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Author : Roger MacBride Allen
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 9780708843055
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Farside Cannon written by Roger MacBride Allen and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1989-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian M. Stableford
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415974607
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)
Download or read book Science Fact and Science Fiction written by Brian M. Stableford and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476646953
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Stuff of Science Fiction written by Gary Westfahl and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens. This book looks at science fiction in precisely this manner, with twenty-one chapters that each deal with a subject that is repeatedly addressed in science fiction of recent centuries. Based on a packet of original essays that the author assembled for his classes, the book could serve as a supplemental textbook in science fiction classes, but also contains material of interest to science fiction scholars and others devoted to the genre. In some cases, chapters offer thorough surveys of numerous works involving certain subjects, such as imagined vehicles, journeys beneath the Earth and undersea adventures, discovering intriguing patterns in the ways that various writers developed their ideas. When comprehensive coverage of ubiquitous topics such as robots, aliens and the planet Mars is impossible, chapters focus on major themes referencing selected texts. A conclusion discusses other science fiction subjects that were omitted for various reasons, and a bibliography lists additional resources for the study of science fiction in general and the topics of each chapter.
Author : Kevin R. Smith
Publisher : Kevin R. Smith
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Paperback Inferno Index written by Kevin R. Smith and published by Kevin R. Smith. This book was released on 2020-07-04 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indexes, covers and tables of contents of Paperback Inferno (issues 43-97, 1983-1992), the paperback reviews journal of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). As well as complete tables of contents of all these issues, this book includes indexes to every book and magazine reviewed, every cover artist, and every letter writer, along with summary statistics of the issues.
Author : David Drake
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618244000
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)
Download or read book The Far Side of the Stars written by David Drake and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Republic of Cinnabar is at peace with the Alliance, warriors like Lt. Daniel Leary and Signals Officer Adele Mundy must find other work¾like escorting a pair of wealthy nobles on an expedition to the back of beyond! The Princess Cecile, the corvette in which they carved their reputations in letters of fire, has been sold as a private yacht, but she still has her guns, her missiles, and her veteran crew. Daniel and Adele will need all of those things as they face winged dragons, an Alliance auxiliary cruiser, jealous lovers, and a mysterious oracle which really does foresee the future. That won't be enough, though, when they penetrate a secret Alliance base and find a hostile fleet ready for a war that will sweep Cinnabar out of a strategically crucial arm of the galaxy. Preventing that will involve skill, courage, and more luck than a sane man could even pray for; and it will require a space battle on a scale that a tiny corvette like the Princess Cecile has no business being involved in. But she'll be in the middle of it anyway, because Daniel, Adele, and their Cinnabar crew would never turn their backs on a fight! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the Lt. Leary Series: "Please more Lt. Leary soon!" ¾Andre Norton "Updating dashing Horatio Hornblower tactics and vintage John Wayne heroics with . . . formidably battle-hardened female NCOs, Drake gives . . . a full measure of appealing derring-do." ¾Publishers Weekly "Drake's [With the Lightnings] once again demonstrates the author's talent for arcane politics and vivid battle scenes . . . a pair of clever and resourceful protagonists . . . action-packed space opera. . . ." ¾Library Journal "Drake . . . creates two strong protagonists . . . [With the Lightnings] is an intelligent page-turner . . . the launching of a new futuristic space-navy saga." ¾Booklist ". . . vintage Drake, fast paced, heroic, and ending in a rousing climax. Drake remains one of the best of the military SF writers." ¾Science Fiction Chronicle "[With the Lightnings is] his best and most fun novel . . . I'd love to see a sequel." ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press "[Drake] couldn't write a bad action scene at gunpoint, and his sense of humor infuses the characters here [in Lt. Leary, Commanding] with agreeable qualities. . . . Grand fun for lovers of action in high space. ¾Roland Green
Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0307488977
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Ocean of Years written by Roger Macbride Allen and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time Is Up In a far-flung universe--where history is a timeshaft away--a manhunt begins to determine the future of a world.... Oskar DeSilvo was the founder of the planet Solace. As the director of its terraforming project, he literally made the world--but he’s been dead for over a hundred years. Or so Anton Koffield thought. Now, as Solace slides into ecological collapse, Koffield discovers that DeSilvo may still somehow be alive--and that the secrets he holds could save not only Solace but all of humanity. But Koffield has his own reasons to find DeSilvo. Once a decorated officer of the Chronologic Patrol, he now battles against all they stand for to find the man who nearly destroyed him. Driven by a ruthless sense of justice and honor, Koffield takes his crew back through a timeshaft wormhole to a time and a place none of them have ever seen: Earth of the next century. There the search begins. A quest not only to explore the past--but to free the future from the clutches of a genocidal madman.... From the Paperback edition.
