Fiction - Science Fiction - General

The Iron Heel by Jack London. The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908. Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern dystopian" fiction, it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United...

Nancy Kress is famous for creating realistic near-future societies based on technological advances and then studying the impact those technological changes have on our society. Here is a collection of three outstanding stories that deal with innovations in medical science and how they affect...

Written in 1895 the Time Machine is an early example of time travel. The Traveler uses his machine to visit many different eras. In 802,701 A.D he discovers a communistic community that is quite peaceful. The Eloi had no conflict and because of that...

Sign of Chaos is the eighth book of The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny. The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs:...

Blood of Amber is the seventh book of The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny. The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs:...

The paperback edition of Star Trek and Twilight Zone writer Jerry Sohl's most beloved novel. Dr. Winfield Costigan had designed his "Needle" as a boon to medical research. But few men are able to let well enough alone, and when the Inland Electronics Company...

Author: Micheal J. SmithISBN-10: 1456892150ISBN-13: 9781456892159Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2011Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Science fiction writer Wayne Dolan -- his career at a standstill and his life adrift -- has just entered the Deriwelle Institute. Built on sacred Indian ground in southwest Michigan, it's posh, lavishly funded -- and maybe the world's biggest hoax. At least that's...

Blaine Ramsey has an unusual occupation. He travels to foreign countries and lives like a native. He drinks in the culture with his mind, body, and soul. And he does it all in the name of capitalism, for Blaine is an Image Digger, one...

When 57-year-old Ethan Zachary is struck by lightning, he starts growing progressively younger. Suddenly his plans to run for Congress, as well as marriage, are ruined. And although he now finds himself able to attract the young ladies, his internal clock keeps winding inexorably...

Pop culture, chaos theory, and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads--from Barbie dolls to the grunge look--how they start and what they mean, for the HiTek corporation....

Farley Snug's office life is interrupted when he discovers a decades-old invitation to his own birthday party in a pile of old '70s records. His curiosity gets the better of him and he embarks on a quest to discover the true purpose of The...

Author: Michael D. CooperISBN-10: 1403376190ISBN-13: 9781403376190Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2002Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Cosmic Wanderers - Homeward Bound In "Cosmic Wanderers - Homeward Bound" story-teller Jasmuheen brings it all to the Universal stage, to address intergalactic warfare, Earth as a garden of Eden, her future and past, plus prophecy & global change. Sharing accepted spiritual intelligence in...

Less than 24 hours after being inaugurated President of the United States, James Patrick Martin learns a horrifying secret from our nation's past. Hidden in the shadows for almost a century, this event could have a drastic impact on the immediate future of the...

Escape Velocity, the science fiction magazine from Adventure Books of Seattle, was host to some of the most talented writers in the genre. Presented here are many of the best short stories from the magazine, as well as others specially submitted for this collection...

Beings Protg (BP), now almost in his mid-fifties was only a toddler when he was first abducted. However, his memories of his encounters began when he was almost seven years-of-age.Beings Protgs life is a story of multiple abductionshundreds. It was not until he was...

Set in 1881, Darien, Georgia, the story follows Pinkerton Detectives Junius Price and Archibald McNittle trying to solve the murder of Mika Crowe. Mystery shrouds the murder as the path to the suspect(s) seems as complicated as the victim herself.Author: Carlos BayneISBN-10: 0359837018ISBN-13: 9780359837014Publisher:...

Classical science fiction awaits the reader with two complete novels.The fate of Mankind and Earth hangs in the balance with these tales of the Apocalypse: 1.....The United States and Russia stand at the brink of war, Russia's warlords make a strange alliance with the...

SINCE MAN FIRST ORGANIZED RELIGION, WE HAVE EXISTED. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE GONE BY MANY NAMES THROUGHOUT TIME, WE CONTROL THE MONASTERY. OUR ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO THE SEVEN CITIES, WHERE THE NATION OF VAMPIRES HAS COME TO TAKE CONTROL AND NEST. IN AN AREA...

At first, portals just appeared, peppering the world with entry ways into various video games. It was like every kids dream come true. Then people figured out a way to bring items in and out of the portal, but if people can bring things...

Cutting-edge science and the logic of game theory combine to form an utterly original, spellbinding novel of suspense. "First rule of game theory: do whatever produces the optimal final outcome for you.""I didn't know we were playing a game.""But of course we are. ....

Now you see her, now you don't As a child, Tsubomi Kido rarely spoke. Just as she starts to find herself, with help from her older sister, tragedy strikes her home. When death approaches, Kido discovers the Kagerou Daze, where she meets a mysterious...

The Maverick Heart is bored. That is until it discovers a top team of engineers and scientists in a barren, backwater system have created the Gate, a stable, artificial wormhole that will revolutionize interplanetary travel forever. Breaching the wall of secrecy around this radical...

First published in 1933, "The Shape of Things to Come" is science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. Within it, world events between 1933 and 2106 are speculated with a single superstate representing the solution to all humanity's problems. A classic example of...

"So, Stella. What would you like for Christmas?""I would like for all of you to die," Stella said in her sweetest and most prim and proper voice, "starting with ... her." Although Stella's Revenge is about a child - it is in no form...

