Best Mary Robinette Kowal Books

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine

Holmes ventures beyond Victorian London into horror, science fiction, and fantasy realms crafted by modern masters like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. Each story tests the detective's methods against supernatural and futuristic mysteries.

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Holmes ventures beyond Victorian London into horror, science fiction, and fantasy realms crafted by modern masters like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. Each story tests the detective's methods against supernatural and futuristic mysteries.

The Calculating Stars

Lady Astronaut Universe • Book 1

by Mary Robinette Kowal

After a 1952 meteorite devastates America's East Coast, mathematician Elma York fights both climate catastrophe and 1950s sexism to join the space program. Kowal reimagines the space race with women at the center.

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After a 1952 meteorite devastates America's East Coast, mathematician Elma York fights both climate catastrophe and 1950s sexism to join the space program. Kowal reimagines the space race with women at the center.

Unbound

Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1

by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie

Complete creative freedom yields twenty-three original tales spanning fantasy's full emotional spectrum. Some stories will devastate you while others demand late-night page-turning in this unthemed anthology.

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Complete creative freedom yields twenty-three original tales spanning fantasy's full emotional spectrum. Some stories will devastate you while others demand late-night page-turning in this unthemed anthology.

METAtropolis: Cascadia

METAtropolis • Book 2

by Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, Ken Scholes, Karl Schroeder, René Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Tobias S. Buckell

The United States has shattered by the 2070s, and breakaway Cascadia in the Pacific Northwest faces genetic experimentation, economic collapse, and environmental warfare. Six sci-fi writers collaborate on this shared world where survival depends on adaptation.

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The United States has shattered by the 2070s, and breakaway Cascadia in the Pacific Northwest faces genetic experimentation, economic collapse, and environmental warfare. Six sci-fi writers collaborate on this shared world where survival depends on adaptation.

METAtropolis: Green Space

METAtropolis • Book 3

by Jay Lake, Tobias S. Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, Scott Brick, Allyson Johnson, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Davis, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, Seanan McGuire

Set in the 22nd century after environmental collapse and renaissance, this anthology explores humanity's social evolution through interconnected virtual environments. Multiple authors weave together a complex vision of post-crash civilization.

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Set in the 22nd century after environmental collapse and renaissance, this anthology explores humanity's social evolution through interconnected virtual environments. Multiple authors weave together a complex vision of post-crash civilization.

Rip-Off!

by Gardner Dozois, John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, Mike Resnick, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Robert Charles Wilson, Allen M. Steele, Daryl Gregory, Lavie Tidhar, Nancy Kress, Paul Di Filippo, James Patrick Kelly, David Marantz, Dina Pearlman, Allyson Johnson, Marc Vietor, Ilyana Kadushin, Nicola Barber

Thirteen speculative fiction masters face an unusual challenge: steal a famous opening line from classic literature, then craft an entirely original story around that borrowed beginning.

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Thirteen speculative fiction masters face an unusual challenge: steal a famous opening line from classic literature, then craft an entirely original story around that borrowed beginning.