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| "Paperjack" |
| by Charles de Lint Published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July, 1993 |
| Preview: A homeless black man who creates origami and tells fortunes helps a street musician come to terms with the memory of this true love who was stolen from him by a ghost. |
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| "Passengers" |
| by Robert Silverberg See the Reading Guide |
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| "The Persistence of Vision" |
| by John Varley See Reading Guide |
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| "The Planners" |
| by Kate Wilhelm First published in Orbit 3, 1968 Collected in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. III Winner of a Nebula for Best Short Story |
| Preview: A psychologist is in charge of a research program to raise the intelligence of monkeys and is also treating a retarded boy. Under pressure from adverse publicity he fantasizes outrageous behavior. |
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| Podkayne of Mars |
| by Robert A. Heinlein 1963 |
| Preview: Podkayne, a teen-aged Martian girl, is kidnappedby a political faction that wants her uncle to agree to Mars joining the Terran Federation. This straightfoward adventure sends the message that parents should raise their children instead of letting them grow up unsupervised while parents pursue their careers. |
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| "Portraits of His Children" |
| by George R. R. Martin First published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1985 Winner of a Nebula for Best Novelette |
| Preview: In a fit of anger a woman mutilates the self-portrait she had given to her father, then starts sending him portraits of characters from his books. |
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| "Pots" |
| by C. J. Cherryh First published in Afterwar, 1985 |
| Preview: A navigator visits a scientific outpost where an ancient scientist posts the belief that the Ancients who sent out a space probe destroyed themselves with atomics. |
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| Prelude to Foundation |
| by Isaac Asimov See the Reading Guide to the Foundation and Robot Novels |
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| "Press " |
| by John Varley First published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984 Winner of a Hugo and a Nebula for Best Novella |
| Preview: Victor Apfel responds to a recorded telephone message and finds his neighbordead at a computer screen which displays a suicide note and a will that details all of the sinss of his neighbors. |
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| "Pretty Boy Crossover" |
| by Pat Cadigan See the Reading Guide |
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| Prey |
| by Michael Chrichton 2002 |
| Preview: This novel extrapolates from current theories of nanotechnology and bioengineering to tell of an evolving swarm of nanoparticles and one man's attempt to stops its reproduction. |
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| Prince Caspian |
| by C. S. Lewis See the General Guide to The Chronicles of Narnia |
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| A Princess of Roumania |
| by Paul Park 2005 This novel is the first of a series which also includes The Tourmaline (2006), The White Tyger (2007) and The Hidden World (2008) |
| Preview: Miranda Popescu, who has been adopted into a Massachusetts family, finds herself in her original world, an alternate universe in which she is a princess of Roumania, fought over by two conjurors, but proteced by her aunt Aegypta von Schenck and helped by her friends Peter and Andromeda. |
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| "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World" |
| by Harlan Ellison First published in Dangerous Visions, 1967 |
| Preview: Jack the Ripper has been brought to the year 3077; when he discovers that his murderous rampages are entertaining the citizens of the future, he realizes his true motives. |
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| The Puppet Masters |
| by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 |
| Preview: Earth is invaded by slugs from Titan who plant themselves on the backs of humans to surreptitously control them |
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| "The Pusher" |
| by John Varley First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981 |
| Preview: While on leave, Ian Haise goest to a playground where he befriends 11-year-old Radiant Shining Star Smith, then returns to his spacechip for his next tour of duty. |
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