Gene Wolfe Bücher

Nach dem Meisterwerk der frühen achtziger Jahre, dem »Buch der Neuen Sonne» , ist Gene Wolfe mit einem neuen exotischen und farbigen Gobelin zur Science Fiction zurückgekehrt, einem wunderbaren Abenteuerroman, der im Innern eines gewaltigen Sternenschiffes spielt, das seit Generationen in der Galaxis unterwegs ist. Seine Bewohner haben die Erde längst vergessen, die Wiege der Menschheit ist zur Legende geworden. Sie wissen auch nichts mehr von ihrem Ziel, zu dem sie unterwegs sind. Kaum einer kann sich vorstellen, daß außerhalb der Welt der langen Sonne ein Kosmos von Myriaden Sternen existiert und daß ein Planet, der einen dieser Sterne umkreist, ausersehen ist, der Menschheit eine neue Heimat zu sein. Gene Wolfe beherrscht die Kunst des Weglassens ebenso virtuell wie die Kunst des Sprechens. Er weiß, wie man Leser hungrig macht nach mehr.

Die Invasion vom Mars fand im 21. Jahrhundert statt. Ganz Amerika betete für ein gutes Gelingen. Die Vereinigten Staaten versanken allmählich im Chaos. Der modernen Technik kehrte man den Rücken zu. Die Notstandsregierung konnte sich nur mit Gewalt halten. Die Lebensmittel wurden knapp. Das Leben war trostlos. Unternehmen Ares - Amerikas einzige Hoffnung ...

„Válka je nový svět s novými zákony a novou geografií, a její krajinou obcházejí monstra zvaná bitvy.“ Severián, bývalý mučitelský tovaryš, prochází upadající megapolí, městem duchů, podzemním vladařským palácem a vězeňskými kobkami, pampami a velehorami, přičemž se neustále posouvá na sever do míst, kde armády Společenství odrážejí útoky nepřátel z Askye, státu usilujícího o vymýcení lidské individuality. Nyní se Severián ocitá v válkou zpustošené krajině, v lazaretu a v řadách vojska, ale jako obyčejný kavalerista dlouho nezůstane... V závěrečném díle tetralogie odhalí Severián tajemství svého původu, dobere se pravé podstaty Smiřitelova spáru a zjistí, že být dvěma lidmi v jednom těle byl pro něj pouze začátek.

Ich heiße Severian. Freunde, die ich nie in großer liczbie hatte, nanieśli mnie Severianem Kulawym. Soldaten, których miałem wielu, choć nie tak wielu, jakbym chciał, nazywali mnie Severianem Wielkim. Nieprzyjaciele, którzy mnożyli się jak muchy na bitewnych polach, nazywali mnie Severianem Oprawcą. Byłem ostatnim Autarchą Wspólnoty, a tym samym jedynym prawowitym władcą planety znanej jako Urth. W moim życiu splatają się wątki władzy, zdrady i przeznaczenia, a moje losy prowadzą mnie przez mroczne krainy, gdzie magia i technologia współistnieją. W miarę jak odkrywam tajemnice mojego świata, staję przed wyzwaniami, które zmieniają nie tylko mnie, ale i całą rzeczywistość, w której żyję. To opowieść o poszukiwaniu tożsamości i sensu w świecie pełnym niepewności i zagadek.

»Das Buch der Langen Sonne», 3. Roman. Nach dem Meisterwerk der frühen achtziger Jahre, dem »Buch der Neuen Sonne«, ist Gene Wolfe mit einem neuen exotischen und farbigen Gobelin zur Science Fiction zurückgekehrt, einem wunderbaren Abenteuerroman, der im Innern eines gewaltigen Sternenschiffes spielt, das seit Generationen in der Galaxis unterwegs ist. Seine Bewohner haben die Erde längst vergessen, die Wiege der Menschheit ist zur Legende geworden. Sie wissen auch nichts mehr von ihrem Ziel, zu dem sie unterwegs sind. Kaum einer kann sich vorstellen, daß außerhalb der Welt der Langen Sonne ein Kosmos von Myriaden Sternen existiert und daß ein Planet, der einen dieser Sterne umkreist, ausersehen ist, der Menschheit eine neue Heimat zu sein.

Auf den Zwillingsplaneten Sainte Croix und Sainte Anne haben britische Siedler die ehemals französische Kolonie erobert. Doch was ist mit den Ureinwohnern geschehen, die hier einst lebten? Einige von ihnen scheinen sich ins unerforschte Hinterland zurückgezogen zu haben. Wolfe verknüpft auf brillante Weise drei Handlungsfäden miteinander: Der Sohn eines Wissenschaftlers – und Bordellbesitzers – kommt dem bizarren Geheimnis seiner Herkunft auf die Spur; ein junger Aborigine begibt sich auf eine mystische Traumreise und muss im Kampf gegen seinen verlorenen Bruder seine Identität finden; ein Anthropologe berichtet in nur bruchstückhaft überlieferten Erinnerungen von seiner Begegnung mit den Ureinwohnern – aber ist er wirklich, wer er zu sein vorgibt? Die Einstiegsdroge in das Werk eines Autors, der in der ganzen englischsprachigen Literatur nicht seinesgleichen hat.

