The Del Rey Book Of Science Fiction And Fantasy

Author : Jeffery Ford,Pat Cadigan,Elizabeth Bear,Margo Lanagan
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345507822

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The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jeffery Ford,Pat Cadigan,Elizabeth Bear,Margo Lanagan Pdf

“Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America.”—Peter Straub With original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and others From Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual “best of the year” anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy. In “Daltharee,” World Fantasy Award–winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottle—and the demented genius who put it there. In “Sonny Liston Takes the Fall,” John W. Campbell Award–winning author Elizabeth Bear pens a poignant and eerie requiem for the heavyweight forever associated with his controversial loss to Cassius Clay. From hot new writer Margo Lanagan comes “The Goosle,” a dark, astonishing take on Hansel and Gretel. In the novella “Prisoners of the Action,” Paul McAuley and Kim Newman take a trip down a rabbit hole that leads to a Guantanamo-like prison whose inmates are not just illegal but extraterrestrial. Many of the writers you’ll recognize. Others you may not. But one thing is certain: These stars of today and tomorrow demonstrate that the field of speculative fiction is not only alive and well—it’s better than ever. PLUS TWELVE MORE STORIES “The Elephant Ironclads” by Jason Stoddard “Ardent Clouds” by Lucy Sussex “Gather” by Christopher Rowe “North American Lake Monsters” by Nathan Ballingrud “All Washed Up While Looking for a Better World” by Carol Emshwiller “Special Economics” by Maureen F. McHugh “Aka St. Mark’s Place” by Richard Bowes “Shira” by Lavie Tidhar “The Passion of Azazel” by Barry N. Malzberg “The Lagerstätte” by Laird Barron “Gladiolus Exposed” by Anna Tambour “Jimmy” by Pat Cadigan

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : 谷月社
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Let 'Em Breathe Space! by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Five months out from Earth, we were half-way to Saturn and three-quarters of the way to murder. At least, I was. I was sick of the feuding, the worries and the pettiness of the other nineteen aboard. My stomach heaved at the bad food, the eternal smell of people, and the constant sound of nagging and complaints. For ten lead pennies, I'd have gotten out into space and tried walking back to Earth. Sometimes I thought about doing it without the pennies. But I knew I wasn't that tough, in spite of what I looked. I'd been built to play fullback, and my questionable brunet beauty had been roughed up by the explosion years before as thoroughly as dock fighting on all the planets could have done. But sometimes I figured all that meant was that there was more of me to hurt, and that I'd had more experience screaming when the anodyne ran out. Anyhow, whole-wheat pancakes made with sourdough for the ninth "morning" running was too damned much! I felt my stomach heave over again, took one whiff of the imitation maple syrup, and shoved the mess back fast while I got up faster. It was a mistake. Phil Riggs, our scrawny, half-pint meteorologist, grinned nastily and reached for the plate. "'Smatter, Paul? Don't you like your breakfast? It's good for you—whole wheat contains bran. The staff of life. Man, after that diet of bleached paste...." There's one guy like that in every bunch. The cook was mad at us for griping about his coffee, so our group of scientists on this cockeyed Saturn Expedition were getting whole wheat flour as punishment, while Captain Muller probably sat in his cabin chuckling about it. In our agreement, there was a clause that we could go over Muller's head on such things with a unanimous petition—but Riggs had spiked that. The idiot liked bran in his flour, even for pancakes!...

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : 谷月社
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Chapter I ONE WAY TICKET Chapter II HONEST IZZY Chapter III THE GRAFT IS GREEN Chapter IV CAPTAIN MURDOCH Chapter V RECALL Chapter VI SEALED LETTER Chapter VII ELECTIONEERING Chapter VIII VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN Chapter IX CONTRABAND Chapter X MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE Chapter XI THE SKY'S THE LIMIT Chapter XII WIFE OR PRISONER? Chapter XIII ARREST MAYOR WAYNE! Chapter XIV FULL CIRCLE Chapter XV MURDOCH'S MANTLE Chapter XVI GET THE DOME! Chapter XVII SECURITY PAYOFF...

