It's undoubtedly difficult to live with someone who is Different. He must, because he is Different, live by other ways. But what makes it so difficult is that, for some reason he thinks you are Different!
The Emperor must be getting old, they thought, to deal so mercifully with the upstart Jursan Rebels--which was quite true. He was not too young to dream....
The ship was proof against any test, but the men inside her could be strained and warped, individually and horribly. Unfortunately, while the men knew that, they couldn't really believe it. The Aliens could--and did.
In a world where invisible forces play with human minds, Lazlo and Brixen have fun tempting people into giving in to their darkest impulses. Humans are toys, pieces on a board of chaos that they control at will... until the arrival of Rasher, a mysterious guardian of the Dharmapala caste, puts their plans in jeopardy. "Silent Temptation" is a critical, cynical and darkly humorous story about the power of desire and the fragility of mental balance.
A sci-fi detective mystery set in the year 2208. Zora and Sophie are private investigators who try to solve an interplanetary murder case. They are also part of a band which recreates late 20th century rock and pop music for a 23rd century audience.
We gave this story to competent, and pretty gal artist. We said, "Read this carefully, dream on it, and come up with an illustration." A week later, she returned with the finished drawing. "The hero," she said. We did a double take. "Hey! That's not the hero." She looked us straight in the eye. "Can you prove it?" She had us. We couldn't, and she left hurriedly to go home and cook dinner for her family. And what were they having? Frog legs, what else?