Science Fiction / Short Stories

We Have Always Lived on Mars

by Cecil Castellucci

Nina, one of the few descendants of human colony on Mars that was abandoned by Earth, is surprised to discover that she can breathe the toxic atmosphere of the Martian surface. The crew, thinking that their...

After the Coup

by John Scalzi

In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer attached to an interplanetary diplomatic mission sometimes...

The President's Brain is Missing

by John Scalzi

The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?

At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied....

Overtime

by Charles Stross

Introduced to readers in the novels The Atrocity Archive and The Jennifer Morgue, the Laundry is a secret British government agency charged with preventing dark interdimensional entities from destroying the...

The Back Channel

The Human Division #6

by John Scalzi

The sixth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear...

The B-Team

The Human Division #1

by John Scalzi

The opening episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear...

The Weird

by Ann VanderMeer & Jeff Vandermeer

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The...

A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings

by James Alan Gardner

Award-winning science fiction author James Alan Gardner brings us Damon Runyon-esque tale of courteous guys, bulletproof dolls, and the fedora-clad spacemen that bring them together.

At the publisher's request,...

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland--For a Little While

by Catherynne M. Valente

This original short story tells the tale of how a girl named Mallow defeated King Goldmouth with the help of the Red Wind, Mr. Map, and many fairyland friends new and old--from Catherynne M. Valente, author...

The Time Traders Omnibus

by Andre Norton

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of Time Traders books by Andre Norton:

The Defiant Agents

Key Out of Time

The Time Traders

Earth Below, Sky Above

The Human Division #13

by John Scalzi

The final episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear...

Harry Harrison Anthology (10 stories)

by Harry Harrison

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of stories by Harry Harrison:

Arm of the Law

DEATHWORLD

THE ETHICAL ENGINEER

The K-Factor

THE MISPLACED BATTLESHIP

NAVY DAY

Planet of the Damned

The Repairman

Toy Shop

The...

The Fredric Brown Collection

by Fredric Brown

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of stories by Fredric Brown:

Earthmen Bearing Gifts

Happy Ending

Hall of Mirrors

Keep Out

Two Timer

Love Machine

by Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley’s talent knows no bounds. Stepping Stone and Love Machine are but two of six fragments in the Crosstown to Oblivion short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life’s cosmic questions....

The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

The Human Division #12

by John Scalzi

The twelfth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear...

Works of Sewell Peaslee Wright

by Sewell Peaslee Wright

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Sewell Peaslee Wright

The Death-Traps of FX-31

The God in the Box

The Infra-Medians

Priestess of the Flame

The Terror from the Depths

Vampires of Space

Works of Albert Teichner

by Albert Teichner

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Albert Teichner

Cerebrum

The Junkmakers

Man Made

Sweet Their Blood and Sticky

Works of Rick Raphael

by Rick Raphael

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Rick Raphael

Code Three

A Filbert Is a Nut

Make Mine Homogenized

Sonny

The Thirst Quenchers

Works of Clifford Simak

by Clifford Simak

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Clifford Simak

Empire

Hellhounds of the Cosmos

Project Mastodon

The Street That Wasn't There

The World That Couldn't Be

A Problem of Proportion

The Human Division #11

by John Scalzi

The eleventh episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear...