In the near future, combat technology (the Mediation Processor, or MP) has been forced out of government hands by powerful corporations. Now, this reality-bending capability serves the grander purpose of making media more profitable by literally putting a sheen on things. In this dystopia stride two ... more »

Starfleet Corps of Engineers When a new security guard reports for duty, it sets da Vinci security chief Domenica Corsi off in ways that confuse both her staff and her sometime lover Fabian Stevens. When Stevens confronts her, it only makes matters worse -- until Corsi takes Stevens into her confidence ... more »

Product Info Three bored kittens listen to their Aunt Tarin's story about her role in the Empress's plan to take over all of settled space. more »

Nobody knows exactly what happened to the fabled civilization of ancient Atlantis. Was Atlantis, the incredibly advanced society of legend, destroyed by some super-science device that ran out of control? Did a massive earthquake or volcanic eruption sink the island nation? Or is Atlantis merely a cosmic ... more »

Greg Bear's powerfully written, brilliantly inventive novels combine cutting-edge science and unforgettable characters, illuminating dazzling new technologies--and their dangers. Now, in Darwin's Radio, Bear draws on state-of-the-art biological and anthropological research to give us an ingeniously plotted ... more »

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are whisked into the year 2096 to solve the biggest mystery of all: if the universe should be teeming with life, where are the aliens? Story authorized by Dame Jean Conan Doyle. Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Award Winner, HOMer Award Winner more »

Cadets that enter Starfleet Academy have two mantras drilled into them from their very first day. They must do their duty for the Federation and Starfleet, and they must strive to honor their oath as Starfleet officers. Among those who have best embodied these guiding principles and who have strived ... more »

Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison--a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility ... more »

Product Info Aliens have visited Earth, but they they are secretive and won't reveal their own languages. more »

MORE BESTSELLING SF&F EROTICA FROM TABITHA BRADLEY! The stories in Tabitha Bradley's new collection range from sensual, almost sweet sex (Tamara's First Time) to the dark and disturbing side of eros (Destiny).You will familiar characters from her bestselling collection, Ravished! (REB, August 2004 ... more »

In the future, businesses use alternate dimensions to alleviate society's overwhelming traffic problems and woo workers back into the corporate world. Dim hoppers transport modern workers to and from work using personal highways built through empty dimensions. But are they really empty? more »

At 41, David Selig's telepathy is beginning to fade. The unmotivated and out-of-work Columbia grad laments the unpardonable sin of wasting his gift on probing minds for his own private amusement, and for reading the intellects of college students so he can imitate their writing styles in the term papers ... more »