Finstere Mächte reißen den jungen Mark aus seinem beschaulichen Leben in einem einsamen Dorf hinter den Wäldern einer mittelalterlichen Welt. Da sind der mordgierige Gegelagerer Wat, die dämonische Mutter Ciot und der unheimliche Mann aus dem Hügel. Sie zwingen Mark zu einer Entscheidung, die jeder einmal treffen muß,- auf welche Seite in dem ewigen Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse soll er sich stellen ? Mit diesem Roman abseits der üblichen ‚Schwert-und-Magie'-Klischees ist dem Autor ein kleines Meistewerk der Fantasy in der Tradition Tolkiens gelungen. Gene Wolfe gilt Kennern als einer der interessantesten Autoren der modernen amerikanischen SF. Für eine seiner Kurzgeschichten erhielt er den begehren NEBULA AWARD. Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung

Der neue große Zyklus des mehrfach preisgekrönten Autors: DAS BUCH DER LANGEN SONNE *Die Nachtseite der Langen Sonne *Der See der langen Sonne *Der Caldé der Langen Sonne *Der Exodus aus der Langen Sonne Nach dem Meisterwerk der frühen achtziger Jahre, dem »Buch der Neuen Sonne», ist Gene Wolfe mit einem neuen exotischen und farbigen Gobelin zur Science Fiction zurückgekehrt, einem wunderbaren Abenteuerroman, der im Innern eines gewaltigen Sternenschiffes spielt, das seit Generationen in der Galaxis unterwegs ist. Seine Bewohner haben die Erde längst vergessen, die Wiege der Menschheit ist zur Legende geworden. Sie wissen auch nichts mehr von ihrem Ziel, zu dem sie unterwegs sind. Kaum einer kann sich vorstellen, daß außerhalb der Welt der langen Sonne ein Kosmos von Myriaden Sternen existiert und daß ein Planet, der einen dieser Sterne umkreist, ausersehen ist, der Menschheit eine neue Heimat zu sein. Gene Wolfe beherrscht die Kunst des Weglassens ebenso virtuell wie die Kunst des Sprechens. Er weiß, wie man Leser hungrig macht nach mehr. - The New York Times Book Review Heyne Science Fiction Deutsche Erstausgabe

Eine Million Jahre in der Zukunft. Die Technik ist bis auf wenige Reste verschwunden. Die Menschheit dämmert auf einer mittelalterlichen Kulturstufe dahin und harrt der Ankunft der Neuen Sonne, die ein neues Zeitalter der Zivilisation heraufführen soll. Dies sind die Abenteuer des junen Severian, der im nachtschwarzen Gewand des Henkers das Land durchstreift und in den Besitz der Klaue des Schlichters gerät, eines Gebildes aus fernster Vergangenheit, das magische Kräfte birgt.

Inhalt: Wie die Peitsche zurückkam (1970), Von Relais und Rosen (1970), Pauls Baumhaus (1969), St. Brandon (Auszug aus "Frieden") (1975), Schönheitland (1973), Car Sinister (1970), Die blaue Maus (1971), Wie ich den Zweiten Weltkrieg verlor und half, die deutsche Invasion zurückzudrängen (1973), Der adoptierte Vater (1980), Forlesen (1974), Ein Artikel über die Jagd (1973), Der Wechselbalg (1968), Viele Herrenhäuser (1977), Gegen die Lafayette Escadrille (1972), Drei Millionen Quadratmeilen (1971), Der Krieg unter dem Baum (1979), La Befana (1973), Schmelzen (1974)

»Das Buch der Langen Sonne», 1. Roman. Nach dem Meisterwerk der frühen achtziger Jahre, dem »Buch der Neuen Sonne«, ist Gene Wolfe mit einem neuen exotischen und farbigen Gobelin zur Science Fiction zurückgekehrt, einem wunderbaren Abenteuerroman, der im Innern eines gewaltigen Sternenschiffes spielt, das seit Generationen in der Galaxis unterwegs ist. Seine Bewohner haben die Erde längst vergessen, die Wiege der Menschheit ist zur Legende geworden. Sie wissen auch nichts mehr von ihrem Ziel, zu dem sie unterwegs sind. Kaum einer kann sich vorstellen, daß außerhalb der Welt der Langen Sonne ein Kosmos von Myriaden Sternen existiert und daß ein Planet, der einen dieser Sterne umkreist, ausersehen ist, der Menschheit eine neue Heimat zu sein.

