The Year's Top Short SF Novels
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Marrow
 List Price: Price: $75.00 DescriptionThe Ship has traveled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can recall, its true purpose and origins unknown. It is larger than many planets, housing thousands of alien races and just as many secrets.
Now one of those secrets has been discovered: at the center of the Ship is . . . a planet. Marrow. But when a team of the Ship's best and brightest are sent down to investigate, will they return with the origins of the Ship--or will they bring doom to everyone on board? Robert Reed, whose fantastic stories have been filling all the major SF magazines for the past several years, spins a captivating tale of adventure and wonder on an incredible scale in this novel based on his acclaimed novella. The Ship is a rock larger than worlds. The Ship is a world full of vast hollows in which live thousands of alien races. The Ship is a mysterious starship, billions of years old, crewed by the near-immortal humans who discovered it, empty, at the fringes of the galaxy. And, as a select inner circle of the crew is astonished to discover, there is a planet at the center of the Ship. They descend to the surface of the planet, Marrow, hoping to discover the origin of the Ship--only to find themselves trapped on that hellish world and abandoned by their fellow captains, even as tremendous, inexplicable changes in Marrow may doom the Ship and everyone aboard. Robert Reed's Marrow is high-concept, epoch-spanning SF in the tradition of Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men, Camille Flammarion's Omega, and Greg Egan's Diaspora. Unlike Last and First Men and Omega, Marrow features a continuing cast of well-drawn, believable characters in addition to the brain-busting big ideas and sense of wonder. --Cynthia Ward
The Dragons of Springplace
 List Price: Price: $20.22 You Save: $3.73 (16%) DescriptionIn the title story of this first-rate science fiction collection, a renegade misfit conquers the dragons and renews the threat of nuclear chaos aboard Springplace, a man-made repository for old reactor cores, dirty plutonium, and dismantled bombs. Another story is a sprawling intergalactic epic that takes place aboard a starship. Salvaged and commandeered by humans, the massive generation starship becomes the setting for a titanic struggle between two alien entities who engage in a monumental battle for survival. The tale “Chrysalis” explores not just an alien milieu but the nature of man himself when another ancient starship lands and investigates an icy unknown planet inhabited by humans millions of years earlier.
Robert Reed is blessed with a wide-ranging imagination. In this retrospective of his work to date--which includes several Hugo- and Nebula-nominated stories--readers will find a multitude of themes, voices, and futures. A predator on the hunt crosses over to our Earth from an alternate universe, AIs gently shepherd humanity on an aeons-long postapocalyptic trip through the galaxies, and a truly bizarre tale examines the real connection between aliens and...corn. As impressive as his ideas is Reed's ability to form believable characters; the scope of the story never overwhelms the crucial human element. Reed succeeds admirably in both building complete, new worlds and in showing us an existence that is just one step away from our own. In "The Utility Man," a social outcast at a factory hopes to find a friend in the newest employee, an alien from Tau Ceti, while in "Sowing Good" a woman returns, changed, to her home and friends on the moon after years of forced labor on a ravaged Earth. These stories thrum with tension, character, and shadow. "Phillip remembers the touch of hands, claws dimpling the skin of his neck and the breath close, warm and damp and steady. And he remembers the face inches from his face, smiling black eyes staring at him, the voice deep and rough and strange as it said: 'Bless the meat.' Then: 'Run.' Like never in his life, the meat runs."The Dragons of Springplace offers the perfect introduction to what one customer calls "the best modern SF author you never heard of." --Jhana Bach
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
 List Price: Price: $10.17 You Save: $4.78 (32%) DescriptionWhen Robert B. Parker passed in early 2010, the world lost two great men: Parker himself, iconic American crime writer whose books have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, and his best-known creation, Spenser. Parker's Spenser series not only influenced the work of countless of today's writers, but is also credited with reviving and forever changing the genre.
In Pursuit of Spenser offers a look at Parker and to Spenser through the eyes of the writers he influenced. Editor Otto Penzler-- proprietor of one of the oldest and largest mystery specialist bookstores in the country, New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, and renowned mystery fiction editor whose credits include series editor for the Best American Crime Writing and Best American Mystery Stories, among many others (and about whom Parker himself once wrote, "Otto Penzler knows more about crime fiction than most people know about anything")-- collects some of today's bestselling mystery authors to discuss Parker, his characters, the series, and their impact on the world. From Hawk to Susan Silverman to Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall, from the series’ Boston milieu to Parker’s own take on his character, In Pursuit of Spenser pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind.
