Bücher von Mike Resnick

This collection of 29 short stories from masters of science fiction—each tale chosen by the authors as the funniest they have ever written—presents wildly hilarious stories accompanied by prefaces written by the authors providing valuable insight into their selection and themselves. Featured contributors include David Brin, Esther Friesner, Harry Turtledove, Connie Willis, and many more, with stories such as "Amanda and the Alien," "Franz Kafka, Superhero!," "Space Rats of the CCC," "The Soul Selects Her Own Society," and "Too Hot to Hoot".

When Keelarah, Lead Interrogator in the Neuropsych subdivision of the Cartheeli Military Caste, first meets the alien, she is prepared to do her duty. He is a trespasser on her planet, has caused the death of someone dear to her, and it is imperative she find out where he’s come from and whether his kind poses a threat to her and her people. Often ruthless in her techniques, the interrogator uses her telepathic and empathic abilities to assault his mind, to draw out any whisper of information that can give them a better idea of what—who—they are dealing with. But she isn’t prepared for the prisoner to defend himself with comparable talents, to disarm her with equally astute observations. Chief Surveyor Forrest Brown might not be the best example of humanity, but he doesn’t have to be to show Keelarah what it is to be humane. As they get to know each other, the line between captor and prisoner blur, which begs the question: is having different origins a more important factor, or the ability to find common ground? What if mutual alienation leads to the most profound bond of all.

A collection of all original stories inspred by the Fermi Paradox, written by some of science fiction's biggest names and scientists, with an introduction by the astronomer Marek Kukula (Royal Observatory, Greenwich).Full contents:1. Introduction by Marek Kukula 2. Catching Rays - Dave Clements 3. The Big Next - Pat Cadigan4. Baedecker's Fermi - Adam Roberts 5. Zeta Reticuli - Paul Cornell 6. The Ambulance Chaser - Tricia Sullivan7. Lost to Their Own Devices - Adrian Tchaikovsky 8. In the Beginning - Gerry Webb 9. The Trail of the Creator, the Trial of Creation - Paul di Filippo10. Stella by Starlight - Mike Resnick & Robert T Jeschoenek11. Fermi's Doubts - George Zebrowski12. Audiovisionary - Stephanie Saulter13. Aether - Robert Reed14. The End of the World - Keith Brooke & Eric Brown15. The Worldmaker - Rachel Armstrong16. Atonement, Under the Blue-White Sun - Mercurio D Rivera

These 61 essays and articles include Mike Resnick's work for galaxyonline.com, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, book introductions, and much, much more! Features an introduction by Robert J. Sawyer