Science Fiction

A book of stories about those 'hard' choices that society forces itself to make, which tend to destroy its humanity. The stories are science-fantasy and political fiction from the epic series of novels, The Lodging for the Rose, by Rolf A. F. Witzsche. The choices that people find 'hard' are often forced upon them as they stand idly by and watch with their eyes closed as if this will cause the pain to cease. Rarely do we stand tall for the cause of universal love, the timeless principle in which... more info>>

In the very near future some of the diseases we live with today have raged out of control, and the government decides to quarantine all those infected with them to an obscure island. One such carrier is Sharon, a smart but cynical lady who is shipped off along with a group of other diagnosed "incurables." It isn't long however before she discovers what the island truly is: a refuge filled with desperate and despairing people. Sharon struggles to keep her humanity in this savage new environment. ... more info>>

"Master Mind" and "Fighting Man"--Two Complete Burroughs Mars Books In One! Here are two full-length, unabridged quintessential Barsoom novels in one eBook--for one low price! When soldier and soldier of fortune Ulysses S. Paxton wishes on a star--it is Mars, emblem of the God of War. Soon events take him there, to an almost unknown part of Barsoom, captured by the planet's greatest and maddest scientist, he is forced to assist in grisly brain transplants, until the brain of the beautiful slave ... more info>>

Hugo Nominee Story First Time Ever in a Book! Robert Silverberg calls Phillips "A master!" Find out why in Rat in the Skull & Other Off-Trail Science Fiction. Here is Hugo Award nominee science fiction author Rog Phillips' first-ever collection featuring his award nominee short novel, and five other outre novelettes. Analog/Astounding hails Phillips' SF as "Fast-moving--entertainment!" Rog Phillipss Rat in the Skull is a giant-helping of classic Golden Age science fiction. Included is Phillips' ... more info>>

Nebula Nominee's "Fantasy Masterpiece"! Nebula nominee Ross Rocklynne's awe inspiring cosmic masterpiece, People of the Darkness is a science fiction classic of "vast, nebula-like beings and follows their life courses through billions from galaxy to galaxy." (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction) Rocklynne was nominated for the Nebula in 1972 for his novelette, "Ching Witch!," and People of the Darkness showcases his talents at their best. SF historian/critic Sam Moskowitz lauds Rocklynne as "a s... more info>>

Available at last--the most celebrated stories by science fiction Hall of Fame writer, Stanley Weinbaum. "One of the novas of the SF cosmos blazing up spectacularly with sprightly, well-written stories about believable alien creatures."--James Gunn. Read Stanley G. Weinbaum's A Martian Odyssey & Other Classic Science Fiction Stories and discover why when the Science Fiction Writers of America voted for the best science fiction short stories of all time, his "A Martian Odyssey" came in second. Th... more info>>

The Original "Buck Rogers" SF Classic! Thrill to the adventures of Anthony "Buck" Rodgers is one of the most celebrated characters in the history of science fiction. Famed in comic strips, television, in movies, and even radio, this an unabridged reprinting of the first novel to introduce Buck Rogers to the reading public. In Armageddon 2419 A.D., Buck, a victim of accidental suspended animation, awakens five hundred years later to discover America groaning under the tyranny of the villainous Ha... more info>>

The Terran/Martian Wars are over. Earth has been devastated by sixteen years of asteroid bombardment. Civilization on Mars is gone. Civilization on Earth is teetering on the brink. Three hundred and eighty-five million dead. Billions more emigrated to other planets. Into this quickly degenerating situation steps a savior; NATech. Within five years they repair the ice caps and replenish the ozone layers. The Gulf Stream, destroyed by molten asteroids that plunged into the oceans is being restored... more info>>

"One of the Truly Great Classics of Science Fiction !"--Amazing Stories. The "Darkness and Dawn" Trilogy is pioneering science fiction writer George Allan England's masterwork. The Last New Yorkers, the first novel begins when a secretary, Beatrice Kendrick, and her boss, a young engineer named Allan Stern, awaken on an upper floor of a ruined Manhattan skyscraper, thousands of years in the future when civilization has been destroyed. The pair has been in a state of suspended animation for fifte... more info>>

Sci-Fi Larry Niven Hails as "Dark" And "Funny!" Mars, the church, media and world crisis come together in a heady mix that will remind some readers of James Morrow and others of Frederik Pohl. Not since Dr. Strangelove has there been such a wildly cynical science fictional look at the world we live in! From an April Fool joke gone wrong, to an imitation alien bilking the rich, The Cosmic Wheel turns through a near future filled with sex, blasphemy, and a satiric look at life in the mid-21st Cent... more info>>

For twenty years Earth has been exploring the stars using faster-than-light stardrives whereby a manmade black hole pulls the ship through space. Dangerous to themselves and everything in the vicinity, the twenty-four starships, led by the flagship Horizon, have opened up new worlds to colonize. Now mankind stands on the brink of a momentous breakthrough: Hyperidor drives; faster-than-light travel that is inexpensive, risk free, and available to all. All that stands in the way of vast exploratio... more info>>

A book of stories about living and uplifting civilization. The stories are science-fantasy. They are focused on individual self-discovery and on the discovery of our human potential for a greatness that is rooted in our humanity as human beings. The foundation of the stories is a new type of science. As this science unfolds, the view of our world becomes brighter against the background of a greater honesty with ourselves. All stories in this book are a selection from the epic series of novels, T... more info>>

