This volume collects a number of essays--by well-known science fiction and fantasy authors--about J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, arguably the most important work of fantasy in the Western world.
Todd's impressive range as an artist encompasses large and small moments, dazzling colour and limited palette, laughter and fear, trompe l'oeil specificity and delicate gauzy impressionistic effects. Mood, and its evocation, are at the heart of what he does. "When you're painting dragons, you pretty much do have to use everything you know about ...
Turning her eye to Palestine, author Tarr constructs another tale of Crusades, this time set in Palestine and detailing the effects that that series of wars had on the natives of the region.
Timed to tie in with the theatrical release of "The Matrix: Reloaded, " this book presents a collection of insightful, original essays by today's top cyberpunk, science fiction, and comic book writers. 20 illustrations.
Kayla, an extraordinarily gifted young telepath, is on the run, after challenging the control of the most powerful of the psi families on her home planet. Soon, she is caught in a planets-spanning struggle between two equally deadly forces ready to use any weapon--even Kayla's mind--to secure total victory.
Starting in the 1400s, children with gold-colored eyes and strange abilities--telepathy, telekinesis, and the like--began to be born into the world. For centuries, these "mutants" kept themselves hidden for fear of persecution, but in the latter part of the 20th century, they found more and more acceptance among the rest of society. But now, in ...
When a helm control blows, the "USS Voyager" goes into an orbit around the nearest planet to make the needed repairs. The planet is Sardalia and contact with it is forbidden. The crew have little choice but to respond when the Sardalians hail the ship and that is when the trouble begins.
This affordable volume contains the best short science fiction written in 2004 as selected from magazines, anthologies, and journals. It includes stories by some of the finest, most creative minds in the genre. Original.
Third in the four-volume series. Nearly 30 years have passed since the events of The Mutant Prime, but the mutants' awesome talents--and their belief in the coming of a mutant messiah--still sets them apart. As one mutant begins to develop extraordinary powers, the implications of his rebith are greater than anyone would have ever dreamed. 16-page ...
Teenager, Jaz Andrews, finds and befriends Cory Lanus, a tall, gentle young stranger upon whom she develops a crush. But she gets more than she bargained for when she discovers that Cory comes from another planet, and that he can change gender at will. As Jaz and her pals attempt to help and protect their new friend, they find their own lives at ...
The official guide to the scientific reality of the X-Men universe. Have you ever wondered how laser beams might actually shoot out of someone's eyes? Or what could cause wings to sprout from the back of a man, allowing him to fly? And if your skeleton was constructed of a flexible but indestructible metal, how would your blood flow and nerves be ...
The powerful conclusion to The Mutant Season series. While trying to deal with Rick's unprecendented super-mutant abilities, mutant twins Rick and Julian Akimura succeed in creating Better World, a global philanthropic organization, that benefits the world's needy population--but takes a grim toll on the twins and their loved ones.
The late Terry Carr's Universe series was widely acknowledged as the foremost anthology of original science fiction stories. Editors Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber maintained Carr's standard of excellence when selecting stories for Universe 1 (which appeared on the 1990 Locus "Recommended Reading List") and Universe 2, another wide-ranging, ...
A collection of the best fantasy prose written in 2001, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by two of SF's most respected editors. The second in a series of popularly-priced, rack-sized "Best of the Year" books edited and designed to appeal to appeal to fantasy fans whose budgets may be taxed by more expensive "Best of the Year" ...
Starting in the 1400s, children with gold-colored eyes and strange abilities--telepathy, telekinesis, and the like--began to be born into the world. For centuries, these "mutants" kept themselves hidden for fear of persecution, but in the latter part of the 20th century, they found more and more acceptance among the rest of society. But now, in ...
A collection of new writing inspired by the cult hit movie from bestselling authors such as Pat Cadigan, Stephen Baxter, Kevin J. Anderson and many more. Timed to tie in with the theatrical release of THE MATRIX: RELOADED, the second film in the blockbuster Matrix film trilogy, EXPLORING THE MATRIX presents a collection of insightful, original ...
An array of fantasy prose offers a collection of fantasy stories from magazines, anthologies, and journals, published during the previous year and written by some of the genre's finest writers.
Here is Leigh Brackett's classic novel coupled with Karen Haber's powerful new prequel. Two ne'er-do-well adventurers wander from the great city after their escape from a band of priests. They fall in captivity in the fortress of Ben Beatha, in thrall to the omnipotent Bas and his weapons of oppression. Can they disable Bas and escape his lair?
The best stories of the year, as selected by the one of the world's most honoured science fiction authors and his long-time collaborator. Here in one affordable volume is the best short science fiction of the year as selected from magazines, anthologies and journals. It is the first in a prestigious new series from ibooks. Robert Silverberg, a ...
Empath Kayla John Reed's rebel forces, the War Minstrels, had struck a crucial blow at the heart of Yates Keller's empire. It should have been Kayla's moment of triumph, yet not only had Yates escaped, but he appeared to have her friends in his clutches. Even as Kayla set off on a desperate rescue attempt, trouble was brewing among the War ...
On New Year's Day, 2159, Mason Noir (III), looking exactly as he did in the year 2002, receives a message from his technicians: they are ready to begin 'the procedure.' Decades of research have finally come to fruition, and just in time, as this year is the beginning of a new age for mankind.
A collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2003, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by one of SF's most respected editors. Continuing ibooks' series of affordably priced, mass-market 'Best of the Year' books edited and designed to appeal to science fiction fans whose budgets may be taxed by more expensive ...
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