Eine Millionen Jahre in der Zukunft. Die Technik ist bis auf wenige Reste verschwunden. Die Menschheit dämmert auf einer mittelalterlichen Kulturstufe dahin und harrt der Ankunft der Neuen Sonne, die ein neues Zeitalter der Zivilisation heraufführen soll. Dies ist die Geschichte des Henkers Severian, der sein Amt als Liktor niederlegt und die Ruinen einer uralten Stadt durchstreift, die Seele eines fremdartigen Wesens aufspürt, das den Körper eines Menschen bewohnt, und in der dunklen Burg am Meer den Außerirdischen begegnet.

Eine Million Jahre in der Zukunft: Die Technik ist bis auf wenige Rest verschwunden. Die Menschheit fiel kulturell ins Mittelalter zurück und harrt der Ankunft der neuen Sonne, die ein neues Zeitalter herbeiführen soll. Dies ist die Geschichte Severians, eines Waisenjungen, der in der Zunft der Folterer aufwächst und dieses Handwerk erlernt. Doch als er eines Tages aus Mitleid einer Frau den Selbstmord gestattet, wird er aus dieser Zunft ausgestoßen. Doch anstatt selbst gefoltert und hingerichtet zu werden, schickt die Gilde ihn nach Thrax, einer weit entfernten Stadt, die einen Henker braucht. Severian macht sich auf eine Reise, die sein Leben für immer verändern wird …

Latro, ein Söldnersoldat aus dem Norden, hat in einer Schlacht eine Kopfverletzung erlitten, die ihm die Fähigkeit verleiht, alle unsichtbaren Götter, Göttinnen, Geister, Dämonen und Werwölfe, die das Land bevölkern, zu sehen und mit ihnen zu sprechen.

Auf einem Waldspaziergang verliert der junge Art die Orientierung und findet sich in Mythgarthr wieder, einer fantastischen Welt voller Wunder und Gefahren. Eine weise alte Frau prophezeit ihm eine heldenhafte Zukunft, und bald stiehlt ihm eine wunderschöne Fee sein Herz. Für sie begibt er sich auf eine Reise, begleitet von dem geborstenen Schwert Lut und dem riesenhaften sprechenden Wolfshund Gylf. Art entdeckt, dass Mythgarthr nur eine von sieben Welten ist, die über magische Tore miteinander verbunden sind. Diese Welten sind nicht nur weit entfernt, sondern auch die Zeit vergeht unterschiedlich. Ein Kampf mit einem Drachen kann ein Jahr dauern, während ein Ausflug ins Meer drei Jahre in Anspruch nehmen kann, während an anderen Orten kaum eine Nacht vergeht. Nichts ist, wie es scheint: Tiere sprechen, und Feinde werden zu Freunden. Mit seiner zweibändigen Mythgarthr-Saga widerlegt Gene Wolfe die Vorstellung, dass in der epischen Fantasy nach Tolkien keine kraftvollen und originellen Werke mehr entstehen. Der zweite Band, „Der Zauberer“, wird im Herbst 2006 erscheinen. Tad Williams hebt hervor, dass Wolfe weiß, wie man ein Zauberreich erschafft, während die New York Review of Science Fiction die fesselnde Wirkung von Wolfs Werk lobt. Gene Wolfe wurde mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter dreimal mit dem World Fantasy Award, und seine Bücher sind in sämtliche Weltsprachen übersetzt worden.

Ein Privatdetektiv, eine Hexe, ein Handlungsreisender und eine Hure: Sie alle suchen nach dem Schatz von Benjamin Free. Das Schicksal führt die vier zusammen in Frees Haus, das in Kürze einem Highway weichen muß. Und eines Nachts ist ihr geheimnisvoller Vermieter, der sie umsonst bei sich wohnen ließ, spurlos verschwunden. Jeder sieht in Frees Nachlaß etwas anderes, aber keiner wird fündig. Um Zeit zu gewinnen, versuchen sie, den Abriß des Hauses aufzuschieben. Vergeblich. Sie müssen raus und ziehen in ein nahegelegenes Hotel. Sie sehen zu, wie Frees Haus geschleift wird - und erleben einen Alptraum. Frees Vermächtnis besteht in etwas, das sich keiner auch nur hätte träumen lassen.

Sir Able, der Held, ist tot und verbringt zwanzig Jahre im himmlischen Reich. Als er sich an seine Geliebte Disiri erinnert, kehrt er zurück, muss jedoch ein Gelübde ablegen, seine magischen Kräfte nicht zu nutzen. Trotz seiner Einschränkung kämpft er gegen die Frostriesen und Drachen. Der 2. Band der "Mythgarthr-Saga" schließt die Geschichte ab.

Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by P. CRAIG RUSSELL, JILL THOMPSON and others Cover by DAVE McKEAN A new edition of this title collecting issues #29-31 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, in which Morpheus delves into the dreams of Augustus Caesar, Cain and Abel, Marco Polo, Orpheus and more. On sale AUGUST 31 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS

Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the second two volumes of this four volume novel, The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch.

