Fiction - Science Fiction - General

Mirans are desperate to escape their volatile home-world and bring a gigantic fleet to conquer Earth. Gresth Gkae leads the attack force in which each of their hundreds of ships is larger than Terrestrial spaceports. Nothing stands in the way of the invincible Miran...

Originally published in 1976 as Ace Science Fiction Special number 1, second series, From the Legend of Biel has become a cult classic with 5 star reviews on Amazon.com as recently as 2004.Author: Mary-John StatonISBN-10: 1604020911ISBN-13: 9781604020915Publisher: Imaginal Fiction PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2007Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight:...

In the book, Huxley satirises the fads and fashions of the time. The Crome of this novel's title is an English Country House in which most of the action occurs.Aldous Huxley's first novel, Crome Yellow, was published in 1921, and, as a comedy of...

Gladys Fleming had her doubts. Enough at any rate to engage Colonel Jefferson Davis Rand--better known just as Jeff--private detective and a pistol-collector himself, to catalogue, appraise, and negotiate the sale of her late husband's collection.There were a number of people who had wanted...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - ON February the First 1887, the Lady Vain was lost by...

THE NIGHT LAND -- William Hope Hodgson's brilliant but ultimately flawed masterpiece -- presents a view of the world billions of years in the future, after the death of the sun. In a dead world, the last vestiges of humanity cling to life in...

If Lions Could Speak is the first collection from Paul Park, acclaimed author of The Starbridge Chronicles, Coelestis, and The Gospel of Corax. Subtle, stylish, at once forthrightly simple and ingeniously complex, the pieces gathered here are compelling and penetrating explorations of cultural difference...

Karl Krabbe and Boris Bouche, partners, explorers, interstellar chancers, don't care much for the law. They don't care much for anything -- except profit. Their staff bondman nuclear engineer, Roncie Northrop, doesn't care much about anything either, except that he's already tried to abscond...

Author: John ChristopherISBN-10: 1587153955ISBN-13: 9781587153952Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.74h x 5.56w x 0.73d

A collection of stories by three-time World Fantasy Award finalist Darrell Schweitzer, as designed and illustrated by WFA winning artist Jason Van Hollander. The works show a wide range, from Arthurian fantasy to modern horror to humorous science fiction--and even include one of Schweitzer's...

Author: Lin CarterISBN-10: 1587153416ISBN-13: 9781587153419Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2001Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.54w x 0.43d

Author: Robert SilverbergISBN-10: 158715241XISBN-13: 9781587152412Publisher: Brownstone BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Author: Robert SilverbergISBN-10: 1587152401ISBN-13: 9781587152405Publisher: Brownstone BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.02w x 0.47d

Author: Stanton Arthur CoblentzISBN-10: 1587151685ISBN-13: 9781587151682Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1966Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.50d

Author: Ray Faraday NelsonISBN-10: 1587151464ISBN-13: 9781587151460Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2000Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.51d

Author: Lloyd Jr. BiggleISBN-10: 1587150549ISBN-13: 9781587150548Publisher: Borgo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1999Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.56h x 5.58w x 0.59d

This new collection of H. Beam Piper's classic short stories includes: "Crossroads of Destiny," "The Return," "He Walked Around the Horses," "The Mercenaries," and "Time and Time Again."Author: H. Beam PiperISBN-10: 1557429529ISBN-13: 9781557429520Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2006Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...

Five of H. Beam Piper's classic science fiction stories are collected here, including "Graveyard of Dreams," "Genesis," "Operation R.S.V.P.," "The Answer," and "Flight from Tomorrow."Author: H. Beam PiperISBN-10: 1557426643ISBN-13: 9781557426642Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2006Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d

The Sea Lady is a fantasy novel written by H. G. Wells that has some of the aspects of a fable. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published as a volume by Methuen. The inspiration for the...

Bertram Wilberforce "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring ctional character in the Jeeves novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. An English gentleman, one of the "idle rich" and a member of the Drones Club, he appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to...

This story is about a boy named Abel and his favorite stuffed animal turtle and best friend, Clark. Grab your favorite stuffed animal toy, and join them as they embark on an adventure together. Don't forget to use your imaginationAuthor: Sofiya BabinovISBN-10: 1543451276ISBN-13: 9781543451276Publisher:...

According to Filipino island folklore, every life has two stages of destiny-hardships endured as a caterpillar that ultimately guides one's flight as a butterfly. Teesa Paruparo's family needed rescuing. Her father Manny's journey began in a cold and rundown orphanage in Carigara at the...

According to Michael Tombs, "To prove murder, you have to prove intent. And you must prove intent not by the laws of today but by the laws of the time." The collapse of the economic, financial, and political structure in the North African and...

Celeste Marchand, unhappy daughter of a clown in a small traveling circus, runs away with the fire eater's son, Billy. They each find temporary destinies on the streets of Massapequa, Long Island, New York. At seventeen, she earns money as an exotic dancer, turning...

It's happened. Their worst fears have come true. A tumbling meteorite named Cupid 23 comes barreling to earth, wiping out the tiny German town of Spangdahlem. Millions of tons of earth are thrown up into the atmosphere and the sky turns a dirty brown....

