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Some of the world’s best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the classic legend of the werewolf. From Mel Gilden’s gripping fable of a small town with werewolf fever, to Nancy Collins’s tale of a young boy unaware of the evil within him, to Stuart Kaminsky’s wolfman in Moscow—here are spectacular new werewolf stories transcending time and place. New Stories By Kevin J. Anderson Stuart M. Kaminsky Kim Antieau Kathe Koja Jerome Charyn Brad Linaweaver Nancy A. Collins Pat Murphy A.C. Crispin Kathleen O’Malley Philip José Farmer Bill Pronzini Craig Shaw Gardner Robert J. Randisi Mel Gilden Brad Strickland Nina Kiriki Hoffman Robert E. Weinberg FEATURING THE CLASSIC WEREWOLF STORIES BY HUGO AND NEBULA AWARD-WINNERS HARLAN ELLISON & ROBERT SILVERBERG Introduction by Harlan Ellison Selected Filmography by Leonard Wolf

This book deals with American history since 1880—a period when the United States was transformed from a relatively small, remote, and isolated outpost to the planet’s richest, most powerful, and most influential nation. It is also, not coincidentally, a period that produced some of the world’s most unforgettable characters—and some of its best stories.History is not fixed, not two-dimensional, not black-and-white; it is always open to interpretation, always subject to speculation, always riddled with mystery. Only one thing is certain about history: All of it was essential to creating the world we live in today. In that regard, every story you will read in this book, and any other history book, is your story, too. What happens to you today has a great deal to do with what happened to other people a century ago; what you do tomorrow is influenced, whether you know it or not, by what other people did yesterday. In learning about history, we invariably learn a lot about ourselves, too.

It''s been called "the future of entertainment" -- an electronic system that combines the best of gaming with web and DVD-playing capabilities. Released in Japan in March 2000, the Playstation2 has already sold more than two million units, with projected sales of ten million units worldwide by March 2001.In *The Secrets of the Playstation2,* you''ll learn from a gaming industry insider about the hottest system ever released -- its capabilities, its software, the types of games being developed to best take advantage of its graphics engine. Plus you''ll profit from knowledge of the early experiences of Japanese fans of this machine and learn how to get the most out of the system before you buy it.

LETTERS FROM ATLANTISFROM ROBERT SILVERBERGTHREE-TIME WINNER OF THE HUGOAWARD AND FIVE-TIME WINNEROF THE NEBULA AWARDIt was a legendary island, a fantastic island. Atlantis, or as its prince called it, Athilan. Roy had traveled through time with his partner, Lora, to find it—and now he was tantalizingly close to its shore. Time travel allowed Roy’s consciousness to enter the mind of the heir to Atlantis’s throne, and what he found disturbed him. Strange dreams. How could such an advanced city exist at this time? The rest of the world was, as Lora witnessed in her travels, a dark, barbaric land still thawing from the ice age. Roy had been prepared for the odd isolation of time travel, but nothing had prepared him for his final arrival on Atlantis—a shimmering city far beyond his imagination! Roy knew this island’s fate. According to legend, it would vanish into the sea. Roy also knew he had a limited amount of time to decipher the strange message in the Prince’s mind—visions of cataclysmic events, mysterious rites to a faraway star. If Roy was in an Atlantis unlike anything the researchers had predicted, then what were its secrets? And when would it be destroyed? ~~~~~~~

Ghysla is the last of her race of winged shape-shifters who were common before human beings proliferated. She is content with her solitary existence until the day she sees and falls in love with Anyr, a prince. Understanding that her clawed, sharp-toothed appearance could shock or frighten him, Ghysla uses her abilities to become various animals—most successfully, a seal that Anyr looks forward to greeting—and accompanies him through field, forest, and coast. Ghysla is happy with this strange relationship until the day that she learns Anyr is to marry. Blinded by unrequited love, she casts the "sleep of stone'''' on his betrothed, Sivorne, and takes her place at the wedding, unaware of the tragedy she has set in motion. This unusual and compelling fantasy is of the same high quality as the earlier books in the Dragonflight series.

Manet, Monet Renoir, Degas—these and other Impressionists are profiled in this accessible ebook. Features full-color images of some of these artists’ best-known works, such as Manet’s Olympia, Monet’s Impression: Sunrise, and Degas’s Orchestra of the Opéra, this guide is sure to make an impression.