The Best of Gene Wolfe is the definitive collection of the best of Gene Wolfe’s short fiction. One of the greatest writers in genre (and literary fiction) of the 20th century, Gene Wolfe was a national treasure who produced the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field over the last fifty years. The Best of Gene Wolfe is an amazing retrospective collection of his short fiction, selected by Wolfe himself. Too many award winners and Best Of stories to list here; just as a sample we have "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories", "The Fifth Head of Cerberus", "Petting Zoo", "The Tree Is My Hat", "Seven American Nights", and "A Cabin on the Coast." Incredible tales from a writer who challenged and amazed. Who revolutionized the genre. And whose stories will stand the test of time. “Wolfe is our Melville.”—Ursula K. Le Guin

The two novels combined in this omnibus (Caldé of the Long Sun and Exodus from the Long Sun) comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel, The Book of the Long Sun.

Hailed as "one of the literary giants of SF" by the Denver Post, Gene Wolfe has repeatedly won the field's highest honors, including the Nebula, the Hugo, and the World Fantasy awards. Peace is Gene Wolfe's first full-length novel, a work that shows the genius that later flourished in such acclaimed works as The Fifth Head of Cerberus and The Book of The New Sun. Originally published in 1975, Peace is a spellbinding, brilliant tour de force of the imagination. The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living out his last days in a small midwestern town, the novel reveals a miraculous dimension as the narrative unfolds. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself. Powerfully moving and uncompromisingly honest, Peace ranks alongside the finest literary works of our time.

This omnibus of "Nightside of the Long Sun" and "Lake of the Long Sun" is this "modern-day Homer" ("Washington Post Book World") at his best.

Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in Latro in the Mist (Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy.Latro now finds himself in Egypt, a land of singing girls, of spiteful and conniving deities. Without his memory, his is unsure of everything, except for his desire to be free of the curse that causes him to forget. The visions Gene Wolfe conjures, of the wonders of Egypt, and of the adventures of Latro as he and his companions journey up the great Nile south into unknown or legendary territory, are unique and compelling. Soldier of Sidon is a thrilling and magical fantasy novel, and yet another masterpiece from Gene Wolfe.

The first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction,Brave New Words:The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time , with full citations and bibliographic information. Not just a useful reference and an entertaining browse, this book also documents the enduring legacy of science fiction writers and fans.

This title provides a tale of wonders by one of the field's greatest writers.

Now, for the first time, the best of the Locus Awards for short fiction are gathered in one volume. Spanning the absolute finest in science fiction and fantasy short fiction for the last thirty years, this anthology is an indispensable guide to speculative fiction from the classic to the outrageous by the leaders of the field.

Fourteen audacious explorations of the fantastic, the magical and the horrific by one of SF's greatest writers. Contents: - The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories (1970) - Alien Stones (1972) - La Befana (1973) - The Hero as Werewolf (1975) - Three Fingers (1976) - The Death of Dr. Island (1973) - Feather Tigers (1973) - Hour of Trust (1973) - Tracking Song (1975) - The Toy Theater (1971) - The Doctor of Death Island (1978) - Cues (1974) - The Eyeflash Miracles (1976) - Seven American Nights (1978) Cover illustration by Bruce Pennington

The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession -- showing mercy toward his victim.The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny.The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Shadow & Claw brings together the first two books of the tetralogy in one volume.

Of all mortals, Latro was the least favoured - or the most. The wound that had destroyed his memory had given him the ability to see the unseen: the world of the gods, the demi-gods and the fabulous. Each day events were entered on a scroll so that the next morning he could know his friends, his rivals and have some understanding of what had gone before. He had fought with Xerxes at Thermopylae and been driven from Athenian Greece. Now with his companions, Io the slave girl and Seven Lions the African warrior, he was travelling among the Thracians and the Amazons, seeking both his future and his past. Soldier of Arete is the sequel to Gene Wolfe's award winning Soldier of the Mist.

Wolfe, whose tetralogy The Book of the New Sun was the most acclaimed science fiction work of the 1980s, offered his second collection of short fiction in 1990 to universal acclaim. This is a hefty volume of over 30 unforgettable stories in a variety of genres-- SF, fantasy, horror, mainstream-many of them offering variations on themes and situations found in folklore and fairy tales, and including two stories, "The Cat" and "The Map," which are set in the universe of his New Sun novels. Wolfe's deconstructions/reconstructions are provocative, multilayered, and resonant. This embarrassment of literary riches is a must for all Gene Wolfe fans, and anyone who loves a good tale beautifully told.

The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced."This volume, Castle of Days, joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter --and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder.

There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life if necessary for her love. For to love her . . . is to die.

