Frederik Pohl Orden de los libros (cronológico)

Gateway: Ein Asteroid, der in einem exzentrischen Orbit um die Sonne entdeckt wird. Von außen ein verkohlter Materieklumpen, von innen das Tor zum Universum. Denn Gateway ist die Hinterlassenschaft der Hitschi, einer außerirdischen Zivilisation, die offenbar vor langer Zeit ausgestorben ist. Gateway diente als Weltraumbahnhof und ist voller Schiffe, die darauf programmiert sind, mit Überlichtgeschwindigkeit in die entlegensten Winkel der Universums zu fliegen. Das Ganze hat nur einen Haken: Die Piloten wissen nicht, wo ihre Reise enden wird ...

Originally published over a century ago, this classical work addresses themes of human resilience in the face of adversity. Its significance has endured through history, prompting Alpha Editions to republish it in a modern format to ensure it remains accessible to current and future readers. The book has been carefully reformatted, retyped, and designed for clarity, avoiding the pitfalls of scanned copies, thus preserving its readability and impact.

Zdobywca nagrody Hugo, Nebula i nagrody imienia Johna W. Campbella za najlepszą powieść SF roku Gateway odblokowała całe bogactwo wszechświata za cenę niewyobrażalnych koszmarów. Gdy poszukiwacz Bob Broadhead udał się na Gateway, by szukać szczęścia na statkach Heechee zdecydował, że będzie wiedział, które loty będą dla niego źródłem fortuny. Trzy wyprawy później sławny i bogaty Robinette Broadhead musi zmierzyć się z tym, co go spotkało i kim jest w podróży w głąb siebie równie groźnej i jeszcze straszniejszej, niż wcześniejsze koszmarne wyprawy przez międzygwiezdną pustkę.

Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp is a seminal work in science fiction that established the alternate-history subgenre. It follows Martin Padway's time travel to 6th-century Rome, where he attempts to alter history. This influential book has inspired numerous authors and includes new stories in its 2021 edition.

Featuring a selection of twenty-two exceptional novellas, this collection showcases the finest works of science fiction from 1895 to 1962. It celebrates influential authors and groundbreaking narratives that have shaped the genre, making it an essential anthology for enthusiasts. Readers can explore diverse themes and innovative ideas that reflect the evolution of science fiction over nearly seven decades.

The book is a classical work that has played a significant role in human history, and its modern republication aims to preserve its legacy for future generations. Alpha Editions has reformatted and retyped the text, ensuring clarity and readability, rather than relying on scanned copies of the original. This effort highlights the importance of keeping such literary works accessible and appreciated in contemporary times.

CAUTION! You are about to enter a world... where all engineering ingenuity has been employed for public spectacles of torture and death where the stock market operates with pari-mutuel machines where a court clerk transcribes testimony on punch cards, then feeds it to a jury machine where the dream real-estate development of today has become a cracked-concrete savage jungle In this world, young lawyer Charles Mundin battles a great combine of corporate interests—battles them in board meetings and in dark alleys—in a struggle that lays bare some brutal promises of the future...promises we are beginning to make right now. “...wholly admirable, in both thinking and execution.”—Galaxy “Reminiscent in vigor, bite and acumen to THE SPACE MERCHANTS”—Anthony Boucher. “...possessed of a bite and savage vigor which makes it one of the outstanding science fiction novels of the year.”—The New York Times “...a powerfully convincing story.”—New York Herald Tribune

Modern science fiction emerged in the 1950s, particularly in America, where it broke free from traditional conventions. Writers began to explore their imaginations in novel-length works, marking an era of stylistic experimentation and speculative storytelling that addressed the uncertainties of a rapidly changing world. Often overlooked by the literary elite, these “outsider” novels are now celebrated as American classics. This volume presents four distinct visions of uncertain futures and evolving identities. Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth’s The Space Merchants (1953) offers a satirical take on a future dominated by multinational advertising. Theodore Sturgeon’s More Than Human (1953) explores the journey of damaged individuals toward a potential new stage of evolution. Leigh Brackett, one of the first prominent female science fiction writers, presents a post-nuclear world in The Long Tomorrow (1955), where anti-urban technophobes clash with the remnants of a destroyed civilization. Richard Matheson’s The Shrinking Man (1956) tells the tale of a man shrinking due to a mysterious cloud, facing humiliations and dangers that lead him to a surprising and transformative realization. Each novel opens new territory, reflecting the dynamic energies of an age grappling with the unknown.

Šestá a pravděpodobně závěrečná kniha o setkání lidstva s vyspělou mimozemskou civilizací Heechee završuje světoznámý cyklus, jenž je ve zpětném pohledu bezesporu jedním z nejdůležitějších v historii žánru science fiction. Sledujeme příběh dvojice mladých lidí, původně průzkumníků z asteroidu Gateway, později vyslanců lidstva mezi rasou Heechee. Návštěva tak toužebně očekávaných mimozemšťanů však pro oba hrdiny znamená díky dilataci času ztrátu všeho, co z lidské civilizace znali. Zatímco ve vnějším vesmíru uplynou desetitisíce let, v jádru černé díry se během jednoho roku mnohem blíže seznámí nejen se zástupci rasy Heechee, ale odvrátí také hrozbu pro rasu Heechee i celý vesmír. Román je důstojným zakončením ságy v duchu klasické science fiction, v níž je autor právem nazýván Velmistrem žánru.

The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication satellites and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey completes a lifetime career in science fiction with a masterwork

For over four decades, the demand for Star Trek stories has led to five television series, over seven hundred episodes, ten feature films, and an animated series. From the early short-story adaptations by James Blish in the 1960s to the original novels of the 1970s and beyond, fiction has significantly expanded the Star Trek universe. This exploration delves into why these books serve as a powerful creative outlet for some and a fresh way to engage with the Star Trek mythos for others. The work reflects on the first forty years of professionally published Star Trek fiction, showcasing the personalities and creative sensibilities of its contributors. It provides an insightful look into the creative processes, challenges, innovations, and progress within this literary landscape. Author Jeff Ayers has engaged with nearly six hundred books and interviewed over three hundred authors and editors to create a comprehensive guide to this unique publishing phenomenon. Fully illustrated with book covers, the work includes an index by title and author, as well as a detailed timeline, making it an essential resource for every fan.

Pátý díl slavné ságy o rase Heecheeů. Záhadní Heecheeové byli možná největší a nejmučivější tajemství, se kterým se lidská rasa kdy setkala. První heecheeské artefakty byly nalezeny na Venuši, a zpočátku nebyly považovány za nic víc než cenné suvenýry a kuriozity pro turisty ze Země nebo Marsu. Ale když byl objeven asteroid plný vesmírných lodí s automatickým navigačním systémem, vesmír Heecheeů se doširoka otevřel, přivedl na svět Korporaci Gateway. A přinesl nepředstavitelné bohatství dobrodruhům, kteří riskovali cesty do neznáma, aby poznali, kam je heecheeské lodě zanesou. Mnozí z těchto statečných se nikdy nevrátili. Z těch, kdo přivezli technologické zázraky, které změnily život na Zemi ale žádný nenalezl po bájné rase ani stopu... Cesta na Gateway líčí příběhy prvních, velmi nebezpečných cest, úžasných objevů a neohrožených průkopníků, kteří sledovali činnost nezachytitelných Heecheeů a navždy změnili průběh historie lidské rasy!

Although skeptics claim that the Necronomicon is a fantastic tome created by H. P. Lovecraft, true seekers into the esoteric mysteries of the world know the truth: The Necronomicon is the blasphemous tome of forbidden knowledge written by the mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred. Even today, after attempts over the centuries to destroy any and all copies in any language, some few copies still exist, secreted away. Within this book you will find stories about the Necronomicon, different versions of the Necronomicon, and two essays on this blasphemous tome. Now you too may learn the true lore of Abdul Alhazred.

In der Gateway-Trilogie von Frederik Pohl wird eine komplexe Science-Fiction-Welt erschaffen, die sich um das mysteriöse Gateway dreht, ein uraltes, außerirdisches Raumfahrzeug, das zu unbekannten Zielen im Universum führt. Die Geschichte folgt dem Protagonisten Robinette Broadhead, einem ehemaligen Gateway-Reisenden, der mit den psychologischen und physischen Folgen seiner Reisen konfrontiert wird. Die Trilogie thematisiert die menschliche Natur, den Drang nach Entdeckung und die moralischen Dilemmata, die mit dem Streben nach Wissen und Macht einhergehen. Die Erzählung ist geprägt von einer Vielzahl von Charakteren, darunter Wissenschaftler, Abenteurer und Menschen, die von den Möglichkeiten und Gefahren des Gateways angezogen werden. Pohl untersucht die sozialen und politischen Strukturen der Zukunft, die durch den Einfluss der Technologie und der interstellaren Reisen geprägt sind. Die Trilogie bietet eine tiefgehende Reflexion über Identität, Verlust und die Suche nach Sinn in einer komplexen und oft feindlichen Welt. Die Werke sind miteinander verknüpft und entfalten sich über verschiedene Zeitperioden, wobei sie den Leser auf eine Reise durch Raum und Zeit mitnehmen, während sie die Herausforderungen und Errungenschaften der Menschheit im Angesicht des Unbekannten beleuchten.

V roce 1965 se organizace sdružující americké spisovatele science fiction rozhodla každoročně odměňovat nejlepší díla udělením ceny Nebula, která má podobu těžké kostky z čirého skla s barevnými polodrahokamy, tvořícími spirální galaxii. Cena se původně udělovala ve čtyřech kategoriích, ale postupně se rozšířila. V roce 1973 Jerry Pournelle, tehdejší prezident organizace, navrhl cenu pro vyzdvihnutí celoživotního díla autorů, kteří přispěli k rozvoji SF. Nová cena, nazvaná Velmistr, je větší a těžší než Nebula a může být udělena pouze šesti žijícím autorům za deset let. Do roku 1999 ji obdrželo pouhých patnáct spisovatelů, včetně Frederik Pohl, jednoho z nejúspěšnějších autorů SF. Pohl v této knize sestavil výběr povídek od významných autorů jako Andre Nortonová, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester a Ray Bradbury. Pohl měl možnost se s těmito autory seznámit jako vydavatel, agent či přítel, což mu usnadnilo výběr. Kniha obsahuje povídky, které dokumentují styl a umění jednotlivých autorů, a každému autorovi je připojen stručný životopis a komentář. Pohl také přidal informace o Asociaci amerických spisovatelů science fiction a fantasy a své zážitky z jejího vedení. Tato sbírka zahrnuje díla pouze nejlepších autorů SF.

Professional .NET Framework has been designed as a practical guide to the .NET Framework. It covers the Common Language Runtime environment in which .NET applications are deployed and managed along with the fundamental structure of the base class libraries upon which Microsoft's .NET platform relies. It has been written using beta 2, a feature complete version of the .NET Framework. This book provides the essential aerial view of the framework, placing .NET in a meaningful context with current programming frameworks, before delving into detail with a thorough, practical, example-led approach to exploring and working with the constituent parts of the framework. It systematically covers namespaces and their extended classes, which professionals will need to work with to build distributed, scaleable, applications. It also covers the techniques required to expose or consume code over the Internet as Web Services. Professional .NET Framework also examines best practice for designing and constructing applications, engineering .NET components, and utilizing COM interoperability. The final section of the book provides a chapter and case study dedicated to approaching migration to .NET. The book drills down to a level which scopes specific classes in detail yet retains a focus on imparting information in the most practical, relevant and useful way, to make the transition to .NET as smooth and clear as possible. This book

