Научная фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Научная фантастикаEnslaveld Brains
In an authoritarian dystopia controlled by scientists, eugenics laws control breeding....and the brains of the dead are reactivated to run machinery! <p> A thrilling science fiction novel by the author of NIGHT OF THE SAUCERS and SECRET OF THE RED SPOT.
Night of the Saucers
It was Earth's darkest hour. Weak, backward, prey to attack, it could only be saved by the Vigilantes. Sci-fi writer Thane Smith and his beautiful, adored wife had the task of discrediting UFO stories. But how can they – after they run up against a playboy-monster who could only have been created by an alien race?
The Mind from Outer Space
"It came to Earth very quietly one evening from an alien planet. It was a mind, a free mind separated from any brain. A galactic mind that had taken one million years of superscience to create. <P> Dr. Thule Hillory of Serendipity Labs was the only Earthman able to feel the alien presence. Through his PSI experiments, he had already discovered the phenomenon of Psychokinesis. <P> But now time was running out, and Hillory must work night and day if there's to be any chance to halt the invisible menace!"
The Impossible World
In 2050 A.D., the Earth spaceship Tycho lands on the eighth moon of Saturn, nine hundred million miles from the sun. Hugh Benning, a mineraologist, and his men explore the deserted world. When they come to a natural cave, the men begin to stagger and fall. Benning disappears into the mouth of the cave. <P> The pilots gather up the limp forms of Benning's men and return them to Earth. The team isn't dead – but isn't quite alive. Are they in a state of suspended animation? Can they be revived to shed light on this weird new menace from Saturn's moon? <P> A thrilling science fiction novel from the author of ADAM LINK–ROBOT!
Lord of Blood
SLAVE AND SLAVER! Condemned to death, the barbarian hero Valzar was thrown into the sea, along with his bond-slave Lynor. The peace of the slavemasters had returned to the lands of the north…or so it seemed. But the slavemasters reckoned not the gods of chance, those frivolous supernatural beings who delight in fouling the plans of men. And more important, they reckoned not the magic of the ancient science that still existed in the Forbidden Temple.<P> In a time when men had long forgotten the mysteries of science, it was necessary for the final guardians of those mysteries to strike out in the ultimate battle against the forces of darkness. But to lead that battle, they needed the Barbarian – and so the Barbarian lived!
The First Theodore R. Cogswell MEGAPACK ®
Theodore Rose Cogswell (1918 – 1987) was an American science fiction author. His first published story, «The Spectre General» in the magazine ASTOUNDING (June 1952), was a humorous tale in which a long-forgotten maintenance brigade of the Imperial Space Marines holds the promise of reinvigorating a declining Galactic empire. It's a classic and was selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the greatest SF stories of all time. <P> This volume (a reissue of Cogswell's 1968 collection, THE THIRD EYE) presents 16 of his classic stories and is the first of what should eventually be three Cogswell Megapacks, presenting his complete short stories. Included are: <P> NO GUN TO THE VICTOR<BR> MR. HOSKIN'S HEEL<BR> THE CABBAGE PATCH<BR> LIMITING FACTOR<BR> DISASSEMBLY LINE<BR> A SPUDGET FOR THWILBERT<BR> TRAINING DEVICE<BR> IMPACT WITH THE DEVIL<BR> MACHINE RECORD<BR> ONE TO A CUSTOMER<BR> THE MAN WHO KNEW GRODNICK<BR> LOVER BOY<BR> THE OTHER CHEEK<BR> MINIMUM SENTENCE<BR> THE SHORT COUNT<BR> CONVENTIONAL ENDING <P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)
Joe Mauser, Mercenary from Tomorrow
It's a crooked road to world peace…but it works. Warfare between nations has been banned. Taking its place are the Corporate Wars – full-scale battles between mercenary armies hired by large corporations, ostensibly to settle trade disputes.<P> But the wars are also free entertainment for the masses. In a world where most jobs have been taken over by automation, free tranquilizers have to be issued to the vast lower class to keep them subdued. The Corporate Wars offer what little excitement their lives hold; deadly serious fighting action – live and in color.<P> But when you play with armies, you play with fire. The world's leaders seem to have forgotten that…but Joe Mauser hasn't!
The Lagrangists
L-5, a point in the Earth-Moon System where orbits are forever and the new age of Freedom and Plenty can begin. Now, they're trying to kill the man in charge of the first L-5 colony, and Private Eye Rex Bader is the man who will have to find and stop them. But who are the killers? Only time – and blood – will tell!
The Scheme of Things
He lived simultaneously in the present, deep past, and far future – and death threatened each life!<P> Was it possible that Mike Strong, assistant professor of logic at Kane University, had the rare ability to carry memories of other lives back and forth with him? In one life, he was the wealthy husband of a world famous acress … In another, he was a big-time criminal, adored by beautiful women … In another, he was one of the survivors after the Bomb was dropped – starving, searching for food, without hope. And those were just some of his identities!<P> All had one thing in common – he was slated soon to die in each life. In the grips of this strange force, he had to find out what it was, before it destroyed him!
The Fifth Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: Lester del Rey
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. Lester del Rey (1915–1993) is most remembered today as one of the namesakes of Del Rey Books – but in the Golden Age he was an accomplished writer who got his start alongside (and sold to the same markets as) a young Isaac Asimov. This volume assembles 9 classic del Rey tales – more than 500 pages of great reading! Included are:<P> PURSUIT<BR> LET 'EM BREATHE SPACE<BR> NO STRINGS ATTACHED<BR> THE SKY IS FALLING<BR> DEAD RINGER<BR> VICTORY<BR> POLICE YOUR PLANET<BR> BADGE OF INFAMY<BR> NO HEAD FOR MY BIER<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)