet show "Experiment in Terror" - but this is no ordinary hotel and this is no ordinary episode. There's someone here in the Benson, someone dead, who will push the boundaries of what the duo know about ghosts and challenge Perry's very notion of the truth.
The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Walk
by Stan Berenstain Jan BerenstainPapa Bear loves Halloween, so he's thrilled when he's put in charge of the Bear Country School's Ghost Walk. He has everything he needs to make it a really spooky night cobwebs, jack-o' lanterns, and monsters, such as Frankenbear and Grizzula. But will Papa Bear learn the hard way that one bear's fun is another bear's nightmare.
The Bering Reactor
by Esteban Navarro SorianoAfter the Second World War, the world divided into five major blocs: the Third Empire, encompassing most European countries; the Capitalist Axis, consisting of the United States, England, Russia, and Israel; the Arab Kingdom, comprising Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, joined later by Morocco; the Latin Empire, formed by all Latin American countries with Cuba at the forefront; and the Yellow Dynasty, constituted by China, Taiwan, Korea, and Mongolia. A secret agent from Spain, within the Third Empire, uncovers a plot orchestrated by autocratic dictatorships aimed at exterminating the most underprivileged populations using a powerful virus known as Ruboergo. Meanwhile, the recent discovery of a hidden Nazi invention, the Bering Reactor, threatens global peace.
The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 1
by Victoria Schochet John SilbersackThis book is an anthology of original science fiction stories including: Billy Big-Eyes by Howard Waldrup; The Gods of Reorth by Elizabeth A. Lynn; Sergeant Pepper by Karl Hansen; The Princess and the Bear by Orson Scott Card; Raising the Green Lion by Janet E. Morris; Last Things by John Kessel; The Adventures of Lance the Lizard by Ronald Anthony Cross; Stepfather Bank by David Andriessen
The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 2
by Victoria Schochet John SilbersackThis book is an anthology of original science fiction and fantasy short stories collected by the science fiction editors of Berkley Books including: Soldier of an Empire Unacquainted with Defeat by Glen Cook, Hear Today by Freff, Child of Darkness by P. C. Hodgell, Doll's Eyes by Karl Hansen, To See by Edward Bryant, Lord Torpedo Lord Gyroscope by R. A. Lafferty, Hejira by Eric Van Lustbader, Song of Mutes by Ross Appel, The Foetus by Thomas M. Disch, and An Interview with Barry B. Longyear by Shawna McCarthy.
The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 3
by Victoria Schochet John SilbersackAn anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories selected by the science fiction editors of Berkley Books including: The Oonaa Woman by Robert Thurston, Lincoy's Journey by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Two Poems by Tom Disch, On the Uses of Torture by piers Anthony, The Dolls: A Tragic Romance by Ronald Anthony Cross, Call Me by John Coyne, Theodore Sturgeon by Paul Williams, Crash Course for the Ravers by Nicholas Yermakov, Descent by Doris Vallejo, Amnesia by Jack Dann. Though as a whole this book is not adult only, some of the stories do contain language and themes not appropriate for younger children.
The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 4
by Victoria Schochet John SilbersackThis is an anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories selected by the editors at Berkley Books in 1981. These stories include: Fairy Tale by Jack Dann, Margaret Dead, Margaret Alive by Alan Ryan, Distress Call by Connie Willis, In Deepest Glass by R. A. Lafferty, Youngold by Devin O'donnell Jr., Alternate 51: Bliss by Robert Thurston, The Pathosfinder by Pat Cadigan, Seduction by Doris Valejo, Air Kwatz by Ronald Anthony Cross, Two Poems by Marge Piercy, Blue Apes by Phyllis Gotlieb, Elizabeth A. Lynn: An Interview by Vonda N. McIntyre and Biographical Notes by the editors. Some of these stories are quite edgy with the explicit language that implies.
The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 5
by Victoria Schochet Melissa SingerThis is a collection of original science fiction short stories including: Born Yesterday by George Alec Effinger; The Care and Feeding of Earthling George by Lois Wickstrom; A child of Earth and Hell by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; Amana Manana by Freff; The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Void by Karl Hansen; New Olympus by Ronald Anthony Cross; Encroachment by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.; The Ninth Path by Mike Conner; Sandy Lust by Gregory Benford; Waterloo Sunset by David Bischoff; Tapestry by Stephen Leigh.
The Berlin Project: An Alternative History Of World War Ii
by Gregory BenfordNew York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford creates an alternate history about the creation of the atomic bomb that explores what could have happened if the bomb was ready to be used by June 6, 1944.Karl Cohen, a chemist and mathematician who is part of The Manhattan Project team, has discovered an alternate solution for creating the uranium isotope needed to cause a chain reaction: U-235. After convincing General Groves of his new method, Cohen and his team of scientists work at Oak Ridge preparing to have a nuclear bomb ready to drop by the summer of 1944 in an effort to stop the war on the western front. What ensues is an altered account of World War II in this taut thriller. Combining fascinating science with intimate and true accounts of several members of The Manhattan Project, The Berlin Project is an astounding novel that reimagines history and what could have happened if the atom bomb was ready in time to stop Hitler from killing millions of people.
