The Ultimate Alien (Brainship)

In this strange and exciting collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic explore the intricacies and speculations of human encounters with other - with aliens. From Robert Silerberg's examination of an interspecies marriage to Arthur C. Clarke's classic tale of the exploration of Venus, from Mike Resnick and Nicholas A. DiChario's hilarious look at an alien radio broadcast to Nina Kiriki Hoffman's intense study of a woman taken over by a plant-like creature - here are spectacular alien stories transcending time and space.