Tales of Time and Space

Journey Through the Past and Into Infinity with Allen Steele!

From the multiple Hugo Award-winning author of Coyote comes twelve astounding stories of science fiction (yes, old-timers, the pun is intentional). Twelve tales of adventure, mystery, and romance in the grand tradition by "one of the field's very finest writers" (Robert J. Sawyer).

From the deserts of Mars to the distant frontiers of the galaxy, from an island paradise of the 1930's to an apocalyptic showdown between humans and robots on the day after tomorrow, Allen Steele transports you to worlds unvisited and events that haven't been experienced… until now!

"Steele is an author whose grasp is broad, and focused toward futures in which Homo sapiens has a chance of flourishing. For this alone, he is an important representative of mature Genre SF." --John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Contents:

9 • Introduction: Pattern Recognition • essay by Allen Steele

12 • Martian Blood • (2013) • novelette by Allen Steele

40 • Ticking • (2013) • novelette by Allen Steele

54 • The Other Side of Jordan • [Coyote Universe] • (2009) • shortstory by Allen Steele

68 • Cathedrals • [Coyote Universe] • (2013) • shortstory by Allen Steele

80 • The Jekyll Island Horror • (2010) • novelette by Allen Steele

107 • Locomotive Joe and the Wreck of Space Train No. 4 • (2013) • shortstory by Allen Steele

114 • Sixteen Million Leagues from Versailles • [Near Space] • (2013) • shortstory by Allen Steele

138 • Alive and Well, A Long Way From Anywhere • [Near Space] • (2012) • novelette by Allen Steele

173 • The Heiress of Air • [Near Space] • (2013) • shortstory by Allen Steele

184 • Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun • [Near Space] • (2013) • shortstory by Allen Steele

197 • The Big Whale • (2012) • shortstory by Allen Steele

216 • The Observation Post • (2011) • novelette by Allen Steele