Научная фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Научная фантастикаThe Immune
In the not-so-distant future, a biological crisis of epic proportions threatens the world. Genetically manufactured creatures, named airwars, attack and kill at random. Despite having captured and sequestered the airwar's creator, a hastily formed world government appears more effective in consolidating power than managing the crisis.<br><br>Hope emerges when a navy admiral discovers there are individuals born genetically immune to the deadly stings of the airwars. As the "immunes" struggle to protect humanity, they bemoan escalating government control. There is, however, one key "immune" with the intelligence and leadership to look beyond the crisis. As the government unfolds its secret plans to end the crisis, the destined future of humanity may well rest on his shoulders.
South of the Ecliptic
South of the Ecliptic description:<br><br>South of the Ecliptic is a science fiction military adventure that tells the story of the resurgence and finally the reinstatement of the Mars Legion. <br><br>Having unwisely chosen the side of the Federation over the Imperium nine years before our story begins, the Legion is defeated in the final battle at Vincent's planet.<br><br>Brigadier General Jerrad Piehl, in command at the last battle, and who would not surrender, was imprisoned for six years. When we meet the general he is Captain of a run-down trading ship. <br><br>The current King offers him a task that involves the Princess Iralane and getting her to a place of safety. It proves no easy task. Powerful forces that have good reason to hate and fear the Legion go to great lengths to destroy Piehl.<br><br>At the heart of the story is the secret of a functioning Intergalactic Portal whose use and control is being sought by Piehl's enemies. No more is known about it than that it is located south of the plane of the Ecliptic. With the help of his friends and members of the legion, Piehl seeks out his enemies and brings them to battle there, south of the Ecliptic on the portal world of Seerelan.
For a Good Time Call...
William Fennimore is bored and depressed. He is a short man trapped in a tall world. While at a bus stop, waiting for his ride, he notices a perfectly written, copperplate script ad on the wall of the bus stop. It is surrounded by illiterate graffiti and stupid advertisements.<br><br>On a whim, he calls the number, makes an appointment and meets a beautiful girl who is taller, but then not. Miss Annie Brown, in a peculiar accent, says she works for a company called "For a Good Time Call". Instead of enjoying her bed, he is transported to their offices 9 million miles beyond Pluto and discovers that they are a Galactic Employment Agency.<br><br>The agency finds people of different races who can bring new view points to problems that have resisted all attempts to solve.<br><br>While waiting for assignment, William spends time with Miss Annie Brown. They fall in love. He receives his assignment and they are sent down to a planet that has been at war for 11 years. She is sent to one of the opposing sides by "accident" and William to the other.<br><br>He can only think of finding her. His many adventures crossing a vast, island-filled ocean to the other continent slowly bring him to the point where his 5 and 3/4" height is unimportant, and he does realize that he is having a good time. And so he should, "For a Good Time Call" guaranteed it contractually.<br><br>William does finally solve the problem of the war and find his Miss Annie Brown.
The Ride
The Ride is a galactic tale of sex, adventure, and excessive drinking among those who travel the stars. <br><br>My novel "The Ride" is a science fiction adventure about a man who makes his living traveling from planet to planet fighting dangerous animals. This is also a story about the women he meets and falls in love with, who don't want a serious relationship with a man who makes his living traveling from planet to planet fighting dangerous animals. The plot could be best described in the man's own words as "The monsters are easy, it's the girls that are dangerous."<br><br>The story takes place in a distant future where mankind is one of several star traveling species who have spread throughout the galaxy. Communication across the galaxy is instantaneous, travel between star systems is mostly by scheduled public transport, there are no sexual diseases, no girl ever gets pregnant unless she wants to, and sex is just for fun.
The Madman's Clock
2245 AD<br><br>It wasn't supposed to end this way.<br><br>Captain Jack Mallory of the United Earth Marine Corps is wasting away on a space station in the middle of nowhere, the furthest he and his recon squad could possibly be from the fighting on Alpha Centauri. Under investigation, all he and his three men can do is wait, until an admiral appears with new orders, and the recording of a garbled transmission.<br><br>"Echo-two, Echo-two…" <br><br>The UES Saturnus is an experimental starship that has just set out on its maiden voyage. An enigmatic race known as the Edra has objected to the Saturnus and its experimental equipment. Earth has ignored their protests.<br><br>"…this is Zulu-two-three… requesting assistance." <br><br>Mallory and his men are the only ones close enough to deal with an extremely sensitive situation.<br><br>"… Saturnus is compromised. Edra commandos are pushing… bridge is… secure. Captain… won't cease experiment… psychosis. Entire crew… affected."<br><br>There are just two problems. First, the voice on the recording is Mallory's. Second, the transmission is time coded; it hasn't been sent yet.<br><br>The Saturnus is not damaged. Not yet. Soon, it will be. The Saturnus is top secret for one very good reason, a reason which has forced the hand of the Edra. The Saturnus can travel through time.
Рассказы из Майбаха. Сборник
В этом сборнике собраны лучшие рассказы автора. Если вы любите качественную фантастику, то вы определённо не ошиблись с выбором книги. Некоторые рассказы сравнимы с извечными хитами, такими как «Назад в будущее», «Эффект бабочки», «Исходный код» и многими другими фильмами. Только будьте осторожны, эта книга, как и «Гарри Поттер», читается до конца на одном дыхании… Книга содержит нецензурную брань.