This collection of all new short fiction by thirteen of today's top science fiction writers represents a memorial to the late Terry Carr and includes contributions by Ursulia K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, and Robert Silverberg, among others

"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ." The best stories engage readers, compelling them to turn pages in anticipation of what comes next. Great literature is defined by its imagination, as demonstrated in this exceptional anthology, which redefines the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It features contributions from renowned writers like Peter Straub, Chuck Palahniuk, Roddy Doyle, and Joyce Carol Oates, among others, showcasing their craft and challenging misconceptions about genres. Curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, who personally selected each story, the anthology sets a high standard for this "new literature of the imagination." The collection aims to present familiar themes in fresh, illuminating ways. Notable tales include Joe Hill's disturbing exploration of evil in "Devil on the Staircase," Lawrence Block's unique take on fishing in "Catch and Release," and Carolyn Parkhurst's dark sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris introduces ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan," while Richard Adams's "The Knife" delves into vengeance. Jeffery Deaver's "The Therapist" features a psychologist on a mission to save lives, and Neil Gaiman's chilling "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" offers a haunting punishment for a grave crime. This visionary volume will transform readers’ perspectives and ignite a renewed appreciation for exceptional fiction.

Magic lives in remarkable realms – and in the short fiction of today's top fantasists. In this fifth breathtaking volume of the year's best flights of the fantastic, award–winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer present a dazzling new array of wonders – stories that break through the time–honored conventions of the genre to carry the reader to astonishing places that only the most ingenious minds could conceive. In the able hands of Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Tim Powers, and others, miracles become tangible and true, impossible creatures roam unfettered, and fairy tales are reshaped, sharpened, and freed from the restrictive bonds of childhood. Lose yourself in these pages and in these worlds – and discover the power, the beauty, the unparalleled enchantment of fantasy at its finest.

The box is heavy, locked, and very old. The only clue to its contents is the name written in gold upon its lid: PANDORA. Bright teenager Holly Hollander is understandably curious about what's inside, but when the box is opened, death is unleashed . . . and Holly is the only one who can solve the deadly puzzle.

The best of Christmas--past, present, and yet to come Christmas is a time for miracle, scientific and otherwise, and for surprises that can only occur at this time of the year. But what marvels will the holidays bring to the far future--or to alien worlds light-years from the North Pole? In this celebratory collection, many of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction unwrap startling visions of the future of Christmas. An unusual Christmas spirit brings confusion-and romance-to a modern young woman. A father's gift opens up the universe for all humanity. And a devout researcher uncovers the shattering secret of the original Star of Bethlehem. These and other stories shine like sparkling, unearthly ornaments on a fresh green tree of holiday traditions. 'Twas the night before tomorrow, and all through the galaxy, nothing burns as bright as... Christmas Stars.

Gene Wolfe presents Lovecraftian noir fiction!

This landmark anthology presents thirty groundbreaking stories from the masters of speculative fiction heralding the future of the genre with original and revolutionary works. All-new, original stories by � Ursula K. Le Guin � Gregory Benford � Joe Haldeman � Joyce Carol Oates � and many others On K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan Simmons The Building by Ursula K. Le Guin Froggies by Laura Whitton What We Did That Summer by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg A Slow Saturday Night at the Surrealist Sporting Club by Michael Moorcock In Xanadu by Thomas M. Disch Commencement by Joyce Carol Oates Unique Visitors by James Patrick Kelly BIack TuIip by Harry Turtledove Belief by P. D. Cacek In the Un-Black by Stephen Baxter Weeping Walls by Paul Di Filippo Anomalies by Gregory Benford Captive Kong by Kit Reed Feedback by Robert E. Vardeman Between Disappearances by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Resurrection by David Morrell Cleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand Burros Gone Bad by Peter Schneider Pockets by Rudy Rucker and John Shirley Ave de Paso by Catherine Asaro Road Kill by Joe Haldeman Ting-a-Ling by Jack Dann ‘Bassador by Catherine Wells Ssoroghod’s People by Larry Niven Two Shot by Michael Marshall Smith Billy the Fetus by Al Sarrantonio Viewpoint by Gene Wolfe Fungi by Ardath Mayhar Rhido Wars by Neal Barrett, Jr.

Castleview, an Illinois town, has a phantom castle that Will Shields sees on his first night there, an experience that involves him in murder and mysterious, life-threatening events, because the castle belongs to Morgan Le Fay

Interlibrary Loan is the brilliant follow-up to A Borrowed Man: the final work of fiction from multi-award winner and national literary treasure Gene Wolfe Hundreds of years in the future our civilization is shrunk down but we go on. There is advanced technology, there are robots. And there are clones. E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person, his personality an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of property, not a legal human. As such, Smithe can be loaned to other branches. Which he is. Along with two fellow reclones, a cookbook and romance writer, they are shipped to Polly’s Cove, where Smithe meets a little girl who wants to save her mother, a father who is dead but perhaps not. And another E.A. Smithe... who definitely is.

