Eric Brown

A fun, fast-paced story filled with facts about the solar system, doubling as the perfect celebration of grandparents and grandchildren. Billy's grandfather is a retired astronaut who likes to take Billy on trips around planet Earth. But when the ship's computer takes over, they suddenly find themselves zooming away on a grand tour of the Solar System! But when the...

A second wave of Martians has come to Earth—the first wave having succumbed to lethal Terran pathogens. The second wave, arriving some five years later, did so with the aid of a cure for the various ills that scuppered their earlier plans, and these Martians claim to have come in peace. Humankind, lulled into a false sense of security, welcomes...