Títulos en Antologías y relatos breves

Las fuerzas extrañas reúnen doce relatos y una teoría del cosmos que constituyen los cuentos fantásticos más perfectos de la literatura castellana. Perfectos por la prosa excepcional que los narra, por los argumentos asombrosos que abordan y por los hallazgos narrativos que Leopoldo Lugones ensaya para dar verosimilitud a estas fantasías.

Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanislaw Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this the first “new” book of fiction by Lem since the late 1980s.

The living dead are more alive than ever! Zombies have become more than an iconic monster for the 21st century: They are now a phenomenon constantly revealing as much about ourselves - and our fascination with death, resurrection, and survival - as our love for the supernatural or post-apocalyptic speculation. Our most imaginative literary minds have been devoured by these incredible creatures and produced exciting, insightful, and unflinching new works of zombie fiction.

En esta colección de 22 relatos, Ray Bradbury demuestra una vez más su maestría al crear personajes y situaciones con rápidas pinceladas y dar un giro fantástico a las situaciones más cotidianas.

In this collection of short stories, New York Times best-selling author Jack Campbell explores what kinds of problems mankind might face as our horizons expand.

Los cuentos de Alberto Chimal tratan de las proyecciones y los demonios de una «inteligencia» que desplaza y suplanta lo humano hasta su extinción, del poder absoluto de una tecnología adictiva, propiedad de unos pocos, de la ingenuidad de creer en sus buenas intenciones y de las horribles fantasías de poder absoluto y saqueo de este mundo (y hasta de otros mundos). Porque incluso aunque esas máquinas «enfermaran», nuestra fe en ellas podría ser suficiente para que triunfasen sobre nosotros.

"Nemesis" was first published in the March 1950 issue of Super Science Stories. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when one of the great and the good is assassinated. You can kill a politician, but their ideas usually live on. They have a life of their own. How much more dangerous, then, the ideas of mathematicians? The announcement of the solution to the traveling salesman problem heralds the imminent destruction of humanity.

Manfred Macx is a patent junkie, spending his days dreaming up ideas that will make him rich, very rich indeed. He patents them and then offers them up to anyone for free. In doing so, he has shunned the need for cash, preferring to live off the generosity of his benefactors. Enter uploaded lobsters wanting to defect, government investigations, and a dominatrix ex-girlfriend who works for the IRS and you've got yourself a hip post-cyberpunk tale.

Moon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells, who continues to enthusiastically ignore genre conventions in her exploration of the fascinating world of the Raksura. Her novellas and short stories contain all the elements fans have come to love from the Raksura books: courtly intrigue and politics, unfolding mysteries that reveal an increasingly strange wider world, and threats both mundane and magical.

There is a book that is shrouded in mystery. Some even say it's a myth. Within its pages is a play - one that brings madness and despair to all who read it. It is the play of the King in Yellow, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days. The King in Yellow is a collection of stories interwoven loosely by the elements of the play, including the central figure himself.

Una apasionante selección del experto en literatura de ciencia ficción Mariano Villareal en torno al aniversario de la llegada del ser humano a la luna el 20 de julio de 1969. En estos relatos cortos se mezcla la solemnidad del paso más importante de la humanidad con la trascendencia, la imaginación, el análisis social y hasta el humor. Una antología tan emocionante como caminar sobre la luna por primera vez... 

For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror listeners crave. Now, with the eighth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the audio of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman; Kelley Armstrong; Stephen King; Linda Nagata; Laird Barron; Margo Lanagan; and many others.

The master of science-fiction is back for Volume Two of the Ray Bradbury Classics Collection. These legendary tales come straight from the Golden Age of Sci-Fi, and are just as intense, dark, and full of flavor as the stories in Volume One. Buckle up your space seatbelt, and let’s take a journey across hostile worlds in Asleep in Armageddon, encounter mystery and danger in Lorelei of the Red Mist, explore the consequences of creation in The Monster Maker, and discover the wit, imagination, and humanity that would later make Bradbury one of the most celebrated authors of the twentieth century.

Eleven essential classics in one volume This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor...

A perfect introduction for new listeners and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in audio for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman...

El robo de un bacilo capaz de exterminar a gran parte de la población, un huevo de cristal que pone en comunicación dos mundos distantes, un taxidermista que plantea la momificación humana para paliar la desdicha de la muerte, un salvaje que ve en una dinamo un dios a quien ofrecer sacrificios, el huevo de un ave prehistórica encontrado por un náufrago en una isla desierta, una disputa científica que continúa más allá de la muerte de uno de los contendientes, un fabricante de diamantes, un hacedor de milagros, la Edad de Piedra, los tiempos futuros...

The Philip K. Dick Short Story Collection gathers some of the author’s most unsettling and visionary works—stories that helped define modern science fiction and inspired generations of writers, filmmakers, and thinkers. In this gripping volume, Philip K. Dick explores paranoia, identity, war, and perception through razor-sharp ideas and unforgettable twists.

The first ever collection of Iain Banks's short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella, The State of the Art. This is a striking addition to the growing body of Culture lore, and adds definition and scale to the previous works by using the Earth of 1977 as contrast. The other stories in the collection range from science fiction to horror, dark-coated fantasy to morality tale. All bear the indefinable stamp of Iain Banks's staggering talent.

Leto II Atréides, l'Empereur-Dieu de Dune, est désormais un ver de sable à face humaine. À peu près invulnérable et immortel, il a entrevu dans l'avenir l'extinction de l'espèce humaine. Pour la conjurer, il fait respecter son ordre, le Sentier d'Or. L'empire a connu trente-cinq siècles de paix. La Guilde et le Bene Gesserit ont les mains liées : c'est Leto qui contrôle sur Dune les dernières réserves de l'indispensable épice. Les Ixiens lui envoient une femme parfaite, issue d'une éprouvette et chargée à son insu de le séduire et de le détruire.