With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Siv Jansson, University of GreenwichBegun when the author was only eighteen and conceived from a nightmare, Frankenstein, is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818. The novel has thus seared its way into the popular imagination while establishing itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction.

One of the world';s foremost practitioners of science fiction art, Jim Burns has created evocative and dramatic book covers for over 25 years. His interpretations of these novels and stories have delighted authors, who include Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Arthur C.Clarke, and fans alike. ";Jim is....the best SF artist on the planet";. - Colin Greenland

A strange group of plotters are brewing up a revolution: an engaging jack of all trades, his luscious blonde girlfriend and a lonely talking computer. Their aim is the overthrow of the hated Authority and real freedom for the freebooting individualists who make up the moon';s population.Set in a strangely familiar yest utterly alien human civilization of the feature, ";The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"; is one of the most imaginative science fiction novels ever written.

Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a subtle pattern of alliance, love, and deadly enmity. Are they truly immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming world?Their names include Brahma, Kali, Krishna and also he who was called Buddha, the Lord of Light, but who now prefers to be known simply as Sam. The gradual unfolding of the story -- how the colonization of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern mythology -- is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science fiction.

As one of his generation';s most successful fantasy artists, Tim White';s paintings have become widely recognizable through their appearance on numerous book covers worldwide. The 105 paintings which appear in Chiaroscuro represent Tim';s exploration of realism within fantasy themes, using the possibilities of different color media to bring to life the darkest niches of his imagination. From science fiction landscapes through frivolous flights of fancy to hideous nightmares, Chiaroscuro reveals what is both benevolent and sinister in the world of fantasy art, and indeed within the human psyche.

Arthur C. Clarke has been the presiding genius of science fiction for almost fifty years. His works include the ground-breaking and profound CHILDHOOD';S END, RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA and EXPEDITION TO EARTH.Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, made into one of the most influential films of our century, brilliant, compulsive, prophetic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY tackles the enduring theme of man';s place in the universe. On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system.

In 1982, brothers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez created ";Love & Rockets";, an astonishing mixture of magical realism, science fiction, and meditations on the human condition which became one of the most critically acclaimed series of all time. Now, follow the adventures of the spunky Maggie Chascarillo, her annoying best friend and sometime lover Hopey and their circle of friends, including bombshell Penny Century, Maggie';s weirdo mentor Izzy, the wrestler Rena Titanon and Maggie';s handsome love interest, Rand Race. From multi-award-winning writer and artist Jaime Hernandez comes the earliest, punkiest, most sci-fi ";Love & Rockets"; stories - a must for any fan of truly adult comics!

Gully Foyle was a Mechanic';s Mate 3rd Class, a crewman with no education, no skills and no ambition.But he did want to live. And Gully Foyle had lived for 170 days, the only survivor of the wreck of the spaceship Nomad, drifting halfway between Mars and Jupiter, living in an airtight locker the size of a giant';s coffin, when the spaceship Vorga passed by, leaving him to rot, giving him a compelling reason to make it back to Earth. Alfred Bester';s classic tale of murderous revenge in a brilliantly realized, decaying and lurid twenty-fifth century is a masterpiece of science fiction, ablaze with savage images, brimming with stunning ideas, powered by a legendary character, forever contemporary, always an inspiration.

With all the dazzling inventiveness, heart-stopping excitement and storytelling genius of his classic, award-winning ';ENDER';S GAME';, Orson Scott Card has written a new science fiction masterpiece to stand alongside the genre';s greatest achievements.Ender Wiggin was not the only young general trained to defend Earth from a terrifying alien threat. Many others had a part to play. But for one of them, it was to prove crucial.No one knew his real name, but they called him Bean. His early life was a fight just to survive. Even living on the streets, however, his extraordinary talents did not escape the attention of the Battle School recruiters. For in him they recognised a master strategist. Someone who could become Ender';s right hand. This is the story of the boy who became Ender';s Shadow.

(Ronald William) Josh Kirby (1928-2001) is renowned for his work in fantasy, horror and science fiction art and most recently for his illustrations of Terry Pratchett';s Discworld series of novels. Josh Kirby to jeden z najbardziej znanych brytyjskich malarzy i grafików, tworzących dzieła o tematyce fantasy. Najbardziej znany jest jako twórca ilustracji do książek Terre';go Prtachett';a. Wizualizował dla czytelników światy fantasy i sf stworzone przez takich autorów jak Brian Aldiss, James Blish, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip José Farmer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harry Harrison, Robert A. Heinlein, Tom Holt, Dean R. Koontz, Henry Kuttner, Andre Norton, Frederik Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, Jack Vance, James White. Spod jego ręki wyszły również sławne plakaty promujące film Monty Pythona Żywot Briana. Foreword by Tom Holt