Author : Roger MacBride Allen
Publisher : Random House Worlds
ISBN 13 : 0307796167
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Assault at Selonia: Star Wars Legends (The Corellian Trilogy) written by Roger MacBride Allen and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the Imperial system and seize total power -- no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han will attempt a daring escape to Selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word? Meanwhile, other questions threaten the New Republic -- and the lives of millions. Who is behind the deadly Starbuster plot? Why is someone attempting to take possession of Corellia's powerful planetary repulsors? And what is the secret behind the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and ancient, artificial world of unknown origin that has suddenly -- and inexplicably -- come alive? Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Author : Don D'Ammassa
Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438140622
Total Pages : 2098 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Science Fiction written by Don D'Ammassa and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 2098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents articles on the science fiction genre of literature, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
Author : Allen, Roger MacBride
Publisher : FoxAcre Press
ISBN 13 : 9781936771011
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Orphan of Creation written by Allen, Roger MacBride and published by FoxAcre Press. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropologist stumbles across a stunning secret that will put the very definition of humanity suddenly in doubt. Are the bone she discovers buried on a old Mississippi plantation the remains of humans, or apes -- or something else?The answer will turn her life, and the world, upsidedown. What the critics said about ORPHAN OF CREATION 'Allen's attention to detail is sterling...totally believable...well portrayed...dead accurate.... This book goes a long way toward doing for anthropology what Timescape did for high-energy particle physics: humanizing it, making its real workings accessible to a new audience. Anyone who likes good hard science in their fiction will have to go a long way to find a better-done book.' --Locus 'a novel that reminds us that moral and social evolution depends not only on our knowing where we are going, but remembering where we have been.' --Christian Science Monitor 'Allen's writing technique is a well-balanced blend of dialogue, action, description and narrative-each in proper proportion to the other... a fine read ... word of mouth will bring acclaim that is more than deserved.' --Otherrealms Orphan of Creation takes an interesting scientific premise and lets it loose upon real human beings revealing to the reader a higher level of understanding of the world. Orphan is science and fiction; in examining the human condition, it does what both ideally intend to do.' --The New York Review of Science Fiction 'Mr.Allen has found an idea worthy of his talent. The book has that unmistakably correct feel of authenticity. A very readable as well as thoughtful story. Bravo to Mr.Allen for writing this risky book. Read it. Then pass it on to your mundane friends. With any luck, it will drive them crazy.' --Lan's Lantern FoxAcre Press is proud to present its books on the Google Play store.
Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553897764
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)
Download or read book The Shores of Tomorrow written by Roger Macbride Allen and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2003-12-02 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the verge of extinction, only the gravest imaginable crime against humanity can save it...A bold new plan seeks to ignite a new Sunspot over Greenhouse, saving the habitat domes crucial to the survival of the Solacian people. But a secret clouds this symbol of much-needed hope: human space is contracting at a startling rate, threatening to wipe out all living worlds—including Earth. The only answer lies in the hands of the founder of the planet Solace: Oskar DeSilvo, seemingly returned from the dead to save the worlds his frauds had doomed to destruction. But as the work begins, agents of the Chronologic Patrol step in to prevent interference with the past—even at the risk of dooming humanity. Thwarted at every turn, DeSilvo and his onetime nemesis, Anton Koffield, propose one last wildly grandiose idea—one final, desperate gamble. But if the only choice lies between madness and certain catastrophe—is there any choice at all? From the Paperback edition.
Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553901389
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (539 download)
Download or read book BSI: Starside: The Cause of Death written by Roger Macbride Allen and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are the elite agents of interstellar investigation. Their mission: solve off-Earth crimes and protect humanity’s starside interests. They are the men and women of the Bureau of Special Investigations–BSI–and their cases are literally out of this world. The message was garbled, but it appeared to be a simple enough request: escort a human prisoner convicted of murder back to Earth for punishment. But when BSI agents Jamie Mendez and Hannah Wolfson arrive on a planet settled by the enigmatic Pavlat, it seems that everyone is determined to kill them before they can complete their mission–or even find out what it is. And on a planet where murder is a time-honored tradition, Death is a cause everyone believes in. Mendez and Wolfson must find a way to untangle the web of Pavlavian intrigue obscuring the case and sort out what’s really going on. But there’s far more than just one man’s life at stake–and soon they’ll have a fresh murder to solve…. From the Paperback edition.
Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553904639
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (539 download)
Download or read book BSI: Starside: Final Inquiries written by Roger Macbride Allen and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the most dangerous assignment of their careers—a mission so top-secret, not even their commanding officer has been permitted to know the details. Within minutes, BSI agents Jamie Mendez and Hannah Wolfson are whisked aboard an Elder Race ship as massive as a small moon, hurtling across the galaxy at unheard-of speed toward the scene of a crime no one dares to put into words. They’ve been partnered on the case with Brox 234—an agent of the Kendari, humanity’s chief rival in the endless game of interstellar diplomatic threat and bluster. Mendez and Wolfson quickly learn one thing for certain: they’re about to face a threat so deadly that only an alliance between the human race and its fiercest foes will give any of them even the slimmest chance of survival. And even that chance is about to slip away.… From the Paperback edition.
Author : David Drake
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618249673
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Crisis of Empire Book III: The War Machine written by David Drake and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's worse than a corrupt, decadent, autocratic, oppressive regime? Corrupt, decadent, autocratic, oppressive aliens... "For Reasons of State" they ripped his marriage apart and forced his wife into the bed of another man. Now their empire is in danger and he is the one man in place to stop the alien threat. But there's a problem: when the Empire ruined this loyal servant's perfect marriage¾and his life¾with its political maneuverings they turned Captain Allison Spencer into a junkie. But sometimes necessity can bring out the best in a man, no matter how far he's fallen. In a story of personal heroism and individual boldness Drake & Allen bring The Crisis of Empire to a rousing climax. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author : Roger MacBride Allen
Publisher : Random House Worlds
ISBN 13 : 0553298038
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (532 download)
Download or read book Ambush at Corellia: Star Wars Legends (The Corellian Trilogy) written by Roger MacBride Allen and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 1995-02-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end.
Author : Roger MacBride Allen
Publisher : Random House Worlds
ISBN 13 : 0553298062
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (532 download)
Download or read book Showdown at Centerpoint: Star Wars Legends (The Corellian Trilogy) written by Roger MacBride Allen and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third and final volume of the Corellian trilogy, Han and Luke lead the Alliance in a mad scramble against the Selonian rebels for control of the planetary technology. When a loyalist ship approaching Selonia is blasted out of space, Han Solo quickly realizes that rebel forces are turning planetary repulsors into weapons of immense destruction. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying secret of Centerpoint Station. It is the infamous Starbuster itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and millions of innocent lives. There's only one way to stop it: blow up the station. But as a massive rebel fleet closes in on Centerpoint, Han, Luke, and their friends will discover time is running out. Then the true leaders of the rebellion reveal their identities and issue their final ultimatum: The New Republic must withdraw all claim to power over the entire Corellian sector. With the future of Corellian freedom at stake, Han and those loyal to the Republic must somehow resist. But how can they possibly stop the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever known?
Author : Roger Macbride Allen
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553903748
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (539 download)
Download or read book BSI: Starside: Death Sentence written by Roger Macbride Allen and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are the elite agents of interstellar investigation and their duty is to preserve and protect humanity throughout the galaxy. They are the men and women of the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) and their case files are literally out of this world. It was just a simple courier job, but it ended in disaster. More than six months after BSI agent Jamie Mendez’s predecessor was sent out on a mission, his ship has been found, the twenty-five-year-old agent inside dead—of old age. The urgent message he sacrificed his life to deliver has survived in the form of a highly encrypted datafile. The encryption has kept the sensitive information safe from alien code-breakers—so far. But with the decryption key lost, the file is just as useless to BSI. Now agents Mendez and Hannah Wolfson must travel off-world in the ill-fated ship on a desperate mission to discover what happened to one of their own . . . and to search for the key to a secret that could set off an interstellar, interspecies war—one that may end with humanity’s extinction. From the Paperback edition.
Author : Ben Hassen
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 145023643X
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Spindrift written by Ben Hassen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting account of ship to ship battle on the high seas. One family's struggle to survive after losing everything to the crown .
