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Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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A party of alien archeologists try to learn the mysteries of mankind as they excavate in a gorge on Earth--thousands of years after mankind has become extinct. A gripping exploration of human origins and motivations. (Published: 1994) Nebula Award(R) Winner, Hugo Award Winner
Words: 18923 - Reading Time: 54-75 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Barnaby in Exile [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Barnaby the ape knows more than his trainers think. (Published: 1994) Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 4571 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Great Unreported Breakthroughs #163 [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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A tongue-in-cheek short-short about mankind's first communication with a sentient plant. (Published: 2006)
Words: 1028 - Reading Time: 2-4 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Kirinyaga [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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A Kirinyaga story. An African tribe struggles to maintain their customs on a terraformed planet. (Published: 1988) Hugo Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 7123 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight [A John Justin Mallory Story] [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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It's 8:35pm on New Year's Eve, and Private Detective John Justin Mallory hides out in his Manhattan office to avoid his landlord's persistent inquiries about the unpaid rent. As he cheerlessly reflects on the passing of a lousy year that saw his business partner run off with his wife, he assumes the bourbon is responsible for the appearance of a belligerent elf trying to solicit his business in searching for a unicorn that was stolen from his charge. When Mallory realizes the little green fellow... more info>> (Published: 1987)
Words: 77186 - Reading Time: 220-308 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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The 43 Antarean Dynasties [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Now that Man has arrived, how much can an ancient culture endure? (Published: 1997) Hugo Award Winner
Words: 5873 - Reading Time: 16-23 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Manamouki [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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A Kirinyaga story. Immigrants to Kirinyaga are sincere in their wish to be a part of the culture, but is that enough? (Published: 1990) Hugo Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Nominee, SF Chronicle Poll Winner
Words: 11189 - Reading Time: 31-44 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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A Locked-Planet Mystery [A Jake Masters Mystery] [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Future detective Jake Masters must solve a traditional locked-room mystery--only the murder occurred on a locked planet. (Published: 2007)
Words: 19333 - Reading Time: 55-77 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Alastair Baffle's Emporium of Wonders [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Two old friends re-visit the magic shop where they met 78 years ago, and find that things are not just what they seem, but are far more than they seem. (Published: 2008)
Words: 9673 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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All The Things You Are [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Why do otherwise reasonable men suddenly commit suicidal acts for no reason at all? The answer lies with a beautiful and mysterious woman on a distant planet. A 2007 Hugo nominee. (Published: 2006) Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 11250 - Reading Time: 32-45 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Birdie [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick, Nick DiChario
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Charles Darwin's motivation to discover the Origin of the Species wasn't a purely scientific endeavor--he was really looking for the origin of what lived in the wine cellar of his family's ancestral home. (Published: 1994)
Words: 6658 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Birthright: The Book of Man [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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An epic novel of human expansion across the stars. Birthright: The Book of Man is Mike Resnick's masterful contribution to the science fiction genre's sweeping galactic legacy that began with Asimov's Foundation series. (Published: 1982) Locus Poll Award Nominee
Words: 98686 - Reading Time: 281-394 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Card Shark [A John Justin Mallory Story] [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Mallory and the Prince of Whales receive the same fake Tarot Cards that presage attempts on their lives. (Published: 1998)
Words: 8281 - Reading Time: 23-33 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Carnival Knowledge [A Lucifer Jones Story] [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Lucifer Jones teams up with his old arch enemy to pull off a major theft during Carnival in Rio. (Published: 2007)
Words: 6404 - Reading Time: 18-25 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Probably the most famous and discussed science fiction story in history is Tom Godwin's "The Cold Equations". So it was only a matter of time before comic hero Catastrophe Baker solves those equations in his own unique way. (Published: 2006)
Words: 4197 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
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Distant Replay [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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What happens when a very old man encounters a young woman who not only looks exactly like his dead wife, but sounds like her, dresses like her, even thinks like her? A 2008 Hugo nominee. (Published: 2007) Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 4148 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
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Eros Ascending: Book 1 of Tales of the Velvet Comet [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Book One of the Velvet Comet--the enormous, exclusive, elaborate, and infamous orbiting brothel: As a field accountant for the Vainmill Syndicate, Harry Redwine is assigned to the Velvet Comet for the delicate task of financial sabotage. By inserting 'errors' in the accounting logs, the Syndicate intends to expose a phony embezzlement scheme as an excuse to shut down the troublesome orbiting pleasure palace. When the reclusive Redwine falls in love with the madam, he begins a tricky double-cross... more info>> (Published: 1984)
Words: 69585 - Reading Time: 198-278 min.
