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Roger Wool is an amiable young gentleman whose wealthy, high-minded aunt, Dame Isabel Grayce, is Secretary-Treasurer of the Opera League on Earth. Dame Isabel is tantalized by the inscrutable stage performances of the Ninth Company of Rlaru, a band of mysterious extraterrestrials visiting Earth...

Relatives of mankind, the benevolent Lekthwan come to Earth, sharing knowledge and superior technology. Headstrong Roy Barch feels pangs of inferiority-particularly in the intellectual company of golden-skinned Komeitk Lelianr.The brutish Klau follow the Lekthwan to Earth. Taken slave, Roy and Lelianr are transported to...

Wandering the provinces of Thaery, footloose Jubal Droad of Glentlin is carelessly injured during an encounter with the arrogant Ramus Ymph, scion of a powerful ruling family. Jubal begins a quest for personal justice, from a position of disadvantage.Striking his first blow, Jubal narrowly...

Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes...

It was a dark and stormy night. Lord Byron, Mary Godwin (who would soon become Mary Shelley), Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John William Polidori were sheltering inside a Swiss castle reading ghost stories to one another to pass the time. Noting that everyone present...

"Owls to Athens demonstrates Turteltaub's excellent research skills ... an entertaining and intelligent story"-SF Site "Scholar and bestselling author Turteltaub], encapsulates his vision of the ancient world through the eyes of these two engaging merchants."-Historical Novel Society After some long and perilous journeys, Menedemos...

Generations of clones on the moon chronicle the recovery of mother Earth, which has been destroyed and deserted. Eons have passed and a new generation of clones discover that their own base on the moon had been destroyed in the past and then rediscovered...

Meet Dr. Marc Vanel, son of a scientist and a beautiful exotic spy, polymath, engineer, gifted with prodigious strength and intelligence, trained by the Brahmins of India. When Vanel acquires the power of invisibility, he becomes Homo-Deus, invisible but for his emerald green eyes,...

Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between gargoyles, the Mechanics, and the Alchemists. With the old order quickly giving way to the new, Mattie discovers powerful and dangerous secrets -- secrets...

Visit www.PhoenixPick.com for more great titles by Wells, Verne and other classic and new sci-fi authors at GREAT prices. Plus download a free copy of "The Invisible Man" and other books. www.PhoenixPick.comAuthor: H. G. WellsISBN-10: 1604502460ISBN-13: 9781604502466Publisher: Phoenix PickLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2008Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize:...

The world that these stories sprang from was the troubled, bewildering, dangerous, and very exciting world of those weird years when the barriers were down and the future was rushing into the present with the force of a river unleashed. But of course I...

Torrin Ivanov's homecoming wasn't the smooth, triumphant process she'd imagined. She almost killed her girlfriend Jak Stowell in their escape and now that they're planetside, the intrigue of her business occupies all of her time. Jak believed all of the lies that Torrin told...

"The sky begins to shimmer with the silver of brilliant star clusters, the eerie radiance of red and blue fluorescence. One huge moon, glowing gold, is soon joined by two others, much smaller, which slowly rise above the horizon, each jagged in shape as...

Ninety minutes, twice a day. Five days a week. And they hate each other. Car pool heaven turns into car pool hell when Anthea Rossignole realizes her lover is having an affair with the other woman sharing their daily commute. Anthea's corporate career as...

"A cautionary tale with a disturbing resemblance to past history and future possibilities" (Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate), "Alongside Night" portrays the last two weeks of the world's greatest superpower and ends on a triumphant note of hope.Author: J. Neil SchulmanISBN-10: 1584451203ISBN-13: 9781584451204Publisher: Pulpless.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete...

John Tremont, a middle-aged man with a family, is summoned to his mother's bedside after she has suffered a heart attack. When he arrives, he finds her shaken but surviving; it is his father, left alone, who is unable to cope, who begins to...

Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Merge and Disciple are but two of six fragments in the Crosstown to Oblivion short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life's cosmic questions. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, these tales take us...

Rockstar Ending is the first book in a terrifyingly plausible dystopian series steeped in the social and political issues that will dominate the coming decade. It includes a short introduction from George Orwell's son, Richard Blair, who describes N. A. Rossi's work as 'highly...

Prepare for a full dive The crimes of the Acceleration Research Society are numerous and unforgivable. The White Legion, Oscillatory Universe-suspected to be connected to the Society-will answer for their atrocities. After intense negotiation, Nega Nebulus and Prominence take the final plunge and become...

It was a certain summer day when they met. It was a day that would go on for a long time...forever. As their enemies stood in their path, members of the Mekukashi-dan fell one after another. After temporarily stalling their opponents, Azami came up...

Plunging into the Canadian wilderness to escape an overpowering grief, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, divests himself of the veneer of civilization and again becomes the undisputed Lord of the Jungle, Tarzan of the Apes. But the North Woods is not the Dark Continent, and...

Separated from his wife, Kabol must join a conscripted corps to retake occupied London whilst reliving the horrors of war through the eyes of a pawn. Facing unspeakable odds against the Avon, religious creatures with powerful weapons capable of cutting men in half, he...

Before the UpsideDown, there was MirrorWorld... There is a world separated from our own by a thin veil. It is the place where nightmares are born, where fear blossoms into dread, and where monsters of myth and legend reside. Alone in the dark, you...

Charles Beaumont's untimely death in 1967 at age 38 cut short the brief but brilliant career of a writer now regarded as a master of modern weird fiction. The author of three extraordinary collections of short stories, the acclaimed novel The Intruder, and scripts...