V roce 1965 se organizace sdružující americké spisovatele science fiction rozhodla každoročně odměňovat nejlepší díla SF cenou Nebula. Tato cena, vyrobená z čirého nerozbitného skla s barevnými polodrahokamy, se původně udělovala ve čtyřech kategoriích. V roce 1973 Jerry Pournelle navrhl nové ocenění pro autory, jejichž celoživotní dílo mělo zásadní vliv na SF, a tak vznikla cena Velmistr. Ta byla určena pouze pro žijící autory a mohla být udělena maximálně šestkrát za deset let. Do roku 1999 ji obdrželo pouhých patnáct spisovatelů, mezi nimiž byl i Frederik Pohl, jeden z nejúspěšnějších autorů SF. Kniha, kterou sestavil, obsahuje výběr povídek od pěti dalších Velmistrů: Roberta A. Heinleina, Jacka Williamsona, Clifforda D. Simaka, L. Sprague de Campa a Frize Leibera. Pohl měl možnost se s těmito autory seznámit jako vydavatel, literární agent a přítel. Výběr byl náročný, protože tito autoři byli nejen kvalitní, ale i plodní. Kniha zahrnuje jak uznávaná, tak opomíjená díla, přičemž Pohl připojil stručné životopisy a komentáře k jednotlivým autorům. Dále obsahuje informace o Asociaci amerických spisovatelů science fiction a fantasy a Pohlovy osobní zážitky z jejího vedení. Na stránkách této knihy se objevují pouze ta nejlepší díla nejvýznamnějších autorů SF.

Dan Dannerman has been through hell. Caught in the middle of an interstellar war that will end only with the death of the universe, he's been captured by aliens who call themselves the Beloved Leaders, cloned repeatedly, torn from his wife, and brutally tortured.Sitting in a prison cell on an alien world, slowly going mad, Dan is finally freed by the Horch, the sword enemies of the Beloved Leaders. The time has finally come for Dannerman to strike back--but at whom?Trusting neither side, Dannerman must somehow convince the Horch to send him back to Earth so he can warn humanity of the approaching alien menace. But when he finally returns he finds an Earth far stranger than he can possibly imagine, an Earth that already has two Dan Dannermans--an Earth already under seige by the Beloved Leaders...

Edited by one of SF's outstanding writers and critics, Far Horizonscontains new works by eleven of the most acclaimed authors in the field, set in their best-known worlds and each with an introduction by the author. This volume is a showcase of breathtaking imagination, challenging ideas, compelling storytelling and the sense of wonder inspired by science fiction at its very best.

The aliens aren't coming. They're here.We've captured some of them. Are they our saviors, or are they out to destroy us? We've seen no spaceships, received no ultimatums--but the aliens may have a more insidious plot....Government agent Dan Dannerman and astronomer Patrice Adcock were kidnapped by the aliens and have been returned in altered states, cloned and implanted with strange devices. To what end?Before the reasons behind their abduction can be made clear, a wave of extremist threats and terrorist attacks sweeps the globe. Are the attacks a reaction to the aliens' arrival--or a part of their plan? A race around the earth and into space begins, as humankind desperately tries to prevent the aliens from establishing a beachhead no Earth.The siege has begun.

A distinguished veteran of science fiction, Frederik Pohl was one of the Futurians, a New York City club of the 1930s and '40s that included Isaac Asimov. Author of The World at the End of Time, his latest novel features Dan Dannerman, a poorly paid government agent in the not-too-distant future. Dannerman discovers aliens on an abandoned space station and is drawn into a conflict that encompasses the universe. According to one of its protagonists, the war Dannerman blunders into centers on what "ordinary people have been used to calling 'Heaven.'" A sequel is promised.

Frederik Pohl patří k nejslavnějším americkým sci-fi autorům, editorům a kritikům. V Čechách se proslavil svým románem Obchodníci z vesmírem, který napsal spolu s C. M. Kornbluthem a čtyřdílným cyklem románů – Gateway – o pátrání po záhadné mimozemské civilizaci Heechee, jež kdysi navštívila Sluneční soustavu. Frederik Pohl je však nejvíc ceněn pro své povídky, mnohdy krátká satirická dílka plná černého humoru. Ty nejzajímavější Vám nabízíme v tomto prvním českém průřezu jeho povídkovou tvorbou.... celý text

Basing their projections on technological, scientific, environmental, and biomedical forecasts, four leading science fiction authors--Ben Bova, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, and Charles Sheffield--offer unique, vastly different views of the future. Reprint.