The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century
by Harry TurtledoveExplore fascinating, often chilling "what if" accounts of the world that could have existed-and still might yet . . .Science fiction's most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you'll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present, and future, including:* "The Lucky Strike": When The Lucky Strike is chosen over The Enola Gay to drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinson's gripping tale.* "Bring the Jubilee": Ward Moore's novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history.* "Through Road No Wither": After Hitler's victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bear's apocalyptic vision of the future.* "All the Myriad Ways": Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmon's death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Niven's brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences.* "Mozart in Mirrorshades": Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the past-with disastrous results.. . . as well as works by Poul Anderson * Gregory Benford * Jack L. Chalker * Nicholas A. DiChario * Brad Linaweaver * William Sanders * Susan Shwartz * Allen Steele * and Harry Turtledove himself!The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2016 (The Best American Series)
by Karen Joy FowlerFrom quiet, elegiac, contemporary tales to far-future, deep-space sagas, the stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Karen Joy Fowler for TheBest American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 demonstrate the vast spectrum of what science fiction and fantasy aims to illuminate, displaying the full gamut of the human experience, interrogating our hopes and our fears—of not just what we can accomplish or destroy as a person, but what we can accomplish or destroy as a people—and throwing us into strange new worlds that can only be explored when we shed the shackles of reality.The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 includes Rachel Swirsky, Sofia Samatar, Charlie Jane Anders, Ted Chiang, Kelly Link, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kij Johnson, Catherynne M. Valente, Dexter Palmer and others KAREN JOY FOWLER, guest editor, is the author of six novels and four short story collections, including We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. She is the winner of the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, and has won numerous Nebula and World Fantasy awards. JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS, series editor, is the best-selling editor of more than two dozen anthologies, including Brave New Worlds and Wastelands. He is the editor and publisher of the digital magazines Lightspeed and Nightmare and is the editor of John Joseph Adams Books, a new science fiction/fantasy novel imprint from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2018 (The Best American Series)
by N. K. Jemisin, John Joseph Adams"An almost unheard-of diversity of tales absolutely sing in this superlative anthology" with stories by Samuel R. Delaney, Carmen Maria Machado and others (Publishers Weekly, starred review).The world of science fiction and fantasy is always expanding, and today’s authors are producing work that not only pushes boundaries, but also widens the range of voices and styles. These fresh perspectives pair perfectly with the timeless love for spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor N. K. Jemisin, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with Jemisin bringing her lyrical, endlessly curious point of view to this edition of the acclaimed anthology series.
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2019 (The Best American Series)
by Carmen Maria Machado, John Joseph AdamsThis omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy stories published in the last year. By sending us to alternate universes and chronicling ordinary magic, introducing us to mythical beasts and talking animals, and engaging with a wide spectrum of emotion from tenderness to fear, each of these stories challenge the way we see our place in the cosmos. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 represents a wide range of the most accomplished voices working in science fiction and fantasy, in fiction, today—each story dazzles with ambition, striking prose, and the promise of the other and the unencountered.
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020 (The Best American Series)
by Diana Gabaldon, John Joseph AdamsStories by Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Victor LaValle, Elizabeth Bear, and others—guest-edited by the author of the mega–bestselling Outlander series.Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and Diana Gabaldon, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today.“This long-running anthology series continues its tradition of excellence with guest editor Gabaldon’s selections . . . The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 is highly recommended for anyone interested in contemporary speculative fiction, or just some of the best current American fiction, period.” —Booklist (starred review)“Gabaldon brings together 20 stories that memorably and creatively explore genre themes . . . The variety of styles and themes on offer here demonstrate the sustained vitality of genre fiction.” —Publishers Weekly
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (The Best American Series)
by Neil Gaiman T. C. Boyle Kelly Link Karen Russell Daniel H. Wilson Seanan McGuireImaginative fiction from Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell, Daniel H. Wilson, and more, selected by New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill.Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 award-winning editor John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill deliver a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep science fiction and fantasy backgrounds, along with those who are infusing traditional fiction with speculative elements, these stories uphold a longstanding tradition in both genres—looking at the world and asking, What if? The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 includes Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell T. C. Boyle, Sofia Samatar, Jo Walton, Cat Rambo Daniel H. Wilson, Seanan McGuire, Jess Row, and more. &“The overall quality of the work is very high.&”—Publishers Weekly
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (The Best American Series)
by Dale Bailey Brian Evenson Peter S Beagle N.K. Jemisin Caroline M YoachimStories by N.K. Jemisin, Dale Bailey, Peter S. Beagle, and more: &“Showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre.&” —TheWashington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres—they illuminate the whole gamut of the human experience, interrogating our hopes and our fears. With a diverse selection of stories from major award winners, bestsellers, and rising stars, chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Charles Yu, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 continues to explore the ever- changing world of SFF today, with Yu bringing his unique view—literary, meta, and adventurous—to the series&’ third edition. &“Superb…This mostly dystopic, sometimes darkly humorous collection of 20 hard-hitting stories feels timely, confronting contemporary cultural crises.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (The Best American Series ®)
by Veronica Roth, John Joseph AdamsThe best science fiction and fantasy stories of 2021, selected by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Veronica Roth. This year&’s selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and bestselling author of the Divergent series Veronica Roth, showcases a crop of authors that are willing to experiment and tantalize readers with new takes on classic themes and by exchanging the ordinary for the avant-garde. Folktales and lore come alive, the dead rise, the depths of space are traversed, and magic threads itself through singular moments of love and loss, illuminating the circulatory nature of life, death, the in-between, and the hereafter. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 captures the all-too-real cataclysm of human nature, claiming its place in the series with compelling prose, lyrical composition, and curiosity&’s never-ending pursuit of discovering the unknown.