A Crystal Age is a utopian novel/ Dystopia written by W. H. Hudson, first published in 1887.The book has been called a "significant S-F milestone"and has been noted for its anticipation of the "modern ecological mysticism" that would evolve a century later. William Henry...

We stand poised on the brink of godhood. The knowledge and wisdom that modern scientific research offers can help us to take the next evolutionary step, and transform ourselves into a race of intelligent beings who truly understand themselves and the universe around them......

When all the best of Earth's scientists are forced into exile to a space station to prevent their work from upsetting the status quo, they decide to embark on an even grander adventure to the stars. An epic three-volume saga from a science fiction...

The originality, concentrated power and 'fierce indignation' of his satirical writing have earned Jonathan Swift a reputation as the greatest prose satirist in English literature. Gulliver's Travels is, of course, his world renowned masterpiece in the genre; however, Swift wrote other, shorter works that...

Kira and his sister embark on another Project: to find new and better solutions to the world's problems. Complex systems confound them as they examine the seemingly simple, such as food, water, and energy. State interference leads to the question: does the world even...

It's been ten long years since Mark and Hannah led a small group of loved ones into the bowels of Salt Mountain. A disaster of Biblical proportions was coming. A meteorite which would turn the skies black and plummet the earth into a deep...

Corim Colleran is born into a cold and sterile world. In tiny apartments, meager meals are delivered through chutes in the cupboards. In robot-run schools, sexual development is cultivated with clinical precision. No one can leave their corner of the city. No one can...

A novel by Stendhal a romantic thriller, interwoven with intrigue and adventures, the novel is also an exploration of human nature, psychology, and court politics. The novel is cited as an early example of realism, a stark contrast to the Romantic style popular while...

It was meant to be a great day.Several centuries into the future, the world has finally come together under a single government, the Executive Committee. They provide for the rest of humanity, most of whom live in huge arcologies - enormous tower block cities.The...

Robur the Conqueror Jules Verne Robur the Conqueror (French: Robur-le-Conquerant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, The Master of the World, which was published in...

J Alan Erwine's Tales of Dystopia brings you six bleak futures that hopefully will never be possible. Are the stories dire predictions, or warnings of futures possible? It's the author's sincere hope that none of these stories will be taken as a blueprint for...

A Voyage to ArcturusBy David LindsayA Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, 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. Critic...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic 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: Keith LaumerISBN-10: 1532754418ISBN-13: 9781532754418Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

The 1st Swift Generations novel, this one featuring Tom Swift (the original one). 1930: and the eyes of the scientific world are gazing into space in the hopes of locating the elusive object known as "Planet X". Every observatory and astronomer in the world...

As the crisis in Syria worsened, Nada Al-Yaqoubi was sent to Toronto, to live with her Uncle and family, where she continued her schooling and started an organization so expansive; intended to bring about advancements in the global community. As the years flew by,...

The dimension project was a scientific triumph: a way to explore parallel universes and other worlds. But when the chief anthropologist finds herself stranded in the American Midwest in the 1900's-- perhaps forever--her very survival depends on blending into society. She can pass as...

Begin with 1918 Niagara-on-the-lake: its opulence and extravagance, the actors and the elite, the tennis and golf and lawn bowling, and the promise of a fantastical amusement park lifestyle. The region is thriving. Sir Adam Beck is building the world's largest hydro power station....

This story is about an alien life that lands on earth to get its "education" from humans, choose a gender, and eventually, an ethnicity. Although will the alien survive its earthly visit? Author: Khary K. WilliamsISBN-10: 1524696099ISBN-13: 9781524696092Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2017Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize:...

Author: Mehdi Alem M. ScISBN-10: 1524586129ISBN-13: 9781524586126Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2017Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

September 29, 2005, was a great day for Warden Edgar J. Kassel. He was known as one of the elite federal wardens in the United States Bureau of Prisons. That day was a bitter-sweet challenge as he arrived at the brand-new federal penitentiary in...

Early Monday morning on September 18, back in the day, Aku was extremely angry and upset because of the murder of Uncle Freddie in South Carolina. What prompted his anger was that the killer's hideout was known by young Rudy and his family, who...

Two short stories from the "Crossroads" series that will help keep you entertained late into the night. Discover the bright imagination, suspense, thrilling drama, picturesque visions, and the first look into the true meaning of the "Crossroads" series message.Author: Stephen R. KingISBN-10: 1523654880ISBN-13: 9781523654888Publisher:...

Working name of US playwright and author John Michael Sharkey (1931-1992) for all his sf, which he began publishing with "The Captain of his Soul" for Fantastic in 1959; he produced about fifty stories over the first five years or so of his career,...

A boy finds his own dreams in helping fulfill those of a retired aerospace engineer.A Jim Baen Memorial Award finalist and Tangent Online Recommendation first published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact."Hugo Worthy" - SFRevu"It's not often that I'm moved to tears by a...

Lyrshu maybe Prime Princess of the land, but her mother, the queen, is dead. Her father, the king is a falling-down drunk. Her world has been taken over by the invading Earthmen... all of which convinces her that she is actually the Prime Princess...