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Charles Sheffield
Charles Sheffield (1935-2002)

mathematician, physicist

  • University of Cambridge

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Microcosmic Tales
The Cyborg from earth
Far futures
My Brother's Keeper
Great Science Fiction
Godspeed
Proteus manifest
The web between the worlds
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
The Billion Dollar Boy (Jupiter)
Higher education
Cold As Ice
The Ganymede Club
Between the strokes of night
Sight of Proteus
Resurgence
Convergence
Transcendence
The Amazing Dr. Darwin
Aftermath
Putting up Roots
Summertide
Proteus in the underworld
Georgia On My Mind And Other Places
Divergence
Starfire
The Mind Pool
Dancing with myself
Convergent Series
Dark as day
Trader's world
The McAndrew Chronicles
How to save the world
Charles Sheffield SF Omnibus
The compleat McAndrew
The Judas cross
Hidden variables
Charles Sheffield Sf Gateway Omnibu
The lady vanishes and other oddities of nature
Borderlands of science
Earth watch
Space access and utilization beyond 2000
Futurs pas possible
The Spheres of Heaven
The New Hugo Winners
The nimrod hunt
The heritage universe
Man on Earth
The selkie
Le démon de Malkirk et autres histoires
Analog Science Fiction, May 1978
Brother to Dragons
Erasmus Magister
Proteus Unbound
Convergence
Proteus Combined
Education and society
Towering Yarns
Space careers
Science Fiction Special 41
Proteo
The Heritage Universe, Summertide, Divergence, Transcendence
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 1989
Les chroniques de McAndrew
Space Suits
One Man's Universe
Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle (1915-2001)

astronomer, physicist, mathematician, astrophysicist, researcher

  • University of Cambridge, Bingley Grammar School

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The Black Cloud
Laughing Space
Into deepest space
Great Science Fiction
Fifth planet
The inferno
Comet Halley
A for Andromeda
Seven Steps to the Sun
A for Andromeda
Element 79
The Expert Dreamers
The molecule men
The incandescent ones
Rockets in Ursa Major
The Westminster disaster
Fifth Planet
Into deepest space
A for Andromeda
Comet Halley
October the First Is Too Late
Three Classic Novels
The planet of death
The energy pirate
The giants of universal park
Ankoku seiun
Astronomy
Highlights in astronomy
Life on Mars?
Astronomical origins of life
Of Men And Galaxies (Great Minds)
Archaeopteryx, the primordial bird
The intelligent universe
The Nature of the Universe
The theory of cosmic grains
From Stonehenge to modern cosmology
The new face of science
Of men and galaxies
The origin of the universe and the origin of religion
Home is Where the Wind Blows
The origin of the universe and the origin of religion
Man and Materialism
The new face of science
Diseases from space
Lifecloud, the origin of life in the universe
Our place in the cosmos
Commonsense in nuclear energy
Ten faces of the universe
Ossian's ride
Home is where the wind blows
On Stonehenge
The physics-astronomy frontier
Man and materialism
A different approach to cosmology
Commonsense in nuclear energy
Astronomy and cosmology
The nature of the universe
Energy or extinction?
Andromeda breakthrough
Fifth planet
Nicolaus Copernicus
The incandescent ones
The Frontiers of Knowledge
Frontiers of astronomy
Man in the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus: an essay on his life and work
Seven Steps to the Sun
Le nuage de la vie
Man in the universe. --
Space travellers
A for Andromeda
Common sense in nuclear energy
Evolution from space
Man in the Universe (Bampton Lectures in America)
Lifecloud
Evolution from Space
Ice
Political Shakespeare
The relation of biology to astronomy
Astronomy today
Evolution from space
The Westminster disaster
The small world of Fred Hoyle
Diseases from Space
Frontiers of astronomy
Steady-State Cosmology Re-Visited
The cosmogony of the solar system
The origin of life
Andromeda Breakthrough
Cosmic life-force
Lectures on cosmology and action at a distance electrodynamics
The cosmagony of the solar system
Andromeda breakthrough
Some recent researches in solar physics
Living comets
Vindication of Cosmic Biology
Some recent researches in solar physics
A contradiction in the argument of Malthus
Origin of Life
Origen y Destino de Las Estrellas
Action at a distance in physics and cosmology
Lifecloud
October the first is too late
Evolution from space (the Omni lecture) and other papers on the origin of life
Ossian's Ride
Intelligent Universe
The physics-astronomy frontier
'Mathematics of Evolution'
Our Place in the Cosmos
Ice, the ultimate human catastrophe
Frontiers of astronomy
Galaxies, nuclei, and quasars
Andromeda Breakthough
The Andromeda Anthology
October the first is too late
Astronomy
Encounter with the future
Ice
Frontiers Of Astronomy
From grains to bacteria
The Incandescent Ones
Lectures on cosmology and action at a distance electrodynamics
Viruses from space and related matters
The quasar controversy resolved
Encounter with the future
A decade of decision
Ice
Andromeda breakthrough
Facts and dogmas in cosmology and elsewhere
Astronomy
A for Andromeda
Facts and Dogmas in Cosmology and Elsewhere
Man and materialism
October the First is Too Late
Evolucion de La Vida Desde El Espacio Exterior
Steady-state cosmology re-visited
Frozen Planet of Azuron
A contradiction in the argument of Malthus: The St. John's College Cambridge lecture 1962-63 delivered at the University of Hull 17 May 1963
The universe
Of Men and Galaxies
The Universe According to Hoyle
Nature of the Universe
Man and materialism
Rockets in Ursa Major
Man in the universe
Proofs that life is Cosmic
Astronomy Today
Les Incandescents
Energi eller undergang?
Living comets
October the First Is Too Late (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Some recent advances in solar physics
Galaxies, nuclei and quasars
Galaxies, nuclei and quasars
Home Is Where the Wind Blows
The Anglo-Austrian Telescope
The nature of the universe
Fifth Planet (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
The nature of the universe
Living Comets
Frontiers of astronomy
Origin of the Universe and the Origin of Religion
Ossian's ride
Our Place In The Cosmos
Of men and galaxies
Rockets in Ursa Major
The nature of the universe
Some recent researches in solar physics
Galazies, nuclei and quasars
A contradiction in the argument of Malthus
A decade of decision
Andromeda Anthology
La nube negra
A for Andromeda
Viruses from space and related matters
La nube negra
Man in the universe
Different Approach to Cosmology
A contradiction in the argument of Malthus
Peter Watts
Peter Watts (born 1958)

