science fiction, american

A biography of the highly regarded science fiction author of Fahrenheit 451 and numerous other books, covering his childhood, first publications, and eventual literary success.

A critical assessment of his work paying special attention to the foundation stories and his robot stories.

A collection of fourteen original fantasy and science fiction stories by award-winning children's and young adult authors.

Tells the story of young Han Solo, of how he was abandonded to the Corellian streets, and then taken by the Garris Shrike to a nomadic band of spacefaring criminals, then driven by dreams of adventure and glory fights against their tyranny and learns to fly spacecrafts on Ylesia.

Contains sixteen original science fiction and fantasy stories, including selections by Charles de Lint, Tamora Pierce, Alan Dean Foster, Sharon Shinn, and others.

A collection of ten stories about the future, by such authors as Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, and Jon Scieszka.