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The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels

Author : Robert Silverberg

Publisher :

Page : 802 pages

File Size : 12,69 MB

Release : 1980

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Sixteen authors are represented in the 15 works here, extending over the period of 1941-1977 and nearly the whole range of themes and treatments in science fiction.



The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

Author : Bill Pronzini

Publisher : Arbor House Publishing Company

Page : 599 pages

File Size : 28,99 MB

Release : 1981

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780877953197

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Offers horror stories by Poe, Stoker, Wells, Bierce, Lovecraft, Faulkner, and modern writers such as King, Sheckley, and Joyce Carol Oates







Winter's King

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 31 pages

File Size : 43,75 MB

Release : 2017-02-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 006247099X

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“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Winter's King" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.



The Good Old Stuff

Author : Gardner Dozois

Publisher : Macmillan + ORM

Page : 674 pages

File Size : 48,86 MB

Release : 2013-12-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1466859504

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Nineteen-ninety-nine looms near and yet the stars are still far away . . . but this anthology brings them closer with more than a dozen of the best SF adventure stories ever written. Among the gems collected here are "The New Prime," by Jack Vance, " Fritz Leiber's "Moon Duel," and "The Sky People," by Poul Anderson, along with masterpieces by less-familiar names such as Murray Leinster and James H. Schmitz. With more than a dozen stories (written between 1940 and 1970) from greats such as Brian W. Aldiss, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, and A. E. van Vogt, this anthology ranges throughout our galaxy and into the stars. Whether you're revisiting past adventures or discovering these stories for the first time, you're sure to thrill to these wonderful adventures across the vast expanse of space.



The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Author : Garyn G. Roberts

Publisher : Pearson

Page : 1200 pages

File Size : 38,36 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This one volume anthology explores the last two hundred years of Science Fiction and Fantasy--featuring women and men authors of various ethnic backgrounds, and a range of both traditional canonical literature and popular culture. Designed to heighten interest in a fun and exciting topic, this book will lead readers to meaningful intellectual, social, and historic investigations. Contributing authors include Mary W. Shelly, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bram Stoker, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut. For fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the stories presented here, who appreciate that they represent the best of humanity, and include potential warnings for where humanity is headed.