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THE ALIENS ARE AMONG US! Where is everybody? Nobel Prizewinning physicist Enrico Fermi once asked after a discussion about the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. To sum up the Fermi Paradox, if the billions of stars in our galaxy have planets with intelligent life on them, why hasnt anyone visited us? But maybe they have, and we just havent noticedand thats the way they want it. And if they are here in secret, why are they here? Are they tourists? Anthropologists, perhaps? Or journalists sending stories back about the quaint habits of the primitives? Or maybe the extraterrestrial equivalent of hunters or fishermen? (Any odd disappearances in your neighborhood lately?) An enemy already within the gates? Or a refugee seeking sanctuary? Gourmets looking for exotic foreign food? Alien criminals hiding out? Alien cops looking for those alien criminals? No missionariesat least not yetand there doesnt seem to be a Galactic Peace Corps. They might happen to look close enough to human to pass, or they might be masters of disguise. Or they might be so incomprehensibly different that we dont even notice that theyre here. The secret visitors are revealed by such luminaries as Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Spider Robinson, Neil Gaiman, and more. And if any alien visitors want to check out the local natives speculations herein, feel free. Please pay with local currency, of course. Praise for previous anthologies edited by Hank Davis: About Time Troopers: "The editors mastery of the military SF and time travel subgenres is evident in their thoughtful selections. Fans of literate speculative fiction will hope for more from these experts."Publishers Weekly Cosmic Corsairs: Who doesnt like space pirates? (Well, their victims I guess, but thats beside the point.) . . . Hank Davis has a fine sense for choosing a wide mix of stories, and this book is no exception. No story is like another, yet they manage to form a whole greater than the parts. From sapient ships to piratical sibling rivalry, pirate detectives to ingenious captives seeking freedom, from alien biology to orbital mechanics, the stories share some of the same elementspragmatic thinking, moral complexity, loyalty, and betrayal. Definitely a fun one.Analog In Space No One Can Hear You Scream: [T]he 13 tales in this collection blend sf with horror to demonstrate the resiliency of both genres . . . offers strong tales by the genres best storytellers. Library Journal [F]irst-rate science fiction, demonstrating how short stories can still entertain. The Galveston County Daily News A Cosmic Christmas 2 You: This creative and sprightly Christmas science fiction anthology spins in some surprising directions. . . . A satisfying read for cold winter evenings . . . a great stocking stuffer for SF fans. Publishers Weekly As Time Goes By: As Time Goes By . . . does an excellent job of exploring not only romance through time travelrelationships enabled or imperiled by voyaging through timebut the intrinsic romance of time travel itself. . . . The range of styles and approaches is as wide as the authors' sensibilities and periods might suggest . . . full of entertaining and poignant stories . . . Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, IntergalacticMedicineShow.com
- | Author: Hank Davis, Sean C.W. Korsgaard
- | Publisher: Baen
- | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 304 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1982192747
- | ISBN-13: 9781982192747
- Author:
- Hank Davis, Sean C.W. Korsgaard
- Publisher:
- Baen
- Publication Date:
- Aug 01, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 304 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1982192747
- ISBN-13:
- 9781982192747