Science Fiction

When the aliens conquered Earth, they chose one man to study. And, in exchange for ultimate power, this man sold out humanity lock, stock, and barrel, becoming the greatest traitor the world has ever known. But when the aliens leave--and the traitor remains behind--what is the rest of the planet to do? Especially since he can torture or kill with mere thought ... Originally published in "Worlds of If" November 1961, here is a Silver Age science fiction story!

(A New Novel by James Gunn) Wow, the millennium is off to a great start, the notorious Y2K bug was no problem, and the world didn't end; time to take a break and relax���Well, not exactly. The millennium didn't really get underway until January 1, 2001. You thought you were safe? Think again! Something much, MUCH, MUCH worse is ahead. The new millennium will bring nothing but disaster and destruction. As six unique people rush feverishly to resolve catastrophes both personal and otherwise,... more info>>

Hilarious SF Romp! Only Larry Maddock, creator of the debonair Hannibal Fortune, time-traveling secret agent, and everybody's favorite wise-cracking symboit, Webley, could have written this uproarious comic adventure of an Irish spaceman, stranded on a world that couldn't be! When Terence O'Corcoran, solo scout for the Terran Planetary Survey Corps crash lands on an alien planet, he regains consciousness to discover his ship hopelessly wrecked. However, that isn't Terence's biggest worry, it's b... more info>>

The galaxy is on the brink of disaster, the long-awaited truce torn apart by an unprovoked attack. The colony whose residents represented more than a hundred planets has been destroyed, and the new vision for unity in the universe is at risk. Faced with a war that would mean destruction and chaos, one man has stepped forward to lead those fighting for their lives. Undeterred by insurmountable odds, his courage inspires a team--the Morcai Battalion--to battle for the cause of peace...and love.

For almost three years Dtimun, the enigmatic and mysterious Cehn-Tahr commander of the Morcai Battalion, has been at war not only with the Rojok Dynasty, but also with his feisty Medical Chief of Staff, Dr. Madeline Ruszel. Now a surprising visitor from the future has charged them with the rescue of the enemy Rojok, Field Marshal Chacon. To ensure success, both Madeline and Dtimun must make personal sacrifices and attempt a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Sparks fly as each twisting turn ... more info>>

A prophecy foretold... Three years after the unprovoked attack on a peaceful colony, the war between the Rojok dynasty and the Tri-Galaxy Fleet rages on. Born of that war is the Morcai Battalion, a fleet comprised of Centaurians and humans--the first collaboration of its kind and a step toward an intergalactic alliance. But the fragile union is tested as their courageous Commander in Chief, Dtimun, is faced with the temptation of the forbidden--and human--Dr. Madeline Ruszel. A combat surgeon, ... more info>>

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>>

Three Complete Classics by Hugo Award Winning Author. In book one, Research scientist Joseph Burke and his secretary Sandy Lund discover their love for each other and plan to marry, when strange signal from an unknown asteroid puts their passion on hold. The alien message screams of doom for Earth. But what doom? When the two lovers join a courageous crew of humans using a scientific breakthrough to reach the asteroid, what they find upsets their world even more than the screaming messages! In b... more info>>

Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek creator, said he'd "stand in the rain for one of Stu Byrne's stories." But you don't have to stand in the rain to read them! Read all this legendary 1950s sf author's stories in this first-ever collection brought to you exclusively by Renaissance E Books. These sf classics have never reprinted and were all but unobtainable for fifty years. Drawn from pages of magazines whose very titles evoke sf's golden age (Other Worlds, Imagination, Amazing, Science Stories, etc.),... more info>>

James Tadworthy lives in a post holocaust society. It is an ideal society. There are no wars, no crime, no pollution, and not much work. Everyone lives in perfect harmony with their tamed environment, with all knowledge controlled by the Shepherds, a group selflessly dedicated to humanity's welfare and best interests. Shockingly, Tadworthy discovers the Shepherds' horrific and closely guarded secret and uncovers a world of violence and intrigue. He desperately launches on a quest through the dar... more info>>

The year is 2071 and there's a serial killer loose in Atlanta. Lieutenant Jak Decker, a homicide cop, is on the case but is getting nowhere. As the body count mounts, his boss assigns him a partner, the smart and beautiful Detective Cassandra Smith. Decker, a tough, wise-cracking loner, doesn't want a partner, especially when he finds out she's an android.

When Craig was dragooned into going shopping for a new bed with his wife Penny, he never imagined the pleasure and special effects the strange new bed would produce for them. He never imagined the danger, either, until they became wanted by every security agent in the country!

Jason Cull is one of the best and the brightest that the human race has to offer. At least, that's what it tells him in all of the Academy's brochures. The Earth has been conquered by a technologically superior race called the Grath, and while the rest of humanity toils away their lives in dank factories building equipment for the alien war machine, Jason and a select few are training to help fight their masters' battles directly. The only problem is that among the world's finest, Jason seems... more info>>

Ordinarily the military least wants to have others know the final details of their war plans. But, logically, there would be times when a little leaked information is a good thing!

