Fiction - Science Fiction - General

For twenty years, Terry Bisson published a regular "This Month in History" column in the science fiction magazine Locus. Tomorrowing collects these two decades of memorable events---four per month---each set in a totally different imaginary yet possible, inevitable yet avoidable future. From the first...

Planet of Sand, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...

The stories in this collection retrace my personal history of literary fascinations and unexpressed emotions, which arose from them over decades, while in me grew the suggestions inspired by the stories of Lovecraft, Poe, Borges, Calvino, Kafka, Musil and various other authors of the...

Written for the crowd at Missoula's Missoula Manor senior home, "The Harrowing Experience" honors walking sticks. These particular honored walking sticks are also called canes. Each cane is topped by a pool table ball and each essay bears a number connected to a cane....

A collection of early science fiction stories written by women before and during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Get your copy now!Author: L. Taylor Hansen, Leigh Brackett, Mari WolfISBN-13: 9798355241278Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2022Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d

Paperback edition of Charles Dicken's Martian Notes (1842) - its a travelogue, an alt-history, an sf novel, a satire, a mash-up, a prequel to The War Of The Worlds, and contains - monsters, vampires, criminals, spies, clockwork automata, and Charles Dickens.Author: Simon Bucher-JonesISBN-10: 132663271XISBN-13:...

A Modern Utopia is a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells.Because of the complexity and sophistication of its narrative structure, A Modern Utopia has been called "not so much a modern as a postmodern utopia.The novel is best known for its notion that a...

Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically the events recounted in it occur within Chapter...

Each major advance in the technology of communication or transportation has brought profound transformations and dislocations to human society. Three of science fiction's greatest authors-Larry Niven, Jack Vance, John Brunner-explore what would happen if teleportation were invented.Suppose it were possible, technologically and economically, to...

The Blue Blaze book series set in 2300s in a dystopian NYC after the fall of The United States. Blue Blaze is a private detective and former NYC police officer. He's also a robot. A series of pulp 1950's style hardboiled crime set 300...

WHAT IF YOU WERE MEANT FOR MORE THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE? As the nation of Riyen tries to recover from a shocking revelation, Anissa finds herself completely isolated from her friends. Struggling with bitterness, guilt, and grief, her passion for justice threatens to turn...

Jack McCormac delivers his signature wit in a new Sketching Detective mystery. This time, Jack McKay and his wife Fiona are headed to Edisto Island, South Carolina. As always, mystery and murder follow them to the delightful beach community. Jack has the strong opinion...

One day the blue lights just appeared. In the sky, in our homes, all around. Nobody knew where they had come from, or what their purpose was. Kate, an energetic young reporter, is planning an in-depth investigation into the strange lights when suddenly the...

The members of the tribe showed great interest in me, especially in my clothing, the like of which, of course, they never had seen. They pulled and hauled upon me, and some of them struck me; but for the most part they were not...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: W. W. JacobsISBN-10: 1499320647ISBN-13: 9781499320640Publisher: Createspace...

A girl's life is changed by a chance encounter with a boy from another planet. Upon meeting, they feel an immediate attraction, leading them to kiss. That catapults the girl into the boy's world. A foreign planet that is geographically similar to her own...

David Werden wants nothing more than to lead a quiet, ordinary life. But his world is turned upside down when an unknown event changes the face of the planet. Realizing he cannot live alone in the ruins of the old world, and compelled by...

Nuff Said's anthology release of speculative fiction, comprised of new writers and contest winners like Rachel Cohen's "Special". Nuff Said is an indie press founded in Atlanta, Georgia and now based in Tampa, Florida (local writers preferred, but not required). We're a small press,...

Caution If you read Extra-Dimensional Visitation you could be transported into the feasible realm of dimensional interaction with other beings, basically the same as us, with some interesting but different evolutionary and technical progress. Well some of our most educated scientist profess that there...

Come join the wizards on their journey and adventures as they seek the enlightened.Author: J. Wesley BuckISBN-10: 1312485833ISBN-13: 9781312485839Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2014Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: Brian D. McCoyISBN-10: 0759657173ISBN-13: 9780759657175Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2002Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d

In the fourth novel of Maya Rodale's tantalizing series, a newly minted duke spends one night with his perfect woman...but can he win her for a lifetimeSome Mistakes...When American-born James Cavendish arrives in London tomorrow, he'll become the Duke of Durham. Some might be...

Years after her schizophrenic mother's suicide, Detroit-based musician Jing Elwood wakes on the asteroid Psyche, where spirit animals feed off "visions" received from Earth. With the help of several such animals, Jing searches for an escape from the harrowing ordeals of the planetoid, all...

From the author of Once More We Saw Stars, an electrifying debut novel about AI that calls to mind Never Let Me Go and The Candy House's tantalizing vision of the future. Four interconnected souls grapple with an inexplicable tragedy. Anna is shattered by...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit The Measure--a runaway bestseller and a Read with Jenna TODAY Show pick--comes a stunning speculative story of healing, self-discovery, forgiveness, and found friendship that will appeal to readers of Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.Welcome to...