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : 谷月社
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Victory by Lester Del Rey Pdf

From above came the sound of men singing. Captain Duke O'Neill stopped clipping his heavy black beard to listen. It had been a long time since he'd heard such a sound—longer than the time since he'd last had a bath or seen a woman. It had never been the singing type of war. Yet now even the high tenor of old Teroini, who lay on a pad with neither legs nor arms, was mixed into the chorus. It could mean only one thing! As if to confirm his thoughts, Burke Thompson hobbled past the cabin, stopping just long enough to shout. "Duke, we're home! They've sighted Meloa!" "Thanks," Duke called after him, but the man was hobbling out of sight, eager to carry the good news to others. Fourteen years, Duke thought as he dragged out his hoarded bottle of water and began shaving. Five since he'd seen Ronda on his last leave. Now the battered old wreck that was left of the flagship was less than an hour from home base, and the two other survivors of the original fleet of eight hundred were limping along behind. Three out of eight hundred—but they'd won! Meloa had her victory. And far away, Earth could rest in unearned safety for a while. Duke grimaced bitterly. It was no time to think of Earth now. He shucked off his patched and filthy clothes and reached for the dress grays he had laid out in advance; at least they were still in good condition, almost unused. He dressed slowly, savoring the luxury of clean clothes. The buttons gave him trouble; his left hand looked and behaved almost like a real one, but in the three years since he got it, there had been no chance to handle buttons. Then he mastered the trick and stepped back to study the final results. He didn't look bad. Maybe a little gaunt and in need of a good haircut. But his face hadn't aged as much as he had thought. The worst part was the pasty white where his beard had covered his face, but a few days under Meloa's sun would fix that. Maybe he could spend a month with Ronda at a beach. He still had most of his share of his salary—nearly a quarter million Meloan credits; even if the rumors of inflation were true, that should be enough....

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129771874

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Day of the Giants by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Author : Lester Del Rey,Frederik Pohl
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345329333

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The Best of Lester Del Rey by Lester Del Rey,Frederik Pohl Pdf

Science fiction's most protean personality -- writer, editor, critic, publisher -- sets off an incomparable fireworks display in these tales of robots and humans, animals and aliens, ghosts and gods, science and the supernatural!

Author : Max Brooks,Peter F. Hamilton,Kevin Hearne,Silvia Moreno-Garcia,Simon Jimenez,Jenna Glass,Zack Jordan,Bob Proehl,Micaiah Johnson,Emily Skrutskie
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593355091

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Del Rey's Next Reads Sampler 2020 Edition by Max Brooks,Peter F. Hamilton,Kevin Hearne,Silvia Moreno-Garcia,Simon Jimenez,Jenna Glass,Zack Jordan,Bob Proehl,Micaiah Johnson,Emily Skrutskie Pdf

Discover the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror with the 2020 Del Rey ebook sampler! 2020 is a year of new chapters. Max Brooks, who helped us survive a zombie pandemic, now searches for a more elusive threat: Bigfoot. Kevin Hearne, the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, takes us back to that beloved world with a new spin-off series—and dreams up a different epic fantasy series with an entirely new mythology. Peter F. Hamilton masterfully builds a blazing space opera series. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who dazzled us with her vision of 1920s Mexico and the Mayan underworld, reimagines the classic gothic suspense novel with the story of an isolated mansion in the 1950s Mexican countryside. These eleven recent and upcoming works are full of action. A young space pilot tries to save his best friend—the heir to a galactic empire—from a ruthless rebellion. A girl whose interdimensional doppelgängers have died in 372 worlds discovers a secret that puts her life in jeopardy. A man whose daughter has newfound, terrifying powers must risk his life to save hers. The last human in the galaxy hides her identity while trying to discover the truth about humanity. A woman traveling through time finds a mysterious child with unimaginable power. A spell allows women to control their own fertility in an epic feminist fantasy. This captivating ebook sampler contains excerpts from: DEVOLUTION by Max Brooks THE WOMEN’S WAR by Jenna Glass SALVATION by Peter F. Hamilton INK & SIGIL by Kevin Hearne A PLAGUE OF GIANTS by Kevin Hearne THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS by Micaiah Johnson THE LAST HUMAN by Zack Jordan MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia THE NOBODY PEOPLE by Bob Proehl BONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie

Author : Lester Rey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1483910342

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Let'Em Breathe Space! by Lester Rey Pdf

A classic science fiction story by Lester Del Rey. Eighteen men and two women in the closed world of a space ship for five months can only spell tension and trouble-but in this case, the atmosphere was literally poisoned.

