Научная фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Научная фантастикаThe Seventh Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®
"The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack" presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading! <P> Included are: <P> ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike Resnick<BR> A BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael Kurland<BR> GRANDPA?, by Edward M. Lerner<BR> TO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer Bradley<BR> SARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul Anderson<BR> THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe<BR> MOON DOG, by Arthur C. Clarke<BR> WHY I LEFT HARRY’S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-Evans<BR> GALACTIC CHEST, by Clifford D. Simak<BR> PROTOTYPE, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> THE DOORSTOP, by Reginald Bretnor<BR> THE TIME DISSOLVER, by Jerry Sohl<BR> DO UNTO OTHERS, by Damien Broderick<BR> KEEP OUT, by Fredric Brown<BR> THE CHAPTER ENDS, by Poul Anderson<BR> DO UNTO OTHERS, by Mark Clifton<BR> THE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Robert F. Young<BR> THE SLIZZERS, by Jerome Bixby<BR> AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF, by Richard Wilson<BR> SPACE OPERA, by Michael R. Collings<BR> I AM TOMORROW, by Lester del Rey<BR> RIPENESS IS ALL, by Jesse Roarke<BR> DAWSON DID IT, by C.J. Henderson<BR> STARMAN'S QUEST, by Robert Silverberg<BR> THROUGH TIME & SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (94), by Grendel Briarton <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see the 100+ entries in this series, covering everything from science fiction and fantasy to mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, author collections–and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent entries.)
The Martians Strike Back!
As the war between Earth and Mars heats up, threatening the potential destruction of both parties, Alex Smith and his Martian friend, Big Guy, are caught right in the middle–between the humans and the aliens, between various factions of their own people, between the inherent difficulty of establishing communication between two such dissimilar intelligences. Unless Alex can find some way of bridging the gulf between the worlds, both sides will be left vulnerable to the threat posed by a third, much more dangerous alien race that's targeting both worlds. The stunning conclusion to the War of Two Worlds Trilogy!
Operation Crimson Storm
Twelve years after the events of Invasion!, Earth prepares to retaliate by mounting an expedition against the Martians. With great difficulty, our Space Force establishes bases on the two Martian moons, and also on the surface of the Red Planet. But a series of firefights demonstrate that the aliens hold the upper hand, and that communication between the species is the only thing that will keep our bases from being exterminated. Alex Smith once again must step forward, and offer himself as part-prisoner, guest, interpreter, guinea pig, negotiator, and–ultimately–the last, best hope of mankind. But finding any consistent and understandable method of communication with a truly alien race is almost impossible. Can the gulf be breached in time? War of Two Worlds, Book Two.
The Walking Shadow
Paul Heisenberg is mysteriously endowed with the ability to jump through time. Together with thousands of eventual followers, he begins a journey that eventually takes him a billion years into the future. The Earth has been devastated by war with an alien race, and the changes that have resulted from the degradation of the world's biosphere force him–and others–to rethink their own humanity. His pilgrim's progress through the coming time is beset by doubts, distractions, and temptations as various voices attempt to distract him from his determination to follow the process through to its end. He eventually witnesses the complete transformation of the Earth, and the evolution of a single omnipotent but mindless Gaean organism. Is intelligence itself just a brief candle, forever doomed to burn out? Or can Paul find some other alternative for his race. A marvelous science fiction adventure in the tradition of Olaf Stapledon!
A Glimpse of Infinity
The masters of the Euchronian Millennium are panicking. The fabric of their ideal society on the platform built over the Earth has been ripped, and the order that they hold so precious seems to be teetering on the brink of collapse. In order to save it, the Hegemon has decided to obliterate all life in the perpetually covered Underworld of Earth from which the threat comes–but his followers are of two minds as to whether that's even possible, let alone justifiable. As the opposition grows, the plan goes forward–but then the Underworld begins to fight back, and everything's thrown into chaos: a chaos with which the citizens of a supposedly ideal society are simply not equipped to deal. Meanwhile, in the Underworld, the fight for survival goes on, as bitterly and ruthlessly as ever. The smashing conclusion to The Realms of Tartarus Trilogy!
The Fold-O-Rama Wars at the Blue Moon Roach Hotel and Other Colorful Tales of Transformation and Tattoos
The author says: «The stories in this collection are an outgrowth of my lamentable childhood, as well as a reflection of those things in life which I found fascinating–in that they could mentally take me away from the horror of my daily life, and at least on the level of imagination offer me something worth waking up each morning for. Thus, the universes in this collection center around outsiders, artists, and freaks (be they natural-born or self-made); some of the stories are interconnected, but also designed to stand alone. I’ve included afterwords for each to shine additional light on both the works and their cultural personal inspirations. But more than a collection, to me this volume is a glimpse into my creative soul–and as such, it may not be perfect, it might not even be logical, but it is what I am, love it or hate it.» Six cutting-edge stories of a bizarre, near-future America, a mix of strange cultures and curious characters, featuring tattoo artists, origami masters, Irezumi, the De Novo Shinkansen, Qatmandude…and the Blue Moon Roach Hotel!"
The Chimera and the Shadowfox Griefer and Other Curious People
This companion volume to The Fold-O-Rama Wars at the Blue Moon Roach Hotel centers around outsiders, artists, and freaks (be they natural-born or self-made); three of the stories are interconnected, but they're also designed to stand alone. Each includes an afterword to shine additional light on both the works and their cultural personal inspirations. Here are four novelettes (three of them original to this book) set in a bizarrely fantastic, near-future America, filled with tattoo artists and other creative types, as well as the Hikikomori's Cartoon Kimono, the Twijfelen challenge of the Pi Zi, and the showdown between the Unnatural-Born Chimera and the Shadowfox Griefer! No one uncovers the naked, bleeding soul of modern American culture better than A. R. Morlan.
Spiders' War
In the far future, a woman must fight for her life and honor against two foes: the men who control society, and the giant spiders that inhabit a neighboring land. The third novel in the Marguerite Cranleigh Series.
Wyndham Smith
When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for mankind, without pain or suffering. Humanity is on the verge of deliberate racial suicide, but Wyndham and Vinetta escape the doomed city, fleeing to Sicily. There they must fight a Man Killer robot that has been programmed to eliminate the last hope of mankind. Can the two lovers defeat this implacable metal monster? Originally published under the title, The Adventure of Wyndham Smith.
Dawn
The waters are rising–everywhere–and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival–and for civilization!