From the Edge of Apocalypse: Deception Well is a world on the edge, home to an isolated remnant surviving at the farthest reach of human expansion. All across the frontier, other worlds have succumbed to the relentless attacks of robotic alien warships, while hundreds of light years away, the core of human civilization—those star systems closest to Earth, known as the Hallowed Vasties—have all fallen to ruins. Powerful telescopes can see only dust and debris where once there were orbital mega-structures so huge they eclipsed the light of their parent stars. No one knows for sure what caused the Hallowed Vasties to fail, but a hardened adventurer named Urban intends to find out. He has the resources to do it. He commands a captive alien starship fully capable of facing the dangers that lie beyond Deception Well. With a ship’s company of explorers and scientists, Urban is embarking on a voyage of re-discovery. They will be the first in centuries to confront the hazards of an inverted frontier as they venture back along the path of human migration. Their goal: to unravel the mystery of the Hallowed Vasties and to discover what monstrous life might have grown up among the ruins. Edges is a new entry point into the classic story world of Linda Nagata’s The Nanotech Succession. From Karl Schroeder, New York Times Notable author of Ventus, and of Stealing Worlds:

A powerful science fiction story about an architect on Earth commissioned to create (via long distance) a masterwork with materials from the last abandoned Martian colony, a monument that will last thousands of years longer than Earth, which is dying. At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world through their short stories. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre. The multiple Locus Award-winning annual compilation of the year’s best science fiction stories

The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year’s best science fiction stories. In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre

Тема конца света, одна из основных в научной фантастике, на протяжении многих лет будоражит умы людей. Мы с содроганием и невольным любопытством представляем себе момент гибели всего сущего, втайне надеясь получить шанс заново отстроить этот мир. В данной антологии собраны произведения, воплощающие различные сценарии того, как жизнь на Земле может быть уничтожена в результате чумы или потопа, ядерной войны или столкновения с кометой, инопланетного вторжения или вырвавшихся из-под контроля новейших технологий. Свою интерпретацию апокалипсиса предлагают такие мастера, как Стивен Бакстер, Фриц Лейбер, Фредерик Пол, Аластер Рейнольде, Роберт Сильверберг и многие другие. Грозные предостережения и подробные инструкции по выживанию для тех, кто помнит, что каждый день может стать последним

Ежемесячный журнал «Сверхновая американская фантастика» — русское издание американского ежемесячника «Magazine of Fantazy and Science Fiction». Выходит с июля 1994 года