How did the rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin? Why won't cats come when they're called? How did one curious elephant with a nose for trouble change the lives of all elephants everywhere? This title includes eight stories which give answers to these and other intriguing questions. Each story is illustrated by a contemporary picture-book artist.

A one-volume edition charting Arthur Dent's odyssey through space, comprising: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy ; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ; Life, the Universe and Everything ; and So long, and Thanks for all the Fish .

Pulitzer-winning, scintillating studies in yearning and exile from a Bengali Bostonian woman of immense promise.

A collection of nine short stories which includes a soldier's recollection of his meeting with a young girl, Esme, before being sent into combat.

Includes stories which are illustrated from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat.

1969 Carnegie Medal-winning story in which Christina and Will escape Flambards and make their way to London, their heads full of dreams, but what they encounter is a brand new set of problems.

All three parts of epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings' in one paperback. Features brand new packaging, the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index.

A wondeful collection of fantasy short stories from the renowned author of the Thomas Covenant series.

The definitive collection of short stories from the century's greatest science fiction writer.

A compilation of both vintage and never-before-collected Asimov stories. It features works such as Little Lost Robot , The Feeling of Power and The Last Question . Recent books published by the author include Robots and Empire and Foundation and Earth .

First published fifteen years ago, shortly after his death, inside this collection are some of the finest short stories of science fiction writing from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.

Presented in a slipcase format.

Harlan Ellison is probably best known as a script writer for sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV series such as the original Outer Limits , The Hunger , Logan's Run , and Babylon Five . This work contains 74 unabridged works, including such classics as A Boy and His Dog, Xenogenesis, and Mefisto in Onyx. It includes black-and-white photos.

The story of our lives is the story of our passions. We fall in love, we are gripped by scientific curiosity and religious fervor, we fear death and grieve for others, we humble ourselves in envy, jealousy, and resentment. In this remarkable book, Robert Solomon shares his fascination with the emotions and illuminates our passions in an exciting new way.

Fafhrd and Gray Mouser visit the Witch's Tent to consult a sorceress who holds the secret to their escape - but when would they ever need to escape? Their luck has been good so far; one way out should work. Their luck continues as thieves. Gray Mouser and Fafhrd steal a kingdom within a hill and declare themselves Lords.

Includes ten of Henry James' ghost stories. This collection includes stories such as: The Jolly Corner , a story of psychological doubling and Owen Wingrave , which is also a parable of military tradition. It also includes James' novella The Turn of the Screw .

Must-have short story collection by Garth Nix, containing thirteen stories all introduced by the author himself.