zoologist, biologist, marine biologist

  • University of Guelph

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Blindsight
Behemoth
Starfish
Echopraxia
Upgraded
The Freeze-Frame Revolution
Beyond the rift
Maelstrom
Crysis
Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1
Clarkesworld: Year Four
Blood Type: An Anthology of Vampire SF on the Cutting Edge
Firefall
The Colonel: A Tor.Com Original (Firefall)
Infinity's End
Behemoth : B-Max
Behemoth : Seppuku
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011
Made To Order
The Level Guide to the South West
Ten Monkeys, Ten Minutes
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3
Clarkesworld Issue 144
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4
Peter Watts is an Angry Sentient Tumor
poklatkowa rewolucja
ブラインドサイト〈上〉 (創元SF文庫)
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2
ブラインドサイト〈下〉 (創元SF文庫)
British Rail Class 47s
Positive moves
Motor Vehicle Registration Marks of the British Isles
Tiempo profundo
Clarkesworld Issue 96
Vision ciega/ Blind Vision (Spanish Edition)
Bifrost, N° 61 : La science-fiction : questions et perspectives...
The Freeze-Frame Revolution Lib/E
LSD
Vision aveugle
Altered States
The Freeze-Frame Revolution
Peer Gynt
Person of Interest Novel 1
Doll's House and Other Plays
Legion
LSD Library
Normative economics and reality from a Christian standpoint
Marketing your small business
Kor Bakis
Visión ciega
Firefall Series
Ken Liu
Ken Liu (born 1976)

