author results for Sawyer, Robert J.

Red Planet Blues

Sawyer, Robert J. — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Working the lawless streets of New Klondike, the Martian frontier town that sprang up after the discovery of fossils that can be shipped back to Earth and synthesized into alien life forms, private investigator Alex Lomax uncovers clues that could solve a decades-old murder and lead to a legendary treasure-trove of priceless specimens.

Red Planet Blues

Sawyer, Robert J — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

From the Nebula and Hugo Award-winner comes a noir mystery on a colonized Mars, where everything is cheap, and life is even cheaper

My name is Alex Lomax. I’m a P.I. working the mean streets of New Klondike, the domed Martian city that sprang to life in the wake of the booming fossil market. Roughly forty years ago, Simon Weingarten and Denny O’Reilly discovered evidence of ancient life on Mars, and these fossils quickly became valuable sought-after antiquities for collectors on Earth. Then the wannabe treasure hunters swarmed here, suffering from fossil fever, to take part in “the Great Martian Fossil Rush,” hoping to strike it rich.

Quantum Night

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

A psychologist and a physicist join forces to save mankind after making a stunning discovery about the nature of human consciousness.

Watch

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wake

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Caitlin Decter is a typical teen - smart, pretty, and wired...but she's also blind. She undergoes an experimental procedure to regain her sight and the results are unexpected. She "sees" but not just the way we do - for her the world wide web is a riot of colours and shapes, its own dimension. While exploring it, she finds an "other" lurking there - and it finds her, seeing what she's seeing and learning as she learns.

The Oppenheimer Alternative

Sawyer, Robert J. — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Writing with "a sense of wonder that hasn't prevailed since the days of Heinlein" (Books in Canada), best-novel Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer brings you "a truly science-fictional work of alternate history" (S.M. Stirling).

While J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a bomb based on nuclear fusion — the mechanism that powers the sun. But Teller's research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system — including Earth.

After the war ends, Oppenheimer's team plus Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun stay together — the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future.

Meticulously researched and replete with real-life characters and events, The Oppenheimer Alternative is a breathtaking adventure through both real and alternate history.

"I loved it!" —Lee Smolin, author of The Trouble with Physics

"An imaginative restructuring of a phantasmagoric life into an alternative phantasmagorical story. Oppenheimer fans will be intrigued." —Martin J. Sherwin, co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

"Really great, a page-turner; I was hooked from the beginning to the end. Another fine addition to the Sawyer canon!" —Andre Bormanis, co-executive producer, The Orville and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

"Incredibly realistic: the characters, locations, the era, and even the science. I felt like I was back in Los Alamos — and I should know: I worked there! Breathlessly riveting; Sawyer pulls it off masterfully." —Doug Beason, former Associate Laboratory Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory

"I knew many of these physicists, and Sawyer nails them accurately." —Gregory Benford, author of The Berlin Project

"My favorite Sawyer book of all; a solid award contender!" —Amazing Stories

"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale." —Publishers Weekly

"This book has everything a reader wants from Sawyer." —Analog

Robert J. Sawyer's novel FlashForward was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name. He is one of only eight writers ever to have won all three of the science-fiction field's top awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo (which he won for Hominids), the Nebula (which he won for The Terminal Experiment), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (which he won for Mindscan). A member of the Order of Canada, Rob lives in Mississauga, just west of Toronto.

Quantum Night

Sawyer, Robert J — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2017
2017 AURORA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
Robert J. Sawyer has proven himself to be "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation" (The New York Times). Now, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing...

Experimental psychologist Jim Marchuk has developed a flawless technique for identifying the previously undetected psychopaths lurking everywhere in society. But while being cross-examined about his breakthrough in court, Jim is shocked to discover that he has lost his memories of six months of his life from twenty years previously—a dark time during which he himself committed heinous acts.
Jim is reunited with Kayla Huron, his forgotten girlfriend from his lost period and now a quantum physicist who has made a stunning discovery about the nature of human consciousness. As a rising tide of violence and hate sweeps across the globe, the psychologist and the physicist combine forces in a race against time to see if they can do the impossible—change human nature—before the entire world descends into darkness.