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530207037

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Victory by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 - May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, along with his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : Oxford City Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1781390363

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Lester Del Rey Collection - Includes Dead Ringer, Let 'em Breathe Space, Pursuit, Victory, No Strings Attached, & Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Lester del Rey (1915 - 1993) was a renowned American Science Fiction writer in the Golden Age of Science Fiction. He was awarded several Awards for his work in this field, including the Skylark Award, the Balrog Special Award and the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. This volume contains six of his most compelling stories: Dead Ringer Let 'em Breathe Space Pursuit Victory No Strings Attached Police Your Planet"

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530202124

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Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey Pdf

Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 - May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, along with his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.

Author : Walter Tevis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593467473

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The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis Pdf

From the bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit, the landmark science fiction novel that inspired the classic 1976 film starring David Bowie and is the basis for the Showtime series A man wanders into town one day seemingly out of nowhere. He starts by peddling valuables just to get by. But he possesses uncanny scientific knowledge, which he uses to develop technologies of a marvelous nature. In time he builds a corporate empire that propels him to unimaginable wealth—but to what end? His rapid ascent to the highest levels of success is remarkable, but the vision of his enterprise begins to falter as he succumbs to afflictions that feel all-too-human, and the true purpose of his presence here on earth is in grave danger of being abandoned.

Author : Walter Tevis
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780795342905

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Mockingbird by Walter Tevis Pdf

This sci-fi masterpiece is “a moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Superman, and Star Wars” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape. People wander, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss, through a barren landscape with no children, no art, and where reading is forbidden. From this bleak existence, a tragic love triangle springs forth. Spofforth, the most perfect machine ever created, runs the world, but his only wish is to die. Paul and Mary Lou are a man and a woman whose passion for each other sparks a jealousy in Spofforth—and provides the only hope for the future of human beings on Earth. Walter Tevis, author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money, delivers an elegiac dystopia of mankind coming to terms with its own imminent extinction. “Because of its affirmation of such persistent human values as curiosity, courage, compassion, along with its undeniable narrative power, Mockingbird will become one of those books that coming generations will periodically rediscover with wonder and delight.” —The Washington Post

Author : Micaiah Johnson
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593135068

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The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. WINNER OF THE COMPTON CROOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • “Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance.”—Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—NPR, Library Journal, Book Riot Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying—from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn’t outrun. Cara’s life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. On this dystopian Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power. She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works—and shamelessly flirts—with her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined—and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world but the entire multiverse. “Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.”—Library Journal (starred review)

Author : Lester Del Rey
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798543157312

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Rocket Jockey by Lester Del Rey Pdf

From the moment Jerry Blaine blasted off from Earth to compete in the Armstrong Classics, famed throughout the Solar System, his space ship, the "Last Hope," was obviously jinxed. Was it just bad luck? Or were the villainous Martians working against him, laying a trap for him at every turn? It was 2170 and the year of the eighteenth Armstrong Classic, the interplanetary rocket race that covered immense orbits and touched on every planet inhabited by man. On its outcome hung the prestige of each rival world. Mars had won the three previous Classics by what Earth considered unfair trickery, and the saying went that "only a fool would enter such a race and only a genius or a Martian could win." But Jerry was neither a fool, a genius, nor a Martian; he was only a boy of seventeen who never thought of becoming a rocket-race jockey until he accidentally found he was one! Jerry's courage and daring as he fights his way through space, testing the very fuel that had killed his father; his clashes with wily Martians who would stop at nothing to gain first place for the glory of Mars; his near crash-landings; his terrifying experiences on odd, airless worlds combine to create a yarn that will keep readers spellbound from start to finish. Thrilling in its predictions of a world to come, vivid in its descriptions of uncharted space, ROCKET JOCKEY has a flavor of authenticity that only time can dispute. Lester del Rey (1915 - 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, along with his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.