Sono gli Hakh'hli. Sono alieni. Si nutrono di carne umana. Il lungo viaggio nello spazio era alla fine. Sandy, l'umano cresciuto su un'astronave degli extraterrestri Hakh'hli, era pronto al ritorno sulla Terra. Gli alieni erano animati dalle migliori intenzioni.. Solo la scienza Hakh'hli poteva risolvere il problema di trasformare i pianeti. I terrestri avevano bisogno di quel contatto. Ma c'era da fidarsi? Copertina di Marco Patrito Versione per libreria di Urania #1289 NOTA: In contemporanea a questo volume ed all'Urania originale è stata pubblicata anche un'edizione destinata alla Grande Distribuzione e priva di ISBN ma identica per il resto alla versione Libreria.

Wan-To byl nejstarší a nejmocnější inteligencí ve vesmíru, bytostí, která si hrála s hvězdnými systémy jako si hraje dítě s kuličkami. Hmota zaměstnávala jeho nesmírné vědomí tak málo, že lidé byli naprosto mimo jeho pozornost. Kolonisté Newmanhome pocítili prvně účinky Wan-Toových her, když se hvězdy v blízkosti jejich planety začaly přesouvat, klima se začalo ochlazovat a kolonie byla přinucena k zoufalému boji o přežití. Viktor Sorricaine byl předurčen objevit, jaká síla náhle vrhla jeho svět k okraji vesmíru. Ale odpověď byla mimo jeho představivost – i když žil 4000 let…

Die Medizin hat das Wunder geschafft. Alle Krankheiten sind besiegt. Eine kleine pränatale Operation schützt vor dem Altern und garantiert ein ewiges Leben. Was aber, wenn durch einen dummen Zufall diese kleine Operation schiefgeht? Wie in einer Welt der Unsterblichen zurechtkommen, wenn man als einziger gnadenlos altert und dem Tod entgegensieht?' ILLUSTRIERTE AUSGABE!

Blízko Havajských ostrovů, pod hladinou Pacifiku, se připravuje nová, dosud neznámá ničivá zbraň. O projekt se zajímají mezinárodní špionážní centrály i havajská teroristická skupina

Eager for a home of their own, the crew of Nordvik, an antiquated trading ship, decides to set up camp on Slowyear, a rarely visited planet whose population must live underground during bitter winters lasting five Earth years

Henry Steegman is hardly "Mr. Personality" aboard the Mars-bound Algonquin 9. Yet it is he who bungles upon the spectacular Macy's-like city beneath the Red Planet's crust. For better or worse, the name Steegman will be immortalized by a discovery that will transform millions of lives. For a struggling screenwriter, the Martian beings could mean a big story, big bucks, headlines...and more women than any many his size has ever known... For an exhiled Russian rocket man, the are a possible route to America's space program, and the land of opportunity... For a flying-saucer faker of flickering fame, the possibilities are out of this world. In a brilliant near-future look at the human condition, Frederick Pohl has honed his satire-sharp science fiction to a steely new edge.

FREDERIK POHL : Supercity Der Held dieses Romans ist kein einzelner Mensch, sondern eine Stadt - New York City, Symbol der Freiheit, Zeichen der Tragödie und der Hoffnung unserer Zivilisation. Aus dem Hexenkessel der Armut und des Verfalls von morgen erhebt sich die gigantische, überkuppelte Megalopolis des einundzwanzigsten Jahrhunderts, in einer Generationen umspannenden Geschichte von gewöhnlichen Menschen, die außergewöhnliche Probleme zu bewältigen haben. Frederik Pohl, einer der Großen der Science Fiction, Zeitgenosse von Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein und Arthur C. Ciarke, hat mit diesem Roman seiner Heimatstadt New York ein bleibendes Denkmal gesetzt. Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung

Novela, napsaná v roce 1971, na kterou Frederik Pohl navázal šestidílnou sérií Heechee. Audee Walthers je pilot kapsle, který provádí turisty po památkách a odírá je na kost, aby v nehostinných podmínkách přežil. Jestli nevyjde příští kšeft, tak mu selžou ledviny. Prodejem kopií Heechských artefaktů a provázením chudších turistů si na operaci nevydělá a tak čeká dostatečně bohatého turistu, aby si na drahou operaci vydělal dřív než bude pozdě. [fanbook, doslov a bibliografii doplnil Ivan Adamovič]

