wired - Science Fiction 5

There are some who call a journey over the Shells a dead man's walk while there are others who say nothing is alive on the other side…unfortunately they are wrong on both counts… To its bitter end, ……続きを見る

The voices may be in your head, but that doesn’t mean they’re not real… Convinced that there’s something else going on in there, a man decides to lay down the rules of engagement for his own First C……続きを見る

Members of the mission to the planet Perez need to determine if the sloth-like native Perans are intelligent. Everyone except Beth, the mission translator, wants to finish the job and move on. When ……続きを見る

In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-Utopian worlds such as New Alexandria to vermin-infested slums like Old Earth, the Star-Pilots have become the great heroes of the day. Grainger has bec……続きを見る

Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection s……続きを見る

Edmond Hamilton. For most people, this name conjures visions of two-fisted space opera -- pure pulp science fiction. And Hamilton -- known as the author of the "Captain Future" series -- was indeed ……続きを見る

Stay in a world where mythology starts to become the reality. Ancient creatures and powerful beings do come again to an Ambros that hangs, even more, in the balance. It’s the young of Melas, daughte……続きを見る

Though they'll try to mimic what we are, in the core of our souls, writing our very memories for us, they will never be able to replace the truth and the reality as it existed before they've tampere……続きを見る

When financier Emerson Drew's hired killer pushes scientist-inventor Rajek Quinton down an abandoned mineshaft, Drew and his conspirators believe that the way's clear to exploit Quinton's amazing ne……続きを見る

Dave's no superhero, even if he does have a very unusual talent. But when a major New Zealand crime lord comes looking for two million dollars that Dave's wife embezzled, he needs to learn to act li……続きを見る

Novelette- Drew Maerd can't sleep. His disorder is causing problems at work. A concerned coworker suggests he appear on a show about people with odd dreams. A machine allows researchers to physicall……続きを見る

This highly original and entertaining short novel (which has been in print continually since its original publication in 1884) tells the story of A. Square, an inhabitant of the two-dimensional worl……続きを見る

Seventeen-year-old Teresa thought she knew Philadelphia, but she stumbles into Gloria’s Gateway Books & Records and discovers a portal to parallel universe where Napoleon conquered Europe and Great ……続きを見る

NSA agent Eric Price is sent to Sedona, Arizona to investigate strange activities at a secret underground base. A new type of stealth aircraft is being tested there, he discovers. But there’s someth……続きを見る

It ain't easy being a private investigator in a galaxy that spans thousand of worlds ー especially when you make the mistake of putting your heart on the line. When an old flame of Dexter Duff's sho……続きを見る

In this perpetual economic down-turn, who in their right mind would restrict their job search pool to local employers only? Broaden your possibilities. Some companies only off-shore – consider off-w……続きを見る

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 novella by Edwin A. Abbott, still popular among mathematics and computer science students, and considered useful reading for people studying topics ……続きを見る

This is a story of the changes coming in an uncertain future and what people do to live as best they can. Those that best prepare will be those that best live through the coming challenges. The main……続きを見る

Jim Vedder, chief engineer at California’s FastTech Corporation, has developed the world’s fastest camera. But exploring the bizarre universe of the super fast, soon uncovers horrific entities that ……続きを見る

After eleven years in space, the Argo landed on the dangerous, unknown planet Lucifer. The crew faced an untamed world of huge, carnivorous birds with wolverine heads and flashing black teeth; furre……続きを見る

Humorous genre lists. In addition to the title piece, includes: Our Robot President: The First Hundred Days, Rules for Dealing with Your Teenage Werewolf Son, Excuses Why Your Monster Husband Cannot……続きを見る

Far in the future a court meets to determine the fate of a planet that has broken the law. A short Sci-Fi story. Author's Note: I am not sure what inspired this story (possibly too much caffeine), b……続きを見る

It developed in the great apes of the Congo basin, making a cross-species jump to humans, like ebola and HIV. Its status blossomed into a world-wide pandemic. A virus, so virulent, it killed nearly ……続きを見る

A spacefaring horde of carnivorous crab-like aliens known as the Knackers is advancing toward the human core worlds, decimating outlying systems as they go. When the invaders approach Eden, one of t……続きを見る

Despite the development of a faster-than-light drive, Earth’s space program has been in the doldrums for centuries, as has Earth itself. Hyperspace being impossible to navigate without beacons at wh……続きを見る

Eighty years before he was Dagger he was Gerard Pascel, a frightened boy on the run. Giving up one life means taking on the mantle of another. Dagger of the Ghost Legion gives a personal account of ……続きを見る

In the year 2077, America is a dreary, stagnant place. In the White House, the question of the day is "How can we return the United States to its former greatness?" To do so, the nation's new Presid……続きを見る

Forty light years from earth, the colonists on the world of Unua have somehow managed to keep civilization struggling on, despite twice daily earthquakes and technology lagging far behind that of th……続きを見る

An old demon gets caught up in the bureaucracy of hell, a little girl is chosen to dance for fire-breathing goddesses, a hellhound finds a loving home, and a werewolf dabbles in the online dating sc……続きを見る

The sci-fi thriller Come Dance a Cumbia…with Stars in your Hand! completes “The Chaos Chronicles Trilogy,” a vision of the future that is troubling, inspiring, and astounding. Survivors of the Chaos……続きを見る