Impossible Places

For three decades science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster has captivated readers around the world, from his debut classicThe Tar-Aiym Krangand his inspired scenario for the first Star Trek movie to a host ofNew York Timesbestsellers, includingSplinter of the Mind's EyeandFlinx in Flux. In this collection of twenty brilliant odysseys of the imagination, Foster once again soars beyond the limits of realitywhere the real thrills begin. . . . NASA Sending Addicts to Mars!: It was the most insane idea in the annals of space traveland the only one that would work. Diesel Dream:Sometimes on dark, lonely highways dreamsdocome true, and this trucker's hope was the best one of all. Sideshow: Flinx hadn't a clue about the alien dancer, but Pip knew trouble when she saw it. Empowered: A magnificent male discovers the not-so-super part about being a superhero. The Question: A bold adventurer determines to solve one of life's profound mysteries. . . . and fifteen other amazing stories! From the Paperback edition.

<b><i><br><br></i></b><br><b>Alan Dean Foster</b> has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of numerous nonfiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as novelizations of several films, including <i>Star Wars</i>, the first three <i>Alien</i> films, and <i>Alien Nation</i>. His novel <i>Cyber Way</i> won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first science fiction work ever to do so.<br><br>Foster’s love of the far-away and exotic has led him to travel extensively. He’s lived in Tahiti and French Polynesia, traveled to Europe, Asia, and throughout the Pacific, and has explored the back roads of Tanzania and Keny