This renowned museum houses some of the most coveted masterpieces in the world. Illustrated with full-color images, this art ebook details the history of the museum and gives brief overviews of some of its cherished paintings from masters such as Ingres and Delacroix.

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees -- intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear a surprising resemblance to our own.

The enchanting, magical sequel to The Black Unicorn and The Gold Unicorn! After several years traveling, Tanaquil — a sorceress like her mother with the ability to mend — returns home only to discover that her true love has been betrothed to her sister, Empress Lizra. Broken-hearted and jealous of her sister’s happiness, Tanaquil is lured by a red unicorn into a mirror world where she encounters Tanakil, a diabolical version of herself. She discovers also several new powers. Powers she will need to foil Tanakil’s sinister plot of revenge.

Traveling to different parts of the world, visiting museums, or going out on dinosaur digs are just part of what Sylvia and I do in our work. When we are back home we continue our research, "digging" through reference books. There is a great deal of studying. But even this is thrilling. Like detectives, we solve mysteries and gain our information from ancient fossilized clues to the past.

THE TIME MACHINE, H. G. Wells’s first novel, is a tale of Darwinian evolution taken to its extreme. Its hero, a young scientist, travels 800,000 years into the future and discovers a dying earth populated by two strange humanoid species: the brutal Morlocks and the gentle but nearly helpless Eloi. THE INVISIBLE MAN mixes chilling terror, suspense, and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibility—a secret that drives him mad.Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wells’s best-loved and most critically acclaimed “scientific romances.” In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a “ripping yarn,” but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. “The strength of Mr. Wells,” wrote Arnold Bennett, “lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humour the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemist’s apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.”

Wyvernwood, a deep and mysterious forest in the land of Engmar, is the last known refuge for the descendants of the great and majestic dragons that once ruled the skies. And with them have come most of the remaining mythological and magical creatures of the world. But there is no stopping the encroachment of Men. It is clear to all the creatures of Wyvernwood, that if they are to survive, a new refuge must be found. Lost in the dangerous outer world, prophecy says, are three ancient artifacts: the Diamond Dragon, the Glass Dragon, and the Heart of All Dragons. When the three are united once again, they will point the way to a new home. Harrow, Chan, and Luna are three young dragon triplets. Prophecy says that one of the three will rise to lead the dragons to a new home—but which one?About the AuthorRobin Wayne Bailey is the bestselling author of the BROTHERS OF DRAGON trilogy and SHADOWDANCE. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

“This book contains Asimov’s topics and essences in all its stories. It contains Isaac Asimov´s themes: robots, aliens and mysteries always solved by a logical and scientific way. If you like these themes, you will love this book. Asimov makes you feel that you really are the character that needs to deal with a struggle (usually caused by a robot or an alien), and makes you think logically about this problem to solve it by the best way, taking care about every detail. Fantastic! Simply fantastic!” —a reviewerRobot Dreams collects 21 of Isaac Asimov''s short stories spanning the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s——exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity''s maturity and growth.Robot Dreams spans the body of Asimov''s fiction from the 1940s to the mid-80s, and features classic Asimovian themes, from the scientific puzzle to the extraterrestrial thriller, all introduced in an exclusive essay written especially for this collection.Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.

NAL launches its new SF imprint, ROC, with a collection of 18 of Asimov''s ( Foundation ) robot stories. The earliest tales here, written from 1940 to 1960, remain among the most-loved in the field, the best being “Little Lost Robot,” about a robot who obeys an order to “get lost.” “The Bicentennial Man” (1976) about one robot''s desires and efforts to be first free, then equal, is the quintessential robot-as-man’s-mirror story. The book concludes with brief essays offering companionable commentary on the history of robots in fiction, the Frankenstein complex, the origin of Asimov''s famous Three Laws and the author’s own surprise at the emergence of robots during his lifetime. Review“This collection offers 18 stories about robots as well as brief essays in which Asimov comments on robots in fiction, the Frankenstein complex, his famous Three Laws and the development of actual robots. “The earliest tales here, written from 1940 to 1960, remain among the most-loved in the field.” —Publishers Weekly “Classic stories with new material, both fiction and fact, that puts the whole theme together in a larger context.” —Poul AndersenAbout the AuthorIsaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.

