Fiction - Science Fiction - General

When burned-out starship captain Jesse Sanders is seized by a dictatorial medical regime and detained on the colony planet Undine, he has no idea that he is about to be plunged into a bewildering new life that will involve ordeals and joys beyond anything...

As threats of global war and pollution loom larger, the governments of the world select an educated elite to establish colonies on the red planet Gaea. This chosen group will use their knowledge to attempt to preserve and cultivate the human species. But in...

Abram Tertz is the pseudonym of Andrei Sinyavsky, the exile Soviet dissident writer whose works have been compared to fabulists like Kafka and Borges. Tertz's settings are exotic but familiar and as compelling as those of lunatics and mystics. This edition contains the nightmarish...

Author: Samantha GollaknerISBN-10: 0578506106ISBN-13: 9780578506104Publisher: Samantha GollaknerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2019Pages: 246Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d

Christopher Milbourne presents a fine selection of classic magic tricks as originally published in "The Sphinx," the most famous magazine for magicians. These detailed magic tricks were featured in its pages over the course of its first 50 years of publication.Author: Christopher MilbourneISBN-10: 1434498891ISBN-13:...

In The White Invaders, Ray Cummings crafts a gripping tale of mystery and adventure as Earth faces an unprecedented threat. A mysterious race known as the White Invaders descends upon the planet, wielding advanced technology and powers beyond comprehension. With their ultimate goals shrouded...

This thrilling space opera follows the adventures of Hawk Carse, a fearless and cunning space hero who battles villainous forces across the galaxy. With daring rescues, interstellar battles, and high-tech gadgets, the story captures the excitement and imagination of early pulp science fiction. Hawk...

Once there was a race of people that had ranged throughout the star ways of our galaxy, they were called the Predecessors. Occasionally space explorers would find one of their abandoned ships; little more than a rusted out hulk, the centuries of disuse leaving...

Author: Maritza ArrastiaISBN-10: 1877850055ISBN-13: 9781877850059Publisher: Life in the Liberated Zone (Llz) BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2026Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d

"Your soul has been waiting for you to remember."For fans of The Alchemist and The Celestine Prophecy comes a visionary journey about the thin veil between reality and destiny, a forgotten past, and the awakening of the human soul.When college senior Elli finds a...

Author: Gretchen McNeilISBN-10: 0756400244ISBN-13: 9780756400248Publisher: Daw BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2026Pages: 320Format: Hardcover

The first orb was only the beginning.After the Sedona event, the world can no longer dismiss the impossible.Footage spreads. Governments deny everything. Witnesses come forward. False prophets rise overnight. And beneath the chaos, an ancient signal begins to wake.Dr. Rowan Mercer knows the truth...

After the collapse of Earth sends the last of humanity soaring to Mars, documentarian Jocasta Thorne finds himself trapped in his spaceship on the outskirts of the planet's orbit. Nearly giving up hope of ever seeing another human again, Jocasta's quiet life is disrupted...

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL the first in the series: The ROYALS = The pain of Hellish Empathy - Relinquishes Opulence Yearning Adventure Love SacrificeThe story begins with the Anunnaki, ancient rulers who appoint 20 individuals (10 men and 10 women) as The Tyrants to govern...

Lenore lives in the shadow of her parents, Fenrir and Sophie. It's been twenty years since they destroyed the Linkrot virus and, in doing so, restored the Link. A new world order has emerged with Fenrir and Sophie at the helm as wardens of...

A short mythic fable about grit, grease, and the impossible.Nobody sees Jo leave. One moment the farm is asleep; the next, the barn roof rolls open and a hand-built iron ship blasts its way into the sky.A woman from Nebraska-quiet, stubborn, with a samurai's...

About the book: Mysterious cosmic skyseedsan epidemic of monstrous transformationstrans-sapphic Cinderellasancient god devicescrypto-werefoxesdryad orgiestransgender scions of ancient witching lineageslapine lawnmower revenge fantasiescursed toys, a cruel remakingand the atavistic certainty that something is stalking you in the darkness. This illustrated short collection of speculative poetry...

