Best Tobias S. Buckell Books

Halo: The Cole Protocol

Halo • Book 6

by Tobias S. Buckell

Future Captain Keyes leads a desperate mission to protect Earth's location from the Covenant by destroying navigation data scattered across the colonies. Essential reading for understanding Halo's human cost.

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Future Captain Keyes leads a desperate mission to protect Earth's location from the Covenant by destroying navigation data scattered across the colonies. Essential reading for understanding Halo's human cost.

Halo: Envoy

Halo • Book 21

by Tobias S. Buckell

On planet Carrow, humans and alien Sangheili maintain an uneasy coexistence six years after the Covenant War, but rising tensions threaten to explode into decisive conflict.

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On planet Carrow, humans and alien Sangheili maintain an uneasy coexistence six years after the Covenant War, but rising tensions threaten to explode into decisive conflict.

Halo: Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon

Halo • Book 19

by Tobias S. Buckell, Troy Denning, James Swallow, Matt Forbeck, Kelly Gay, Christie Golden, Kevin Grace, Morgan Lockhart, John Jackson Miller, Frank O'Connor, Brian Reed, Joseph Staten

Twelve authors explore untold millennia of Halo history from custodial ancients to legendary heroism. These fragments of galaxy-spanning conflict reveal finest hours amid humanity and aliens' greatest challenges.

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Twelve authors explore untold millennia of Halo history from custodial ancients to legendary heroism. These fragments of galaxy-spanning conflict reveal finest hours amid humanity and aliens' greatest challenges.

Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn

by Brian Merchant, Claire L. Evans, Cory Doctorow, Sam Biddle, James Bridle, Jennifer Marie Brissett, Tobias S. Buckell, Tori Cárdenas, Shannon Chamberlain, Chloe Cole, Nan Craig, Malon Edwards, Omar El Akkad, Meg Elison, Rose Eveleth, Fernando A. Flores, Paul Ford, Sarah Gailey, Peter Milne Greiner, Malcolm Harris, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Eric Holthaus, Andrew Dana Hudson, Sahil Lavingia, Tao Lin, Geoff Manaugh, Tim Maughan, Joanne McNeil, Lincoln Michel, Sam J. Miller, Lia Swope Mitchell, Gus Moreno, Kevin Nguyen, Russell Nichols, Frankie Ochoa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Laurie Penny, Zora Mai Quỳnh, Robin Sloan, Emily J. Smith, Julian Mortimer Smith, Bruce Sterling, Seamus Sullivan, Wole Talabi, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Ellen Ullman, Debbie Urbanski, Jeff Vandermeer, Marlee Jane Ward, Elvia Wilk, Max Wynne, E. Lily Yu, Jess Zimmerman

Speculative stories from VICE's acclaimed digital platform translate modern decay and anxiety into vivid future scenarios. Science fiction that hones predictive capacity through innovative storytelling.

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Speculative stories from VICE's acclaimed digital platform translate modern decay and anxiety into vivid future scenarios. Science fiction that hones predictive capacity through innovative storytelling.

The Tangled Lands

Khaim Novellas #1-4

by Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias S. Buckell

Four interconnected novellas explore Khaim, where magic turned toxic and destroyed an empire, leaving only one city under a tyrant's control.

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Four interconnected novellas explore Khaim, where magic turned toxic and destroyed an empire, leaving only one city under a tyrant's control.

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.

Zombies: The Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Steve Duffy, Max Brooks, Nik Houser, Andy Duncan, David J. Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Neil Gaiman, Alice Sola Kim, Gary A. Braunbeck, Francesca Lia Block, Tobias S. Buckell, David Wellington, Tim Waggoner, Kit Reed, Brian Keene, Kelly Link, Gary McMahon, Scott Edelman, Kevin Veale, Michael Marshall Smith, Tim Lebbon, David Prill

Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

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Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

METAtropolis: The Dawn of Uncivilization

METAtropolis • Book 1

by Jay Lake, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder

Authors collaborate to create a single urban future, then each writes their own story within it—resulting in interconnected tales that feel both standalone and part of something larger.

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Authors collaborate to create a single urban future, then each writes their own story within it—resulting in interconnected tales that feel both standalone and part of something larger.

Old Venus

by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Ian McDonald, Garth Nix, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, Matthew Hughes, Paul McAuley, Lavie Tidhar, Allen M. Steele, Stephen Leigh, Eleanor Arnason, David Brin, Michael Cassutt, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Joe R. Lansdale, Mike Resnick

Sixteen authors resurrect the steamy, dangerous Venus of pulp fiction—complete with dripping jungles, strange creatures, and the adventurous spirit of classic sci-fi.

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Sixteen authors resurrect the steamy, dangerous Venus of pulp fiction—complete with dripping jungles, strange creatures, and the adventurous spirit of classic sci-fi.

Byways (A METAtropolis Story)

METAtropolis #2.3

by Tobias S. Buckell

When your day job involves tearing down buildings but you're somehow the only person who can save civilization, things get interesting fast.

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When your day job involves tearing down buildings but you're somehow the only person who can save civilization, things get interesting fast.