Научная Фантастика

Барбадару и его Женщина

Андрей ААрх

Открытие Рафлза Хоу

Случай привел  ученого-химика Рафлза Хоу к открытию чрезвычайной важности — под воздействием электрического тока металлы могут превращаться в золото.

Артур Конан-Дойл

Cronomoto

Bob Shaw

Darwinia

In 1912, the entire European continent and all of the United Kingdom mysteriously vanished during the Miracle, replaced by an alien landscape known as Darwinia. Darwinia seems to be a slice of another Earth, one that diverged from our own millions of years ago and took a separate evolutionary path. As a 14-year-old boy, Guilford Law witnessed the Miracle as shimmering lights playing across the ocean sky. Now as a grown man, he is determined to travel to Darwinia and explore its mysteries. To that end he enlists as a photographer in the Finch expedition, which plans to steam up the Rhine (or what was once the Rhine) and penetrate the continent's hidden depths as far as possible. But Law has brought an unwanted companion with him, a mysterious twin who seems to have lived — and died — on an Earth unchanged by the Miracle. The twin first appears to Guilford in dreams, and he brings a message that Darwinia is not what it seems to be — and Guilford is not who he seems to be.

Robert Charles Wilson

The Hand You're Dealt

First published in the anthology Free Space, edited by Brad Linaweaver and Edward E. Kramer (Tor, 1997). This is the author's preferred text as published in the anthology Crossing the Line: Canadian Mystery Fiction With A Twist, edited by Robert J. Sawyer David Skene-Melvin (Pottersfield, 1999)Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1998.Nominated for Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award in 1998

Robert J. Sawyer

Above It All

First published in the anthology Dante's Disciples, edited by Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer (White Wolf, February 1996). In 2008 was included in Identity Theft And Other Stories collection.Winner of the CompuServe Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum's Sixth Annual HOMer Award for Best Short Story of the Year.

Robert J. Sawyer

Just Like Old Times

Commissioned for the anthology Dinosaur Fantastic, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW, 1993); first published in On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing, Summer 1993. Later it was reprinted in several anthologies including On Spec: The First Five Years, Dinosaurs II, and Northern Stars. In 2008 it was included in Iterations And Other Stories collection (1st edition Quarry Press, January 2002).Winner of both the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award ("the Aurora") for Best English-Language Short Story of 1993 and the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story of 1993.

Robert J. Sawyer

Свалка

Чарлз Плэтт

Фантастика, 1962 год

The Status Civilization

Copyright © 1960 by Robert SheckleyFirst appeared under the title Omega in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, published by Ziff-Davis.The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Status Civilization, by Robert SheckleyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Status CivilizationAuthor: Robert SheckleyRelease Date: March 28, 2007 [EBook #20919]Language: English

Robert Sheckley

Padrone della vita, padrone della morte

Soprapopolazione globale, nuovo siero d'immortalità ed un ambasciatore extraterrestre ostile sono soltanto alcuni problemi di Roy Walton, recentemente nominato dal governo alla carica del Padrone della vita e della morte.

Robert Silverberg

Stella Gemina

Профессиональный переговорщик — работа опасная и увлекательная. Иногда даже слишком увлекательная. Главный герой пока не знает, на что подписывается, принимая предложение заняться разрешением конфликта одной независимой планеты с Федерацией…А события тем временем развиваются, и вместо роли обычного двойника герою предстоит сыграть совсем другую, а вот какую — он пока не может даже предположить.