Contents Report From the Planet Earth • essay by Frederik Pohl The Last Word • essay by Elizabeth Anne Hull Sitting Around the Pool, Soaking Up the Rays • (1984) • short story by Frederik Pohl The Thursday Events • short story by Ye Yonglie User Friendly • short story by Spider Robinson Life as an Ant • short story by André Carneiro Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes • (1986) • novella by S.P. Somtow [as by Somtow Sucharitkul ] S Is for Snake • short story by Lino Aldani The Divided Carla • (1985) • novelette by Josef Nesvadba The View From the Top of the Tower • (1986) • short story by Harry Harrison Don't Knock the Rock • short story by A. Bertram Chandler The Owl of Bear Island • short story by Jon Bing Contacts of a Fourth Kind • short story by Ljuben Dilov Infestation • short story by Brian W. Aldiss In the Blink of an Eye • short story by Carlos Maria Federici Particularly Difficult Territory • short story by Janusz A. Zajdel Time Everlasting • short story by Sam Lundwall The Middle Kingdom • short story by Tong Enzheng and Elizabeth Anne Hull On the Inside Track • novelette by Karl-Michael Armer The Legend of the Paper Spaceship • (1978) • novelette by Tetsu Yano We Servants of the Stars • short story by Frederik Pohl Notes on Contributors • essay by uncredited

Die Tachyonen-Transmission ermöglicht dem Menschen, eine unbegrenzte Anzahl von Kopien seiner selbst herzustellen und an jeden Ort in der Galaxis zur Lösung gefährlicher Aufgaben oder Erledigung schwerer Arbeit zu schicken

A senator is picked up for questioning by the FBI for a crime committed by an alter ego from another time line

Klassische SF-Abenteuer auf drei Welten vom meistausgezeichneten Science-Fiction-Autor der siebziger JAhre Ganymed Attrappe Drei Männer werden gefangengenommen und entführt, von mysteriösen Wesen - und einem wunderschönen Mädchen. Ihnen bleibt nur eine Fluchtmöglichkeit... Luna Kampf um den Mond Der Uranabbau auf dem Mond wird von dem zweitmächtigsten Mann des Erdtrabanten sabotiert. Nur ein Mineningenieur, Templin, nimmt den anscheinend aussichtslosen Kampf auf. Und er weiß nicht, daß er Verbündete hat... Venus Donovans Traum Die >>Hags<< herrschen tyrannisch über die Venus, und wer es wagt, sich aufzulehnen, wird gnadenlos beseitigt. Aber dennoch gibt es Menschen, die um ihre Freiheit kämpfen...

Frederik Pohl : Ehrbare Kaufleute und ein kleiner Krieg auf der Venus : Als 1953 Pohls Roman EINE HANDVOLL VENUS UND EHRBARE KAUFLEUTE erschien, wurde dies als eine kleine Sensation betrachtet. Noch nie hatte sich bisher ein Roman so pointiert und witzig mit der aktuellen politischen Situation auseinandergesetzt und den Kapitalismus aufs Korn genommen. EHRBARE KAUFLEUTE UND EIN KLEINER KRIEG AUF DER VENUS ist die Fortsetzung dieses satirischen Meisterwerks, ein Buch, auf das die SF-Leser lange gewartet haben und das schon jetzt, kurz nach seinem Erscheinen, in den USA ein Bestseller zu werden verspricht.

Ballantine Books, 1959. Paperback, 1st printing with cover code #325K. Collection of stories from a science fiction Grand Master! “The Haunted Corpse” (1957); “The Middle of Nowhere” (1955); “The Gentle Venusian” (1958); “The Day of the Boomer Dukes” (1956); “Survival Kit” (1957); “The Knights of Arthur” (1958); “To See Another Mountain” (1959).

La amenzada de la destruccion perseguia a los Heechee cuando decidieron desaparacer para proteger su civilizacion. Durante mas de quinientos mil anos han permanecido ocultos en los agujeros negros del universo sin que nadie sospechara de su existencia. Ahora, sin embargo, el hombre ha encontrado las pocas huellas que los delataban y los Heechee estan de nuevo en peligro. Pero esta vez el futuro de la humanidad tambien esta en juego. Robinette Broadhead, el heroe protagonista de la serie, debera proteger a las dos razas enzarzadas en una lucha desigual contra un enemigo muy poderoso.

