The Penguin science fiction omnibus Book

An outstanding collection of stories showing just how diverse the genre can be.

Herein really is contained some of the best short stories SF has to offer. My highlights include:

"Lot" by Ward Moore - An incredibly chilling and poignant account of a man trying to get his family out of the city as nuclear war breaks out and society begins to collapse. He is well prepared but perhaps a little to cool and calculating...

"Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov - A planet with five suns rarely experiences night time but now its coming and the people don't know what to expect. Perhaps their civilisation will collapse...

"Swarm" by Bruce Sterling - Humanity encounters a space faring non intelligent race. Perhaps it can be exploited...

"Blood Music" by Greg Bear - A man injects his body with self replicating, self learning nano bots with the only instruction to keep on improving everything...

"Story of your life" by Ted Chiang - A linguist is employed to attempt to desipher an alien language but in doing so it radically changes her perception.

These are just some of the great stories you'll find in here. A great overview of the genre.