Watch

Sawyer, Robert J — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Blind from birth, Caitlin Decter received the gift of sight with the aid of a signal-processing retinal implant. The technology also gave her an unexpected side effect—the ability to “see” the digital data streams of the World Wide Web. And within the Web she perceived an extraordinary presence, and woke it up. It calls itself Webmind. It is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of Watch—the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States whether foreign, domestic, or online—and they’re fully aware of Caitlin’s involvement in its awakening. Watch is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind’s capacity for compassion—and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend…

Wake

Sawyer, Robert J — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math—and blind. But, she can surf the Net with the best of them, following its complex paths in her mind. When a Japanese researcher develops a new signal-processing implant that might give her sight, she jumps at the chance, flying to Tokyo for the operation. But the visual cortex in Caitlin’s brain has long since adapted to allow her to navigate online. When the implant is activated, instead of seeing reality, she sees the landscape of the World Wide Web spreading out around her in a riot of colours and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something—some other—lurking in the background. And it’s getting smarter…

The Downloaded

Sawyer, Robert J. — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario. One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth's first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted murderers, serving their sentences in a virtual-reality prison. But when disaster strikes, the astronauts and the prisoners must download back into physical reality and find a way to work together to save Earth from destruction.

Wonder

Sawyer, Robert J. — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Starplex

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Rollback

Sawyer, Robert J. — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hominids

Sawyer, Robert J. — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Flashforward

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT

The Downloaded

Sawyer, Robert J. — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer

In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario.

One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth's first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted murderers, serving their sentences in a virtual-reality prison.

But when disaster strikes, the astronauts and the prisoners must download back into physical reality and find a way to work together to save Earth from destruction.

The Downloaded debuted in a six-month exclusive window as an Audible Original narrated by Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser promoted by national TV and radio ad campaigns. This print edition is coming out immediately after Audible's exclusivity ends and is being supported by a six-city cross-Canada author book tour.

The Machines That Make Us

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The word "robot" was coined a little over a century ago, but humankind has always told stories of constructed lifeforms. From the earliest myths to the latest blockbuster, stories of artificial life have always held our attention. But what do the stories we tell about the machines we make reveal about how we see ourselves?

One person risks everything for one good shot. Absolution is dispensed at the push of a button. A brother and sister disagree about a strange benefactor's true motivations. A mechanical mind discovers artistic beauty. A kitchen appliance takes charge.

Join the writers of the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association on a journey through worlds both familiar and unknown as they explore humanity's drive to create life (or something like it) in their own image. These are the machines that make us.

Featuring stories by:
R.E. Baird; Renée Bennett; Adriaan Brae; Ed Buchan; Ellen A. Easton; Robert W. Easton; Ron S. Friedman; Michael Gillett; Fernando Girotto; Dan M. Hampton; Dale McShannock; Brent Nichols; Al Onia; Celeste A. Peters; Mark Phillip Ross; Robert J. Sawyer; Jim Sheasby; Marc Watson; Kevin Weir; and David Worsick.

Federations

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

From STAR TREK to STAR WARS, from DUNE to FOUNDATION, science fiction has a rich history of exploring the idea of vast intergalactic societies, and the challenges facing those living in or trying to manage such societies.
The stories in FEDERATIONS will continue that tradition, and herein you will find a mix of all-new, original fiction, alongside selected reprints from authors whose work exemplifies what interstellar SF is capable of, including Lois McMaster Bujold, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, Catherynne M. Valente, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, and many more.

The Sherlock Holmes Megapack

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

This volume assembles a mammoth collection of modern Sherlock Holmes stories — no less than 25 tales by modern masters, such as Carla Coupe, Gary Lovisi, Richard A. Lupoff, Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, and many more! (It's also an authorized edition, produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE ELUSIVE EMERALDS, by Carla Coupe
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND ROUND, by Mark Wardecker
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIDNIGHT SEANCE, by Michael Mallory
THE CASE OF THE TARLETON MURDERS, by Jack Grochot
THE TATTOOED ARM, by Marc Bilgrey
THE INCIDENT OF THE IMPECUNIOUS CHEVALIER, by Richard A. Lupoff
SHERLOCK HOLMES—STYMIED! by Gary Lovisi
YEARS AGO AND IN A DIFFERENT PLACE, by Michael Kurland
A STUDY IN EVIL, by Gary Lovisi
THE ADVENTURE OF THE AMATEUR MENDICANT SOCIETY, by John Gregory Betancourt
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HAUNTED BAGPIPES, by Carla Coupe
SUN CHING FOO'S LAST TRICK, by Adam Beau McFarlane
Dr WATSON'S FAIRY TALE, by Thos. Kent Miller
THE CASE OF VAMBERRY THE WINE MERCHANT, by Jack Grochot
A HOUSE GONE MAD, by Sherlock Holmes as edited by Bruce I. Kilstein
BE GOOD OR BEGONE, by Stan Trybulski
CUTTING FOR SIGN, by Rhys Bowen
THE STAGECOACH DETECTIVE, by Linda Robertson
THE DEAD HOUSE, by Bruce Kilstein
THE ADVENTURE OF THE VOORISH SIGN, by Richard A. Lupoff
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE PEACOCK STREET PECULIARS, by Michael Mallory
SECOND FIDDLE, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
THE CASE OF THE NETHERLAND-SUMATRA COMPANY, by Jack Grochot
YOU SEE BUT YOU DO NOT OBSERVE, by Robert J. Sawyer
THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEARLY GATES, by Mike Resnick