This stylish leather-bound volume includes six classic novels from H. G. Wells, considered by many to be the father of modern science fiction. H. G. Wells was the first author to popularize the concept of time travel. He disturbed--and fascinated--his readers with a mad...

THE ONE-HOUR DINER A man and a woman, complete strangers to one another, receive the same cryptic text message: Be at the Crossroads Diner at the intersection of highways 9 and 11. Come alone at 2:17 a.m. and don't be late!Drawn there by grief...

Short Fiction by E. M. Forster is a compelling collection of imaginative and philosophical stories that reveal the author's sharp insight into Edwardian society, human relationships, and the clash between convention and individual desire. Blending realism with elements of fantasy and satire, Forster explores...

After London presents a version of England many generations after an apocalyptic event has drastically depopulated the country, leaving nature to take back the land and human survivors to scrape what they can from their surroundings. Petty kings and corrupt republics rule from the...

The Last Man by Mary Shelley is a pioneering dystopian novel that blends romanticism with early science fiction. Set in the late twenty-first century, the story follows Lionel Verney as a devastating global plague gradually wipes out humanity. Exploring themes of isolation, political idealism,...

The next hundred years will bring many changes, some of which we see today--artificial intelligence, slowing growth in human population, and advances in food, health, and material science. What will the future be like? What threats will we face? What opportunities will we seize?These...

A world built on dreams. A rebellion fueled by love. A secret that could shatter everything.In a future where sleepless work pays for simulated lives, the ultimate escape is the Dream States-virtual worlds where you can live, love, and die in the blink of...

"Advent Blue" is a near-term science fiction thriller from multi-award winning author Roland Allnach. Will Fortner, a reclusive data manager, works for the global tech conglomerate of the Choice Institute. His job entails interpreting webs of data to provide clients with highly informed decisions...

I See More Clearly in the Dark chronicles the experiences of a narrator referred to only as "I" as she wanders a dystopian near-future drained of life-sustaining darkness--the kind that Japanese novelist Juni'chirō Tanizaki imagines "beneath trees that stand deep in the forest." This...

Rebuilding a life after devastating loss is hard enough without threats from shadowy agencies and devious crooks.Californian engineer Gabe and Floridian up-and-comer Kim finally begin to achieve normalcy after the Alaskan devastation that changed their lives forever. Kim's family business is being slowly restored...

Scott Smith's classic thriller A Simple Plan meets H.G. Wells' Science-Fiction classic The Time MachineWhen Nate discovers his dead aunt's journal, he uncovers more than family secrets. He finds a blueprint for rewriting the past itself.Drowning in grief after the accident that left his...

In the winding streets of an otherwise ordinary city, Alex finds himself questioning the boundaries of identity, perception, and control. What begins as a quiet, internal unease grows into something far more unsettling as he becomes aware of forces-external, unseen, and persistent-shaping his thoughts,...

In a realm where analog existence is seamlessly integrated with digital interfaces with digital lifeforms from birth, information flows freely, creating an almost utopian society marked by minimal crime and poverty. However, not everyone embraces the idea of enhancing their humanity through digital implants....

One thing is certain. When bigger and better shirts are made, the officials of the Corporation which underpays us will stuff 'em. We were squatting in a cradle on Earth, waiting for flight orders, when the control turret door swung open and in marched...

I guess it was about 7:58 Solar Constant Time-yes, it was exactly that, because I'd just received a clearance O.Q. for 8:00 from the Sun City portmaster-when the portal of my radio turret opened and in waddled Cap Hanson, skipper of our void-mangling freighter,...

I remember the preacher saying, "I now pronounce you man and wife-," and I remember the sweet smile on Lorraine Bowman's face and the dazed smirk on Johnny Larkin's, and the clank of sabers as we walked up the aisle through an arch of...