"Dazzlement and enchantment are Bester''s methods. His stories never stand still a moment."—Damon Knight, author of Why Do BirdsAlfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short stories—two of them previously unpublished—that have now been brought together in a single volume for the first time.Read about the sweet-natured young man whose phenomenal good luck turns out to be disastrous for the rest of humanity. Find out why tourists are flocking to a hellish little town in a post-nuclear Kansas. Meet a warlock who practices on Park Avenue and whose potions comply with the Pure Food and Drug Act. Make a deal with the Devil—but not without calling your agent. Dazzling, effervescent, sexy, and sardonic, Virtual Unrealities is a historic collection from one of science fiction''s true pathbreakers. "Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction. "—Harry HarrisonAlfred Bester (1913-1987) was the author of two of science fiction''s seminal works, The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination. He also wrote some fast-moving, sizzling short stories that were very highly regarded; many of them are included in the 17 stories showcased in Virtual Realities; two were never before published. Highlights include "Disappearing Act," in which shell-shocked soldiers vanish from their hospital ward; "Hobson''s Choice," in which a statistician uncovers a disturbing population trend in post-nuclear Kansas; "Time Is the Traitor," wherein powerful business people manipulate their most valuable consultant; and "The Devil Without Glasses," a conspiracy tale with an X-Files feel. The science fiction and literary classic "Fondly Fahrenheit" stars wealthy Vandaleur and his mad android who has an unfortunate habit of turning murderous when the temperature gets too hot... All reet!

It is called Pitfall, in the Clypsis system, and it is the base for the greatest race track in history. He has traveled the galaxy to come here, and to race the fastest competition in the universe. His name is Mike Murray, and against him stand the best racing pilots in all the inhabited worlds. They don’t want him to win—and some are willing to break the rules to stop him. His quest continues in Pitfall.

“Delightfully imaginative speculation.”—Toronto StarHe had one chance to save his career—or witness his own murder...Over the High SideTwenty years ago, racing champion Speedball Raybo took his ship over the high side and disappeared. The wreckage was never found. Now racer Mike Murray’s career has gone over the high side. He has one chance to bring it back by winning the Jump-to-Master races. A lot of people want to stop Mike, and not all of them are his competitors. Mike can beat his adversaries—but only with the help of Speedball Raypo, a man who has been dead for two decades. THE WEB, written by Thomas Wylde and featuring technical bluprints by the visionary automotive designer Hayashi, continues this exciting series from Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Roger Zelazny.

Tom De Haven''s work “combines a soaring imagination, a gift for character acting, a curiosity for lives he could not live.” —The Washington PostTHE STUNNING SEQUEL TO WALKER OF WORLDS!The Order of Things has been fulfilled. Jack, the King’s Tramp, has returned to his native world of Lostwithal. With his witnesses from Kemolo—our Earth—he has warned the King about the coming Epicene. Actions can now be taken to stop chaos fromoverwhelming the universes. But can they? The Mage of Four has spirited the Epicene off to some distant place in Lostwithal. Neither can be found. If the Mage cannot be stopped, the Epicene will fulfill the awful purpose for which it was born.Plots and problems grow still more complex. Returning from a restive Ramble, Jack discovers Peter Musik, Money Campbell, and his other friends gone—each seeking the answer to his personal quest. Jack must walk once more. Perhaps his skill at causing fortuitous “accidents” will somehow pull everything together….

“There is a theory which states that if anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”Thus begins the next adventure of the intrepid occupants of the Heart of Gold: Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, and Marvin the Paranoid Android. Be there, or be turned into a giant sperm whale at an improbability factor of 8,767,128 to one, against. Adapted from the second novel of Douglas Adams’s classic sci-fi satire series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