In this thought-provoking collection of short stories, some of the most ingenious talents in science fiction explore the secret lives of the aliens who walk among us....Includes stories by:Philip K. Dick Gene Wolfe Paul J. McAuley Pat Cadigan Theodore Sturgeon Kim Newman and others!ix • Preface (Aliens Among Us) • (2000) • essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois1 • The Other Celia • (1957) • shortstory by Theodore Sturgeon21 • Residuals • (1997) • novelette by Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman48 • Eight O'Clock in the Morning • (1963) • shortstory by Ray Nelson55 • Expendable • (1953) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick62 • The Reality Trip • (1970) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg83 • Decency • (1996) • shortstory by Robert Reed100 • The Mindworm • (1950) • shortstory by C. M. Kornbluth117 • Popeye and Pops Watch the Evening World Report • (1996) • shortstory by Eliot Fintushel128 • The Autopsy • (1980) • novella by Michael Shea171 • Or All the Seas With Oysters • (1958) • shortstory by Avram Davidson183 • Angel • (1987) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan202 • Among the Hairy Earthmen • (1966) • shortstory by R. A. Lafferty216 • I'm Too Big but I Love to Play • (1970) • novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.236 • The Hero as Werwolf • (1975) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe254 • Motherhood, Etc. • (1993) • novelette by L. Timmel Duchamp

Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman invite you to tour the Shambles, that historic old Chicago neighborhood which miraculously survived the Great Fire of 1871. ('Ya can't burn Hell,' as one local politician laughingly remarked.) Uniquely Chicago, the Shambles offers an array of delights for the intrepid sightseer: Cereal House with its Terribly Strange Bed (be sure to fill out the 'next of kin' form if you stay the night: a quaint touch adding to the fun of an overnight visit); the House of Clocks boasts a collection of 20,000 time pieces Ñ make sure you arrive on the hour, for an unforgettable moment; the historic H.H. Holmes' House with the bars on his children's windows still intact; Saunders Park, a soothing respite from the city streets (if one is careful), with its gardens, statuary, ornamental lake and the infamous Petting Zoo (a favorite with children, but it's best not to bring your own); plus many more intriguing sights . . . <p>In the finest tradition of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey, our trustworthy guides Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman reveal the secrets of the Shambles, finding the best places to eat, (and where not to accept food under any circumstances), where to begin your walking tour, and when to run. </p><p>The Shambles has been called a place of dark magic and deadly menace. Many will insist there is no such place. Most pray it does not exist. Certainly, a spot not to be missed by any avid sightseer. </p><p>Come along . . . walk lively, now. The inhabitants of the Shambles are dying to meet you. </p><p>This lovely edition of A Walking Tour of the Shambles sports a cover by Gahan Wilson, America's reigning King of Whimsical Terrors, plus interior illustrations of Shambles' locales by Randy Broecker and Earl Geier, two daring Chicagoans.</p>

A teenager passed from Earth to a magical realm of even worlds, where he was soon given a hero's adult body and the name Able. Forced to act as a man, inside he remained a boy, even as he set out to find his destined sword and become a knight.

A novel of the fantastic set in an imagined country in Europe An American writer of travel guides in need of a new location chooses to travel to a small and obscure Eastern European country. The moment Grafton crosses the border he is in trouble, much more than he could have imagined. His passport is taken by guards, and then he is detained for not having it. He is released into the custody of a family, but is again detained. It becomes evident that there are supernatural agencies at work, but they are not in some ways as threatening as the brute forces of bureaucracy and corruption in that country. Is our hero in fact a spy for the CIA? Or is he an innocent citizen caught in a Kafkaesque trap? Gene Wolfe keeps us guessing until the very end, and after.

The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the "Hyborean Age" of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth.Now bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in science fiction.In The First Heroes: here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness the end of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life.

In this companion guide, Michael Andre-Driussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's <i>Book of the Long Sun</i> and <i>Book of the Short Sun</i> science fiction series through dictionary-style entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels. <i>Gate of Horn, Book of Silk</i>, is organized in two parts, with the first half covering the Long Sun series (<i>Nightside the Long Sun</i>, <i>Lake of the Long Sun</i>, <i>Caldé of the Long Sun, and <i>Exodus from the Long Sun</i>) and the second half covering the Short Sun series (<i>On Blue's Waters</i>, <i>In Green's Jungles</i>, and <i>Return to the Whorl</i>). "Languages of the Whorl," a section between the two parts, covers all the dialect, slang, and foreign terms used in the books—thieves' cant, flier language, Tick's talk, and more. Ten maps and diagrams are included. This is Michael Andre-Driussi's third guidebook to the rich tapestries of Gene Wolfe's worlds. As fans of of <i>Lexicon Urthus</i> and <i>The Wizard Knight Companion</i> have noted, each book is not only a convenient tool to look up a term while re-reading the novels but also an enjoyable read in its own right, from A to Z.</i>

In a contemporary town in the American midwest where he has no connections, Bax, an educated man recently released from prison, is staying in a motel. He writes letters to his brother and to others, including a friend still in jail, to whom he progressively reveals the intriguing pieces of a strange and fantastic narrative. When he meets a real estate agent who tells him he is, to his utter surprise, the heir to a huge old house in town, long empty, he moves in. He is immediately confronted by an array of supernatural creatures and events, by love and danger.His life is utterly transformed and we read on, because we must know more. We revise our opinions of him, and of others, with each letter, piecing together more of the story as we go. We learn things about magic, and another world, and about the sorcerer Mr. Black, who originally inhabited the house. And then knowing what we now know only in the end, perhaps we read it again.

Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The Citadel of the Autarch; the sequel Urth of the New Sun; the novella Empires of Foliage and Flower; the short stories "The Cat," "The Map," and "The Old Woman Whose Rolling Pin Is the Sun"; and Gene Wolfe's own commentaries in The Castle of the Otter. The first edition was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This second edition includes over 1,200 entries. When the first edition was published, Science Fiction Age said: "Lexicon Urthus makes a perfect gift for any fan of Wolfe's] work, and from the way his words sell, it appears that there are many deserving readers out there waiting." Gary K. Wolfe, in Locus, said: "A convenient and well researched glossary of names and terms. . . . It provides enough of a gloss on the novels that it almost evokes Wolfe's distant future all by itself. . . . It can provide both a useful reference and a good deal of fun." Donald Keller said, in the New York Review of Science Fiction: "A fruitful product of obsession, this is a thorough . . . dictionary of the Urth Cycle. . . . Andre-Driussi's research has been exhaustive, and he has discovered many fascinating things . . . it is] head-spinning to confront a myriad of small and large details, some merely interesting, others jawdropping."

OTHER VOICES, OTHER DOORS collects the best stories, poems and non-fiction of the last twenty years by Patrick O'Leary, acclaimed author of DOOR NUMBER THREE and THE GIFT. OTHER VOICES, OTHER DOORS is an unabashedly different book. It is a celebration of the inexhaustible shape-shifting power of stories.It is fantastic. It is mundane. And we are not in Kansas anymore. Disturbing, amusing, frank and original, OTHER VOICES, OTHER DOORS is Patrick O'Leary's first (and probably last) collection of writing. Foreword by Gene Wolfe. Patrick O’Leary wants to tell you a about Van Morrison, and vasectomies, and the aliens who are us; about the way it feels - really feels - to be alive and loving and hurting in a world made of wonders. So pull up a chair, open this and listen. —Kathe Koja, author of Extremities Other Voices, Other Doors is essential O’Leary-zany, serious, unclassifiable, and delightful. It reveals the many brilliant facets of a deeply humane and utterly original writer. —Kathleen Ann Goonan, author of Crescent City Rhapsody Other Voices, Other Doors neatly captures the kaleidescopic nature of Patrick O’Leary’s imagination. Begin reading with any piece - short story, essay, poem - and when next you check the time you will find hours have flown like some impossible bird. A truly hypnotic collection. —Jeffrey Ford, author of The Physiognomy From LOCUS Magazine, January 2001: Though today's publishing field is making it harder and harder to find volumes devoted to shorter pieces, collections live on thanks to small presses and the burgeoning print-on-demand business. We should also be grateful to those masters of the field who are willing to support newcomers. Gene Wolfe provides an entertaining intro to Patrick O'Leary's Other Voices, Other Doors, subtitled "A Collection of Stories, Meditations, and Poems"...he shows us through one of those doors and introduces us to the work of an author "so damned human it's a wonder the man-eating sharks haven't come ashore to get him." An author, this reader can now report, whose quirky versatality and hidden depths remind me of none other than Gene Wolfe. If I were really clever, I might be able to disguise this review as something other than a rave. But nah — Wolfe and O'Leary are the masters at that game. So I just urge you to take a look at Other Voices, Other Doors. You won't be disappointed. —Faren Miller, Locus

Think all heroes have washboard abs? Think all heroines wear Size 3 Junior Petite? Think again! Come join Gene Wolfe, Elizabeth Anne Scarborough, Jane Yolen, Jody Lynn Nye, and Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, who along with nineteen other authors, introduce you to some of the funniest, wildest, sexiest, most powerful, and normal (considering these are science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories) fat people on earth and a few other planets. Meet a pirate named "Valkyrie" and a cardsharp named "Fat Moriah". Meet a xeno-fitness instructor and an earth-mage who don't apologize for taking up space. Meet fat cats on a mission and a very different kind of vampire. Meet characters for whom "plus-size" is about body size and heart. Brought together in this first-of-its-kind collection are stories that raise the set point on adventure and redraw the picture of "the hero" along the way. Tales of power and abundance that prove that heroes and heroines come in all sizes.

The 2006 World Fantasy Convention book, issued in honor of the Robert E. Howard centenary.

This daring, star-packed collection challenges the boundaries of modern fantasy with all-original stories from bestselling, award-winning authors Patricia McKillip, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, Harry Turtledove, Gene Wolfe, and others.

