A walk in the dark / by Arthur C. Clarke -- Frog water / by Tony Daniel -- Lost memory / by Peter Phillips -- Dragons / by Sarah A. Hoyt -- The last weapon / by Robert Sheckley -- Mongoose / by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette -- Medusa / by Theodore Sturgeon -- The searcher / by James H. Schmitz -- The Rhine's World incident / by Neal Asher -- "Nothing happens on the Moon" / by Paul Ernest -- Visiting shadow / by Hank Davis -- The god of the asteroid / by Clark Ashton Smith -- Sandkings / by George R.R. Martin
Summary:
"Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology. Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space. THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. "The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown," the grand master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, once wrote. And the greatest unknown is the vast universe, shrouded in eternal cosmic night. What things might be on other planets--or in the dark gulfs between the stars? Giving very unsettling answers to that question are such writers as Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Sheckley, Philip K. Dick, James H. Schmitz, Clark Ashton Smith, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Alastair Reynolds, Neal Asher, Sarah A. Hoyt, and more, all equally masters of science fiction and of terror. One might hope that in the void beyond the earth will be found friendly aliens, benevolent and possibly wiser than humanity, but don't be surprised if other worlds have unpleasant surprises in store for future visitors. And in vacuum, no one will be able to hear your screams--as if it would do any good if they could"-- Provided by publisher
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