Almost all aspects of social, cultural, economic and political life stand to be affected by the new electronic technologies. This collection provides a set of detailed empirical studies of the genesis and use of these technologies, ranging widely across applications from cyber-cafes to new media.[...]

Time travel is the theme of an innovative science fiction anthology that brings together works by some of the finest authors in the field, including "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke's "Time's Arrow," and other tales by Connie Willis, Poul Anderson, Theodore Sturgeon, Richard Ma[...]

Joe Haldeman's "adept plotting, strong pacing, and sense of grim stoicism have won him wide acclaim" ("The Washington Post") and numerous honors for such works as "The Forever War," "The Accidental Time Machine," and the Marsbound trilogy. Now, the multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winning author pits [...]

Astronomy professor Aurora 'Rory' Bell gets a message from space that seems to portend the arrival of extraterrestrial visitors. According to her calculations, whoever is coming will arrive in three months-- on New Year's Day, to be exact.
A crowded and poisoned Earth is moving toward the brink[...]

Jacob Brewer comes face to face with a dangerous sentient machine that has become obsessed with humanity when he launches an investigation into the mysterious deaths of passengers who have been spending much of their time aboard the starship Ad Astra during the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii w[...]

Young Carmen Dula and her family are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime-they're going to Mars. But Carmen's rebellious streak leads her to venture out into the bleak Mars landscape alone, where she is saved by an angel. An angel with too many arms and legs, a head that looks like a potato gone[...]

WAR William Mandela is a reluctant hero, drafter to fight in a distant interstellar war against unknowable and unconquerable aliens. But his greatest test will be returning to Earth. A few months of his tour of duty equate to centuries on his homeworld, during which he becomes increasingly isolated [...]

From The SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample introduction to Joe Haldeman, one of SF's most decorated authors. Haldeman is best known for the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning The Forever War, a novel which draws on his experienc[...]

Krieg. In gigantischen Raumschiffen werden die Soldaten mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit von einem Gefecht zu anderen befördert. Doch während es für sie immer nur einige Monate dauert, vergehen auf der Erde Jahrhunderte. Einer der bedeutendsten Antikriegsromane, die je geschrieben wurden - neu ü[...]