A world of dirt-cheap energy. A world of robots — working, walking, talking all-capable robots. These were the starting points, ushering in the new age of ultimate consumption: a society where getting, spending and using were legally enforced duties, where the product flood must be ceaselessly mopped up and absorbed. But privilege is ever with us. A simple, uncluttered life, a smaller, gadget-free house, a minimum of robot servants: these had become the marks of power and distinction. These were the new rich. Midas World... truly a world turned upside down.

SEAQUAKE It was the most dreaded of all undersea phenomena. If strong enough, it would set up chain-reaction pressures that could shatter any dome and cost inestimable lives. But the Krakatoan Dome has been specifically designed to cope with the tremors of its seaquake-prone area. The trouble was, all of a sudden, there were more quakes than any of the experts had counted on...quakes that no one could possibly have forecast because they hadn't come from natural causes. The Sub-Sea Academy had assigned Cadet Jim Eden to the Krakatoan Dome to find out what was going on, and for very special reasons. First, he was more at home in the underwater world than most anyone else. But, even more important, they sent Jim because his uncle was suspected of being the heinous saboteur!

Zeit - jetzt; Ort - Südkalifornien; Prognose - der Untergang Vulkanausbrüche und Erdbeben sind zu erwrten, die den halben Globus verwüsten können. Ein Geologe und eine Astrophysikerin kämpfen darum, diese Bedrohung nicht länger im Dunkeln zu halten, jene Wahrheit über die seltene Planetenkunjunktion, die man auch im Deutschedn "Syzygie" nennt. Dann aber tut sich nicht die Erde auf, sondern der Himmel bricht... Die Sintflut wiederholt sich, ein Regen setzt ein, in dessen Wassermassen alles ertrinkt, Menschen werk und die Menschen selbst...

"Something of value was buried beneath the underwater dome city of Marinia...something that had already cost one man's life, caused another man's kidnapping and gravely affected still another man's future.Expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, Jim Eden wasn't about to wait around to prove his innocence. As soon as he learned that his uncle mysteriously disappeared while mining uranium at the bottom of hazardous Eden Deep, Jim knew what he had to do...and that he had to do it fast.So he headed for the vast dome city -- location of the great mining colony at the bottom of the sea -- to pick up any clues to his uncle's disappearance. But once he had entered the undersea metropolis, the wrong people had his number...and they were determined that Jim would sink forever without a trace."--Back cover.

MONSTERS OF THE DEEP.... Everyone at the academy knew that sea serpents were, without doubt, silly superstitions. Everyone but David Craken, that is. This young cadet from Marinia had been born and raised four miles beneath the waves, and he knew that more than rich new fuel sources and precious stones lay in wait for the men who dared invade this last frontier. But when David dived into the depths at thirteen hundred feet and disappeared -- only to reappear, drifting offshore months later -- his friend Jim Eden learned there was more truth to certain superstitions than he cared to believe. On a strange and hazardous journey, Jim and the men of the sub-Sea Academy suddenly found themselves up against the dangerous creatures of the deep -- and embroiled in a life-against-life adventure they would never forget!

In the year 2020, the Reverend Hornswell Hake is drafted into the Team--the successor to the CIA--and thrust into the front line of the cool war of intrigue and sabotage which has replaced armed conflict

In Book Two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his way to making a fortune by bankrolling an expedition to the Food Factory--a Heechee spaceship that can graze the cometary cloud and transfor the basic elements of the universe into untold quantities of food. But even as he gambles on the breakthrough technology, he is wracked with the guilt of losing his wife, poised forever at the "event horizon" of a black hole where Robin had abaondoned her. As more and more information comes back from the expedition, Robin grows ever hopeful that he can rescue his beloved Gelle-Klara Moynlin. After three and a years, the factory is discovered to work, and a human is found aboard. Robin's suffering may be just about over.... THE HEECHEE SAGA Book One: Gateway Book Two: Beyond the Blue Event Horizon Book Three: Heechee Rendezvous Book Four: The Annals of the Heechee