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (Best American)
by John Joseph Adams Rebecca RoanhorseAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today. Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (Best American)
by John Joseph Adams R. F KuangThe Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
by John Joseph Adams Hugh HoweyA collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author of the Silo series Hugh Howey and series editor John Joseph Adams.“These are dangerous stories. The kind that warp reality and threaten to change the world” warns guest editor Hugh Howey in his introduction. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 promises a treasure trove of audacious characters, daring worldbuilding, and twisted realties. A sibling duo of supernatural hitmen. A traveling spellbreaker and his trusty alligator mount. Superheroes registering for work. Sentient spaceships with an AI-human interface grow up together with their human pilots. From a Korean folk-tale retelling about the goddess of shamans, to a car, resurrected from obsolescence via automancy, for a road trip from California to Maine, these are stories that, for Howey, “challenged my worldview, that made me exercise new mental muscles, and that brought me to tears.”The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 includes A.R. CAPETTA • P. DJÈLÍ CLARK • JAMES S.A. COREY • AMAL EL-MOHTAR • ANDREW SEAN GREER • GRADY HENDRIX • ANN LECKIE • SAM J. MILLER REBECCA ROANHORSE • and others
The Best From IF, Volume 3
by James BaenThis collection includes short stories by Fritz Leiber, Larry Niven, Bob Shaw, Jeffrey S. Hudson and Isaac Asimov, Colin Kapp, Richard C. Hoagland, Arsen Darnay, Craig Strete, Richard E. Geis, J. A. Lawrence, Raccoona Sheldon, and Lester del Rey.
The Best From Universe
by Terry CarrThis book contains 9 stories of science fiction and fantasy previously published in the first 10 volumes of the anthology series Universe: Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg, Nor Limestone Islands by R. A. Lafferty, On the Downhill Side by Harlan Ellison, Schrodinger's Cat by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe, The Night Wind by Edgar Pangborn, A Rite of Spring by Fritz Leiber, Options by John Varley, The Ugly Chickens by Howard Waldrop.
The Best Husband in Texas (Man of the Month #1201)
by Lass SmallMEN of the YEARMAN of the MONTH"I won't rest 'til I make that elusive filly my bride."-Austin Farrell, prime Texas husband materialRanchin' man Austin Farrell had loved Iris Smith since childhood. Though he'd never said the words, he always believed he was the only man for her. Then she married...and was widowed. Not once, but three times! Now the gentle beauty was back in Texas, and Austin was determined to lavish her with tender, lovin' care. And prove to her that this cowboy would never leave his destined bride's side....Some men are made for lovin'-and you'll love our MAN OF THE MONTH!
The Best Kind of Magic (Windy City Magic #1)
by Crystal CestariAmber Sand is not a witch. The Sand family magical gene somehow leapfrogged over her. But she did get one highly specific bewitching talent: she can see true love. As a matchmaker, Amber's pretty far down the sorcery food chain (even birthday party magicians rank higher), but after five seconds of eye contact, she can envision anyone's soul mate.Amber works at her mother's magic shop--Windy City Magic--in downtown Chicago, and she's confident she's seen every kind of happy ending there is: except for one--her own. (The Fates are tricky jerks that way.) So when Charlie Blitzman, the mayor's son and most-desired boy in school, comes to her for help finding his father's missing girlfriend, she's distressed to find herself falling for him. Because while she can't see her own match, she can see his--and it's not Amber. How can she, an honest peddler of true love, pursue a boy she knows full well isn't her match?The Best Kind of Magic is set in urban Chicago and will appeal to readers who long for magic in the real world. With a sharp-witted and sassy heroine, a quirky cast of mystical beings, and a heady dose of adventure, this novel will have you laughing out loud and questioning your belief in happy endings.
The Best Man's Baby (The Wedding Planners)
by Darcy MaguireHe didn't know he was a father...until now!For four years wedding planner Skye Andrews has kept a secret from hotshot lawyer Nick Coburn-they have a daughter.... Now Skye's working on a wedding where Nick is the best man-and their attraction is as strong as ever! How long can Skye conceal the real reason she had to leave their relationship behind...?Watch the fireworks explode when Nick discovers the truth...in Darcy Maguire's sassy, sparkling novel set in the cosmopolitan city of Sydney, Australia!