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Epic in scope, peopled by characters from every strata of profoundly different societies, An Alien Light is an unflinching look at the strengths and weaknesses of the genetic, evolutionary, and historical inheritance that all of us share. Arys, a glassblower and outcast. Jehane, a skilled female warrior. Dahar, with a deeply inquisitive mind. Grax, an alien with profound doubts. These four and hundreds of others are thrown together in an expe...

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Leisha Camden is a genetically engineered 'Sleepless.' Her ability to stay awake all the time has not only made her more productive, but the genetic modifications have also given the 'Sleepless' a higher IQ and may even make them immo

Nancy Kress is unrivaled in her treatment of genetic engineering. In 1991 she wrote the ground-breaking classic novella Beggars in Spain (Hugo/Nebula) and since then has only enhanced her outstanding reputation of telling stories set in the near-future an

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An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories and novellas published in 2021 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster.· "Light Up the Clouds" by Greg Egan - Inhabitants in the floating forests of a gas giant that orbits a dwarf star launch a glider on an orbital trajectory to investigate unnatural asteroid-like objects that threaten their survival.· "Striding the Blast" by Gregory Feele...

Epic in scope, peopled by characters from every strata of profoundly different societies, An Alien Light is an unflinching look at the strengths and weaknesses of the genetic, evolutionary, and historical inheritance that all of us share. Arys, a glassblower and outcast. Jehane, a skilled female warrior. Dahar, with a deeply inquisitive mind. Grax, an alien with profound doubts. These four and hundreds of others are thrown together in an expe...

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What if they came to you and said they needed you?In 2345, humanity has finally created a Utopia we could be proud of.Unfortunately, we might have been a little short sighted!We have no more:War.Disease.Crime.Heroes!Unfortunately, the constraints require humanity to reach back into our past to teenagers with potential.A group of teenagers is snatched from their own time into a battle with grotesque humanoids possessing a third eye. Will they m...

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NEW SPACE OPERA FROM MULTIPLE NEBULA- AND HUGO-WINNING AUTHOR NANCY KRESSWHAT LIES BEYOND THE ELEVENTH GATE . . . Despite economic and territorial tensions, no one wants the city-states of the Eight Worlds to repeat the Terran Collapse by going to war. But when war accidentally happens, everyone seeks ways to exploit it for gain. The Landry and Peregoy ruling dynasties see opportunities to grab territory, increase profits, and settle old score...

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Nell'anno 2035 tutto ciò che è rimasto del genere umano vive nel Guscio. Nessun sa perché gli alieni nel 2014 abbiano devastato la Terra e distrutto l'umanità, né perché abbiano imprigionato ventisei sopravvissuti in un involucro sterilizzato. Il quindicenne Pete, uno dei sei bambini nati nel Guscio, è deciso a condurre la sua gente verso un nuovo inizio, mentre attorno a lui i sopravvissuti uno a uno si ammalano e muoiono. La Terra sembra sul...