Leonie Hastur has a high degree of laran, the telepathic power of the Comyn caste, and wants to be Keeper of Arilinn Tower, which will give her as much power as her twin brother Lorill, Heir to Hastur. But she has a premonition that...

"From the malignant forces of racism and sexism to corruption and cloning, Boof catwalks her way through a shrewdly satirical, erotic, and suspenseful novel of defiance." --Booklist "Boof spins surrealism, sci-fi, racial politics, feminism, religious debate, postcolonial theory, and more into a thought-provoking, suspenseful...

New Hampshire Literary Award WinnerNPR Books Summer Reading Selection "My favorite collection of short stories in recent memory." --NANCY PEARL, NPR Morning Edition "Profound . . . with more to say on the human condition than most full books. . . . A remarkable...

In this collection of 23 short stories, one of the original masters of early-twentieth-century science fiction and fantasy is introduced to a new generation of readers. Fanciful tales of strange adventure in imaginary exotic locales and depictions of otherworldly grim creepiness abound.Author: Lord DunsanyISBN-10:...

It's been 10 years since the world officially ended. In the last city on Earth, Jon Salt is addicted to Sadness, a drug that invokes its name, and obsessed with his lover, Michelle; both of which threaten to drive him insane. Strange creatures and...

The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2371), in his own words. From his birth on the U.S.S. Kelvin, his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet,...

Angie Redlantern is the first to spot the boats--five abreast with men in metal masks and spears standing proud, ready for the fight to come. As the people of New Earth declare war on the people of Mainground, a dangerous era has dawned for...

What if your home wanted you dead?Tech-loving teen Christine makes fast friends with her home's AI, Alyx. But when a real-world romance threatens their bond, Alyx turns from friend to foe.Author: Brent a. HarrisISBN-10: 173627600XISBN-13: 9781736276006Publisher: Inklings PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2021Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h...

The best short stories of SFWA Grandmaster Damon Knight, who was best known for his short stories, filled with sardonic wit and unusual adventure-so this is a collection of the best of the best of the best. 'Nuff said. Read & enjoy Author: Damon...

Path to Justice exposes the harsh realities and sacrifices necessary to build a case against a ruthless drug cartel, the Baja Norte Familia. Insights andstrategies for conducting a complex international investigation and for trying a drug distribution, money laundering, and murder conspiracy case in...

It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates...

Here is a story of innocence, admiration, compassion, and true friendship. Aliens from a distant solar system have taken an unprecedented journey to our world, Earth on a mission of discovery and unacquainted challenges. Two alien beings specifically chosen for this mission each possess...

Imagine the future. Not the flossy-glossy one that feels like riding a Tesla driven by a coked out Ayn Rand. No. Imagine instead... a future somewhere between a white cishet libertarian's wet dream with sexbots and a nightmare Greta Thunberg had during a nap...

"Rare Storytelling...demands to be read at one sitting." - Chicago Sun-Times "Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle." -Tom Clancy "Exciting, swift and suspenseful." - Theodore Sturgeon In a dystopian future, where pollution and violenAuthor: Larry Niven, Jerry PournelleISBN-10: 1649730519ISBN-13: 9781649730510Publisher: Phoenix PickLanguage:...

After an esteemed mechatronics professor is mysteriously murdered in his own laboratory, the Istanbul police sets out to find out who -- or what -- could have inflicted such gruesome damage on a human being. But Azar, the professor's daughter, seeks answers of her...

Club Ded is an exhilarating psychedelic-noir, the second novel from Nikhil Singh, author of Taty Went West, which was shortlisted for Best African Novel at the inaugural Nommo Awards.Club Ded is shortlisted for Best Novel and Best Artwork at the BSFA Awards. Shortlisted for...

Club Ded is an exhilarating psychedelic-noir, the second novel from Nikhil Singh, author of Taty Went West, which was shortlisted for Best African Novel at the inaugural Nommo Awards.Club Ded is shortlisted for Best Novel and Best Artwork at the BSFA Awards. Shortlisted for...

In this new collection, Ben Bova has compiled fourteen of his favorite short stories. Each story includes an all-new introduction with compelling insight into the narrative.Exploring the boundaries of the genre, Bova not only writes of spaceships, aliens, and time travel in most of...

An invisible force is beating citizens in Eneres. No one knows why. Chief Wen of Harmony Services blames the Lumenians. President Bartle directs his advisor, Raekon, to hire the legacy Earth rescue five to investigate. Nolan takes the lead to solve the case. With...

Although fifteen-year-old Grummpess Mummpiss has been living with facial disfigurements all his life, he has no idea that he is about to transform into a monster capable of much more than he ever imagined. When the dots on the keloids on his face begin...

A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay was first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence.Author: David LindsayISBN-10: 1782012532ISBN-13: 9781782012535Publisher: EvertypeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2020Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize:...

Really, how can human beings ever hope for transcendence while still attached to physical bodies, unsightly paraphernalia hindered by illnesses, old age, economic requirements and the rest. How much better if the best of us, you and me, were transposed into everlasting equipment able...

Charlie and Dmitry are as different as can be. But when they meet in the mental hospital, it is their differences that make them fall in love. What role does the mysterious Eternal Boxer play in their fateful connection? LOVE PEOPLE is a brilliant...

This initiative by Bards and Sages Publishing seeks to highlight the best stories being produced both by independent authors and our fellow small press publishers. We hope to bring readers an annual celebration of the amazing work being produced in the indie publishing community....

A transformative science fiction and horror novella about acceptance, reflection, and revenge. Jeff Pritchet isn't much different from other teenage boys, with one exception. His monstrous, spider-like appearance and loner persona make him a target for bullying, when all he wants is a friend...