Burning Chrome – William Gibson
Collecting ten of William Gibson’s early cyberpunk short stories from the late 1970s and early 1980s, dark visions of a globalized, high-tech, and deadly future.
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Tag Archives: Ace Books
City – Clifford Simak
Clifford Simak’s cerebral fixup novel that takes humanity out of its far-future cities, to the stars, and beyond humanity itself.
Adventures in Art – Jerome Podwil and Jules Verne’s “Fitzroy” Editions
Cover art for Jules Verne’s “Fitzroy” edition translations, printed by Ace Books in the 1960s-70s.
Pavane – Keith Roberts
This classic alternate history examines the England of 1968, after Queen Elizabeth was assassinated and the Spanish Armada led to the successful Catholic conquest of England.
Why Call Them Back From Heaven? – Clifford Simak
With the promise of immortality, Forever Center is the ruling power in the world. And one of its executives just stumbled onto one of its deep, dark secrets.
Mister Justice – Doris Piserchia
A time-traveling vigilante named Mister Justice takes evidence from the past to condemn criminals in the future; the government uses a young superboy to take him down.
Farewell, Earth’s Bliss – D.G. Compton
The scattered lives of a group of convicts cut loose by Earth and sent to colonize Mars. A strong, character-driven work, descending into the grim Martian society.
Schismatrix Plus – Bruce Sterling
Abelard Lindsay, disgraced Shaper diplomat, sets out on a grand tour of the posthuman solar system, showcasing some extreme changes in our far-flung future.
Rocannon’s World – Ursula K. Le Guin
Stranded on a primitive alien planet, Rocannon must journey across perilous and uncharted continents in hopes of vengeance against a mysterious enemy force.
A Night For Screaming – Harry Whittington
On the run for a crime he didn’t commit, Mitch Walker decides to lay low at a prison work-farm. But he finds himself caught between the jealous owner and his flirty wife…
Neuromancer – William Gibson
Case was the best interface cowboy who ever ran in Earth’s computer matrix. Then he double-crossed the wrong people…
