Bøger udgivet af Phoenix Pick

Nancy Kress is unrivaled in her treatment of genetic engineering. In 1991 she wrote the ground-breaking classic novella Beggars in Spain (Hugo/Nebula) and since then has only enhanced her outstanding reputation of telling stories set in the near-future and dealing with genetics. ***This collection brings together six of these stories written between 1984 and 2008, including "The Flowers of Aulit Prison" which won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short story.

When Brent Cleary, demonstrating a beta-test protective "nanosuit" to potential customers, gets trapped in a massive pipeline explosion, only the nanosuit saves him. Smart nanobots integrated into the suit will do whatever it takes to protect the wearer ....The explosion kills hundreds. It's so destructive that-despite his protective suit-Brent suffers severe injuries. He needs first aid-and lots of it-that the bots scurry to provide ....But once inside his body, what will the bots do? Will they continue in their mission to improve and repair? How does one repair the imperfection that is a human being? Where and when does the bots' mission end? "Suspense and action enough to fuel any thriller, and even to drive it to the big screen."-SFRevu "An intelligent blending of science fiction and horror themes."-Winnipeg Free Press "Smart, engaging, and tight, with all the little pieces fitting together in the long run. Highly recommended."-Intergalactic Medicine Show

Joe has reunited with his son, who has accompanied Joe to Husaquahr. But their joy at being united is cut short by news that the Dark Baron has escaped once again and is gathering a force in the North to capture and enslave them all. *** Can Joe and Tiana (and Irving) make another stand for their new world or is the Dark Baron finally going to vanquish Husaquahr?