Out of the dark–out of the unknown–came Karkora…rotting the souls of the kings of Cyrena. For Karkora, the Pallid One, was a creature more loathsome than anything on earth. It was beyond good or evil, a Presence from the Outside–a shadow of...
From Nigerian author ‘Pemi Aguda comes “Masquerade Season,” a Tor.com Original short story
Pauly is a good son. When he brings home three beautiful Masquerades, he’s expecting that his mother will be proud of him. But when his mother...
The story of Billy, whose Grandmother left him the voodoo handbag in her will, after he had sold her soul to science. The tales it told Billy would change his life for ever - and the lives of other people...
A brand new stand-alone deep space adventure from Alastair Reynolds, featuring the author’s long-running character Merlin, who has previously appeared in “Merlin’s Gun” (1999), “Hideaway” (2000) and “Minla’s Flowers” (2007).
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Science fiction stories of ingenuity, grit, and inspiration.
This new volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series of science fiction anthologies presents stories that envision how science and technology—existing or speculative—might help us create...
“Goddamn it, Al, this is life or death, not some picky little contract problem. We sure want you on our side, but if you don’t want to go along, we’ll fucking well make you go along.”
A group of 27 scientists and explorers are stranded...
With the world on the brink of collapse, the last thing Jon expected was a call from the richest man on Earth.
Scientist Jon Matthews is sitting on his couch, locked out of his lab, until he gets a call from Eaton Shaw, the billionaire tech...
Sardonic and merciless, this satire of the entire apocalyptic enterprise provides a humorous and timely interpretation of the bestselling Left Behind series—the adventures of those "left behind" to battle the Anti-Christ after all Born-Again...
For decades, Nuclear Armageddon hanged over us like a mighty sword.
Some said it would be the war to end all wars.
They were wrong. The real battle against extinction was just beginning.
This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but...