By the standards of the planet Giri the travellers from outer space were “witlings”. For a peculiarity of evolution on Giri had given to all its living things a special talent—one which made unnecessary most of the inventions of intelligent...
NOMINATED FOR BOTH THE HUGO AND THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDS
WINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
“…a major achievement from a writer who is becoming one of the best sf novelists of our time.”
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A power struggle for time itself.
The corridors of time connect the ages to each other. Through them, one can travel backwards and forwards over the history of man. But rival factions have waged war for centuries.... Malcolm is an ordinary man of...
If we allow irreplaceable wilderness areas to disappear, the quality of life in the future will be seriously diminished. Perhaps we’re living in the last Golden Age right now; if so, imagine how nostalgic and envious future generations may feel...
Public Law 10927 was clear and direct. Parents were permitted to watch the genetic alterations of their gametes by skilled surgeons… only no one ever requested it.
When Lizbeth and Harvey Durant decided to invoke the Law; when Dr. Potter did...