What happens when something becomes someone?In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth's power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised...

It is the year 2020, and the world has become a place run by a socialist/corporatist government. The preceding ten years brought about large changes in America, and the world as laws were passed that enabled the government to take total control of people's...

No print information available this time.Author: Joe GonzalezISBN-10: 166982022XISBN-13: 9781669820222Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2022Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d

A fictional short story about how a major oil company must adapt to the so-called existential threat of climate change. The young environmental engineer protagonist seeks to verify the scientific justification driving this threat and discovers instead only a trail of bad science, misinformation,...

Michael Townsend just wants to study the mammalian genome but incidentally becomes a pawn in an alien game of strategy. During his research, Michael gets sick. After blood work, a rheumatologist confirms that Michael's genetic code is missing molecules. It's as if something spliced...

Native American tribes had many stories of the bear. Many believed in the shapeshifters, where tribesmen could become animals. One of these stories is of a Cherokee girl named Nita. Her tribe faced the bear every full moon. When the bear came, many would...

Incorporating hundreds of characters and cultural entities, spanning innumerable locations and billions of years, Aannex is a future-hacker's maze-map meant to have already been mass-burned; a fakebook full of retroneuroviruses disguised as ecstasy for the condemned; a post-Joycean neo-slipstream sci-fi cult dream encyclopedia composed...

Chimera Chronicles: Undead Arms RaceBy: M.T. MurrayChimera Chronicles: Undead Arms Race is a wild mix of genres that wouldn't normally go together-sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comedy.The author's favorite storytelling style is the epic, and this book is an attempt at a modernized version. The...

The Invisible Man helped establish H. G. Wells's reputation as the father of science fiction.Griffin, a scientist devoted to research into optics, devises a way to make himself invisible but is unable to reverse his condition. Griffin arrives in the small English village of...

Memory games are a great way to provide your children with different mental skills and have fun with them during the summer holidays and leisure time. Here is a set of memory-boosting games for children.Author: Artsate EditionISBN-10: 8422469138ISBN-13: 9798422469130Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2022Pages: 82Format:...

Can Justice Save the Earth from Extinction? Maxine Justice is an ambulance-chasing lawyer desperate for relevance and cash when aliens hire her to represent them before the United Nations. An off-planet consortium wants to heal humanity of every natural disease in exchange for 30%...

Cover art by Jon Langford of The Mekons An eldritch Western noirAuthor has 2 books out in 2021 building up to this novel in 2022 Author: Robert Freeman WexlerISBN-10: 1618732013ISBN-13: 9781618732019Publisher: Small Beer PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2022Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dReview...

Author: Harry TurtledoveISBN-10: 8200116980ISBN-13: 9798200116980Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2009Format: CDWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 5.60h x 6.10w x 1.90d

Ecofeminist Science Fiction: International Perspectives on Gender, Ecology, and Literature provides guidance in navigating some of the most pressing dangers we face today. Science fiction helps us face problems that threaten the very existence of humankind by giving us the emotional distance to see...

The Trials of Uwe is a coming-of-age story about a wizard who has been trained since birth to take his role. Even with all his preparation, he finds himself lacking. Unlike other coming-of-age stories, this tale teaches us that no matter how well prepared...

When Earth loses contact with a ship near Saturn, Fenroe and her crew are sent to search for survivors. But deep into their journey, cut off from support, their mission unravels.And so it was.The travelers went into the darkness.And dreamt with the stars.__Breathless is...

Ikka doesn't know it yet, but she has spent her entire life in The Race.Ikka's days are consumed with speeding across the endless desert, competing against the other racers in her colossal eight-wheeled X-Runner. She is focused on the competition, but unsettled in her...

In 1818, Mary Shelley crafted one of history's greatest literary achievements. A beacon before her time, she laid the foundation for many of the conversations we're having today - from advancing science beyond human limits to our desire for societal acceptance. Some even say...

"An extremely interesting novelist, and a genuinely original one." - J. B. Priestley "One of the most interesting and one of the most important novelists now writing in England." - Hugh Walpole "At his best, he writes as well as any living man." -...

Janis Ian and 30 top science fiction writers team up to create an astonishing book of original short fiction. STARS is a huge anthology in both volume and talent. Each story, available only here, is based on a Janis Ian song that meant something...

The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for civilizationAuthor: S. Fowler WrightISBN-10: 143440272XISBN-13: 9781434402721Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/09/2009Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

King Bwene of the Baradi faces a stark dilemma. A plague is devastating his people, and the only possibility of salvation is relocating his kingdom from the lowlands to a place where the disease doesn't flourish. But when he attacks the ape-men of the...

The basis for the film starring Academy Award nominee Will Smith, I Am Legend is a classic of horror and suspense.In I Am Legend, a terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into bloodthirsty creatures...

A young Cherokee man looks into how a travel agency has stayed in business without a significant customer base. He finds out that not all Cherokee legends were just legends, and that some of the legendary peoples weren't of this world.Author: Grey Eagle ThorntonISBN-10:...