Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems

Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems

<DIV><B>A collection of career-launching short fiction by #1 <I>New York Times–</I>bestselling author Timothy Zahn, including the Hugo Award–winning novella <I>Cascade Point</I>.</B><BR />  <BR /> Timothy Zahn shows an unparalleled mastership of science fiction in the fifteen tales gathered here.<BR />  <BR /> “The Price of Survival” features an alien ship that arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need whose fulfillment could destroy humanity. “The Giftie Gie Us” tells the story of two lonely survivors who find love among the ruins of a post-apocalyptic United States. And in “Pawn’s Gambit,” a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home.<BR />  <BR /> This collection also includes the Hugo Award–winning novella <I>Cascade Point</I> and nine other works of science fiction, post-apocalyptic drama, and humorous fantasy previously unpublished in book form.<BR />  <BR /> Timothy Zahn is the author of the #1 <I>New York Times </I>bestseller <I>Star Wars: Heir to the Empire </I>and has won multiple awards for his work. With nonstop action, suspenseful plots, and high-tech twists, the stories in <I>Pawn’s Gambit</I> are science fiction at its best.</DIV>