Alethia #2

In limitless fantasy, what is the value of a simple thing? A mysterious green man launches himself into a quest. Within minutes he's attacked by an army of crabs led by none other than KING KRAB. Science-fiction/fantasy story following in the footsteps of the great masters of psychedelic sci-fi of the 70s.

4 short stories about robots and A.I.s: Salvagers uncover a deadly secret aboard a derelict space ship. A woman comes up with a foolproof plan to avoid work. A misanthrope just wants to be left alone. And a woman and her artificially intelligent ship try to take their relationship to the next level.

Locked in a city deep within the earth, a courageous few struggle to reach the surface...fighting not only against the minds and flesh of men, but against their man-made minders.

In the not-so-distant future, tensions between humanity and the ornos -- a genderless race of bird-like aliens -- are running high. When the H.S.V. Concord, a ship bearing both the ornos' imperial heir apparent and a group of human peace keepers, disappears in uncharted space, it seems inevitable that the two species will go to war. But, unknown to those in charge, a small group has survived t