
Thomas M. Disch
Thomas Michael Disch was an American science fiction writer and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book —previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book" —in 1999. He had two other Hugo nominations and nine Nebula Award nominations to his credit, plus one win of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, a Rhysling Award, and two Seiun Awards, among others.

"Utopia? Never!"
Visting a perfect, utopian society, a visitor quickly discovers the dark secrets and violent realities hidden beneath its flawless facade.
By Thomas M. Disch

The Demi-Urge
When dueling reports about Earth indicate that humans may be mere puppets of intelligent machines, a cosmic empire contemplates whether humanity constitutes a unique life form or simply sophisticated automatons.
By Thomas M. Disch