Modern Science Fiction

Like the creation myths they supersede, the revelations of science are seared into our collective imagination through storytelling. From Archimedes' bath to Newton's apple, vivid accounts of scientific discovery help us understand the principles behind each theory, and add to the larger narrative of how the universe works, and how we came to be here. This anthology draws out and distils science's love of narrative from a wide range of scientific disciplines, weaving theory into very human stories.

I survived my curse. Barely. I'm still finding my footing as a druid apprentice when the fae courts stop watching and start circling. Someone powerful has taken an interest in me. And apparently, there’s a price on my head. An assassin is moving through the supernatural underground, and every whisper points back to the same target: me. Colin says hazards like these come with the job. Agent Lucas Caruso calls it an imminent threat. I call it a problem I don't have time to deal with.

Watch out - the Earth just fell into a dark sun's orbit! Or maybe you'd rather visit a theme park called Hell? These are just two of the strange and unnerving tales you'll find in this collection of great science fiction and fantasy stories.

Four sci-fi short stories where you'll find good computers, people who regret their past, and an explanation for something you're familiar with.

From number one, worldwide, best-selling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes the third book in a long-anticipated science-fiction series. With planet Earth destroyed, what will become of 13-year-old Kevin and Chloe in the mother ship? Will the aliens enslave them? What do they want? Is there any hope of escape? And will Kevin and Chloe ever return to Earth again?

With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Six, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and 33 of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2020. 

Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50's and Beyond, Volume Two collates a collection of some of the very best science-fiction stories published in the '50s together. All these stories (with the exception of The Anatomy of Fear) are now in the public domain and were original published in various science-fiction magazines that were very popular in the 1950s. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published during this time. This collection includes a further story from the Hugo Award-nominated Rog Phillips.

The best of the year's science fiction and fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. Distant worlds, time travel, epic adventure, unseen wonders, and much more! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past 12 months are brought together in one collection by multiple award winning editor Jonathan Strahan.

Guy is about to finish writing his breakthrough online article. He overheard the story by chance in a pub and it’s guaranteed to go viral - all he needs to do is persuade the World’s Unluckiest Man to talk to him. His best friend Larry’s quest for killer clickbait material has led him to a recently appeared shanty town in Glasgow, where he finds some kind of urban voodoo cult. Ex-cop Sam has already come face-to-face with the terrifying force behind both these phenomena, but he’s been trying to put it out of his mind.

The Garden of Eden is a fast-paced fantasy adventure set in the modern world about power, family and loyalty, where the end of the world may be the beginning of something far more dangerous.

Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre's best known anthologies, is back with his 11th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy. With established names and new talent, this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the listener to the outer reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

Earth was being watched from afar...by creatures far greater than man...and which coveted what man possessed. The War of the Worlds is invasion literature at its finest. H.G. Wells' popular classic has never been out of print, and is presented here in a stunning new, modern edition. Bonnem's insightful narration runs the gamut of emotions, simultaneously communicating both the horror of events and the innate humanity of this timeless tale.

Pour échapper à son ancienne vie, Valerie s'enfuit à New York. Elle se choisit une nouvelle identité et rejoint un groupe de marginaux qui vivent dans le dédale du métro de la ville. Très vite, Val se rend compte que ses nouveaux amis ne sont pas tout à fait comme les autres. Et lorsqu'elle envisage avec eux de retrouver le repaire d'une créature mystérieuse, elle est attirée dans un monde dont elle ignorait l'existence.

Zukunft, Zeitreisen & die Entwicklung der Menschheit – H. G. Wells' visionärer Klassiker der Science-Fiction, eindrucksvoll gesprochen von Tim Eriksson. Über das Hörbuch: Mit "Die Zeitmaschine" schuf H. G. Wells einen der ersten und einflussreichsten Science-Fiction-Romane der...

Kaye, seize ans, vit sur les routes avec le groupe de rock de sa mère. Mais une agression la contraint à retourner dans la maison de son enfance. Kaye, qui a toujours eu la capacité de voir les Fæs, espère pouvoir renouer avec le monde magique. Mais lorsqu'elle sauve la vie de Roiben, un sublime chevalier fæ, sa vie bascule. Désormais au cœur d'un conflit de pouvoir entre deux royaumes rivaux, elle doit cacher qui elle est… et lutter pour rester en vie.

Le couronnement de Roiben approche, et Kaye est sûre d'une chose : elle est amoureuse. L'intrépide pixie se déclare devant toute la cour des Termites, contraignant Roiben à l'envoyer loin de lui. Il lui confie une quête, apparemment impossible : elle doit trouver une Fæ capable de mentir. L'aventure de Kaye prend un tour dangereux lorsqu'elle se retrouve aux prises avec la Cour des Seelie.

Willkommen in Honeysuckle House – zwischen verzauberten Buchladen-Regalen und den düsteren Schatten der Vergangenheit! Zwei Schwestern, ein verzauberter Buchladen und ein mörderisches Erbe. Im nebligen Burdock Creek hütet Evie Caldwell die Bienen von Honeysuckle House, während Florence der Magie misstraut.

In the aftermath of the brutal attack on his family compound, Alex Fletcher embraces his rapidly expanding role within the New England Regional Recovery Zone (RRZ). Fueled by a limitless drive to protect his family and a rekindled sense of duty, he enlists the reluctant aid of a local militia commander - to ease the public's fears of a federal government takeover.

Young Mackinsi Wrighton has always been a dreamer. After he accidentally uncovers a hidden world around him, he discovers he is a Stormbreaker...a warrior of light destined to face an ancient evil called "Destroyer". Possessing supernatural powers and weapons he has no idea how to use, Mackinsi must unite the other Stormbreakers against Destroyer's fiends before Destroyer pulls our dimension into a relic of evil called the Heartstone.

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