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Andy Weir’s debut science‑fiction bestseller follows astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on Mars in 2035, as he uses ingenuity to survive.

Isaac Asimov’s classic collection revisits the evolution of robotics through a series of interconnected short stories framed by Dr. Susan Calvin’s encounters with a reporter in the 21st century.

In the 29th century, humanity’s vast Hegemony spans dozens of worlds connected by farcaster portals, while the enigmatic Shrike guards the Time Tombs on the lone planet Hyperion. A diverse pilgrimage of chosen individuals must each recount why they were summoned to witness the tombs’ reverse time cycle.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

Future history students travel back to the Black Death era, where one must survive the plague while uncovering a crisis that spans time.

Connie Willis’s Hugo and Nebula‑winning novel follows a cadre of time‑travelling historians as their missions in World War II unravel, revealing the quiet heroism of ordinary people amid Britain’s darkest hours.

A diverse collection of stories, poems, essays and meta‑commentary, "The Martians" expands Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars universe with new and previously published works that explore alternate timelines, character arcs, and scientific themes.

Miranda, a U.S. citizen, is married to a man from La Caridad, a tropical island, seeking independence for the island nation. The marriage of convenience tests the couple's commitment to freedom and love.

A collection of new science‑fiction short stories set in the expanded Star Wars universe, featuring daring mercenaries, smugglers, and soldiers amid the clashes of the New Republic and the remnants of the Empire.

A Halloween‑themed anthology of classic science‑fiction short stories that explore the terrors lurking in space.

Eileen Gunn’s short‑story collection delivers inventive, alternate‑world tales—ranging from the steampunk‑infused “Up the Fire Road” to surprises beyond expectations.

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During the American Revolutionary War, Carlisle Kincaid, a vessel of untouchable virtue, resists the advances of rugged adventurer Chase Lancaster, whose protective instinct is challenged by love and loyalty.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Year’s Best SF 9 is a 2014 anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, featuring ten high‑quality science‑fiction short stories by leading authors such as Kage Baker, Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, Rick Moody, Michael Swanwick and John Varley.

An anthology of LGBTQ science fiction stories featuring groundbreaking writing from notable authors and groundbreaking perspectives on the genre.

A curated collection of Robert Silverberg’s award‑nominated science‑fiction short stories, including the Nebula‑winning novella "Sailing to Byzantium," showcasing his mastery of speculative fantasy and introspective narrative.

After a shipwreck and pirate kidnapping, orphan sisters Tansy and Amanda are rescued by British spy Martin Ballard; Tansy’s affection sparks jealousy in Amanda, who tries to seduce him despite her imminent marriage.

A collection of nine speculative fiction stories that explore future societies populated by leaders, commoners, technocrats, criminals, and revolutionaries, examining social stratification, technological progress, and civil rights in imaginative American science‑fiction settings.

A compact anthology of American short stories that blends science fiction, horror, and suspense with themes of hypnotism, animal magnetism, and pseudoscience, reflecting 19th‑century social customs and the specter of tuberculosis.

"Pearl Dunnigan is in her September years, well beyond the age when most women fall in love. She married her childhood sweetheart years ago. Now as a widow, she operates the only boardinghouse in Willow Creek, Iowa, and is content with life until Hubert dares to convince her to dream again. During Hubert Behr's youth, blind ambition and careless actions destroyed his family and his marriage. Have the lessons he's learned since then made him worthy of a second chance, or has his past made him unsuitable for love? Hubert is willing to try again, but what will Pearl say when she learns his secrets? Hubert's estranged son arrives in town, and his anger and scorn threaten to undo Hubert's and Pearl's plans. When all the truth is revealed, will their love be destroyed or refined by fire? -- Cover verso.