Tales of mystery and the supernatural have long stirred the human imagination. Here are twenty original stories of diabolical crimes and magical solutions featuring some of today's top science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writers. From the Elizabethan er
With up-to-date information through book six in the series, this companion volume offers a comprehensive look at the world of Harry Potter through the eyes of leading science fiction and fantasy writers and religion, psychology, and science experts.
Fifteen original tales of "what if" Some of today's top science fiction writers explore the futures that might have been, including original stories from Julie E. Czerneda and other great names in the genre.Contents:The resonance of light / by Geoffrey L
A promising young surgeon, Andrej Koscuisko has come, with great reluctance, to study at a military orientation center adrift in black space. Against his will, he will train here to serve as a "Ship's Inquisitor" — a vocation that runs counter to his de
Andrei Koscuisko is an Inquisitor for the Bench federation of worlds. It is his duty to root out -- quickly, efficiently, quietly -- anyone who would threaten the ruling order.Andrei has been posted to the penal facility at Port Rudistal. Here hundreds of
As Chief Medical Officer aboard the Jurisdiction Fleet Ship "Ragnarok, Andrei Koscuisko's duty is to care for his shipmates; as Inquisitor, to extract confessions and administer punishment. But while the doctor takes pride in his healing skills, the tort
