Alien Crimes

Mike Resnick (ed) - Alien Crimes From H.G. Wells to Rod Serling, from Ray Bradbury to The X-Files, stories of the unexplained have long piqued our curiosity. Whether its about extraterrestrials or strange science, science fiction readers have something in common with enthusiasts of mystery and crime fictionan innate desire to know. With that in mind, the Club invited Nebula and five-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick to commission police procedurals with an SF twist. Resnicks challenge to his co-authors: Give me a science fiction mystery, make it novella length, play fair with the reader, and no genuflecting to the Hammett/Chandler school of writing. The result, Alien Crimes, brings together six original novellas from six award-winning writers with stories equally diverse in both style and subject matter. This all-new SFBC Creation takes readers through wormholes; to undersea alien breeding grounds; to a hotel where the squishy walls may be more than they seem, and destinations beyond. Contents INTRODUCTION NOTHING PERSONAL by Pat Cadigan A LOCKED-PLANET MYSTERY by Mike Resnick HOXBOMB by Harry Turtledove THE END OF THE WORLD by Kristine Kathryn Rusch DARK HEAVEN by Gregory Benford WOMB OF EVERY WORLD by Walter Jon Williams Version : 5.0 More Tags : ebm Mike Resnick (ed) - Alien Crimes From H.G. Wells to Rod Serling, from Ray Bradbury to The X-Files, stories of the unexplained have long piqued our curiosity. Whether its about extraterrestrials or strange science, science fiction readers have something in common with enthusiasts of mystery and crime fictionan innate desire to know. With that in mind, the Club invited Nebula and five-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick to commission police procedurals with an SF twist. Resnicks challenge to his co-authors: Give me a science fiction mystery, make it novella length, play fair with the reader, and no genuflecting to the Hammett/Chandler school of writing. The result, Alien Crimes, brings together six original novellas from six award-winning writers with stories equally diverse in both style and subject matter. This all-new SFBC Creation takes readers through wormholes; to undersea alien breeding grounds; to a hotel where the squishy walls may be more than they seem, and destinations beyond. Contents INTRODUCTION NOTHING PERSONAL by Pat Cadigan A LOCKED-PLANET MYSTERY by Mike Resnick HOXBOMB by Harry Turtledove THE END OF THE WORLD by Kristine Kathryn Rusch DARK HEAVEN by Gregory Benford WOMB OF EVERY WORLD by Walter Jon Williams aliens,anthology,detective,crime,mystery,SF From H.G. Wells to Rod Serling, from Ray Bradbury to The X-Files, stories of the unexplained have long piqued our curiosity. Whether its about extraterrestrials or strange science, science fiction readers have something in common with enthusiasts of mystery and crime fictionan innate desire to know. With that in mind, the Club invited Nebula and five-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick to commission police procedurals with an SF twist. Resnicks challenge to his co-authors: Give me a science fiction mystery, make it novella length, play fair with the reader, and no genuflecting to the Hammett/Chandler school of writing. The result, Alien Crimes, brings together six original novellas from six award-winning writers with stories equally diverse in both style and subject matter. This all-new SFBC Creation takes readers through wormholes; to undersea alien breeding grounds; to a hotel where the squishy walls may be more than they seem, and destinations beyond. INTRODUCTION NOTHING PERSONAL by Pat Cadigan A LOCKED-PLANET MYSTERY by Mike Resnick HOXBOMB by Harry Turtledove THE END OF THE WORLD by Kristine Kathryn Rusch DARK HEAVEN by Gregory Benford WOMB OF EVERY WORLD by Walter Jon Williams End of Mike Resnick (ed) - Alien Crimes Introduction / by Mike Resnick Nothing personal / by Pat Cadigan A Locked-planet mystery / by Mike Resnick Hoxbomb / by Harry Turtledove The end of the world / by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Dark heaven / by Gregory Benford Womb of every world / by Walter Jon Williams. Six Original Science Fiction Novellas With Detective And Mystery Theme.