The Cosmic Expense Account

Professor Konrad Leuten, author of the bestselling bookFunctional Epistemology is on a dangerous mission to undo the work of one reader who has taken his theories a little too far. His defense? Stand on one leg and thumb his nose.

Professor Konrad Leuten, author of the bestselling bookFunctional Epistemology is on a dangerous mission to undo the work of one reader who has taken his theories a little too far. His defense? Stand on one leg and thumb his nose.

Collects eight of Kornbluth's classic science fiction stories.

BIG BANG (THE COSMIC SECRET) UNCENSORED, UNRIVALED, TERRIFYING A computer-generated Armageddon, straight out the brilliant and imaginative mind of creative genius Marco Thoft, this exhilarating read depicts the frightening image of the earths doom and explores the dark and playful plausibility of technology overpowering mans capacity and power. AT MAXWELL CORPORATE UNIVERSITY, five scientists from different creeds and backgrounds working on a military project, attempt to discover the secret for outright creation but find themselves affected by a mysterious cosmic force issued from COMSAT ANTONOF KARETCHEV. The story peaks when four PhD students in nuclear physics and a computer scientist, connected by super-computer TRINITY to a powerful atom-smasher CREATRON, re-enact the exact conditions of cosmic creation or Big Bang from a point outside space-time - inadvertently threatening the small beach resort town of Yapoona close-by. Added to the novels complex plot, is a planetary wobble caused by the gargantuan weight of river damming schemes, removal of mineral deposits and acute oil and gas shifts. The resulting weight list, throwing planet Earth like a marooned freighter, off -balance. Taking queues from some Hindu beliefs, the human race is also equated to Shiva the Destroyer, whose task is to destroy creation... A race of voracious and feisty omnivores which are having a blast and dont mind wrecking the joint they are partying on.

A mutant baby goes on a rampage through Central Park. An immigrant reveals secrets in the folds of a perfect gift. Lucky Cats extend their virtual paws to salute a generous revolution. The Internet invades a third-world village. The premier speculative-fiction magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction continues to discover and showcase many of the most inventive authors writing in any genre. Now drawing even more deeply upon F&SF’s impressive history, this extraordinary companion anthology expands upon sixty-five years’ worth of top-notch storytelling. The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume Two is a star-studded tribute to the continuing vision of F&SF.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring John Cusack! Mr. Quark is a down-on-his luck pot-smuggler hiding out in the mountains of Colombia with his dog, High Pockets, and a small band of banditos led by the irascible Jose. Only months before, these three and their fearless associates were rolling in millions in cash and high-grade marijuana, eluding prosecution on “ridiculously false” drug and terrorism charges. But times have quickly grown lean, and to liven up their exile, Jose decides to mug a family of American tourists. Among the spoils are physics texts, which launch Mr. Quark on a side-splitting, boisterous adventure north to California, where he confronts the owner of the books with his own theories on relativity, the nature of the universe, and looking for the meaning of life in all the wrong places….