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As the magnetic field wobble continued to create "cracks," all electronic devices, along with the electricity, ceased to work. Marie had been preparing for many years for just such an event. Her farm was the place where all the family members were to congregate...

Ready Player One meets The Truman Show with a dash of The 100 in this science fiction story about the power of human connection, from USA Today bestselling and Nebula Award-nominated author Rhett C. Bruno. It's perfect for fans of Hugh Howey, Kim Stanley...

The havoc wrought by the time travel of the Fitzgerald siblings continues in this third book in the Time Benders series. Mary has been dealt a terrible blow. She discovers her fate as a result of Mr. Brewster's and Thomas' trip forward in time....

D-503 is a mathematician and citizen of One State, a totalitarian society whose inhabitants live passionless lives under the all-powerful 'Benefactor'. However, when D-503 discovers that he has an individual soul, everything changes. Set in the twenty-sixth century, "We" is the dystopian science fiction...

Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure...

Dr. Lauren Wagner was a celebrity. She was involved with the most exciting adventure mankind had ever undertaken: a manned expedition to Mars. The whole world admired and respected her. But Lauren knew fear. Inside--voices entreating her to love them. Outside--the mystery of the...

You can run from your destiny, but you can't hide... What could possibly go wrong? After a seemingly innocent visit to a mysterious old woman, Joey finds himself in the adventure of a lifetime! Who is he really and what is he actually capable...

The gift of a shared purpose is humanity's greatest asset. In this fascinating fantasy novel, God becomes disappointed in his ability to bring humans into a harmonious relationship in his image. As a result, he starts over, making two planets for humans. God unleashes...

In this page-turning sci-fi fantasy, Thiou lives on an unknown planet far away that is inhabited by many different tribes. Thiou belongs to the Alarik tribe, and his family is the oldest in all the villages. The Alarik are warriors and hunters, and they...

Dr Howard Lester and his friend Sir Henry Littleway have made a startling discovery: a simple operation on the brain's prefrontal cortex results in vastly expanded consciousness and mental powers, including the remarkable ability to see backwards in time. With their new ability of...

In the aftermath of his mentor's death, grad student Adler is left to piece together--and clean up--the project she left behind: an adaptive and increasingly malevolent artificial intelligence, kept locked in a virtual "box" that's no longer quite enough to keep him in check....

R. Scott Bakkerreturns to The Prince of Nothing universe with The Judging Eye, the first book in the Aspect-Emperor sequel series. "Among the greatest . . . A plot and subplot that is like the climactic movement of a symphony." --Realms of Fantasy Set...

Henry Molise, a 50 year old, successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his aging parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, brick laying father, Nick, though weak and alcoholic, can still strike fear into the hearts of his...

This new edition of the legendary Dago Red, first published in 1940, contains seven new stories, including "A Nun No More" and "My Father's God." Author: John FanteISBN-10: 0876855826ISBN-13: 9780876855829Publisher: Ecco PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2002Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d

A multi-dimensional explosion hurls the starship's few passengers across the galaxies and onto an uncharted barren tundra. With no technical skills and scant supplies, the survivors face a bleak end in an alien world. One brave woman holds the daring answer, but it is...

"What they saw, streaking through the atmosphere, was a turquoise world--blue-green with vegetation, water, and cloud-laced sky: a world never seen before. Here was a virginal world, rich and ripe, free and unspoiled. A perfect world--or so it seemed in those first dizzying moments...

THE PERFECT IN-UNIVERSE BOOK FOR STAR TREK FANS, DETAILING THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THE ORIGINAL CAPTAIN JEAN LUC PICARD! THE FOLLOW-UP FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY TO TITAN'S BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES T. KIRK! The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard tells the story of one of the...

Katsuk, a militant Native American student, kidnaps 13-year-old David Marshall-the son of the US Undersecretary of State. The two flee into the deepest wilds of the Pacific Northwest, where they must survive together as teams of hunters try to track them. David begins to...

Author: Charles James HallISBN-10: 1403368740ISBN-13: 9781403368744Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2002Pages: 488Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 9.24h x 6.04w x 1.23d

A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is simultaneously an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey of discovery into...

Ray Bradbury, the undisputed Dean of American storytelling, dips his accomplished pen into the cryptic inkwell of noir and creates a stylish and slightly fantastical tale of mayhem and murder set among the shadows and the murky canals of Venice, California, in the early...

Winner of the Compton Crook AwardFrom a new voice in the tradition of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor comes The Prey of Gods, a fantastic, boundary-challenging tale, set in a South African locale both familiar and yet utterly new, which braids elements...

Can a stranger share your memories?That's the question that haunts Brenna Spector when she first sees footage of missing webcam performer Lula Belle. Naked but hidden in shadow, the performance artist shares her deepest, darkest secrets with her unseen male audience . . ....

