Science Fiction

Many men have dreamed of world peace, but none have been able to achieve it. If one man did have that power, could mankind afford to pay the price?

Their Interstellar Scam Turned Deadly When Aliens Surprised Them! Ras Hume had set out with his civ clients on a big-game safari on Jumala. This was to be a hunting party, but what they were really sent to find was known only to Hume. For somewhere in that other-world jungle Vye Lansor, a man, reconditioned with another man's brain pattern, was planted. It was an interstellar scam whose goal was a planetary fortune. Whoever located this supposed lone survivor of a spaceship crash would receive a... more info>>

Alan E. Nourse (1928-1992) was an American science fiction author and physician, noted especially for his SF works (such as Star Surgeon) combining both his interests. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1964 novel, "Farnham's Freehold" to Nourse. His biggest claim to fame may be his novel, "The Bladerunner," which lent its name to the "Blade Runner" movie (no elements from the book were used in the film, which is based on Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep."

Lt. Jac Flyte is all prepared to embark for Alpha Centauri when Cheryl, his former fiancé calls. Dr. Cheryl Bellini is a cosmologist and she asks him...if before he goes away forever...would he want to see what Edmund Leahy has done... Cheryl's colleague, Dr. Leahy, has cracked the code in an otherworldly artifact called the Moses Probe. The secret is far more than mere transit to Alpha C at the speed of light--It is instantaneous transit to any planet in the known Universe. For these efforts, J... more info>>

Genetic engineering. Corrupt corporations. Survivalists. A bankrupt government. Anonymous hackers and a computer-generated genome. All are pieces of the same fatal puzzle that can only be solved by the crew of the first manned mission to Mars. Hunted across America in a cat-and-mouse pursuit by faceless assassins, time is running out for the crew, who must solve the puzzle if the Earth is to be saved.

There's some reaction these days that holds scientists responsible for war. Take it one step further: What happens if "book-learnin'" is held responsible..." A startling science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper (author of the classic LITTLE FUZZY) and John J. McGuire!

Only This Uncrowned King Could Stop The Ultimate Weapon! "Poetic, moody, polished, genuinely sensitive!" says sf writer and critic James Gunn about the work of the grandmaster of space opera, Edmond Hamilton, who penned this haunting, lost classic of a man who found the stars too big a fit. When Neil Banning tries to visit his hometown, he discovers he needs a spaceship to get there. "It can't be true! It must be some kind of hoax!"' These are the words that go spinning through Neil Banning's mi... more info>>

The Sapiens needed to flee Venus' dwindling atmosphere. Their form of government was known as the Parliamentary Council. The Council created the Enforcement with one goal in mind. Take over, control the Earth, and colonize it for the Sapien population. With the Sapien's continued expansion, we open our story. Captain Troupe was always a mystery to his son, Jonas. The young man was lucky if he spent more than a year with his father in total. The night of his father's return would be the last time... more info>>

In November 1809, an Englishman named Benjamin Bathurst vanished, inexplicably and utterly. He was en route to Hamburg from Vienna, where he had been serving as his government's envoy to the court of what Napoleon had left of the Austrian Empire. At an inn in Perleburg. in Prussia, while examining a change of horses for his coach, he casually stepped out of sight of his secretary and his valet. He was not seen to leave the inn yard. He was not seen again, ever. At least, not in this continuum ..... more info>>

The trio of scientists had been ordered to survey the planet's flora, fauna and mineral resources, and from the very beginning of their mission everything they observed led to one startling conclusion--the mysterious world was virtually identical with the Earth of the Paleocene period, 70,000,000 years ago at the very dawn of the age of mammals! Their names were Cal, Veg, and Aquilon, the most resourceful--and rebellious--of Earth's explorers, and with them came four alien companions, the mantas... more info>>

Impact is a collection of stories by Eugen M. Bacon that is "...a compelling work of fiction. Eugen Bacon's writing is intense, utterly convincing and, before you know it, tosses you to a sharp finish."

An agent of Terran Intelligence on the planet Wolf is being transferred to Vainwal when he's dragged off the starship and sent out on a mission which proves to be a series of complicated traps, set by multiple enemies--some of whom have mistaken him for someone else entirely. Note: This is Marion Zimmer Bradley's first published novel, a precursor to the Darkover series. Introduction by Elisabeth Waters.

