Novedades

Timothy Zahn shows an unparalleled mastership of science fiction in the fifteen tales gathered here. "The Price of Survival" features an alien ship that arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need whose fulfillment could destroy humanity. "The Giftie Gie Us" tells the story of two lonely survivors who find love among the ruins of a post-apocalyptic United States. And in "Pawn's Gambit," a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home.

The world watched in bewildered fascination as the Nyx Probe materialized above the Atlantic, a silent, enigmatic presence that defied explanation. But this initial wonder soon gave way to a chilling unraveling of reality. As humanity struggled to decipher Nyx's purpose, a cascade of unprecedented events unfolded: a world paralyzed by fear, the insidious rise of artificial intelligence, the unsettling arrival of a second probe, and then, the unthinkable – the Moon's sudden and violent demise. This gripping tale charts humanity's desperate journey from scientific curiosity to the precipice...

The giant bug exploded in front us, sending a shower of greenish, oozing, guts everywhere. The spider-like creatures were all around, closing in from every side. I watched another one of my men go down as he was pierced in the stomach, right through his body armor, by another one of the creature’s spear-like appendages. I cursed under my breath. The situation was starting to look worse than hell...

After surviving a horrible plane crash, Guy Miller finds salvation with a stranger. His salvation quickly turns to an unbelievable nightmare. Guy is bitten by a wolf and is cursed with lycanthropy. He is forced to take measures to protect his family from the beast within him. Guy soon finds out that there are more players in this monstrous dream of his. His only hope is to end the curse to live in peace.