Romance and Thrilling Space Opera! She was Lianna, ruler of the Kingdom of Fomalhaut. He was Zarth Arn, prince of the Mid-Galactic Empire, scion of the ruling house of Star Kings. Only these two stood between peace and a war of galactic conquest. And one of them was an impostor. The Star Kings is the supreme work by the master of romantic space opera, Edmond Hamilton. John Gordon, a war vet restless in the humdrum of an office job, is offered a chance for adventure when he is contacted via dream... more info>>

John Carter's daughter and son--two full length books in one! Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars--complete and unabridged. Though, Thuvia, the woman he loves has pledged herself to another, Carthoris, son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, mounts his sky sled and is off to the rescue when she is kidnapped by a jealous rival. When he finds her, in Barsoom's unknown wilds, he is forced to fight phantom bowmen, green men, white apes, and a decadent king to save Thuvia from a fate worse tha... more info>>

A Golden Age science fiction masterpiece from a Hugo Award nominee writer! Rog Phillips' The Involuntary Immortals, the story of a woman who finds herself outliving her lovers--and the incredible peril she faces when she sets out to discover the source of her involuntary immortality. Helen Ranston was one of The Involuntary Immortals. In Hugo Award nominee Rog Phillips' classic science fiction novel, Helen Ranston discovers her own daughter, Agnes, thinks she is a witch or vampire--for Agnes is ... more info>>

After a tragic accident in a Seattle truck stop, the enigmatic antagonist Michael journeys home to his reclusive family in their mansion atop Mt. Foraker, in Alaska. There, upon the snowy peak of Champion Mountain, Michael will confront the dark secrets of his past, his family, and his origins?secrets which he has desperately avoided for nearly two decades. Champion Mountain is an apocalyptic tale of family, politics, responsibility, bitter resolve, and dysfunction.

A Princess of Mars, Gods of Mars, Warlord of Mars in one eBook! Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic trilogy of Martian adventure. All three novels, complete and unabridged for one low price! When John Carter is unexpectedly transported to the red planet, Mars, he finds himself prisoner of the cruel Green Men of Thark. Carter soon earns their respect for his bravery and skill with the sword, and wins a friend in Tars Tarkas of the Tharks. As he struggles to gain his freedom--and the love of Dejah Thori... more info>>

The War ended twenty years ago, and the time since has been one of reconciliation and reconstruction. And expansion: humanity is pushing into Space again. The sparsely settled Frontier, and beyond it, the lawless Out, are growing in volume, wealth and stellar systems. The dream of universal peace seems to have arrived at last: though criminals and pirates still gnaw at civilization's edges as they always have and always will, vast armies no longer mobilize to do battle in planet-crushing conflag... more info>>

Sunsinger's crew joins the Rangers on a mission of mercy where time is the enemy--along with a plague created by the alien Mashrami. Bain and Lin help to deliver medicine to hopefully prevent and cure the plague. When they come to a planet where the colonists are uncooperative, they start to unearth secrets better left buried.

This unique collection, available exclusively as an eBook, showcases nine "lost" masterworks of science fiction from classic "best of" anthologies that have been out of print and unobtainable for nearly fifty years. The anthologies include The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels 1956, The Best of If, The Best of Fantastic Universe, The Best Science Fiction, The Best of Galaxy, The Best of Planet Stories, and The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Featured stories are Nebula Award nominee Ross Roc... more info>>

The reluctant heir to the half throne of Winterhold leaves the plots that threaten his life and flees North with the woman he loves. Upon returning to his home in the Waste, he discovers to his horror that the murderous schemes have followed him and wiped out his clan, leaving only his adoptive brother alive. His brother captures the female captain of the troop of warriors sent to destroy the heir and the four of them flee into the mountains of the Northern Range. Wandering through the dark maze... more info>>

Two novellas and five short stories. In "Mind Swap" a professor imprisoned in a self-contained satellite for refusal to teach false history welcomes an alien who brings a gift. Tomashi Jones is able to transport his mind to earth to direct the overthrow of the evil emperor controlling his planet. The "Death by Stages" world has been nearly destroyed by a nuclear holocaust and genetic experiments gone awry. Actors choose their names from historical performers they admire and are compelled to inge... more info>>

Retired film star Flora Fielding was diagnosed with cancer. Her solution: she had herself put into suspended animation, and invested her fortune in cancer research. She expected to return to life in five to ten years--but is awakened into an utterly different world, 1433 years later. She gradually learns the facts about the new society: there are only one million people on the planet. This gives material wealth to everyone. However, the right to reproduce is a valuable commodity. Men compete for... more info>>

Tyr Yllen could not be educated--at least, not by the ultramodern techniques Earth teachers used. But when Horace Mann, Earth educator, arrived at the Terran base on the conquered planet of the Mnemosyneans, Tyr allowed himself to feel hope. He could not begin to imagine where Mann would lead him...

A science fiction novel from Planet Earth in the modern age. All the elements are present in our world and in our time for a science fantasy with the superlatives that we so often assign only to different worlds.--The story in this book unfolds in China where these parameters apply. They also apply to the science itself that is threaded through this novel. The science has matured. This novel is the final work of the eight-part science fiction epic, The Lodging for the Rose. The series began seve... more info>>