From Cover to Cover and Sea to Shining Sea: The Authors who gave America its VoiceInstant American Literature delves into our rich literary heritage. Filled with quirky facts and lively illustrations, this spirited survey visits the war-torn trenches with Stephen Crane, creeps through the nightmarish realm of Edgar Allan Poe, and ponders Walden Pond with henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. If you don’t know who (or what!) Natty Bumppo is or which legendary torne made famous the words “Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity! Then this book is for you. In this vastly informative entertaining compendium, you will:•learn the true meaning of rejection from Emily Dickinson, who lived to see seven poems published—out of a prolific 1,775 masterpieces.•discover which book was chosen by a federally appointed committee as a “must read.”•find out how Sir Walter Scott and the Underground Railroad made Frederick Douglas a free man.•learn which writer’s brain invented the headless horseman and get dirt on the original ”Smashing Pumpkins”!Instant American Literature is packed with special features, including chapter summaries, “who’s who: lists, illustrations and photographs, little-known biographical facts, and historical tidbits.Instant American Literature—It’s in a class by itself.

Filled with fascinating information, this brief and entertaining survey features some of the major literary masterpieces of nineteenth-century England. If you ever wanted to know which Thomas Hardy novel to read first, or just wanted to hold your own at a cocktail party of English professors, this book is for you. In addition to telling you why Reverend Patrick Bronte burned his children''s new red shoes, and whether George Eliot was a man or woman and more, INSTANT ENGLISH LITERATURE offers special features—including chapter summaries, lists of who''s who, biographical and historical tidbits, title lists, and a host of illustrations, photos, and cartoons.

From the French Revolution to the Cold War, this spirited chronicle brings European history to life, following the trails of treachery, unearthing the dirt on key historical figures, and reconstructing dramatic revolutionary battles. So if you''ve ever wondered why Napolean''s boundless ambition led to Waterloo or how Hitler stalled on the rocky road to Moscow, this book is for you. Besides uncovering all the juicy facts you forgot from History 101,Instant European History reveals the surprising side of people and events that conventional accounts ignore. You''ll learn: Why the first king of Great Britain couldn''t speak English. Why the "war to end all wars" was followed by...another war. How the guillotine gave French Revolutionaries a middle-class tax cut. How a German exile invented the philosophy that made Russia see red.

YOU’RE BORN, YOU EAT,YOU SLEEP, YOU DIE---IT’S TIME YOU KNEW THE HOWS AND WHYs!Whether you’re bewildered by the vast number of organisms inhabiting our planet or just crave a clear and comprehensive explanation of the endoplasmic reticulum, Instant Biology will guide you through the science that brings the very act of living (and dying) to life. From an enlightening walk down the double helix stairway to a look at Darwin’s evolutionary musings on the diversity of existence, Instant Biology lays bare the facts of life. But Boyce Rensberger goes beyond the birds and the bees to delight in the details that make science fun, like the stubborn micro-species of mite that insist on living in your eyelashes. With Instant Biology you’ll learn: . Everything you always wanted to know about sex and the single cell. . How the fuzzy pizza crust under the bed is diligently working its way to the top of the food chain. . Which is larger: the interior surface of your lungs or a badminton court. . How a species of soil and pond dwellers can dry out, shrivel up, then return from the dead.Instant Biology is crammed with special features, including chapter summaries, who’s who lists, biographical and historical tidbits, and a host of illustrations, photos, diagrams, and drawings.

Based on the original motion picture Frankenstein, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Mary Shelley’s classic monster.From Brian Aldiss’s eerie look at a mysterious creature hidden for centuries, to S.P. Somtow’s tale of passion and dismemberment in Thailand, to Katherine Dunn’s examination of a bizarre affair—here are spectacular new Frankenstein stories transcending time and place.New Stories by Various AuthorsFeaturing Kurt Vonnegut Classic, “Fortitude”Introduction by Isaac AsimovSelected Filmography by Leonard WolfIllustrations by C.B. Mordan Cover design by Fearn CutlerCover art by Bruce Jensen A Byron Preiss Book

