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This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of...

Is there more than one history of the world? This is the question Pierce Moffett is seeking to answer when, jilted and newly jobless, he gets off a bus by chance and steps unawares on a path toward the longed-for country of our oldest dreams and most unanswerable desires and toward a magnificent discovery.

"Earth has been allowed to colonize the planet Garth only because its previous occupants went berserk and wiped out virtually all life there. But now humans, chimps, and their alien allies on Garth are being held hostage in a conflict that could affect the fate of the entire Five Galaxies." --

Harry Harrison's Return to Eden, the third book in the West of Eden trilogy, is an adventurous sci-fi tale set in an alternative prehistoric universe, from the bestselling and award-winning author of innumerable novels and stories. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A microscopic black hole has accidently fallen into the Earth's core and the entire planet is in danger of being destroyed within two years.

Fearing a violent confrontation between Earthmen and Spacers, Detective Baley and his new partner, a robot made in the image of the victim, investigate the murder of a Spacetown scientist.

In Deverry the volatile history of humanity continues as a dashing young king journeys to his throne in disguise, fulfilling an ancient prophecy. In the Westlands the exiled lord Rhodry travels anonymously as a silver dagger - a mercenary - as he did in his youth, following a destiny that will take him from the grassy plains of the elven peoples to the hills and towns of Deverry, where dark forces are gathering. And from the shadowy land of the Guardians...