Научная фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Научная фантастикаThe Sandy Steele Mystery MEGAPACK®: 6 Young Adult Novels (Complete Series)
This volume collects the entire Sandy Steele mystery/adventure series. Included are:<P>1. BLACK TREASURE<BR> Sandy Steele and Quiz spend an action-filled summer in the oil fields of the Southwest. In their search for oil and uranium, they unmask a dangerous masquerader. <P>2. DANGER AT MORMON CROSSING<BR> On a hunting trip in the Lost River section of Idaho, Sandy and Mike ride the rapids, bag a mountain lion, and stumble onto the answer to a hundred-year-old mystery. <P>3. STORMY VOYAGE<BR> Sandy and Jerry James ship as deck hands on one of the “long boats” of the Great Lakes. They are plunged into a series of adventures and find themselves involved in a treacherous plot. <P>4. FIRE AT RED LAKE<BR> Sandy and his friends pitch in to fight a forest fire in Minnesota. Only they and Sandy’s uncle know that there is an unexploded A-bomb in the area to add to the danger. <P>5. SECRET MISSION TO ALASKA<BR> A pleasant Christmas trip turns into a startling adventure. Sandy and Jerry participate in a perilous dog-sled race, encounter a wounded bear, and are taken as hostages by a ruthless enemy. <P>6. TROUBLED WATERS<BR> When Sandy and Jerry mistakenly sail off in a stranger’s sloop instead of their own, they land in a sea of trouble. Their attempts to outmaneuver a desperate crew are intertwined with fascinating sailing lore.<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
Whiskaboom and People Soup
Few people realize it today, but famed actor Alan Arkin wrote two science fiction short stories in the 1950s, beginning with «Whiskaboom» in 1955 and «People Soup» in 1958. This volume collects both classic tales!
Recruit for Andromeda
When Kit Temple is drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figures that he'll leave his home, his girl, and the Earth for good. For although the draftees are always promised «rotation,» not a man has ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.<P> Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seems to know more than he should. So when Kit twists the tail of fate and follows Arkalion to the ends of space and time, he finds the secret behind «Nowhere» – and a personal challenge upon which the entire future of Earth depends!
On and Off the Wagon
"A droll, delightful taradiddle of tales, anecdotes, and facts about the consuption of liquor in America, and who did what to block that booze from the Rock called Plymouth to the 'rock' called Prohibition. Chidsey, who has written many books, has seldom hit the hilarity gong as he has in this one; and under his wit and irony lurks a serious intent that is just relevant enough to ponder when the fun's over…" – Publishers Weekly
All But a Pleasure: An Alternate-History Role-Playing Romance Murder Mystery
The four members of Dante's Delight Purgatorio do not consider what they do to be in any sense sadomasochistic. Of course, society at large takes a different view. And society at large includes Julie Whitcomb's newmet lover, Police Detective Dave Clayton, for whom she hopes to retire from purgatorial activity. Society at large also includes Angela Garvey, childhood sweetheart of the lad Julie hopes to mold into her Dante's Delight replacement, Corwin «Thesaurus Kid» Poe. <P> When murdered bodies start turning up wearing the membership mark of Dante's Delight, it falls to Dave's immediate superior, Detective Sergeant Lestrade, to determine the guilt or innocence of the obvious prime suspects. And Rosemary Lestrade got into police work less to catch the guilty than to clear the innocent.
The Pirates of Zan
Because Bran Hoddan was a serious electronice engineer, he didn't want any part of his planet's heritage. For he was from Zan – and Zan's only occupation was spaceship piracy!
Master of Life and Death
By the 23rd century Earth's population had reached seven billion. Mankind was in danger of perishing for lack of elbow room–unless prompt measures were taken. Roy Walton had the power to enforce those measures. But though his job was in the service of humanity, he soon found himself the most hated man in the world. For it was his job to tell parents their children were unfit to live; he had to uproot people from their homes and send them to remote areas of the world. Now, threatened by mobs of outraged citizens, denounced and blackened by the press, Roy Walton had to make a decision: resign his post, or use his power to destroy his enemies and become a dictator in the hopes of saving humanity from its own folly. In other words, should he become the MASTER OF LIFE AND DEATH?