Author: William MorrisISBN-10: 1397665971ISBN-13: 9781397665973Publisher: Left of Brain BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2024Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d

Author: Chris LambertISBN-13: 9798350739886Publisher: Bystander Group LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2024Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d

Doctor Who: The Toymaker's Winter Wonderland invites readers into a world where holiday cheer meets chilling mystery. It's Christmas in 1965 London, and as festive decorations light up the city, something strange begins to unfold. Snow falls in perfectly geometric patterns, children vanish without...

Jones offers a combat-filled space opera that should pass muster with fans of military sci-fi ? la the original Lorne Greene Battle Star Galactica rather than the new one. Several centuries in the future, a united, space-faring humanity, now known as the Guardians, confronts...

The riveting account of the Roswell incident, as imagined from the alien's point-of-view.Author: George CarvalhoISBN-13: 9798322437680Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2024Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d

I should have died. But I still seem to be hanging on. It could be vain self-preservation, believing my literary work of philosophical insight is important, or it's simply cowardice. In the meantime, I must continuously endure the mundane of human existence. Problem is,...

Set in a world where communication is conducted solely through intricate sign language, a teenager born without the ability to sign discovers a forgotten ancient language. Unveiling its secrets, they become a bridge between two societies with distinct forms of expression.Author: Alexis JonesISBN-13: 9798224162604Publisher:...

The Sargasso of Space, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...

The Visitation was written over 40 years ago. I just visited my brother's home and went Trick or Treating with my young nieces and nephew. On my way home to Milwaukee, WI on the Greyhound Bus, I wrote this story. I wrote it through...

This monograph contributes to the scientific misconduct debate from an oblique perspective, by analysing seven novels devoted to this issue, namely: Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis (1925), The affair by C.P. Snow (1960), Cantor's Dilemma by Carl Djerassi (1989), Perlmann's Silence by Pascal Mercier (1995),...

"Beware the time the golden mist seeks you; For one of you shall taste of death and you shall not return." This was the warning of the Great Hobber to the Children of Earth many years ago.The warning came with David and Tanya's first...

Everyone in Christina's circle of friends and relatives are surprised when she, a native Texan, marries David, a native Michigander. After he dies in a car accident, she and her three children move back to her hometown in Texas. They are faced with many...

An eventful and immersive interdimensional romp.-Kirkus Reviews A troubled home, a family secret, and a technological breakthrough turn a teen's world Slideways.Fifteen-year-old Ben believes his life is forever shattered after his brother's accident. His parents won't talk about it and he feels isolated and...

It happened without warning. Millions were torn from their peaceful sleep as the Song of Morning cut off in mid-sentence.The voice of Logos, the Talking Sword, was forever silenced as the Curse came upon the Lands of the Adoni. The Sword would still sing,...

Every world has a forerunner ... Not just a "voice crying in the wilderness." But one who serves as a picture of what is to come. Such was Pentra for the Lands of the Adoni. Pentra dreamed of the Knights of Es-Soh-En. He knew...

It had been spoken of in whispers for centuries. It was the hope of the Lands of the Adoni. The very mention of it caused hearts to pound faster and eyes to fill with tears. David James and Tanya, Knights of Es-soh-en, were drawn...

Combining dazzling speculation with a profoundly humanist vision, Kim Stanley Robinson is known as not only the most literary but also the most progressive (read "radical") of today's top rank SF authors. His bestselling Mars Trilogy tells the epic story of the future colonization...

Jennifer Moreland decided to attend her high school reunion in the hopes of freeing herself once and for all from the devastating power of past heartbreak. But when she comes face to face with her first lover, she is overcome by a rush of...

In this world every human desire or need is provided for by machine. The world seems to be a vast utopia, free from war and want. But there remains a price. All animals have vanished and all creative activity has ceased. One journalist is...

This book did not evolve from the Dawkins/McGrath debate, but that is where it ended comfortably. In 1978, when I was sixteen years old, I was asked in a public event to talk for continuous twenty minutes over a subject chosen randomly. The chosen...

Author: Uma StylesISBN-10: 1425784925ISBN-13: 9781425784928Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2009Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

With like many great works of art, 'Frankenstein' was initially misunderstood. The first reviews were decidedly mixed. An anonymous review in The Literary Panorama and National Register published June 1 1818 dismissed Shelley's work as 'a feeble imitation of one that was very popular...

In the future, the sentence executed against a man for a crime he didn't commit has serious ramifications for the entire human race. Weapons of mutually assured destruction are about to resurface in a budding conflict between the New and Old worlds, and if...

Author: Jack WomackISBN-10: 0802134947ISBN-13: 9780802134943Publisher: Grove PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/1997Pages: 259Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.34h x 5.56w x 0.73dReview Citation(s): New York Times 02/09/1997 pg. 32

Prof. Rajavur and his 'First Contact Team' had been patiently waiting years for aliens to land on Earth. Leader Idow and the crew of the starship, All That Glitters, were just looking for an unknown planet where they could land and have a little...