"A deftly plotted, completely involving novel with one of the most memorable protagonists to come along in years."--Laura Lippman "Label me a big fan."--Harlan CobenEdgar(R) Award nominated author Alison Gaylin is rapidly becoming a major player in the thriller game. A breathtaking novel of...

At long last, the Reverend Curtis Black appears to be on the straight and narrow. The all-too-human preacher is a bestselling author now, and he and his wife, Charlotte, are raising two adorable children. But the ever-suspicious Charlotte doesn't trust that Curtis has put...

Book III begins on Gliese where Shayna, Mai Li and Cain Hollyroad have taken over the leadership of the new colony. Shayna is worried because they've heard nothing from Declan and Logan. She decides to contact Earth using the equipment Eddie set up before...

In 2077, Sophia Smith was a normal girl with a normal family until something happened on July 19th, her last summer school field trip. Sophia fell down into toxic waste, which gave her amazing abilities. She later finds out that her brother, Andrew Luck,...

All Marlene ever wanted in life was to just blend in and be left the hell alone. Ambiguity was a jealous lover. The city of North Bank and the thing that creeps under the city had different plans for her. Take a ride through...

The altered-right government has won the 64th presidential election. Meanwhile, universities have gone on strike, vaccinations against the looming bio-plague are rolling out, and a trade embargo with the East has forced Europe and North America to unite under USENA. In an era almost...

From out of left field, beyond the Pale, farther than stars, nearer than you think. G. O. Clark, telling stories in Bradburyesque fashion, takes you to the odd sides of life, where what you think is real might be an illusion, and what you...

The Wanderer's Notebook reveals tales of wonders, nightmares, and the bizarre all taking place in a vast interconnected multiverse. See the world of humans through inhuman eyes. Make trusted, but unusual friends. Explore lands divided by timeless mists. Journey to the farthest reaches of...

Through speculative fiction, five interlocking novelettes explore the possible realities of our climate future. What is the future of our climate? Given that our summers now regularly feature Arctic heat waves and wildfire blood skies, polar vortex winters that reach all the way down...

"How'd you like to be the enslaved consort of an alien princess?""Why? You'll describe her as a lizard creature or something."Tom, a failed science fiction writer, explores his own life and his relationship with his older brother Pete, in three dimensions. In Of Course...

Twenty years ago, five master criminals known as the Demon Princes raided Mount Pleasant to enslave thousands of inhabitants in the lawless Beyond. Now Morwen Sabine, a daughter of captives, has escaped her cruel master and returns to Mount Pleasant to recover the hidden...

In an alternate Britain, an immersive theatre like no other unravels a mystery from beyond the grave. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror. In a Britain akin to this one, Vincent Rice falls off a ladder, literally at Petra Orff's feet. They introduce themselves,...

Return to the startlingly original dystopian world of The Record Keeper in this stunning sequel. For readers of Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nnedi Okorafor and Tade Thompson comes this Afrofuturist tour de force. General Arika Cobane, beloved leader of the worker rebellion, makes...

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 in the UK. It is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race.Author: H. G. WellsISBN-10: 938610122XISBN-13:...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist With a voice as distinctive and original as that of The...

The Star Trek: The Next Generation(R) Technical Manual, written by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to Star Trek: The Next Generation, provides a comprehensive schematization of a Galaxy-class starship. From the bridge to the shuttlebays, from the transporter room to crews'...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE - The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood's classic, The Handmaid's Tale. More than fifteen years after...

In this fast-paced science fiction romance by Kellie Thomas-Walker, twenty-six year old gallery curator Joryn lives a peaceful existence after losing her mother and ending an abusive marriage. One night four strangers knock at her door. They reveal that she is actually a time-traveler,...

Amity Thorne is not like other nineteen year olds-she's trying to survive in war-torn Western America where fear and loss are no strangers. In a time where normal is gone, she closes herself off from the rest of the world, keeping her head down,...

The Mermaids Singing is a chilling and taut psychological mystery from Val McDermid, the basis for the ITV series Wire in the Blood, starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris. This was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far...

Ray Bradbury's moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author's most deeply personal work, a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding...

Every year, Yorktown, Virginia, relives its role in the Revolutionary War by celebrating the anniversary of the British surrender in 1781. This year, plans include a re-enactment of the original battle and a colonial craft fair. Meg Langslow has returned to her home town...

These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "pornograms," and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." "Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googleplex of variations on his...

Revere, Mississippi, with its population of "20,000 and sinking," is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s. Blacks live on one side of town and whites on the other. The two rarely mix. Or so everyone believes. But the truth is brought to...

The new supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Peter ClinesYou can still owe the dead.Hector was the best of the best. A government operative who could bring armies to a halt and nations to their knees. But when his own country betrayed...

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Flying Saucers Are Real is a catalogue of the Jack Womack UFO library and a history of one of the 20th century's most pervasive subcultures. The collection presents an unknown wealth of images taken from mid-century flying saucer books and extensive text by the...