The Death of Doctor Island (Oct 1973) Awards:1974 Hugo Award - Best Novella (Nomination)1974 Locus Poll Award - Best Novella (Place: 1)1974 Nebula Award - Novella (Win)

Magazín F&SF; je již šedesát let jedním z nejlepších zdrojů fantastické povídky ve světě. Česká edice vám v úzké spolupráci s americkou redakcí nabízí léty prověřenou klasiku i příběhy těch nejlepších autorů žhavé současnosti. Každé čtvrtletí se tak spolu s námi můžete ponořit do barvitých světů ničím neomezované spisovatelské fantazie.

13 verhalen van bekende/beroemde SF-schrijvers uit het Engelstalige taalgebied.

nº 03, edicion 2003, traduccion de M. Blanco, 146 y 70 paginas respectivamente, tapa blanda, en buen estado

Beneath the dying sun the disgraced torturer, Severian, at last comes to his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms. But Severian's journey is not ended, and high in Earth's ancient mountains he draws closer to his destiny.

Come la ruvida cartolina olografica in grado di restituire con una sensibile inclinazione lo sviluppo tridimensionale dell’immagine, le vicende di Severian, apprendista artigiano della corporazione dei Torturatori, si muovono tra paesaggi medievali e architetture avveniristiche. Sullo sfondo la Torre di Matachin, luogo d’iniziazione ai segreti della casta che ammette come unici adepti i figli delle proprie vittime; in primo piano, l’amore per la condannata Thecla, motore propulsore della storia, che condurrà il protagonista lontano da Nessus, la Città Immortale; ed è in cammino sulle vie dell’esilio, con la spada del Maestro come unica compagna, che Severian tenterà la riscossa contro l’imperscrutabile potere dell’Autarca... Primo volume del ciclo Il Libro del Nuovo Sole, L’ombra del torturatore è una prova narrativa sontuosamente immaginifica, capace di mettere d’accordo i cultori della fantasy e della fantascienza.

Zanim Severian, wygnaniec z konfraterni katów, dotrze do miejsca swego zesłania, Thraxu, musi pokonać licznych wrogów i wiele czyhających na niego niebezpieczeństw. Prześladowany przez okrutne wspomnienia i straszne wizje nie wie, czy zawdzięcza je swej absolutnej pamięci czy ogarniającemu świat mrokowi. Zawraca z obranej drogi, aby zwrócić skradziony klejnot, Pazur Łagodziciela, który przypadkiem znalazł się w jego posiadaniu. Zaatakowany przez dziwne istoty odkrywa, że klejnot nie tylko emanuje błękitnym blaskiem, ale ma też niesamowitą, magiczną moc.

Rien de plus banal que de se faire abandonner par celle que l'on aime. Dans le cas de Green, le départ de Lara a pourtant quelque chose de bizarre, d'énigmatique. À commencer par le mot qu'elle lui a laissé et où elle lui explique qu'"il y a des portes" qu'il ne doit absolument pas franchir. Green, qui ne songe qu'à retrouver Lara, aurait-il emprunté par mégarde une de ces portes ? Toujours est-il qu'il se retrouve dans un monde quelque peu décalé par rapport au sien. La monnaie y est différente, on y trouve des poupées à l'effigie d'une "déesse" qui ressemble étrangement à Lara et, selon toute apparence, faire l'amour avec une femme y est mortel pour l'homme. En revanche, l'hôpital psychiatrique où le conduisent ses mésaventures a des airs de famille avec celui où il est arrivé à Green de faire quelques séjours...

"Wolfe przywodzi na myśl Vance’a z jego poetycką bujnością obcych światów; w przewijającej się przez cały cykl zagadce tożsamości pobrzmiewają echa Borgesa; posępny i przejmujący ton opowieści kojarzą się z Melville’em. A jednak w kontynuacji swojego arcydzieła Wolfe pozostaje sobą i jak zwykle po mistrzowsku prowadzi czytelnika przez olśniewający, nowatorski, sugestywny labirynt swojej historii." Lucius Shepard "Czytając książki Gene’a Wolfe’a znajdujemy się w podobnej sytuacji jak Dorotka, kiedy przekroczyła próg domu i pierwszy raz znalazła się w Oz. Świat z czarno-białego nagle staje się kolorowy; tętni barwami, jakich nigdy wcześniej nie widzieliśmy. Na każdym kroku czekają nas nowe cuda. Jesteśmy gotowi natychmiast porzucić czerwone pantofelki, ponieważ światy kreowane przez Wolfe’a za każdym razem okazują się o wiele lepsze niż rodzinny dom." Jonathan Carroll

Gene Wolfe kolejny raz dowodzi swojego mistrzostwa w sztuce tworzenia światów, niewiarygodnej umiejętności budowania postaci i opowiadania historii w historiach zarazem bawi nas i edukuje, z równą wprawą i skutecznością. Ta książka to triumfalne zakończenie "Księgi Krótkiego Słońca", łączącej się bezpośrednio z najpopularniejszym dziełem autora, "Księgą Długiego Słońca". "Powrót do Whorla" to trzeci - po "Na wodach Błękitu" i "W dżunglach Zieleni" - tom ambitnej trylogii SF Gene’a Wolfe’a.