The Nexus is alternate-history Irish-flavoured Christian science fiction and is the sequel to The Peace, The Friends, The Exile and The General (Volumes One to Four of The Interregnum). The Nexus continues Mara's story from the conclusion of the trial over which Tad O'Kelly presided as Senchus in The General, through new foreign assignments, then back to Tara to await the coming nexus and the crisis it will bring to Hibernia's capital. There she battles pirates, gun runners, kidnappers, and a ho... more info>>

Time travel: been there, done that … or at least Frank Mihalik has. On February 17, 1996, Frank discovers the secret to time-travel, or at least he thought he had. He must embark on a voyage through time and space in order to set things right. He must survive parallel universes in which--Oh my!--Shirley Temple plays the awesome role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"! Only his love, Cheryl, can save him, but he is almost tricked by a parallel-dimension Cheryl and potentially wrecks his love life. ... more info>>

What would you do if you slept through the apocalypse? What if everything you knew about disaster survival came from old B-movies? What would you do if society as you know it suddenly became The Oblivion Society? Vivian Gray is too young and too smart to be wasting her life in the geriatric retirement haven of Stillwater, Florida. But as each day of the long, hot summer of 1999 blurs into the next, she just can't find the motivation to break out of her miserable routine. After an accidental nucl... more info>>

A small sleepy New England village is suddenly thrust on an unintended journey to a place before time began. A devastating flood bearing down on the unsuspecting village devastates a neighborhood. When the waters finally subside, a strange object--a probe--emerges from the depths of a sinkhole. Two young brothers inadvertently activate its teleportation system sending the town and its unconscious citizens soaring towards a dead planet drifting in space. Eons ago, its twin suns were on the verge ... more info>>

The Classic SF Saga--First Time in eBook Form! When Nebula Nominee Ray Gallun's short novel "Old Faithful" was first published in the December 1934 Astounding Stories, it was instantly recognized as a classic. Gallun's sympathetic portrayal of a very alien being since become one of the most beloved and reprinted science fiction stories of all time, and has appeared in such anthologies as Imagination Unlimited, Science Fiction: The Great Years, Before the Golden Age), The Best of Raymond Z. Gallu... more info>>

The Old Man from the Stars chronicles the sole survivor of the 1947 Roswell crash, 'Luke', and his struggle to elude capture from shadowy government forces to reach the safety of the Vatican. In the decades that follow, with the ability to morph into human form, Luke blends into society as a Catholic priest. Father Luke befriends the Gordon family who are later subjected to a horrifying alien abduction that leaves behind young Thomas Gordon. When Thomas comes of age as a young priest, Father Luk... more info>>

6599 A.D. The war between the Earth Federation and the Herculean Empire had been over for more than three centuries. The planet in the Hercules Globular Cluster is a cinder; the few descendents of the surviving Herculeans live on Myraa's World, half a galaxy away, in what seems to be a religious commune. But on an unnamed planet, deep within the Hercules Cluster, two survivors, father and son, gather their resources and plan a reign of terror against Federation worlds. But the woman Myraa has a ... more info>>

Immortals are a race so illusive most believe them a fairy tale of space. Many tales differ, but all declare them the most deadly race in the universe with a technology beyond imagining and physical abilities beyond belief. With powers so vast, they have paid little attention to humanity. Until now. Xenda, a human colony of royalty, castles, and courtly lifestyle, was a quiet pastoral world until the arrival of two Immortal women who vied for the love of the planet's king. But before they left, ... more info>>

Under Andromedan law, Orion Veniston is ruled a biotechnical clone rather than a human being. Then he is seized to satisfy a tax claim and sold to the highest bidder. When Orion discovers that his new owner is a medical research scientist dying of an incurable brain disease, the term "spare parts" takes on an entirely new meaning. Completed just three weeks before the announcement of the cloning of Dolly the sheep, this novel raises disturbing questions about biomedical ethics and human tissue e... more info>>

Slavery is the corporate foundation of the powerful Pangalic Worlds where Ruiz Aw leads a dangerous double life, as an enforcer for the Art League that so brutally controls its slaves and as an Emancipator dedicated to eradicating the cruel business. While Ruiz is still striving to free slaves across the embattled cities of the dangerous world of Sook, the pirate Lords are ruthlessly plotting. A death cult is luring in humans with an unending desire to see them suffer. Even the powers of the Art... more info>>

What would happen if a hole in space suddenly appeared above the North Pole? Who stands ready to use the event In their tireless quest for power? And how would they do it? The North Pole enigma. Another world's voice. Bizarre suicides. The Office and God's Council of the New Order. The American Inquisition. Genocide. The underground. The black planes. A strange craft. Love's last song. The Northern Gate--all converge on Brad Hammond, a charter pilot and flight instructor who alone must cope with... more info>>