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“Rod, I’m frightened! This business is still going on even though I haven’t worn the ring. I’ve lost dimensions again in the night—I had some terrible dreams too. I seemed to be flying through space or something...” Classic British pulp science fiction!
Jana and her father find themselves captives in a colony of warriors battling for survival after zombies have decimated the earth. Jana is infected, but her father swears that he knows of a cure. Seven warriors set out to find the vaccine, but when they don't return, Jana finds herself left with only one choice. The Seven Ravens is based upon the Grimm Fairytale by the same name.Mostra libro
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism and "The Beast Within" which features a beautiful woman at its center.Mostra libro
Camryn´s growing powers could stop a witch hunt—or sentence them all to the flames. When witches begin to mysteriously disappear, Camryn is forced to confront her deepest fears and the potential darkness within herself. With her partner Leon tormented by his own ghosts, she begins to question the loyalties of everyone around her. As the body count rises, Camryn realizes that her powers might be the only hope to stop the slaughter. But wielding such abilities comes at a great cost. The deeper she delves into the truth, the more she risks becoming the very evil she fights against. Can Camryn shield her fellow witches, or will her powers become the weapon that destroys them all? Midnight Blues is the second book in The Veiled World Chronicles.Mostra libro
On-the-job training can be hazardous to your health… Lorna Greenwood hopes the Lunar Free State’s Fleet Academy will prepare her to follow in her grandmother’s legendary footsteps. Her roommate Nova Sakura has already spent time in the LFS Marines and wants to move up to the officer ranks. First, though, they have to survive four years of training. Military service gets real for Lorna when the assault carrier Omaha Beach comes under fire during her first year training cruise. Nova’s first year cruise aboard the light cruiser Hydra seems pretty routine, until she’s called upon to take charge of a squad of Marines boarding a ship full of murderous pirates. And nothing prepares them for the challenges they face after graduation, when they’re both assigned to the same ship and find themselves facing an alien enemy in a distant star system, in what could be the start of another interstellar war. Two young women put their lives on the line in the service of Luna…even if that means leaving family, friends, and their hearts behind.Mostra libro
This is one of Harry Harrison's marvelous early stories that were published in Galaxy Magazine. The Repairman (1958) is well written and a fun SF story of a man getting a job done when the situation seems stacked against him. As his boss tells him when he tries to wriggle out of working on this latest assignment “According to this document, you can’t quit. Ever. Therefore I have a little job I know you’ll enjoy. Repair job. The Centauri beacon has shut down. It’s a Mark III beacon.…” “What kind of beacon?” I asked him. I have repaired hyperspace beacons from one arm of the Galaxy to the other and was sure I had worked on every type or model made. But I had never heard of this kind. “Mark III,” the Old Man repeated, practically chortling. “I never heard of it either until Records dug up the specs. They found them buried in the back of their oldest warehouse. This was the earliest type of beacon ever built—by Earth, no less. Considering its location on one of the Proxima Centauri planets, it might very well be the first beacon.” Thus begins an exciting story of a man in the distant future with the frustrating but rewarding job of fixing big problems all over the galaxy. His ingenuity and ability to think out of the box enable him, usually with chewing gum, a piece of string and his ingenuity, to 'fix' almost anything.Mostra libro
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a research expedition to an alien planet takes a treacherous turn for married scientists in this sci-fi fantasy. As the first humans granted permission to explore Tslamaina, Etienne and Lyra Redowl should have been ecstatic. The planet's massive river valley is like no other in the known universe, with three intelligent species living along its waters—a dream expedition for the geologist–anthropologist duo. But the intolerable climate makes their research arduous, as does the growing tension between them. Fortunately, the husband-and-wife team are well prepared for their adventure, with a state-of-the-art hydrofoil and the assistance of the native inhabitants. But nothing could have prepared them for the dangers they encounter as they make their way to the river's source. "One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science fiction and fantasy." —The Times (London)Mostra libro