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Eros at Nadir: Book 4 of Tales of the Velvet Comet [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Book Four of the Velvet Comet--the enormous, exclusive, elaborate, and infamous orbiting brothel: Screenwriter and novelist Nate Page arrives aboard the empty Velvet Comet twenty-three years after it is decommissioned by the Vainmill Syndicate. The light-topic musical holographic production that Nate is writing is based on the Velvet Comet in its prime, and requires research available only through Cupid, the ship's still-functioning and nearly-self-aware onboard computer. As the cynical screenwr... more info>> (Published: 1986)
Words: 44949 - Reading Time: 128-179 min.
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Eros at Zenith: Book 2 of Tales of the Velvet Comet [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Book Two of the Velvet Comet--the enormous, exclusive, elaborate, and infamous orbiting brothel: Arrogant and overbearing Syndicate detective Andrew Crane arrives aboard the Velvet Comet to investigate a murder. When Crane discovers that the murderer is setting a trap to lure a notorious criminal aboard the Comet, the consequences of solving the mystery forces Crane to become judge, jury, and executioner. (Published: 1984)
Words: 57818 - Reading Time: 165-231 min.
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Eros Descending: Book 3 of Tales of the Velvet Comet [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Book Three of the Velvet Comet--the enormous, exclusive, elaborate, and infamous orbiting brothel: In an attempt to financially persuade the Reverend Thomas Gold to discontinue his public condemnations the Velvet Comet, the Vainmill Syndicate invites the popular cult leader to a charity event aboard the galaxy's most notorious house of ill repute. But when the Reverend is exposed to an alien twist on the sins of the flesh, his own weakness threatens to topple his ministry--and his sanity. (Published: 1985)
Words: 57753 - Reading Time: 165-231 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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One Perfect Morning, With Jackals [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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A Kirinyaga story. A man and his son struggle to find common ground on their last day together. (Published: 1991) Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 2558 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
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Redchapel [A Teddy Roosevelt Story] [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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While visiting England in the fall of 1888, a young Theodore Roosevelt assists Scotland Yard in the effort to capture Jack the Ripper. As the streets of Whitechapel become bloodier with each murder, Teddy's American brand of investigative consultancy shines light into the darkness of the world's most famous unsolved mystery. (Published: 2000) Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Nominee, HOMer Award Nominee, Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 11624 - Reading Time: 33-46 min.
Category: Alternate History
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Reflections in Black Granite [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick, Michael A. Burstein
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Eustace Nolan visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D. C. every February 27, the anniversary of his friend Craig's death in 1970. But this year he can't find Craig's name in the 1970 section ... it's the same spot he visits every year, but this time it's just not there. In his granite reflection he notices a change.... (Published: 2002)
Words: 5580 - Reading Time: 15-22 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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Bandit, murderer, known to all, seen by none ... has he killed a thousand men? Has he saved a dozen world? His legend is as large as the Rim itself, his trail as elusive as a wisp of starlight in the empty realms of space. The reward for him is the largest in history. (Published: 1986)
Words: 115136 - Reading Time: 328-460 min.
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Second Contact [MultiFormat]
by Mike Resnick
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This novel brings a unique spin to alien contact stories. It combines action/adventure, mystery and science fiction in a rousing storyline. (Published: 1990)
Words: 74133 - Reading Time: 211-296 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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