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The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
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Include books by the same authorSmoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Neil Gaiman · 352 pages
"En las manos maestras de Neil Gaiman, la magia es mucho más que un mero juego de engaños. La destreza y el poder de invención de este gran fabulador transforman el entorno cotidiano en un mundo hechizado por sucesos sombríos y extraños, en el que una anciana puede comprar el Santo Grial en una tienda de segunda mano, unos asesinos se anuncian en los clasificados de un periódico bajo la rúbrica ±C
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card · 560 pages
THE SHORT FICTION OF ORSON SCOTT CARD brings together nearly all of Card's stories, from his first publications in 1977 to work as recent as last year. For those readers who have followed this remarkable talent since the beginning, here are all those amazing stories gathered together in one place, with some extra surprises as well. For the hundreds of thousands who are newly come to Card, here is
Welcome to the Monkey House
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · 308 pages
Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, these superb stories share Vonnegut’s audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. Includes the following stories: “Where I Live” “Harrison Bergeron” “Who Am I This Time?
The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury · 222 pages
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952.
Tales of Heresy
Dan Abnett, Mike Lee, Anthony Reynolds, James Swallow, Gav Thorpe, Graham McNeill, Matthew Farrer · 412 pages
A collection of short stories sheds new light on characters and events from the pivotal time when Horus the Warmaster rebelled against the Emperor and civil war raged across the galaxy, nearly destroying the Imperium.
The Queen's Army
Marissa Meyer · 32 pages
Note: this short story is also available in "Stars Above". It is time. The boy must leave his family to serve in the Queen's army. To be chosen is an honor. To decline is impossible. The boy is modified. He is trained for several years, and learns to fight to the death. He proves to the Queen—and to himself—that he is capable of evil. He is just the kind of soldier the Queen wants: the alpha of
Wastelands II: More Stories of the Apocalypse
Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Christopher Barzak, Genevieve Valentine, D. Thomas Minton, Nancy Kress, Ramsey Shehadeh, Orson Scott Card, David Brin, Robert Silverberg, Christie Yant, Hugh Howey, Megan Arkenberg, James Van Pelt, Tananarive Due, Milo James Fowler, Toiya Kristen Finley, Mira Grant,
The Dark King and The Lightning Tower
Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill
I Am Legend and Other Stories
Richard Matheson · 312 pages
Neville is essentially the last man on earth, and the loneliness of his situation is the central part of the story. Matheson is able to communicate Neville's emotional feelings vividly, making him very real. We gradually acquire the story of the deaths of Neville's wife and daughter, essentially experiencing the pain he goes through when these memories overcome him. We watch him drink himself into
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
Robert A. Heinlein · 214 pages
SciFi - The novella The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (1942). Short stories are: " -- And He Built a Crooked House"; "They --"; "Our Fair City"; "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants"; and, "-- All You Zombies --".
Looking for Jake
China Mieville · 303 pages
What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Mieville has done for fantasy, shattering old paradigms with fiercely imaginative works of startling, often shocking, intensity. Now from this brilliant young writer comes a groundbreaking collection of stories, many of them previously unavailable in the United States, and including four never-before-published tales--one set in Mieville's signatur
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Cory Doctorow, George R.R. Martin, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, Stephen King, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Paolo Bacigalupi, M. Rickert · 342 pages
Contains: [End of the Whole Mess](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19650789W/The_End_of_the_Whole_Mess) / Stephen King -- Salvage / Orson Scott Card -- People of sand and slag / Paolo Bacigalupi -- Bread and bombs / M. Rickert -- How we got in town and out again / Jonathan Lethem -- Dark, dark were the tunnels / George R.R. Martin -- Waiting for the Zephyr / Tobias S. Buckell -- Ne
Brave New Worlds
Cory Doctorow, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, M. Rickert, Kate Wilhelm, Geoff Ryman, Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, J.G. Ballard, Carrie Vaughn, James K. Morrow, Alex Irvine, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Genevieve Valentine, Sarah Langan, Kim Stanley Robinson, Matt Williamson, P · 489 pages
Collects short stories on civilization invading and dictating citizens lives, from authors including Shirley Jackson, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Geoff Rymann.
Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy
Ellen Datlow · 287 pages
From Bernie Goutley's review: 1.) Her Furry Face by Leigh Kennedy A primate handler who is in a waning marriage falls for one of his super-intelligent orangutan students. 2.) War Bride by Rick Wilbur The world is going to end tomorrow unless you’ve been taken as a pet by one of the aliens. 3.) How’s the Night Life on Cissalda by Harlan Ellison A man sent to investigate an alien race be
Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories
Terry Bisson · 254 pages
From the gentle fantasies that include the wry title story—winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards—to ecological allegories; a horrific novelette about experimental excursions into the realm of death; and a first-contact mini-epic, this anthology showcases the wide range of Bisson's powerful talent. In every piece, Bisson's characters are just as absurd as their fantastic landscape, yet thorough