Tobias S. Buckell

"In this collection of original and rediscovered stories of tragedy and hope, the diverse stars are students, street kids, "good girls," kidnappers, and child laborers pitted against their environments, their governments, and sometimes one another as they seek answers in their dystopian worlds"--

When three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town of Venus Cove against the gathering forces of darkness, their mission is threatened as the youngest angel, Bethany, enrolls in high school and falls in love with another student.

Unique visions and astonishments—new stories by:Tobias S. Buckell and Karl SchroederCory DoctorowNeil GaimanKathleen Ann GoonanAlastair ReynoldsMichael SwanwickLast year's best short-form SF—selected by acclaimed, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer—offers stunning new extrapolations on what awaits humankind beyond the next dawn. The art of the story is explored boldly and provocatively in this powerful new collection of Year's Best speculative fiction.

An anthology of "best of" short science fiction published in 2019.

Comprehensive guide to one of the most successful video game franchises in history, the "Halo Encyclopedia" details the origins of the game along with the characters, weapons, vehicles, equipment, and locations from "Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST," and "Halo Wars." Created in full collaboration with Microsoft, it is packed with hundreds of images, illustrations, and technical drawings that highlight all the information fans and newcomers to the game need to know.

"The Arctic Ice Cap has all but melted, and the international community is racing to claim the massive amounts of oil beneath the newly accessible ocean. Enter the Gaia Corporation. Its two founders plan to terraform Earth to save it from itself--but in doing so, they may have created a superweapon the likes of which the world has never seen. Anika Duncan, a pilot for the United Nations Polar Guard, finds herself caught up in a plot by military agencies and corporations who want the Gaia Corporation stopped. But when Gaia loses control of its superweapon, it will be Anika who has to decide the future of the world."--Publisher's description.

Los mejores relatos de ciencia ficción y fantasía. Vol. I. Lo mejor de lo mejor del año. Una selección de las prestigiosas y monumentales antologías de Jonathan Strahan. Zen y el arte del mantenimiento de naves espaciales, por Tobias S. Buckell. Título original: Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenace. Traducción de Ainara Echaniz. Ilustración de Javier Rodríguez. Veredas, por Maureen McHugh. Título original: Sidewalks. Traducción de Elena Macian Masip. Ilustración de Ana Oncina. La vida secreta de los bots, por Suzanne Palmer. Título original: The Secret Life of Bots. Traducción de María Alfonso. Ilustración de Albert Monteys. La Luna no es un campo de batalla, por Indrapramit Das. Título original: The Moon Is Not a Battlefield. Traducción de Teresa Jarrín. Ilustración de Natacha Bustos. El Obelisco Marciano, por Linda Nagata. Título original: The Martian Obelisk. Traducción de Teresa Jarrín. Ilustración de Jordi Pastor. Una serie de chuletones, por Vina Jie-Min Prasad. Título original: A Series of Steaks.. Traducción de Salvador Tintoré. Ilustración de Fernando Blanco.