Science Fiction: Vision of Tomorrow?


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Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.




The Visitors


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An alien invasion which begins with the landing on Jerry Conklin's car of what looks like a huge black box changes life in Lone Pine, Minnesota, and threatens to destroy Earth's civilization







Writer's Market 2020


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The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published! Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2020 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents—as well as new playwriting and screenwriting sections. These listings feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work published. Beyond the listings, you'll find articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing, how to develop an author brand, and overlooked funds for writers. This edition also includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index! You also gain access to: • Lists of professional writing organizations • Sample query letters • How to land a six-figure book deal




The Lifeship


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Trapped in the confines of their fragile lifeship, a small band of aliens and humans face the awesome challenge of survival after the mysterious explosion of a giant spaceship.




Science Fiction, Science Fact


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Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.













The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge


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From his earliest stories in the mid-1960s, to his longer works of the 1970s and '80s, these pieces display Vinge's sense of wonder. Those who love his novels will find his short fiction even more impressive.