This anthology showcases the most exceptional science fiction stories written by women in recent decades, from classic stars like Ursula K. Le Guin and James Tiptree Jr. to science-fiction greats such Nancy Kress, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Karen Joy Fowler to new award-winning ta...
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An unwilling foray into necromancy makes Booth attractive to the creates who roam the darkness of the world. Ghouls, ghosts, and incubi single him out as one of their own in these ten stories.
Bassanio, an impoverished Venetian, asks his merchant friend, Antonio to lend him 3,000 ducats, so that he can go to Belmont to woo the heiress Portia. With all of his capital committed overseas, Antonio borrows in turn from the Jew, Shylock, someone he has previously insulted, ...
The dashing wizard Felix Harrowgate has reclaimed his sanity, magic, and position in society. But even as he returns to his former place in the Mirador--the citadel of power and wizardry--there are many who desire his end.
A mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space. "The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown," the grand master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, once wrote. And the greatest unknown is the vast universe, shrouded in eternal cosmic nigh...
Romantic comedy meets fairy tale with Helena, a humble doctor's daughter, rescues the ailing King of France and claims marriage to the disdained young Lord Bertram, as her reward. He'll have none of her, preferring to run off to the wars instead -- but the ever resourcefull Hele...
"SPACE PIRATES! Words that conjure up rousing tales of adventure, derring-do, brave heroes battling the scurvy vermin of the galaxy. Those vermin have taken to pillaging cargo ships and, even worse, space liners, relieving the helpless passengers of their valuables, and worse wit...