Isle of the Dead: Centuries in the future, Francis Sandow is the only man alive who was born as long ago as the 20th century. His body is kept young and in perfect health by advanced scientific methods; he has amassed such a fortune that he can own entire planets; and he has become a god. No, not a god of Earth, but one of the panetheon of the alien Pei''ans: he is Shimbo of Darktree, Shrugger of Thunders. Yet he doesn''t believe that his personality has merged with the ancient consciousness of Shimbo, that he really can call down the skies upon his enemies. The time comes, however, when Francis Sandow must use these powers against the most dangerous antagonist in the universe: another Pei''an god -- Shimbo''s own enemy, Belion. And Belion has no doubt whatever of his own powers.... Eye of Cat: A retired hunter of alien zoo specimens, William Blackhorse Singer, the last Najavo on a future Earth, is called upon by the World Government to aid in protecting an alien diplomat from a powerful and hostile member of his own species. Singer, in turn, seeks the aid of a shape-shifting alien known as "Cat" in carrying out the mission. Cat accepts, with one condition: when the mission is over, he wants a return bout with the man who captured him -- a chase with Singer as the hunted instead of the hunter....

THE RODENT, SILICON SAVAGE. M-16.YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF THEM, BUT YOU WILL…When New York City—a town known for extremes—is invaded by a pair of twenty-foot-tall giants, Harry Sturdley, the publisher of America’s most popular comics company, knows exactly what to do: get those guys under contract! Sturdley, known in the business for such slogans as “The tighter the costume, the stronger the hero,” thinks the giants are the answer to any comics company’s dreams: real live superheroes.Yet lurking below the surface is a deadly scenario. Only one person knows how the giants got there … and not even Sturdley can guress what they really want, or the danger they pose to Earth.“If you love comics, you will fall for this wish-it-were-true-story!” —Harry Harrison“A fantastic combination of adventure and suspense…as if Douglas Adams wrote a novel about comics.” —Mel Gilden

In this mythic and wondrous collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic explore the legends and lore of the fire-breathing creatures that have captured the imagination of adventure lovers everywhere – dragons. From S.P. Somtow’s dramatic tale of an ancient dragon owned by a family in modern Thailand to Ursula K. Le Guins’s classic story of the power of a dragon’s naming, from Tanith Lee’s portrait of a dying dragon to Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg’s look at a dragon whose love for a human woman could spell doom for the whole Earth—here are spectacular dragon stories transcending time and place..

In this haunting and provocative collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legends and lore of witches and witchcraft.From Dean Koontz’s tale of a witch’s revenge on a purse-snatcher to Jane Yolen’s story of sorcery in old Scotland, from S.P. Somtow’s eerie look at Magic in modern-day Hollywood to Tanith Lee’s story of enchantment in an exotic land—here are spectacular stories transcending time and place.Stories by Various AuthorsIntroduction by Philip José FarmerCover art by Bruce JensenIllustrations by Lars Hokanson

Weird Heroes is a collective effort to do something new: to approach three popular heroic fantasy forms—science fiction, the pulps and the comics—from different and exciting directions. Each story in this book is experimental. There are revitalizations of classic fantasy themes such as time travel and jungle adventure. There is innovative use of some of the most dynamic graphic story talent in the world, from Philippino illustrator Alex Nino to American cartoonist Ralph Reese. There is a strong and conscious effort to encourage storytelling which does not rely on violence as a primary source of drama. Weird Heroes is a collective effort to give back to heroic fiction its thrilling sense of adventure and entertainment—the heartbeat of the old pulps. The pulps used heroes to bring fiction to a grand level of excitement—a level which incorporated the reader into the experience. Weird Heroes refreshes that concept of fiction as an adventure in itself, without relating to the new wave of violence and pornography in the production of exciting stories.Weird Heroes is a collection of memorable firsts. It represents the first major publication of prose stories by both science fiction and graphic story writers. Within volumes 1 and 2 you will find the first published appearances of famous pulp biographer Philip Jose Farmer’s epic pulp character, “Greatheart Silver.” You’ll be witness to the first major book publication of an interview with award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer, Fritz Leiber. You’ll experience the insanity of Superman author Elliot S. Maggin’s “Gonzo Storytelling” and discover the new hero by a literary descendant to Dashiell Hammett on Secret Agent X-9, Archie Goodwin.Weird Heroes contains the first American book illustration work by award-winning Spanish artist Esteban Maroto. Jim Steranko and Neal Adams, two titans of the modern graphic story field, appear for the first time under the same cover in Volume 2. Tom Sutton, an unsung hero of the comics with a comedic style that blends Kurtzman, Elder, and Eisner, also makes his book debut with five plates for “Showdown at Shootout.”