Inhalt: - Ein Tunnel unter der Welt ( The Tunnel Under The World ) - Der millionste Tag ( Day Million ) - Der Vater der Sterne ( Father Of The Stars ) - Der Tag, als die Marsmenschen kamen ( The Day The Martians Came ) - Die Midas-Seuche ( The Midas Plague ) - Der teuflische Großvater ( Grandy Devil ) - Die Geschwindigkeitsfalle ( Speed Trap ) - Der reichste Mann von Levittown ( The Richest Man In Levittown ) - Die Verhaßten ( The Hated ) - Der Marsmensch auf dem Dachboden ( The Martian In The Attic ) - Die Kinder der Nacht ( The Children Of Night )

Short stories.

A Guide to the Perplexed (1980) (essay) by Frederik Pohl; The Persistence of Vision (1978) by John Varley; Stone (1978) by Edward Bryant; A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye (1977) by Charles L. Grant; Science 1938 (1980) (essay) by Isaac Asimov; The Future of Science Fiction (1980) (essay) by Norman Spinrad; Dreamsnake (Excerpt) (1978) by Vonda N. McIntyre; Little Green Men from Afar (1976) (essay) by L. Sprague de Camp; Cassandra (1978) by C. J. Cherryh; Seven American Nights (1978) by Gene Wolfe.

The Company was a powerful, efficient, and monstrous insurance organization that controlled the entire world, scientifically regulating everything in life: war, epidemics, one-a-day food pills and test-tube sex...all through the use of its patented, terrifying human deep-freeze vault. Claims Adjuster Wills, a great believer in the Company, begins to have second thoughts when he meets beautiful and sorrowful Rena, whose radical father lies in a frozen subterranean vault.

A cynical and compelling tale of politics, exploitation and colonisation on another planet. Introduction by Lisa Tuttle.

It wasn’t fair—a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....Survival Kit

Advanced Heechee technology had enabled Robinette Broadhead to live after death as a machine-stored personality, enjoying his life by flitting along the wires from party to party with a host of other machine-people. But suddenly his decadent existence ends when an all powerful alien race intent on the utter destruction of all intelligent life reappears after eons of silence, and threatens the lives of all heechee and humans. Even Robin, virtually immortal and with unlimited access to millennia of accumulated data, cannot discover how to stop these aliens. It began to seem that only a face to face meeting could determine the future of the entire universe....

4 langere verhalen van beroemde SF-schrijvers:James Blish: Aardbewoner, kom thuis (Earthman, come home, 1953)Theodore Cogswell: Een zaak van techniek (The spectre general, 1952)Jack Williamson: Met de handen over elkaar (With folded hands, 1954)Frederik Pohl: De Midasplaag (The Midas plague, 1954)

Wealth . . . or death. Those were the choices Gateway offered. Humans had discovered this artificial spaceport, full of working interstellar ships left behind by the mysterious, vanished Heechee. Their destinations are preprogrammed. They are easy to operate, but impossible to control. Some came back with discoveries which made their intrepid pilots rich; others returned with their remains barely identifiable. It was the ultimate game of Russian roulette, but in this resource-starved future there was no shortage of desperate volunteers.

enthält folgende Stories:James H. Schmitz: Die IllusionistenFrederik Pohl: Wurzel des ÜbelsDaniel F. Galouye: Satans TempelJames E. Gunn: Höhle der Nacht

Redaktion: Wolfgang Jeschke Copyright © 1970 by Science Fiction Writers of America Einzelrechte: A Martian Odyssey, von Stanley G. Weinbaum, Copyright © 1934 by Continental Publications, Inc. mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Forrest J. Ackerman im Einverständnis mit den Erben des Autors. Twilight, von John W. Campbell, Copyright © 1934 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Agentur des Autors, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. Helen O’Loy, von Lester del Rey, Copyright © 1938 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Agentur des Autors, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc. The Roads Must Roll, von Robert A. Heinlein, Copyright © 1940 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. erneuert © 1967by Robert A. Heinlein, mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Autors und seiner Agentur, Lurton Blassingame. Copyright © der deutschen Übersetzung 1977