Falcons of Narabedla
Somewhere on the Time Ellipse Mike Kenscott became Adric; and the only way to return to his own identity was to find the Keep of the Dreamer and loose the terrible FALCONS of NARABEDLA!<P> As originally published in the June, 1957 issue of «Other Worlds» magazine, here is the original version of Marion Zimmer Bradley's classic DARKOVER novel.
Fear and Courage: Fourteen Writers Explore Sime~Gen
Welcome to the first Sime~Gen Anthology written by the fans. This Anthology is a compilation of stories and poetry written by people who have been influenced by the published works of Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah, in such a powerful way that they felt compelled to explore this universe in their own writing. Here are:<P> Forewords, by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah<BR> "Moonlight Sonata," by Mary Lou Mendum<BR> "A Mother’s Choice," by Donna Fernstrom<BR> "Obsession," by Eliza Leahy<BR> "How Far Must I Go?", by William Long<BR> "A Journey Into Demonland," by Mary Lou Mendum and M. Alexis Pakulak<BR> "The Legend of the Creeping Need," by Zoe Farris<BR> "Be Not Afraid," by Marjorie Robbins<BR> "Running on Selyn Alone," by D.H. Aire<BR> "Blood Taint," by Katherine X. Rylien<BR> "More Than Meets the Eye," by R. K. Hageman<BR> "The Box," by Laurie Pollack<BR> "Prelude and Fugue in Four Choices," by Mary Lou Mendum<BR> "Shadows," by Zoe Farris<BR> "Vincent of the Gate," by R. K. Hageman<BR> "Destiny," by N. Eileen O’Neill<BR> "Three Milestones in the Founding of Cordona Territory," by Mary Lou Mendum<BR> "A Short Life," by Eliza ambrov Halwyn<BR> "Controller’s Dilemma," by Marjorie Robbins and K. L. Schaefer<BR> "The Gift of Alauno Light," by Andrea Alton<P> What is Sime~Gen? For those of you who are reading this book without previous experience of this expansive universe here is a brief introduction:<P> Sime~Gen is a series of novels written by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah. It is set in a future where humans have mutated into two subspecies. Simes, who go through a brief but dramatic change at puberty and Gens, whose change, while just as dramatic, is invisible to the naked eye.<P> The outward sign of the Simes' change is development of tentacles on their forearms, four strong and flexible «handling» tentacles and two smaller tentacles just for selyn transfer, called «laterals.» Gens produce life energy called «selyn» which Simes require once a month to live. Unfortunately, the result in obtaining this energy is usually the death of the Gen.<P> This physical transformation happens just prior to puberty. There is no way of knowing, before that, if a person will be Sime or Gen.<P> At the chronological beginning of the published novels by Jacqueline, and Jean, a second mutation of Sime emerges. These «channels» are able to keep Simes from Killing Gens, thus saving mankind from self-annihilation. The stories that you find here, and the published books by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah, explore the role of these new Simes, and the Gens who live side by side with them as humankind struggles to become one again.<P> This volume was edited by Zoe Farris and Karen L. MacLeod
Heroes of Earth
Moving to Chincoteague has been hard for Alison Grossbard and her younger brother Arnold. When Dad lost his job as a reporter in Baltimore after speaking out against the High Ones – big, blue starfish from space that now rule the Earth – he was lucky to get a job at the local fusion plant. Sure, the High Ones brought wonderful technology – tri-vees and interplanetary travel and nuclear fusion – but the High Ones and their human flunkeys punish anyone who questions their rule, including teenagers like Alison and Arnold.
With the help of Gloria, an alien who can bridge dimensions, and Jo, a girl from an alternate universe with real, live dragons, Arnold and Alison decide to fight. But the High Ones aren’t the only enemies. Can Arnold and Alison become Heroes of Earth without sacrificing themselves?