Pohřební pochod Marionet – Castro Adam-Troy (2010)

The story of a boy who became the source of a rapidly spreading pandemic, or Patient Zero by TANANARIVE DUE. The narrow line between modern science and alchemy is convincingly illustrated in The Art of Alchemy by TED KOSMATKA. Krysoň by JAMES PATRICK KELLY plays refreshingly with the cyberpunk label and recalls the golden years of this subgenre. Several good stories with supernatural elements are offered in Curandero and The Swede by DANIEL ABRAHAM. The mysterious Funeral March of Marionettes disrupts an earthly scientific expedition on a foreign planet in the extensive novella by ADAM-TROYE CASTRO. The new adventures of Rakeťák under the guidance of DARYL GREGORY teach us to view cosmic escapades, star empires, and lonely adventurers with a great deal of understanding and perspective. A bit of classic literature is hidden under the title Retrograde Summer by JOHN VARLEY, which also brings a story from the unstable surface of the planet Mercury. Pump Six by PAOLO BACIGALUPI mercilessly returns to Earth and looks to the future with a healthy dose of justified concern. A glimpse into the peculiar life of an alien species in the story Ansar's Seasonal by URSULA K. LE GUIN may lift our spirits. And Nimitseahpah by Nancy Etchemendy will arrive just in time...