Кира Измайлова

Morire dentro

Morire dentro: è questa la sorte che attende David Selig, il telepate, profilandosi come un incubo all'orizzonte della sua esistenza. Una minaccia a un tempo psichica e biologica corrode i suoi poteri: e per Selig, abituato a «spiare» gli angoli più morbosi e reconditi dei suoi simili, a nutrirsi delle emozioni altrui, il lento affievolirsi delle proprie capacità è un graduale stillicidio. Robert Silverberg ci trasporta con questo romanzo (uno dei suoi ultimi) nella mente del telepate, sicché il lettore può provare, in «soggettiva», l'incredibile esperienza dl guardare in un altro universo, condividendo le emozioni dl una terza vista. Selig raggiunge cosi l'età in cui il suo dono potrebbe maggiormente giovargli: e invece si trova nuovamente respinto da una società che non è pronta per quelli come lui, e in cui anche il rapporto con un essere che possiede i suoi stessi poteri ESP diventa ambiguo e pericoloso. Moderno «Slan», David Selig si trova di fronte a un enigma troppo vasto per la sua fragile personalità: perchè sta perdendo il suo potere mentale? Si tratta solo di un male biologico, o di una minaccia più insidiosa? E che cosa sarà di lui al termine di questa incredibile «odissea nel pensiero»? Come ha scritto la rivista Analog: «Questo romanzo è intensamente umano… intensamente vero. I lettori ricorderanno Morire dentro per una generazione, e forse ancor più».Robert Silverberg non ha bisogno di presentazioni; Fantasy & Science Fiction ha scritto di lui: «E il nostro autore migliore. Di volta in volta ha costantemente ampliato i parametri della fantascienza».

Robert Silverberg

Shadrach nella fornace

Siamo nel 2012 e la popolazione del mondo è stata decimata dalle guerre batteriologiche. Il nostro pianeta è dominato da un vecchio e astuto tiranno che si fa chiamare Genghis II Mao IV Khan e che abita in un palazzo a forma di torre, nella Mongolia.Il Khan è ormai giunto al novantatreesimo anno d'età e lo mantengono in vita i trapianti che gli pratica il suo medico personale, Shadrach Mordecai, talmente devoto al proprio paziente da portare, impiantati nel corpo, una serie di "sensori" telemetrici con i quali controlla d'istante in istante le condizioni di Genghis Mao.Un'altra importante funzione di Mordecai è quella di dirigere tre distinte ricerche mediche, tutt'e tre miranti ad assicurare al vecchio tiranno l'immortalità fisica. La più avanzata delle tre è il Progetto Avatar, consistente nel trapiantare il cervello, e dunque la personalità, del Khan nel corpo di un uomo più giovane.Mordecai sa che il corpo in cui dovrà trapiantare il cervello del Khan è quello dell'erede designato, un giovanotto ignaro del suo destino (e, in generale, non troppo sveglio) chiamato Mangu; ma dopo qualche tempo scopre di dover sostituire Mangu. Inizia così per Mordecai un pericoloso gioco d'azzardo: se il piano difensivo da lui elaborato avrà successo, egli potrà diventare il padrone del mondo. Se non avrà successo, dovrà fare dono del suo corpo al rapace Genghis Mao.

Robert Silverberg

Dying Inside

The novel's main character, David Selig, is an undistinguished man living in New York City. David was born with a telepathic gift allowing him to read minds. Rather than use his ability for any greater good, however, Selig squanders his power, using it only for his own convenience. At the beginning of the novel, David earns a living by reading the minds of college students so that he can better plagiarize reports and essays on their behalf.As the novel progresses, Selig's power grows more and more weak, working sporadically and sometimes not at all, and Selig struggles to maintain his grip on reality as he begins to lose an ability on which he has long since grown dependent.Nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1972.Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1973.Nominated for Locus Award in 1973.

Robert Silverberg

The Things

Питер Уоттс

Вечерна беседа с господин специалния посланик

Сергей Лукяненко

Другое море

Andrey Naidich

Неприятна изненада

Роджър Зелазни

Нощни крале

Роджър Зелазни

Създаване на научнофантастичен роман

Роджър Зелазни

Дорогой друг

Альфред Ван Вогт

Сохраняющая машина. Авторский сборник

Сборник «Сохраняющая машина» представляет известного американского фантаста Филипа Дика (1928–1982)  как блестящего мастера короткого жанра. В книгу, составленную самим автором, вошли его лучшие рассказы 60-х годов.

