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  Meddler

  Philip K. Dick

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  The Meddler by Philip K. Dick - The hardest part of the "preordained" thesis to grasp is that the thesis itself is part of what must and shall be. Will time travel cause the end of the human race? Or will it allow them to fix the future? 
  They entered the great chamber. At the far end, technicians hovered around an immense illuminated board, following a complex pattern of lights that shifted rapidly, flashing through seemingly endless combinations. At long tables machines whirred -- computers, human-operated and robot. Wall-charts covered every inch of vertical space. Hasten gazed around him in amazement. 
  Wood laughed. "Come over here and I'll really show you something. You recognize this, don't you?" He pointed to a hulking machine surrounded by silent men and women in white lab robes. 
  "I recognize it," Hasten said slowly. "It's something like our own Dip, but perhaps twenty times larger. What do you haul up? And when do you haul?" He fingered the surface-plate of the Dip, then squatted down, peering into the maw. The maw was locked shut; the Dip was in operation. "You know, if we had any idea this existed, Histo-Research would have --" 
  "You know now." Wood bent down beside him. "Listen. Hasten, you're the first man from outside the Department ever to get into this room. You saw the guards. No one gets in here unauthorized; the guards have orders to kill anyone trying to enter illegally." 
  "To hide this? A machine? You'd shoot to --" 
  They stood, Wood facing him, his jaw hard. "Your Dip digs back into antiquity. Rome. Greece. Dust and old volumes." Wood touched the big Dip beside them. "This Dip is different. We guard it with our lives, and anyone else's lives; do you know why?" 
  "This Dip is set, not for antiquity, but -- for the future." Wood looked directly into Hasten's face. "Do you understand? The future." "You're dredging the future? But you can't! It's forbidden by law; you know that!"

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  Apprentice Academy: Sorcerers -...

  Al Johnson

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  Welcome to the Apprentice Academy. Congratulations on your acceptance to one of the world’s finest institutions for sorcery. Your course of study here will be long and perilous, but this book of sorcery skills and fascinating tales from the world of magic will help you along the way—ideally with all your limbs and wits intact.Learn how to:·   Read minds!·   Prophesize!·   Perform a love spell!·   Choose an animal familiar!·   Turn anything into gold!·   Summon demons!·   Find a lair!·   And more!But most of all learn to cheat, or, rather, to weasel through without actually cheating.Please follow all instructions carefully, as one wrong move can transform your hands into forks or serpents, and then you will have a hard time turning the page.A Macmillan Audio production from Odd Dot.

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  1950s Science Fiction 4 - 24...

  Alfred Coppel, Irving Cox Jr.,...

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  1950s Science Fiction 4 - 24 Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1950sStrange Eden by Philip K. DickDeath Star by James McKimmey Jr.The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr.Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. WillardFoster You're Dead by Philip K. DickWreck Off Triton by Alfred CoppelProminent Author by Philip K. DickThe Luckiest Man Alive! by William MorrisonForsyte’s Retreat by Winston MarksUntil Life Do Us Part by Winston MarksA Little Journey by Ray BradburyThe Crawlers by Philip K. DickAlien Equivalent by Richard R. SmithNice Girl with 5 Husbands by Fritz LeiberExhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick$1,000 A Plate by Jack McKentyThe Other Now by Murray LeinsterA Traveler in Time by August DerlethThe Robot Who Wanted To Know by Harry HarrisonKing of the Hill by James BlishThe Man Who Liked Lions by John Bernard DaleyZ by Charles L. FontenayYour Servant Sir by Sol BorenFrom Outer Space by Robert Zacks

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  The Scarecrow Queen

  Melinda Salisbury

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  A newly awakened prince is out for vengeance in the stunning conclusion to this international–bestselling YA fantasy trilogy. 
   
  The rebellion is in peril. The dangerous Sleeping Prince, once thought to be nothing more than a fairy tale, has awoken from his enchanted sleep and is set on vengeance. As he tightens his hold on the kingdoms of Lormere and Tregellan, the net closes in on the ragged band of rebels desperately trying to defeat him.  
   
  After surviving their harrowing journey, Twylla and Errin are separated, leaving them isolated, and running out of time. The final battle is coming, and Aurek will stop at nothing to keep the throne . . . forever. Explosive, rich, and darkly addictive, The Scarecrow Queen will lure you into a world of “vivid and varied characters . . . shiver-inducing legends, original customs, and political and religious debates” (Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Sin Eater’s Daughter).

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  The Emperor's New Clothes - and...

  Geoffrey Thomas

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  The Emperor’s New Clothes and Other Stories brings together more of Geoffrey Thomas’s short stories, each brimming with the bigheartedness, warmth and homespun humour that he is known for. From historic Europe to the Asian continent, Geoffrey Thomas introduces a series of curious characters in his mesmerising collection based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales: a golden swan flies around the world; an old poet has a mysterious visitor; an Emperor is fooled by his ambition. Perfect for Middle Grade (9–12 year-old) readers and teeming with gospel truth and encouragement, Thomas’s stories are a delight.

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  The Medal from Heaven and Other...

  Melaine Ryther

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  This collection of six short stories brings to life spectacular episodes in the lives of some of the Church's best-known saints. While some of the stories are based on legends, all contain indisputable truths about the heroism and virtue of these beloved men and women. (And furry, four-footed friends as well!)St. Catherine and the Medal from Heaven – The Church-approved story of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Catherine Laboure.St. Martin and the Monastery Mice – How St. Martin de Porres solved the pesky problem of his monastery's midnight munchers.St. Isidore's Angel – An inspiring story of an angel's helping hand to a humble and hard-working farmer.St. Francis and the Wolf – The astonishing legend of how St. Francis made peace between a vicious wolf and the people of Gubbio.St. Rose and the Pirates – How St. Rose of Lima used the power of the Blessed Sacrament to save her city from bloodthirsty pirates.The Angels of the Alps – A story about one of God's most faithful and self-sacrificing creatures, the Saint Bernard, with fun facts about these amazing dogs.

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