Eighteen space explorers had died or disappeared on Nacre, a planet dominated by mushrooms, spore-clouds, a dim sub, and strange one-eyed creatures called mantas. To this forbidden planet came three more scientists to explore, discover and record. They barely understood what their mission was, and the significance of the mantas they were able to bring back with them to Earth. Subble, a government investigator, was sent to interview them--to learn how they succeeded where many others before them ... more info>>

The finest science fiction stories of the year, selected by Rich Horton. Included in the 2006 edition are: "Triceratops Summer," by Michael Swanwick; "Bank Run," by Tom Purdom; "A Coffee Cup/Alien Invasion Story," by Douglas Lain; "The Edge of Nowhere," by James Patrick Kelly; "Heartwired," by Joe Haldeman ; "The Fate of Mice," by Susan Palwick; "The King of Where-I-Go," by Howard Waldrop; "The Policeman's Daughter," by Wil McCarthy; "Bliss," by Leah Bobet; "Finished," by Robert Reed; "The Inn a... more info>>

Three Against The Stars! A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention... First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets... The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System... These were the three challenges that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey. Their initial adventures are a classic of science fiction which... more info>>

The Sapien people live on the dying planet of Venus. Their need to escape to a new world where they can continue to exist leads them to the third rock from the Sun, Earth. It is not enough that the natives of Earth, primitive Neanderthals known as Crows are willing to share their resources. The technologically advanced Sapiens desire more than a place to call home, they desire a place to dominate. It is up to two heroes, each a different species of human, to find a peaceful means of co-existing ... more info>>

Ed Chalmers, history professor, had a real problem in his classes: he kept blurting out events that hadn't happened yet. Of course that made him the butt of jokes and ridicule, and the Dean wanted him out despite his tenure. But Ed had other ideas ... especially when his predictions started coming true!

Africa 130 Years Ago--Where Magic and Zulu Might Ruled! The fourth volume of this five volume omnibus reprinting of the exploits of that extraordinary gentleman, Allan Quatermain, and his league of friends, begins with a bang. The novel, Finished, brings to an unforgettable conclusion the story of the downfall of the house of Senzangacona (the heirs of Shaka, the legendary Zulu king) from where it was left many years earlier in Allan's life, at the end of the books Marie and Child of the Storm. ... more info>>

Girls and young women are disappearing without a trace, without a clue. No bodies are ever found. Police are stymied until a possible connection appears in the form of a young woman who has unaccountably inherited a newly built mansion from her estranged father. The lead detective in the case thinks something is completely out of kilter about the cases. He doesn't know what really weird territory he--and his new girlfriend--are going to be entering. As the disappearances continue, they begin to ... more info>>

A stellar accident has thrown hundreds of small circular areas of East Texas far into the past. The displacement circles include such random spots as a roadside park, a Wal-Mart Superstore, the streets of a small town--and the death row section of the state prison. Individuals and groups gradually find one another while coping with an unknown wilderness--and the murderous convicts who are intent on enslaving everyone they can find--especially women and blacks. Eventually, the convict-led forces ... more info>>

The ancient vampire hunting order known as the Gwyliad Wriaeth has a dark secret. It's enwined so deeply in the order that very few know about it, but it threatens to unravel everything they stand for. We are those who are to blame. As each new student graduates from training they must take part in a ritual steeped in shadows and mysticism that has become the source of the Wraith's strength, speed, and longevity. Emily St. Louise--Saint to her her friends--is ready. As the ritual begins, somethi... more info>>

In a quest to break a sex demon's curse on Earth, DCI Ivory Storm travels to Sacred Valley of Dreams, ancient terrain ensconced in galaxies beyond two asteroid belts, to save her lover and reunite the world.

Gemar, a lost colony, former member of the Conclave, now a member of the Commonwealth. A world with legends of shapeshifters. Someone wants to force Gemar to re-join the Conclave. Someone wants it badly enough to kill hundreds of people. When Captain Lorian of the Estal'es'cai is one of the victims, the future of the Leaper alliance with the Commonwealth is in jeopardy. Bain and his Spacer friends risk their lives to investigate and protect their Leaper friends and bring their dream of the Scout... more info>>

"We are not now, nor have we ever been, alone on this planet." With those words, the President of the United States reveals to the world the existence of the AEthereal, the nearly immortal beings who serve as guardians against the Gray menace. Is humanity ready to share their world with real fire-breathing dragons? For many normal humans like Danny Trasker, their lives are turned upside down as they become partners with the Guardians. For terrorists, the revelation of the AEthereals is a call fo... more info>>

Journeys of the Mind is a collection of short stories crafted by some of today's leading speculative fiction writers. Between them, these authors have published over a hundred hardcover and paperback titles. Their works have been translated into twenty-six languages including Russian, Polish, Icelandic, Hungarian, German and Japanese, and their books have sold in excess of 25 million copies. Many are the multiple recipients of prestigious SF and Fantasy awards, and their novels have regularly ap... more info>>