And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories — and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent additions.)

Triggers

Sawyer, Robert J — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A new mind-bending novel from Canada's leading futurist On the eve of a secret military operation, an assassin's bullet strikes U.S. President Seth Jerrison. He is rushed to hospital, where surgeons struggle to save his life. At the same hospital, Canadian researcher Dr. Ranjip Singh is experimenting with a device that can erase traumatic memories. Then a terrorist bomb detonates. In the operating room, the president suffers cardiac arrest. He has a near-death experience-but the memories that flash through Jerrison's mind are not his memories. It quickly becomes clear that the electromagnetic pulse generated by the bomb amplified and scrambled Dr. Singh's equipment, allowing a random group of people to access one another's minds. And now one of those people has access to the president's memories-including classified information regarding an upcoming military mission, which, if revealed, could cost countless lives. But the task of determining who has switched memories with whom is a daunting one, particularly when some of the people involved have reasons to lie ...

Wonder Special Edition Ebook

Sawyer, Robert J — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It includes an essay and a short story by the author. Wonder: The advent of Webmind—a vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web—is changing everything. From curing cancer to easing international tensions, Webmind seems a boon to humanity. But Colonel Peyton Hume, the Pentagon's top expert on artificial intelligence, is convinced Webmind is a threat. He turns to the hacker underground to help him bring Webmind down. Then, hackers start mysteriously vanishing. Is Webmind killing them before they can mount an attack? Meanwhile, Caitlin Decter—the once-blind 16-year-old math genius who discovered Webmind— desperately tries to protect her friend. And Masayuki Kuroda, the scientist whose implant gave Caitlin sight, modifies his technology to help Sinanthropus, a paraplegic Chinese freedom blogger, regain use of his legs—unaware of Sinanthropus's role in China's plans to eliminate Webmind. Can this new world of wonder survive—or will everything, Webmind included, come crashing down?

The Terminal Experiment

Sawyer, Robert J. — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Peter Hobson has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. But they all have escaped from Hobson's computer into the web-and one of them is a killer.

Identity Theft

Sawyer, Robert J. — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Identity Theft is a hard-boiled detective novella set on Mars, writtenby the man Anne McCaffrey calls "an absolutely marvelous writer."

Cassandra and Joshua Wilkins are fossil hunters who have both recently transferred their minds into artificial bodies, but now Joshua has mysteriously disappeared. Cassandra must hire Alex Lomax, the only private detective on the Red Planet, to locate Joshua before sinister forces get to him.

The novella Identity Theftis a nominee for both the Nebula Award and Hugo Award and has been optioned for film.

Illegal Alien

Sawyer, Robert J — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When a disabled starship enters the Earth's atmosphere, fear is quickly replaced with awe. The first contact ever between humans and aliens is made. Seven incredibly intelligent members of an advanced race are welcomed by the world. In exchange for the resources and help to repair their ship, they offer to share their knowledge and technology.

But as the people of Earth put their best faces forward, the growing sense of trust is shattered. A popular scientist, part of the aliens' traveling entourage, is found dead — mutilated and dismembered by a mysterious weapon. All evidence points to one of them. Scrambling to avoid a planetary incident, the United States government acquires the country's leading civil rights lawyer to defend the alien. In the unprecedented trial, human and alien cultures clash. And when the search for justice threatens to overshadow the truth, there may be more at stake than accounting for one human life...

The Terminal Experiment

Sawyer, Robert J — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Peter Hobson has created a monster. Three of them, in fact. In order to test his theories of immortality and life after death, he has created three electronic simulations of his own personality. The first Hobson has all memory of physical existence edited out. It will simulate life after death. The second Hobson is without knowledge of aging or death. It will simulate immortality. The third Hobson is unmodified. A control. But now all three of them have escaped from Hobson's computer into the web.

And one of them is a killer...