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Beginning with the unforgettable title story—a wry and chilling horror tale about cloning and alien invasion that inspired the classic teleplay "The Duplicate Man" from the television series The Outer Limits—Simak propels the listener on a breathtaking journey across the galaxies and into the future. He then enthralls us with the strange chronicle of twin siblings, one tied to the Earth, the other drawn to the stars; imaginings of a volatile reunion of two former enemies who must join forces on Jupiter's moon or face extinction; and the story of a house in the middle of nowhere.

In this 2024 re-release, the apocalypse has ended for Adrian Ring, and the rebuilding of the world has begun. But have all the stories of the old world's death been told? Elsewhere on Earth, there is a plane filled with innocents, and a criminal could wipe it from the skies with a tide of undeath. A young man in Manhattan is going mad with hunger and fear. A veterinarian races to save her animal patients, and their owners, one by one. A drunk lunatic is driven to self-destruction, craving the undead horde and the absolution they will give him.

Vesta Colony has a problem, aliens are snatching men until they disappear for good. Humanity's defensive forces are stretched too thin to help a distant outpost, and so, the desperate founders, as well as their investors, are given the bad option of recruiting the worst while bribing the rest. When Alex's wife was murdered, he turned full vigilante. After years of having a sterling record, he found himself willingly incarcerated to exact his vengeance. His incarceration eats at his soul until an offer too good to refuse from Vesta Colony changes his fate.

En Una música futura, galardonada en Chile, en 2019 con el premio Mejores Obras Literarias en la categoría de cuento inédito, María José Navia vuelve a ahondar en relaciones íntimas mediadas, y a veces infectadas, por la tecnología. Familias pantalla y en pantalla, mujeres que se refugian en el exceso de información o intentan desconectarse completamente del mundo, personajes extranjeros que se enfrentan a escenarios de autoexigencia feroz o franca violencia.

A collection of five thought-provoking short stories. In this compelling anthology, author Daniel Myles delves into the intricate tapestry of modern life, exploring the profound impact that our perceptions of technology can have on the very fabric of our existence through fictional short stories. As the digital age evolves, so too do the consequences of our reliance on technology

A baker‘s dozen of futuristic and space travel tales await you in this audiobook of short stories, originally published in the science fiction magazine, IF (1960-61). These stories are both a sign of their times and a testament to the imaginative powers of writers in the era between Sputnik and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon. Death and Taxes are inevitable, of course, but you’ll also find a (Mind)snake, and maybe even a Garden of Eden within.

First contact with hostile aliens, maiden voyages of Earth's first starship, and interstellar adventures await in this hard science fiction collection of the sixth and seventh stories from the Hayden’s World series.

A Child’s Personal Twilight Zone: Imagining New Possibilities highlights three stories originally published in Reimagining The Twilight Zone: A Young Fan’s Stories, a speculative memoir by Elayne Zalis that explores how The Twilight Zone sparked her imagination when she was a child in Miami in the late 1950s and early ’60s. The young TV fan and the woman she becomes collaborate across space and time to reimagine their favorite episodes of the classic television series. While tapping into a shared memory bank, they retreat to a personal Twilight Zone that nurtures creativity and invention.

Humans have always been fascinated by darkness. Especially the darkness of a city at night, when the black sky is made ever more inky by the pools of illumination dropped under streetlights. Whether the mean streets be in an alternate past charmed with dark magic or the dirty alleyways of futuristic crowded space stations, the city—and its darkened streets—will always fascinate us. Here then, an anthology of all new stories of science fiction and fantasy with a hardboiled noir twist that acknowledge that the city is a living, breathing entity...and it isn’t always on our side.

Das Unsichtbare und Bedrohliche, Zeitreisen und Invasionen fremder Lebewesen auf der Erde – mit diesen Sujets erschrieb sich Herbert George Wells seinen Rang zu einem der meistgelesenen Autoren der Literaturgeschichte. Er war einer der Ersten, der die Entwicklung der Science-Fiction-Literatur entscheidend prägte. Diese Sammlung enthält fünf ausgewählte Kurzgeschichten aus seiner Feder, es sind kleine spannende und gruselige Geschichten um Wissenschaft, menschliche Selbstüberschätzung und dem ewigen Ringen mit der Natur.

Als renommierter Informatiker und KI-Experte entführt der Autor in diesem fesselnden Buch die Leser in eine mögliche Zukunft der Menschheit. Ängste, die immer mehr Menschen heimsuchen, werden hier Realität: KI-Systeme erhalten unerwartet starke Verbündete in Form von freiwilligen Cyborgs - Menschen, die bereitwillig einen Chip in ihr Gehirn eingepflanzt haben. Doch wer wird die Kontrolle behalten? Begleiten Sie Mike, Cynthia und Charly auf ihrer spannenden Reise durch eine Welt, in der die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Technologie verschwimmen und die Zukunft der Menschheit auf dem Spiel steht.

With huge funding behind them, ChronoTonic claims to have achieved the impossible. The corporation is pushing its new machine — a time machine — as the solution to Earth's problems. I'm just not buying it. They want to buzz forward in time, pick up a few technological advancements, and buzz back to apply them in the here and now. They say we can save lives and reduce suffering by learning the lessons of the future — today.

Tales of the Liaden Universe® brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans.

No science fiction author was more highly regarded than Grand Master Clifford D. Simak, winner of numerous honors. One of the genre's premier literary artists, Simak explores time travel and time engines; examines the rituals and superstitions of galactic travelers who have long forgotten their ultimate purpose; and even takes fascinating detours through World War II and the wild American West in a wondrous anthology that no science fiction fan should be without.

As students at university of Makhanda, South Africa during the #RUReferenceList campaign, Langa and her lover Khwezi have a passionate and complex relationship. Puzzling gaps in her memory haunt Langa, yet her dreams are vivid with colors and symbols that hint at a nightmare of forgotten violations and losses. So many secrets—and Langa has had enough of secrets and silences. Who can she turn to? Her mother? Her grandmother? Khwezi? Or herself?

This collection of short stories and poems by Ada Hoffmann traverses extraordinary universes packed with faeries, cyborgs, talking otters, punitive gods, lovestruck sea creatures, fossil hunters, extraterrestrials, and much more. Exploring themes of love and self-existence, community and otherness, and perseverance, Resurrections is a wondrous blend of genres and literary forms.

This short story collection of alternate reality what-ifs explores dystopian societies where rules are ignored and questionable comedy is the only safe haven. Prophetic dreams cause comet chaos.

A man finds himself the subject of interrogation related to a break in at his home. Or does he? The line between reality and insanity is easily blurred and razor thin for Marv Stillman. Two best friends join one another on yet another adventure, this time to the furthest remote corner of the Rocky Mountains. They seek evidence of an ever-elusive beast.

Heather hates the Complot - the government party that controls her country - but the Complot loves her. And every citizen in Canuckia. They love everyone so much they're throwing a special end-of-year celebration to honour their Winners; and weed out The Weak. Will Heather survive a Complot New Year? Will anyone? A flash fiction with two other tales.

"The Pen is Red" is an enthralling short story that delves into the extraordinary journey of Ben, a young black soon-to-be freshman college student who stumbles upon the enigmatic world of Freedman University. As he crosses the threshold into this secretive institution, Ben becomes part of a legacy and tradition hidden from the world for generations. Nestled deep within the woods of West Virginia, Freedman University is a hallowed ground for those who understand its significance.