Филип Киндред Дик

The Wanderer

All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer — a huge, garishly colored artificial world — emerged. Only a few scientists even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it arrived, dwarfing and threatening the Moon and wreaking havoc on Earth's tides and weather. Though the Wanderer is stopping in the solar system only to refuel, its mere presence is catastrophic. A tense, thrilling, and towering achievement.Won Hugo Award for the Best Novel in 1964.

Fritz Leiber

Пиратское фэнтези

Восхитительная смесь захватывающих баталий и мистики на страницах новой антологии «Пиратское фэнтези»! Впервые на русском языке!Мастера с мировым именем, такие, как Кейдж Бейкер, Майкл Муркок, Гарт Никс, Наоми Новик, Говард Уолдроп и многие другие, представят жизнь морских разбойников в кардинально новом свете. Под одной обложкой собраны рассказы на любой вкус: о карибских интригах и пиратской кухне, о романтической любви и кровавых сражениях, о несметных сокровищах и экзотических открытиях. Увлекательные истории об отважных негодяях, путешествующих по бескрайним морям под черными парусами, придутся по душе преданным поклонникам приключенческой литературы.

Джайм Линн Блашке , Кэтрин Спарроу , Пол Бэттейджер , Рэйчел Свирски , Сара МОНЕТТ

Долгий сон

Роджер Желязны

Remnant Population

Failure to become a successful space colony, plus fear of the indigenous non-human population, forces the abandonment of Sims Bancorp Colony. Ofelia, tired of taking orders and too elderly to survive the trip to the next colony, hides until all fellow humans are evacuated. Alone but unafraid, she meets the challenges of survival and eventually befriends the natives who call themselves "The People." Gradually, Ofelia becomes an important member of The People and acts as their diplomatic liaison when a new group of humans return to the planet. Once downtrodden and overlooked, Ofelia rises above her old position to rebuild her self-esteem and redefine herself as she rises to situations calling for her to use her intelligence, emotional fortitude, and abilities. Once she has power, she uses it wisely and justly.Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1997.

Elizabeth Moon

Дом в центре

Леонид Резник

Passage

Dr. Joanna Lander, a psychologist separating the truth from the expected in NDEs, is talked into working with Dr. Richard Wright (pun intended), a neurologist testing his theory that NDEs are a survival mechanism by simulating them with psychoactive drugs. When navigating the maze of the hospital in which the cafeteria is never open, dodging Mr. Mandrake who writes popular books on NDEs and fabricates most of his accounts and finding uncorrupted participants for their experiments becomes too difficult, Joanna herself goes under. What she finds on the Other Side almost drives her and Richard apart, while solving the mystery of what it means almost drives her mad. Joanna holds nothing back as she searches her mind and her experience; readers will be able to puzzle out the answers just as she does.Nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2001, Hugo, Campbell, and Clark awards in 2002.

Connie Willis

Загнуздані хмари

Марія Романівська

Мир фантастики 2010. Зона высадки

За их плечами тысячелетний опыт войны, миллионы парсеков звездных дорог, сотни открытых миров, и десятки забытых побед. Они высаживались на чужие планеты, и воевали на Земле с пришельцами из далекого космоса. Они теряли друзей. Они находили врагов. Убивали и спасали, нападали и защищали. Они остались в живых.Всем ветеранам космоса посвящается.

Александр Прокопович , Елена Перепёлкина , Павел Комарницкий , Павел КОРНЕВ , Роман Суржиков

Недруги по разуму

Повезло! Да еще как повезло посланцам могущественной цивилизации ругов, совершенно случайно выбравших из всех пиррян в качестве объекта для захвата и последующего изучения именно Язона динАльта. Ведь он единственный из жителей Мира Смерти, кому в голову могла прийти нелепая идея: прежде чем стрелять - попытаться внедрить в сознание своих пленителей странную мысль: "Торговать лучше, чем воевать". А ведь на его месте должен был быть Керк Пирр!

Гарри Гаррисон , Михаил Ахманов