linguist, poet, translator, lawyer, programmer, consultant, jurist

  • Harvard Law School, Harvard College

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Lightspeed
Dead Man's Hand
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Star Wars - The Legends of Luke Skywalker
Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1
Broken Stars
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition
Invisible Planets [Paperback]
Invisible planets
Legends of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
Three-Body Problem Series
Haha no kioku ni
The Anderson Project: A Tor.Com Original
Remembrance of Earth's Past
Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2014
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
Timeshift: Tales of Time
Humanity 2.0
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty)
Sins and Other Worlds
Made To Order
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories (Volume 1)
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
Lightspeed Magazine, September 2018 (Issue 100) (Volume 100)
Unidentified Funny Objects
The End Has Come
Escape Pod
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty)
Time Travel: Recent Trips
Genius Loci
Love, Death + Robots : The Official Anthology
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
Planetas invisibles
In Situ
Clarkesworld
Invisible Planets
Vagabonds
Bridging Infinity (The Infinity Project Book 5)
Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016
La gracia de los reyes
The Long List Anthology: More Stories from the Hugo Awards Nomination List (The Long List Anthology Series) (Volume 1)
Veiled Throne
Kaleidoscope
Clarkesworld: Year Six
Funny Science Fiction
Hidden Girl and Other Stories
TOUTES LES SAVEURS
A la deriva en el mar de las Lluvias y otros relatos (Nova fantástica) (Spanish Edition)
Clarkesworld: Year Five
TOUTES LES SAVEURS
El zoo de papel y otros relatos
LA MENAGERIE DE PAPIER
Clarkesworld Issue 102
Timeshift
The Grace of Kings
Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic
OCEANS: The Anthology (Frontiers of Speculative Fiction) (Volume 2)
This Side of the Divide
Storie dal domani 5: I migliori racconti di Future Fiction 2018 (Italian Edition)
Fantasy Scroll Magazine Issue #1
Kami no dōbutsuen
Speaking Bones
Zwielicht 8
The Wall of Storms
Wall of Storms
Speaking Bones
Estrellas rotas
Clarkesworld Issue 98
Multiverses
Mono no aware
El trono velado
Invisible Planets
Mono no Aware e altre storie (Future Fiction Vol. 20) (Italian Edition)
Krallarin Merhameti
Die Götter von Dara
Invisible Planets
Die Schwerter von Dara
Arterial Bloom
Isolation
Star Wars : Journey to Star Wars : Die letzten Jedi
La gracia de los reyes
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Bifrost n° 83: Dossier Laurent Kloetzer (REV BIFROST) (French Edition)
Terra Nova: Antología de ciencia ficción contemporánea (Spanish Edition)
El Muro de las Tormentas
Die Götter von Dara: Seidenkrieger (Die Legenden von Dara 2) (German Edition)
Storie Dal Domani 4
Star Wars Episodio VIII Las leyendas de Luke Skywalker
Freestyle Graphics
El trono velado
Asian Monsters (Fox Spirit Books of Monsters) (Volume 3)
Wall of Storms
Legends of Luke Skywalker
The Wall of STorms by Ken Liu Unabridged CD Audiobook
Steampunk Universe
Star Wars Episodio VIII Las leyendas de Luke Skywalker
Die Schwerter von Dara - Seidenkrieger Band 1
Stray Skies
Ciudad Nómada y otros relatos
La chica oculta y otros relatos
Grace of Kings
Krolowie Dary
Grace of Kings
Speaking Bones
Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Beast Within 4
Dragons, Droids & Doom: Year One: Fantasy Scroll Magazine
Vagabond
Faszination Evangelium. Wo Franziskus weiter lebt.
First Contact: Digital Science Fiction Anthology (Digital Science Fiction Short Stories Series One) (Volume 1)
Crossed Genres Quarterly 01: Volume One of Crossed Genres quarterly editions
Veiled Throne
La gracia de los Reyes
La chica oculta y otros relatos
Pod sztandarem Dzikiego Kwiatu. Tom 2. Sciana burz
Andy Weir
Andy Weir (born 1972)

software developer, computer scientist, programmer

  • University of San Diego

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The Martian
Project Hail Mary
Artemis
Andy Weir's 3-Book Collection Set (Project Hail Mary, Artemis, the Martian)
Martian
Lacero
The Egg
Cheshire Crossing
Casey and Andy
Project Hair Mary
The Martian
Egg and Other Stories, The
Project Hail Mary
The Martian
Sopravvissuto. The martian
Érase una Vez y Otras Mentiras / Cheshire Crossing
James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal
Artemis
Artemis AUTOGRAPHED by Andy Weir Available 11/14/17 Limited Quantity Available
Artemis
Devoradores de estrelas
Artemis
El marciano
20 ans de légendes
Marsjanin
Randomize
El marciano
Érase una vez y otras mentiras
Der Astronaut
Gavin Thorpe
Gavin Thorpe (born 1974)

board game designer, video game developer

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Matthew Mather
Matthew Mather (born 1969)

electrical engineer, information scientist

  • McGill University

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Kurd Lasswitz
Kurd Lasswitz (1848-1910)

physicist, philosopher, teacher

  • University of Wrocław

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Sternentau
Great Science Fiction
Empfundenes und Erkanntes
Bilder aus der Zukunft
Auf zwei Planeten
Auf zwei Planeten
Die lehre Kants von der idealtät des raumes und der zeit im zusammenhange mit seiner kritik des erkennens allgemeinverständlich dargestellt
Aspira
Geschichte der Atomistik vom Mittelalter bis Newton
Seifenblasen
Wirklichkeiten
Die Lehre Kants von der Idealtät des Raumes und der Zeit
Gustav Theodor Fechner
Atomistik und Kriticismus
Atomisk und Kriticismus
Geschichte der Atomistik von Mittelalter bis Newton
Die Lehre Kants von der Idealität des Raumes und der Zeit
Prost, Der Faust-Tragödie (-n)ter Teil
Aspira
Nie und immer
Zend-avesta
Traumkristalle