Daily Science Fiction Stories of September 2011
 List Price: $2.99 DescriptionHere are the stories published by Daily Science Fiction for September 2011.Daily Science Fiction is an email magazine. Those who sign up (subscribe), receive a science fiction story in their email box for free each weekday. The stories are later published to the website. It's that simple. Nothing's that simple. By science fiction, we mean anything that would traditionally be found in the science fiction section of your local bookstore. While most of what we send falls easily into science fiction or fantasy, we also include slipstream, magical realism, and some stories that defy even these interstitial classifications. We have enjoyed the work the authors have shared with us. We hope you enjoy them, and subscribe at our website. www.dailysciencefiction.com. Featuring stories by Andy and RJ Astruc, Alec Austin, Adam Colston, Donald S. Crankshaw, Amanda C. Davis, Sarina Dorie, SJ Driscoll, Eugie Foster, Cate Gardner, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Richard Larson, Marissa Kristine Lingen, Ken Liu, Wakefield Mahon, Bernie Mojzes, Jonathan Fredrick Parks, Robert Reed, Matthue Roth, Guinevere Robin Rowell, Sarah Stasik, Sean Vivier, and Fran Wilde. Cover art for this issue is by Melissa Mead. Here are the stories published by Daily Science Fiction for September 2011. Daily Science Fiction is an email magazine. Those who sign up (subscribe), receive a science fiction story in their email box for free each weekday. The stories are later published to the website. It's that simple. Nothing's that simple. By science fiction, we mean anything that would traditionally be found in the science fiction section of your local bookstore. While most of what we send falls easily into science fiction or fantasy, we also include slipstream, magical realism, and some stories that defy even these interstitial classifications. We have enjoyed the work the authors have shared with us. We hope you enjoy them, and subscribe at our website. www.dailysciencefiction.com. Featuring stories by Andy and RJ Astruc, Alec Austin, Adam Colston, Donald S. Crankshaw, Amanda C. Davis, Sarina Dorie, SJ Driscoll, Eugie Foster, Cate Gardner, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Richard Larson, Marissa Kristine Lingen, Ken Liu, Wakefield Mahon, Bernie Mojzes, Jonathan Fredrick Parks, Robert Reed, Matthue Roth, Guinevere Robin Rowell, Sarah Stasik, Sean Vivier, and Fran Wilde. Cover art for this issue is by Melissa Mead.
The Cuckoo's Boys
 List Price: Price: $15.03 You Save: $9.92 (40%) DescriptionA decade's worth of prolific short stories are showcased in this compilation of Robert Reed's best work. Among the dozen thought-provoking tales is the never-before-published "Abducted Souls," about a college student who becomes increasingly unsure of himself and his self-worth when the alien abduction he experienced as a child is questioned. Also included is the Asimov's Science Fiction Reader's Choice Award–winning "Savior," about a military commander who is held accountable for tortuous acts that may have saved the human race. The hot topic of cloning is discussed in futuristic terms in the title tale, "The Cuckoo's Boys," which tells of a lonely genius who clones himself, not once, but millions of times, and of a teacher who tests and challenges three of these clones. Two ageless aliens become friends with Ash, an immortal human, as he strives to help them recover lost memories in "Night of Time," a selection taken from the popular Marrow book. The collection closes with an afterword by the author, in which he details the genesis of each story.
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BBC NewsThat said, Reed's decision to change plans does not interfere with the process of filming the project. With Reed taking a break and relaxing with her family on-ground in the US, that leaves co-stars Robert Pattinson, Ashley Greene, and Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson, Who's He Dating? Twilight & New Moon Stars' Love Kristen Stewart: Casual in Canada Robert Pattinson delights fans: 'Twilight' star commits to -
Indian Express euros each for their daughters to have that kiss." "Harvey put him on the spot, in a playful way," my source says. "And Rob agreed to it in his usual brooding, modest way." PS: The winning bidders were not the parents of Kristen Stewart or Nikki Reed.Picture: Robert Pattinson 'Hooks Up' with Blonde in Cannes
Los Angeles TimesSpike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' turns 20Robi Reed, casting: I had just happened across Robin Harris and Martin Lawrence, both of whom were fairly early on in their careers. So I told Spike, "Next time you're in LA, let's go see these guys perform at the Comedy Act Theater and maybe we can