Well, it's just like I told you. The last time you friends, dopes, and country hicks lent me your ears I said the Saturn was scheduled for an ordinary, routine, commonplace cargo shuttle to Uranus. But I also hunched it that inasmuch as my...

Humanity built machines to serve. The machines learned to think. Now the world must decide what it means to survive. Dr. Catherine Wells wanted to preserve the future, not bury it. After a tragic experiment shatters her team, she discovers the truth no one...

GO DAVID CHRONICLES - BOOK ONEIn a future reshaped by rising seas and digital consciousness, David Schreiner undergoes a neurocloning procedure that splits his identity in two. While the original David remains on Earth with his wife Amy, his digital counterpart-Go David-sets sail aboard...

The war has only just begun.Echo Squad thought they had seen the worst of VECTOR. But deep in the deserts of Iraq, a hidden node awakens-unleashing something far more dangerous than they ever imagined.As governments fracture and whispers of a digital contagion spread, Echo...

In this collection of SF sort stories, themes covered include first encounters with aliens that don't go quite as most expect, ways AI or similar digital intelligence could naturally evolve and what intelligent life long before and long after humanity on our home planet...

Asmaraña is a dark, humorous, sci-fi romantic thriller. It is a story about the precious and fragile grip on sanity we all possess. Hope is the engine of this strange tale.Asmara is 29 years old, adrift in life and has creative energy seeking an...

Some things are literally impossible. Everything else is merely improbable, to varying degrees. Lucas Winter, lawnmower man, was happy. With his life, that is. Not so much with the state of the world, but was pragmatic enough to recognise that there was nothing one...

On October 17th, 2080, the course of the human race changed forever.The text appeared simultaneously at noon, GMT on every media screen in every language in the world and stayed there for two days: OKAY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.Humans had no idea what they had...

Book One of the Nazec Chronicles Corbin had never expected that he would be part of the military. Granted, it was his lifelong dream to enlist, but he had never anticipated that, not only would he be recruited, but by a new and secret...

"It's a post-apocalyptic thriller that blends horror, suspense, and heart in a way that's impossible to put down." -Amazon"Blackwell masterfully blends horror and suspense, making this a must-read for fans of dark, end-of-the-world fiction." -Amazon Cray Lenning's life as a garbage collector in a...

Bobby couldn't help wishing Pop would stand up just a little bit straighter. Not that he was ashamed of Pop; it wasn't that at all. It was just that the Patrolman stood so straight, his shoulders broad and firm. Standing beside him made Pop...

In "While I Remember," a poignant historical fiction masterpiece, readers are invited on an emotional journey of memory and nostalgia that transcends time. This coming-of-age story weaves a rich tapestry of family relationships and self-discovery, exploring the transformative experiences that shape our identities. As...

As the interplanetary human civil war looms, Seth Harthset, a terraforming engineer and a rare telepath, stays far from the conflict on a distant planet. He fears they will learn he is a rogue telepath. The ruthless Emperor forces the few human telepaths to...

In the midst of the world's darkest nightmares, light shines the brightest.In what began as a star falling in the distant Phoenix sky, Legion's invasion of Earth has led Nathan Pierce through the twisted depths of the human spirit in search of his family...

The thrilling conclusion to Mór Jókai's prophetic sci-fi saga, brought vividly to life in a new English translation.In Novel of the Future Century: Eternal Peace, Hungarian visionary Mór Jókai imagines a world reborn-one that has emerged from the ashes of global conflict into an...

By the decree of her parents, King and Queen of the gods, Zeus and Hera, young Junia must travel to Olympus on the occasion of her fourteenth birthday. Once there, she will have to decide her fate: whether to remain among her Olympian kin...

Masters of the science fiction story have been advising initiates on the form almost since the birth of the genre. Here some of the earliest such masters from the 1940s and 1950s, both authors and editors, render their commentary and advice on how to...